pin down



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pin [sb] down vtr + adv (hold on the ground)inmovilizar a, someter a vtr + prep
  sujetar a vtr + prep
 The police officer wrestled the thief to the ground and pinned him down until backup arrived.
 El policía luchó con el ladrón y lo inmovilizó hasta que vinieron los refuerzos.
pin [sb] down vtr phrasal sep figurative, informal (force to a decision, statement)acorralar a vtr + prep
  arrinconar a vtr + prep
 The reporters asked again and again whether he favored the bill, but they couldn't pin him down.
 Los periodistas le preguntaron una y otra vez si estaba a favor del proyecto de ley, pero no pudieron acorralarlo.
pin [sb] down on [sth] vtr phrasal 3-part figurative, informal (force to a decision, statement)acorralar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
  arrinconar a alguien para que haga algo loc verb
 The interviewer struggled to pin the Prime Minister down on whether she planned to raise taxes.
 El entrevistador trató de acorralar a la Primera Ministra para que aclarase si iba a subir los impuestos o no.
pin [sth] down vtr phrasal sep figurative, informal, often passive (locate, identify) (lugar, ubicación)localizar, ubicar, encontrar vtr
  (momento, consecuencia...)determinar, precisar vtr
 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.
 Hay ruido extraño en la habitación, pero no soy capaz de localizar exactamente el lugar de donde viene.
 No es posible determinar la hora exacta de la desaparición de Julia.
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