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Meaning of Pincers | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈpɪnsəɹz

Definitions

A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
plural, plural-only
The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters.
plural, plural-only

Equivalents

العربية الكمّاشة قصاج كلبتان

Azərbaycanca kəlbətin

Беларуская абцугі

Български клещи

Bosanski kim kuku

Čeština klepeta kleště

Deutsch Beißzange Kantenzange Kneifzange Krebsschere Monierzange

Ελληνικά τανάλια

Español pinzas tenaza tenazas

فارسی انبر

Suomi hohtimet sakset

Français pincés tenaille

Gaeilge ordóg teanchair

Galego tenaces

Hrvatski kim kuku

Հայերեն աքցան

Bahasa Indonesia kakaktua neptang sepit

Italiano pinze tenaglia

日本語ベンチやっとこ矢床鋏

ქართული მარწუხი

한국어 箝 못뽑이 족집게 펜치

Kurdî kêm kêm kêm

Latina forceps

Te Reo Māori kuku

Македонски клешти

Nederlands knijptang

Polski cęgi kleszcze obcęgi szczypce

Português patolas pinça tenaz

Română clește

Русский клешни клешня клещи щипцы

Slovenščina klešče

Српски kim kuku

Svenska hovtång kniptång tång

தமிழ் இடுக்கி கொடுக்கு

ไทย กาม คีม

Türkçe kerpeten kıskaç

Українська клі́щі лещата щипці

Tiếng Việt kem kim

Examples

“Milk formed their chief diet, and this they were supposed to imbibe from the witch herself, from a third "teat" which had been made beneath the arm by a nip from the Devil's pincers.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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