pincer
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pincer
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
2. (music)
a. to pluck
Le violoncelliste pinçait les cordes de son instrument avec vigueur.The cellist was plucking the strings of his instrument vigorously.
4. (colloquial) (figurative) (to witness a wrongdoing or to arrest a culprit)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to catch
J’ai pincé Erwan en train de piquer dans la caisse.I caught Erwan stealing from the till.
b. to bust (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mon patron s’est fait pincer pour recel et blanchiment.My boss got busted for concealment and laundering.
c. to nab (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Les flics ont pincé le cambrioleur quelques rues plus loin.The cops nabbed the burglar a few blocks away.
d. to nick (slang) (United Kingdom)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
La police n’a pas encore pincé le bonhomme ?Haven't the police nicked the bloke yet?
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