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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. pin /pɪn/
  1. n.
    1. (for sewing, fastening cloth or paper) spillo m.
    1. (of plug) spina f.;
      two-, three-~ plug presa a due, tre spine
    1. (to attach wood or metal) perno m.;
      (machine part) copiglia f.
    1. (in surgery) chiodo m.
    1. (brooch) spilla f.
    1. (in bowling) birillo m.
    1. (in golf) bandierina f.
  1. pins n.pl. c olloq. (legs) gambe f.
locuzioni idiomatiche for two ~s I would do accetterei per due lire;
you could have heard a ~ drop si sarebbe potuto sentire cadere uno spillo.
2. pin /pɪn/ tr. (forma in -ing ecc. -nn-)
  1. (attach with pins) puntare con degli spilli [dress, hem, curtain];
    to ~ sth. to appuntare qcs. a;
    to ~ sth. on(to) (with drawing pin) affiggere qcs. su [board, wall];
    to ~ sth. with fissare qcs. con [brooch, grip, pin]
  1. (trap, press) bloccare, immobilizzare [person, part of body];
    to ~ sb. against o to bloccare qcn. contro [wall];
    tener fermo o bloccare qcn. su [floor];
    her arms were ~ned to her sides aveva le braccia immobilizzate lungo il corpo
  1. colloq. (attribute, attach) to ~ the blame on sb. dare la colpa a qcn.;
    to ~ the crime on sb. addossare la colpa di un crimine a qcn.
  1. mil. sport bloccare;
    France were ~ned in their own half la Francia era costretta nella propria metà campo
locuzioni idiomatiche to ~ one’s ears back colloq. aprire bene le orecchie.

Phrasal verbs:
pin down: ~ down [sb.], ~ [sb.] down
  1. (physically) immobilizzare (to contro)
  1. fig. vincolare;
    to ~ sb. down to a definite date costringere qcn. a fissare una data;
    to ~ sb. down to doing fare promettere a qcn. di fare;
~ down [sth.], ~ [sth.] down
  1. fissare con puntine [piece of paper, cloth];
    spillare [sheet]
  1. fig. (define) definire, identificare [concept, feeling];
    I can’t ~ it down non riesco a definirlo o a metterlo a fuoco.
pin up: ~ up [sth.], ~ [sth.] up appendere [poster, map] (on a);
affiggere [notice] (on in);
tirare su [hair].


Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
PIN /pɪn/ n. (anche ~ number) (⇒ personal identification number numero di identificazione personale) PIN m.

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pin: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

pin (pivot)pivot nm
pin (boats: oar holder)scalmo nm
pin (piece of jewelery) spillospilla nf
pin (to fasten with pins)fissare con spilli v
pin (immobilize) bloccareimmobilizzare v
pin (bowling pin)birillo nm
pin (informal for leg)gamba nf
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PIN: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

PIN (personal identification number)PIN nm
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pin: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
bar pinspilla a barra
bowling pinn (skittle)birillo da bowling nm
clothes pinn US (peg for hanging laundry)molletta per il bucato, molletta per stendere nf
It was so windy she had to use several clothes pins per item to keep her laundry on the line.
C'era talmente vento che ho dovuto usare tre mollette per ogni capo steso.
cotter pincoppiglia nf
dowel pinspina cilindrica
drawing pinn UK (thumb tack)puntina da disegno nf
You will need drawing pins to fix your poster to the board.
Ti serviranno delle puntine da disegno per fissare il poster alla bacheca.
firing pinpercussore nm
hair pin, hairpin, hair-pinn (device for securing hairstyle)forcina nf
hair pin, hairpin, hair-pinadj (U-shaped: turn, bend )tornante nm
 curva a gomito nf
hat pinfermaglio; molletta per fermare il cappello di una signora
head pinil birillo in cima a tutti gli altri (bowling)
hitch pinpiolo nm
lapel pinn (badge or button worn on the collar)spilla nf
Some Americans choose to declare their patriotism by wearing an American flag lapel pin.
pin downvtr figurative, informal (force to a decision or statement)inchiodare, incastrare vtr
We had to pin him down on the exact date he would start the construction job.
pin downvtr figurative, informal (locate or identify)individuare vtr
There is a strange noise coming from somewhere in the room but I can't pin down the exact location.
pin down onvtr figurative, informal (force to a decision about)costringere qn a decidere
pin headcapocchia di spillo nf
pin head slang, figstupido, microcefalo nm
pin holeforo di spillo nm
pin inappuntare v
pin on mettere suaddossare v
pin one's hopes on sthv (rely on sth, put all one's faith in sth)affidare le proprie speranze a
pin point figcosa da nulla nf
pin pointpunta di spillo nf
pin prickn (tiny hole made by a pin)puntura di spillo
Some acne scars look like tiny pin pricks in the skin.
pin sth on sbv figurative, informal (prove sb is guilty of sth)incolpare qn di qc
pin striped abbigliamentogessato adj
pin upvtr (tack to a wall or board)fissare al muro
pin-headcapoccia di spillo
pin-prickpuntura di spillo
pin-prickseccatura nf
pin-striped di tessutogessato agg
pin-up (pretty girl)ragazza carina nf
pin-up (cover girl)ragazza di copertina nf
pin-up (poster with a girl)immagine con ragazza nf
pin-uppin-up
pin-up (model)modella nf
pin-up (a model in magazines)modella nelle riviste nf
pin-up girln (glamour model)modella, ragazza pin up nf
 ragazza copertina nf
pin-up girln (attractive female celebrity)modella, ragazza pin up nf
piston pin automobilespinotto nm
rolling pinn (wooden implement for flattening dough)mattarello, matterello nm
wrist pinspinotto nm
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