WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025:
| Traduções principais |
| pin [sb] down vtr + adv | (hold on the ground) | imobilizar vt |
| | The police officer wrestled the thief to the ground and pinned him down until backup arrived. |
| | O policial lutou com o ladrão e o imobilizou no chão até chegarem os reforços. |
| pin [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (force to a decision, statement) (figurado, forçar a algo) | encurralar vt |
| | The reporters asked again and again whether he favored the bill, but they couldn't pin him down. |
| pin [sb] down on [sth] vtr phrasal 3-part | figurative, informal (force to a decision, statement) (figurado, forçar a algo) | encurralar vt |
| | The interviewer struggled to pin the Prime Minister down on whether she planned to raise taxes. |
| pin [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal, often passive (locate, identify) | localizar vt |
| | | identificar vt |
| | There is a strange noise coming from somewhere in the room but I can't pin down the exact location. The exact time of Julia's disappearance cannot be pinned down. |
| | Tem um barulho estranho vindo de algum lugar no quarto, mas não consigo localizar exatamente. |
| | O momento exato do desaparecimento de Júlia não pode ser identificado. |