pincer

Et il me pinça pour la troisième fois avec le même air entendu.
And he pinched me the third time with the same air of cleverness.
Elle le pinça.
She pinched him.
L'auteur se pinça plusieurs fois et se frotta même les yeux pour s'assurer qu'il ne rêvait pas.
The author pinched himself several times, and rubbed his own eyes, to make sure that he was not dreaming.
Mais se rappelant ce qui s'est passé entre mon père et moi il y a moins d'une heure, elle pinça ses lèvres, je fronçai les sourcils vers elle pour être aussi transparente.
But remembering what went on between my father and me less than an hour ago she pursed her mouth, and I frowned at her for being so obvious.
Pachi pinça un peu de tabac dans la blague pour rouler une cigarette.
Pachi pinched a bit of tobacco from the pouch to roll a cigarette.
Le harpiste s'assit devant l'orchestre et pinça les cordes de sa harpe.
The harper sat down in front of the orchestra and plucked at his harp strings.
Hetty pinça les lèvres et secoua la tête de gauche à droite avec désapprobation.
Hetty pursed her lips and wagged her head from side to side in disapproval.
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