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mince

/mɪns/ verbo C2

En español: picar, repicar, trizar, destrizar

  1. To make less; to make small. (transitive)
  2. To lessen; to diminish; to diminish in speaking; to speak of lightly or slightingly; to minimise. (transitive)
  3. To cut into very small pieces; to chop finely. (transitive) · Butchers often use machines to mince meat.
  4. To say or utter vaguely (not directly or frankly). · to mince one's words· a minced oath
  5. To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent. (transitive)
  6. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner. (intransitive)
  7. To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner. (intransitive) · I love going to gay bars and seeing drag queens mince around on stage.

He/she/it minces · Pasado minced · Participio pasado minced · Forma en -ing mincing

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Formas del verbo

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mince
He/she/it
minces
Pasado
minced
Participio pasado
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Forma en -ing
mincing

De la biblioteca

I fancy she was wanted about the mince-pies.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 47 · B2
Robert Ferguson, of Ferguson and Muirhead, tea brokers, of Mincing Lane, has made some inquiry from us in a communication of even date concerning vampires.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 49 · B2
Robert Ferguson, of Ferguson and Muirhead, tea brokers, of Mincing Lane, and that the matter has been brought to a satisfactory conclusion.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 70 · B2

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