| Principal Translations |
| pin n | (metal fastening) | imperdible nm |
| | | alfiler nm |
| | The seamstress is using pins to mark the alterations, before sewing them. |
| | La costurera está usando imperdibles para marcar los cambios antes de coserlos. |
| pin n | (jewellery: brooch) | broche nm |
| | | prendedor nm |
| | Paula is wearing a ruby pin. |
| | Paula está usando un broche color rubí. |
| pin [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (attach with a pin) | sujetar algo a algo con un alfiler loc verb |
| | James pinned the poster to the noticeboard. |
| | James sujetó el póster a la cartelera con un alfiler. |
| pin [sth]⇒ vtr | (fix in place) | fijar⇒ vtr |
| | | sujetar⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | prender⇒ vtr |
| | The seamstress is pinning the hem of the dress. |
| | La costurera está fijando el dobladillo del vestido. |
pin [sth] back,
pin back [sth] vtr + adv | (affix back with pin) (pelo) | sujetar con una horquilla vtr + loc adv |
| | Lucy pinned back her hair. |
| | Lucy se sujetó el pelo con una horquilla. |
| Additional Translations |
| pin n | (short metal rod) | clavija nf |
| | Rose used a pin to secure the axle. |
| | Rose usó una clavija para asegurar el eje. |
| pin n | (hairpin) | horquilla nf |
| | (AR, UY) | invisible nm |
| | The pins were coming out of her hair and the whole mass was tumbling down. |
| | Las horquillas se le estaban cayendo del pelo y el peinado se le estaba deshaciendo. |
| pin n | (skittle) | bolo nm |
| | (AmL) | pino nm |
| | Adam knocked down six pins with his first ball. |
| | Adam tiró seis bolos con el primer lanzamiento. |
| pin n | (electrical plug) | pata nf |
| | In the UK, plugs have three pins. |
| | En el Reino Unido los enchufes tienen tres patas. |
| pin n | (electronic connector) | pin nm |
| | British plugs have three pins. |
| pin n | (hand grenade part) | pasador nm |
| | | anilla nf |
| | The soldier pulled out the pin and threw the grenade. |
| | El soldado quitó el pasador y lanzó la granada. |
| pins npl | figurative, slang (legs) (coloquiales) | patas nfpl |
| | | piernas |
| | Dora is getting old and she's a little unsteady on her pins. |
| | Dora se está poniendo vieja y tiene las patas un poco temblorosas. |
| pin [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (prevent from moving) | sujetar a, clavar a vtr + prep |
| | | sujetar⇒, clavar⇒ vtr |
| | The police officer pinned the suspect to the ground. |
| | Harry was pinned under the wreckage. |
| | El oficial de policía sujetó al sospechoso contra el piso. // Harry estaba clavado bajo los escombros. |
| pin [sth] on [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (blame) | acusar a vtr + prep |
| | | echarle la culpa a loc verb |
| | I didn't break the glass; don't try to pin that on me. |
| | Yo no rompí el vaso; no trates de acusarme. |
Locuciones verbales
pin | pin on |
| 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 [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 [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. |
Compound Forms:
pin | pin on |
| pin your hopes on [sth] v expr | (rely on [sth]) | cifrar [mis, tus, sus...] esperanzas en algo, depositar [mis, tus, sus...] esperanzas en algo loc verb + prep |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Yo no cifraría mis esperanzas en un tipo así; me parece que no es de confiar. |
alfilaria,
alfileria,
alfilerilla n | US (plant: grown for forage) | alfileres de pastor loc nom mpl |
as neat as a pin,
as neat as a new pin,
like a new pin expr | (very neat and tidy) | tan impecable expr |
| | | tan pulcro expr |
| belaying pin | (nautical) | cabilla nf |
bobby pin (US,
AU),
kirby grip (UK) n | (flat metal hairpin) | pasador nm |
| | The ballerina secured her bun with bobby pins. |
| bowling pin n | (skittle) | bolo nm |
| | (AmL) | pino nm |
clothespin,
clothes pin (US),
clothes peg,
clothespeg (UK) n | (clip for hanging laundry) | pinza nf |
| | (AR, UY) | broche, palillo nm |
| | (CR) | prensa nf |
| | (BO, CO, MX, PE, SV, VE) | gancho nm |
| | It was so windy, Brenda had to use several clothespins per item to keep her laundry on the line. |
| | I keep my clothes pegs in an old biscuit tin. |
| | Estaba tan ventoso que Brenda tuvo que usar varias pinzas para que su ropa no se volara de la soga. |
| cotter pin n | (machinery: split pin) | chaveta nf |
| cotter pin n | (machinery: tapered pin) | perno cónico loc nom m |
dowel,
dowel pin n | (building: pin holding two parts together) | clavija nf |
| | | tarugo nm |
| | The carpenter used dowels to reinforce each joint. |
| drawing pin n | UK (flat-headed pin) (ES) | chincheta nf |
| | (AmL) | chinche nf |
| | You'll need drawing pins to fix your poster to the board. |
| | Una broma muy antigua es poner una chincheta en la silla para que alguien se la clave. |
| firing pin | (weapon mechanism) | percutor nm |
| lapel pin n | (badge worn on clothing) | insignia nf |
| | Some Americans choose to declare their patriotism by wearing an American flag lapel pin. |
pin back your ears,
pin your ears back v expr | UK, figurative, informal (listen) (coloquial, figurado) | parar la oreja loc verb |
| pin cherry n | (tree) | cerezo pin loc nom m |
| | | cerezo de fuego loc nom m |
| pin cherry n | (fruit) | cereza pin loc nom f |
| | | cereza de fuego loc nom f |
pin clover,
pin grass n | US, colloquial (plant: alfilaria) | alfilerillo nm |
| 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 money n | (small sum set aside) | dinero para gastos grupo nom |
| pin prick n | (tiny hole made by a pin) | alfilerazo nm |
| | Some acne scars look like tiny pin pricks in the skin. |
| | Esas picaduras de mosquito parecen alfilerazos. |
pin [sth] up,
pin up [sth] vtr + adv | (tack to a wall or board) | fijar con tachuelas, sujetar con tachuelas vtr + loc adv |
| | | fijar con chinches, sujetar con chinches vtr + loc adv |
| | The teacher pinned up the pictures on the bulletin board for everyone to see. |
| | La maestra fijó las fotos a la cartelera con tachuelas para que todos las vieran. |
| pinhead n | figurative, pejorative, slang (stupid person) | tonto, tonta nm, nf |
| | | bobo, boba nm, nf |
| | | idiota n común |
| | (coloquial) | cabeza de chorlito loc nom mf |
| pinhead n | (point of a pin) | cabeza de alfiler nf + loc adj |
pinout,
pin-out n | (diagram of electrical connectors) (Electrónica) | patillaje nm |
pinpoint [sth],
pin-point [sth],
pin point [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (show exact cause) | detallar⇒ vtr |
| | | precisar⇒ vtr |
| | It is difficult to pinpoint exactly why this problem has occurred. |
| | Es difícil detallar exactamente por qué ha ocurrido este problema. |
pinpoint [sth],
pin-point [sth],
pin point [sth] vtr | figurative (show exact place) | localizar⇒ vtr |
| | | ubicar⇒ vtr |
| | We know our agent is in this area, but we can't pinpoint his location at the moment. |
| | Sabemos que nuestro agente esta en el área pero no podemos localizar su paradero en este momento. |
pinup,
pin-up n | (poster of glamorous woman) | póster de una chica de calendario nm + loc adj |
| | | póster de modelo femenina nm + loc adj |
| | (voz inglesa) | póster de una pin up nm + loc adj |
pinup,
pin-up n | informal (attractive female celebrity) (coloquial) | chica de calendario loc nom f |
| | | chica de revista loc nom f |
| | (voz inglesa) | pin up loc nom f |
pinup girl,
pin-up girl n | informal (glamour model) (voz inglesa) | chica atractiva nf + adj |
| | That fellow has his bedroom wall plastered with magazine pin-up girls. |
| | Ese tipo tiene la habitación empapelada con fotos de chicas atractivas. |
pinup girl,
pin-up girl n | informal (attractive female celebrity) (femenina) | modelo n común |
| piston pin | (machinery) | bulón de pistón loc nom m |
| rolling pin n | (tool for flattening dough) | rodillo de amasar nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | palo de amasar nm + loc adj |
| | (CL) | uslero nm |
| | Spread the dough thin with a floured rolling pin. |
| | Extiende la masa con un rodillo de amasar enharinado. |
| safety pin n | (pin with covered point) | imperdible nm |
| | | seguro nm |
| | | alfiler de seguridad loc nom m |
| | A safety pin is a quick and easy replacement for a missing button. |
| | Un imperdible es una manera fácil y rápida de reemplazar un botón. |
split pin,
brass fastener,
cotter pin n | (metal fastener) | pasador nm |
ten-pin bowling,
skittles,
tenpins n | (game of skittles) | bolos nmpl |
| | | boliche nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | bowling nm |
tenpin,
ten-pin n | (skittle used in bowling) | bolo nm |
| | (AmL) | pino nm |
tenpin bowling,
ten-pin bowling,
US: tenpins n | (bowling with ten pins) | bolos nmpl |
| | | boliche nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | bowling nm |
wrist pin,
gudgeon pin | (machinery) | perno de pistón nm + loc adj |