mincing

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪnsɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(min′sing)

From the verb mince: (⇒ conjugate)
mincing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
mincing adj pejorative, informal (man, gait: effeminate, affected)afeminado/a adj
 The man entered the room with a mincing gait and the whole room took notice.
 El hombre entró a la habitación con un paso afeminado y todos se dieron cuenta.
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
mince n UK (ground beef, lamb, etc.)carne picada nf + adj
  (AmL)carne molida nf + adj
 Tom bought some fresh mince from the butcher.
 Tom compró carne picada fresca en la carnicería.
mince [sth]⇒ vtr UK (meat: grind)picar⇒ vtr
  (AmL)moler⇒ vtr
 Karen minced some meat for sausages.
 Karen picó carne para hacer salchichas.
mince [sth] vtr US (food: chop into pieces)picar⇒ vtr
 Richard minced the vegetables for the pan.
 Richard picó las verduras para ponerlas en la sartén.
mince⇒ vi pejorative (walk daintily) (desaprobación)caminar con afectación vi + loc adv
 Kelsey minced down the street in her high heels.
 Kelsey caminaba con afectación por la calle con sus tacones.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
mince,
mince one's words vtr		 (moderate your remarks)medir las palabras loc verb
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Locuciones verbales
mince | mincing
InglésEspañol
mince around,
mince about vi phrasal		 informal, pejorative (man: move effeminately)caminar afeminadamente loc verb
  caminar de un modo afeminado loc verb
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Compound Forms:
mince | mincing
InglésEspañol
ground beef (US),
minced beef,
beef mince (UK) n		 (minced cattle meat)carne picada nf + adj
  (AmL)carne molida nf + adj
 The meat for ground beef usually comes from several different cows.
 La carne picada generalmente viene de varias vacas diferentes.
ground pork (US),
pork mince,
minced pork (UK) n		 (finely chopped pig meat)carne picada de cerdo nm + loc adj
make mincemeat of [sth] v expr figurative, informal (destroy completely)hacer picadillo loc verb
  hacer pedazos, hacer trizas loc verb
make mincemeat of [sb] v expr figurative, informal (thoroughly defeat) (figurado)hacer picadillo a loc verb
  hacer pedazos a loc verb
mince pie n (spiced fruit pastry)tartaleta de frutas nf + loc adj
Note: Los mince pies son típicos del Reino Unido, y rara vez se consiguen en otros países.
 Mince pies are traditionally eaten around Christmas.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mejor tartaletas de frutas que pastel de chocolate.
mincemeat n (minced spiced fruit)fruta picada especiada loc nom f
  macedonia especiada loc nom f
 My mother prepared the mincemeat for the pie.
mincemeat n UK (ground meat)carne picada nf + adj
  (AmL)carne molida nf + adj
 We don't have any vegetable pies, only mincemeat.
 No tenemos tartas de verduras, sino solamente de carne picada.
not mince words,
not mince your words v expr		 figurative (speak plainly)no tener pelos en la lengua expr
  no morderse la lengua expr
 That man does not mince words; he will say exactly what he thinks.
 Ese hombre no tiene pelos en la lengua; dice exactamente lo que piensa.
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'mincing' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
a bocajarro - a quemarropa


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