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mince
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mince  (mns)
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 *mintire, from Latin mintia, smallness; see minutia.]

mincer n.

mince [mɪns]
vb
1. (tr) to chop, grind, or cut into very small pieces
2. (tr) to soften or moderate, esp for the sake of convention or politeness I didn't mince my words
3. (intr) to walk or speak in an affected dainty manner
n
1. (Cookery) Chiefly Brit minced meat
2. Informal nonsensical rubbish
[from Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin minūtiāre (unattested), from Late Latin minūtia smallness; see minutiae]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mincemince - food chopped into small bits; "a mince of mushrooms"
aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body
Verb1.mince - make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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"
chop, chop up - cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat"

mince
verb
1. cut, grind, crumble, dice, hash, chop up I'll buy some lean meat and mince it myself.
2. posture, pose, ponce (slang), attitudinize `Ooh, a sailor!' he minced and she laughed aloud.
3. tone down, spare, moderate, weaken, diminish, soften, hold back, extenuate, palliate, euphemize The doctors didn't mince their words, and predicted the worst.
Translations
mince [mɪns]
A. N (Brit) (Culin) (also minced meat) → carne f picada
B. VT
1. [+ meat] → picar
2. (fig) well, not to mince mattersbueno, para decirlo francamente
not to mince one's wordsno tener pelos en la lengua
C. VI (in walking) → andar con pasos medidos; (in talking) → hablar remilgadamente
D. CPD mince pie Npastel m de picadillo de fruta

mince [ˈmɪns]
vt
[+ meat] → hacher
Perhaps I'll buy lean meat and mince it myself → Je vais peut-être acheter de la viande maigre et la hacher moi-même.
to mince one's words
He doesn't mince his words → Il ne mâche pas ses mots.
She's not one to mince words → Elle n'est pas du genre à mâcher ses mots.
Never one to mince words, Carlie told her daughter that her looks were fading → Jamais du genre à mâcher ses mots, Carlie dit à sa fille que sa beauté se fanait.
vi (in walking)marcher à petits pas maniérés
n (British)viande f hachée

mince
n (esp Brit) → Hackfleisch nt, → Gehackte(s) nt
vt (esp Brit) meathacken, durch den Fleischwolf drehen; he doesn’t mince his wordser nimmt kein Blatt vor den Mund; he didn’t mince matterser sagte es mal ganz deutlich or brutal (inf)
vi (Brit) (= walk)tänzeln, trippeln, scharwenzeln; (= behave/speak)sich geziert benehmen/ausdrücken

mince:
mincemeat
n süße Gebäckfüllung aus Dörrobst und Sirup; to make mince of somebody (inf) (physically) → Hackfleisch aus jdm machen (inf); (verbally) → jdn zur Schnecke machen (inf); to make mince of something (inf)keinen guten Faden an etw (dat)lassen
mince pie
n mit Mincemeat gefülltes Gebäck

mince [mɪns]
1. n (Brit) (Culin) → macinato, carne f macinata
2. vttritare, macinare
he does not mince (his) words → non ha peli sulla lingua
3. vi (in walking) → camminare a passettini; (in talking) → parlare con affettazione

mince [mɪns]
1. n (Brit) (Culin) → macinato, carne f macinata
2. vttritare, macinare
he does not mince (his) words → non ha peli sulla lingua
3. vi (in walking) → camminare a passettini; (in talking) → parlare con affettazione

mince
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 (고기, 채소 등을) 잘게 썰다 (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
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 marcher à petits pas 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 뽐내며 잔 걸음으로 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
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 얇게 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
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 잘게 저미는 도구 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
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 (행동 등이) 뽐내는, 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
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
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 hachis de fruits secs מִילוּי לְפָּאי कीमा, कोफ्ता kolač od grožđica (mazsolás, gyümölcsös, rumos töltelék) daging cincang hakk úr rúsínum og öðrum ávöxtum og mör (tortino ripieno di frutta secca e aromi) ミンスミート 민스미트(잘게 썬 사과나 건포도 등 파이의 재료) 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

mince لحم مفروم pomlít hakke Hackfleisch κιμάς carne picada jauheliha viande hachée mljeveno meso carne tritata 挽肉 저민 고기 gehakt kjøttdeig mięso mielone carne moída, carne picada фарш köttfärs เนื้อบด kıyma thịt băm 碎肉


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