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pins and needles

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
pins and needles n	literal, informal (prickly feeling in a limb)	cosquilleo nm
		hormigueo nm
	I get pins and needles in my legs if I sit in the same position for too long.
	Siento un cosquilleo en las piernas cuando estoy mucho tiempo sentada en la misma postura.
pins and needles n	figurative (excitement, anticipation)	ascuas nfpl
	I'm on pins and needles waiting for my exam results.
	Estoy en ascuas esperando los resultados de mi examen.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
on pins and needles adv	figurative (nervous, on edge) (coloquial, figurado)	en ascuas loc adv
	I was on pins and needles as I waited for the doctor to tell me the results of the biopsy.
	Estaba en ascuas esperando los resultados de la biopsia.
	(coloquial)	con el alma en un hilo loc adv
	Estaba con el alma en un hilo esperando los resultados de la biopsia.
	(coloquial)	con el alma en vilo loc adv
	Estaba con el alma en la mano esperando los resultados de la biopsia.

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