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pincers in Portuguese

pincers in Portuguese is pinça, tenaz, patolas — pincers means a hand tool with two pivoted, blunt jaws used for gripping or pulling.

pincers in Portuguese

pinça
noun
A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
tenaz
noun
A gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws.
patolas
noun
The front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters.

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 Portuguese?

"pincers" in Portuguese is pinça, tenaz, patolas. 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 Portuguese, "pincers" is pinça, tenaz, patolas.

Are there other ways to say "pincers" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "pincers": pinça, tenaz, patolas.

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