mince (m ns)v. minced, minc·ing, minc·es v.tr. 1. a. To cut or chop into very small pieces. b. To subdivide (land, for example) into minute parts. 2. To pronounce in an affected way, as with studied elegance and refinement. 3. To moderate or restrain (words) for the sake of politeness and decorum; euphemize: Don't mince words: say what you mean. v.intr. 1. To walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness. 2. To speak in an affected way. n. Finely chopped food, especially mincemeat. [Middle English mincen, from Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin *min  ti re, from Latin mintia, smallness; see minutia.]minc  er n. |
mince
Verb
[mincing, minced]
1. to chop, grind, or cut into very small pieces
2. to walk or speak in an affected dainty manner
3. not mince one's words be direct and to the point rather than making an effort to avoid upsetting people
Noun
Chiefly Brit & NZ minced meat [Old French mincier, from Late Latin minutia smallness]
minced adj
mincer n
mincer n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  mince - food chopped into small bits; "a mince of mushrooms"aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body |
| Verb | 1. | mince - make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears" |
| 2. | mince - walk daintily; "She minced down the street" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" | |
| 3. | mince - cut into small pieces; "mince the garlic" |
mince
Translations
mince [mɪns] vt (meat) → durch den Fleischwolf drehen
vi (in walking) → trippeln
n (Brit) (meat) → Hackfleisch nt;
mince [mɪns] vt → tritare, macinare
vi (in walking) → camminare a passettini
n (BRIT ) (CULIN) → carne f tritata or macinata;
v mince [mins]
1 to cut into small pieces or chop finely Would you like me to mince the meat for you? maal يَفْرُم، يُقَسِّم إلى أجْزاء кълцам rozsekat, rozkrájet hakke kleinhacken ψιλοκόβω picar hakkima ريز ريز کردن jauhaa, hienontaa hacher לִקצוֹץ छोटा छोटा काटना sjeckati apróra vagdal mencincang hakka, brytja smátt tritare 切り刻む 저미다 (su)malti, smulkiai (su)kapoti []malt; []kapāt mencencang fijnsnijden finhakke, kverne (kjøtt) siekać, mleć picar a toca пропускать через мясорубку rozsekať, rozkrájať sesekljati mleti hacka, mala สับ kıyma yapmak, kıymak 切碎 дрібно сікти, пропускати крізь м'ясорубку چھوٹے چھوٹے ٹکڑوں میں کاٹنا cắt nhỏ 切碎
2 to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way She minced over to him. trippel يسير في خُطُواتٍ قَصيرَه ходя с дребни крачки (při)cupitat trippe trippeln περπατώ με γοργά βηματάκια andar de manera amanerada, andar con pasos medios tipsima ارام راه رفتن sipsutella à petits pas marcher maniérés לָלֶכֶת הָלוֹך וְטָפוֹף ठुमुक कर चलना prenavljati se finomkodva lépked berjingkat-jingkat ganga á tilgerðarlegan hátt, tipla (camminare a piccoli passi, in modo affettato) 気取って歩く (고상한 척하기 위해) 잰 걸음을 걷다 bidzenti, stypsenti tipināt berjingkat-jingkat geaffecteerd lopen trippe, svinse drobić, iść drobnymi kroczkami requebrar-se a merge cu o graţie afectată семенить (pri)cupkať drobencljati izveštačeno hodati trippa, gå tillgjort เดินกระย่องกระแย่ง kırıtarak yürümek 扭扭捏捏地走 дріботіти چھوٹے چھوٹے قدموں سے چلنا đi đứng õng ẹo 扭扭捏捏地走
n
meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces mince and potatoes. maalvleis لَحْم مَفْروم кълцано месо sekaná hakkekød das Gehackte κιμάς carne picada hakkliha گوشت قیمه ای jauheliha viande hachée בָּשָׂר טָחוּן कीमा, बहुत छोटे-छोटे टुकड़े किया हुआ मांस sjeckano meso vagdalt hús daging cincang hakk, hakkað kjöt carne tritata, macinato 細かく刻んだ肉 저민 고기 kapotinė, faršas malta/kapāta gaļa daging cincang gehakt kvernet/hakket kjøtt siekane mięso picado carne tocată мелко порубленное мясо; фарш sekaná sesekljano meso mleveno meso malet kött, köttfärs ชิ้นเนื้อที่หั่นบาง ๆ kıyma (et) 肉餡，肉末 фарш قیمہ thịt băm 肉馅，肉末
n mincer
a machine for mincing meat etc Could you put the meat in the mincer? meul مفْرَمَة اللحْم месомелачка mlýnek na maso hakkemaskine der Fleischwolf μηχανή του κιμά máquina de picar carne, picadora de carne hakklihamasin چرخ گوشت lihamylly hachoir מַטחֵנָת בָּשָׂר कीमा बनाने की मशीन stroj za mljevenje mesa húsdaráló mesin cincang hakkavél tritacarne 肉挽き機 고기 분쇄기 mėsmalė gaļasmašīna mesin pengisar vleesmolen kjøttkvern; hakkemaskin maszynka do mielenia mięsa picadora tocător мясорубка mlynček na mäso mesoreznica mašina za mlevenje mesa köttkvarn เครื่องสับ kıyma makinası 絞肉機 м'ясорубка قیمہ بنانے کی مشین người õng ẹo 绞肉机
adj mincing
too dainty or prim He walked with little mincing steps. trippelend فَرْم превзет droboučký, afektovaný trippende geziert λεπτεπίλεπτος, ντελικάτος afectado, amanerado kehkjas ناز دار sievistelevä affecté טוֹפֵף בַּהֲלִיכָה कोमल usiljen finomkodó jingkat-jingkat tilgerðarlegur affettato 気取った 으스대는 pernelyg manieringas pārlieku manierīgs jingkat-jingkat geaffecteerd tertefin, svinsende afektowany, nienaturalny afectado afectat семенящий drob(n)učký; afektovaný izumetničen izveštačen tillgjord, trippande ซึ่งมีมารยาท kırıtkan 裝腔作勢的 манірничаючий; манірний ناز و انداز والا õng ẹo 装腔作势的
adv mincingly
trippelend بِفَرْمٍ превзето afektovaně trippende geziert λεπτεπίλεπτα de manera afectada kehkjalt همراه با ناز sievistelevästi d'une manière affectée בְטִפוּף कीमा बनाने की मशीन usiljeno negédesen dengan jingkat-jingkat tilgerðarlega in modo affettato 気取って 으스대며 perdėtai samāksloti; manierīgi dengan berjingkat-jingkat geaffecteerd svinsende, tertefint przesadnie afectadamente afectat, cu afectare семеняще afektovane afektirano izveštačeno tillgjort, trippande อย่างมีมารยาท kırıtarak 裝腔作勢地 манірно ناز و انداز سے một cách õng ẹo 装腔作势地
n mincemeat
a mixture of raisins, other fruits etc, usually with suet (used in baking ˌmince-ˈpies). gemengde kos خَليط مَفْروم من الفواكِه المُجَفَّفَه смеска от плодове ovocná náplň frugtmasse die Pastetenfüllung μείγμα σταφίδων, ζάχαρης, τεμαχίων φρούτων κτλ. ως γέμιση τάρτας relleno de frutas (piruka)täidis مخلوطی از کشمش و شکر و گوشت tortuntäyte fruits secs hachis de מִילוּי לְפָּאי कीमा, कोफ्ता kolač od grožđica (mazsolás, gyümölcsös, rumos töltelék) daging cincang hakk úr rúsínum og öðrum ávöxtum og mör (frutta secca tortino ripieno di e aromi) ミンスミート 파이 속에 넣는 다진 과일[] džiovintų vaisių įdaras žāvētu augļu, ogu, riekstu u.c. pildījums daging cincang zoete pasteivulling blanding av tørket, hakket frukt (rodzaj leguminy) recheio umplutură de fructe сладкая начинка ovocná plnka mesna pasteta nadev od jabuka söt blandning av frukter och kryddor เนื้อสับ fındık, şeker ve kuru meyve karışımı 百果餡 фарш з ізюму й фруктів для пирога کشمش، شکر ، اور پھلوں سے تیار کی ہوئی ڈش nhân quả băm 百果馅
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