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pincers in Catalan

pincers in Catalan is tenalles — pincers means a hand tool with two pivoted, blunt jaws used for gripping or pulling.

pincers in Catalan

tenalles
noun
A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.

What does "pincers" mean?

  1. noun A hand tool with two pivoted, blunt jaws used for gripping or pulling.
    "He used pincers to pull the stubborn nail from the board."
  2. noun The front claws of crustaceans such as crabs and lobsters.
    "The lobster waved its pincers menacingly at the tank glass."
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pincers in a sentence

  • He used pincers to pull the stubborn nail from the board.
  • The lobster waved its pincers menacingly at the tank glass.

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What is "pincers" in Catalan?

"pincers" in Catalan is tenalles. pincers means: A hand tool with two pivoted, blunt jaws used for gripping or pulling.

How do you use "pincers" in a sentence?

Example: "He used pincers to pull the stubborn nail from the board." In Catalan, "pincers" is tenalles.

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