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Meaning of Pliers | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈplaɪ.ə(ɹ)z

Definitions

A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.

plural, plural-only

Equivalents

العربية الزردية زَرَّادِيَّة قصاج

Беларуская абцугі

Български клещи

Bosanski kim kliješta клешта клијешта

Čeština kleště

Dansk tang

Deutsch Kneifzange Zange

Ελληνικά πένσα

Esperanto pinĉilo

Español alicate alicates

فارسی انبر

Suomi pihdit salvattimet tongit

Français pincé pincés

Gaeilge teanchair

Gàidhlig greimire

עברית מלקחת

हिन्दी पिलास सरौता

Hrvatski kim kliješta клешта клијешта

Magyar fogó

Հայերեն տափակաշուրթ

Bahasa Indonesia tang

Italiano pinza pinze

日本語プライヤプライヤーベンチ

ქართული ბრტყელტუჩა

Қазақша қысқыш

한국어 箝 펜치 플라이어

Kurdî kêm kêm kêm

Македонски клешти

മലയാളം ചവണ

Malti tnalja

Nederlands tang

Polski cążki cęgi kleszcze kombinerki obcęgi szczypce

Português alicate

Română clește

Русский клещи кусачки пассатижи плоскогубцы щипцы

Slovenščina klešče

Shqip pincë

Српски kim kliješta клешта клијешта

Svenska tång

தமிழ் இடுக்கி

ไทย คีม

Tagalog alikate bokay-pato bokaypato plais sagam

Türkçe kargaburun pense

Українська клі́щі плоскогу́бці щипці

Tiếng Việt kem kìm kim

Examples

“I need a pair of pliers to get a good grip on that broken screw.”

CEFR level

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

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