mince

mince

cut into very small pieces: mince onions; soften or moderate one’s words: mince words; to walk with short dainty steps: She minces along like a little girl.

Not to be confused with:

mints – plural of mint; aromatic herbs; candies; produces money: mints coins

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mince

 (mĭns)

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, restrain, or euphemize (words) for the sake of politeness and decorum: 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.

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[Middle English mincen, from Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, from Latin minūtia, smallness; see minutia.]

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minc′er n.

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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

4. (Cookery) chiefly Brit minced meat

5. informal nonsensical rubbish

[C14: from Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin minūtiāre (unattested), from Late Latin minūtia smallness; see minutiae]

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mince

(mɪns)

v. minced, minc•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to cut or chop into very small pieces.

2. to moderate or soften, esp. for the sake of decorum or courtesy: He was angry and didn't mince words.

3. to perform or utter with affected elegance.

4. to subdivide minutely.

v.i.

5. to move with short, affectedly dainty steps.

n.

6. something cut up very small; mincemeat.

minc′er, n.

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mince

- Can mean "lessen or diminish (something)" or "minimize."

See also related terms for lessen.

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mince

Past participle: minced
Gerund: mincing

Imperative

mince

mince

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mince

ground beef or hamburger

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Thesaurus

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" moderate, soften 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"

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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.

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Translations

لَـحْمٌ مَفْرُومٌلَحْم مَفْروميسير في خُطُواتٍ قَصيرَهيَفْرُم، يُقَسِّم إلى أجْزاء

cupitatmleté masorozkrájetrozsekatsekaná

hakkehakkekødtrippe

GehacktesHackfleischklein hackentrippeln

κιμάςψιλοκόβω

carne picadamolerpicar

jauheliha

viande hachéehacherhachis

mljeveno meso

apróra vagdalfinomkodva lépkedvagdalt hús

ganga á tilgerîarlegan hátt, tiplahakk, hakkaî kjöthakka, brytja smátt

carne tritatatritarefare a pezzimacinataparlar chiaro

挽肉

저민 고기

bidzentidžiovintų vaisių įdarasfaršaskapotinėmėsmalė

kapātmaltmalta/kapāta gaļasakapātsamalt

gehakt

kjøttdeigtrippetrippingkvernekvernet kjøtt

mielićmielonemięso mielone

carne moídacarne picada

фарш

pricupkaťrozkrájaťsekaná

sekljati

köttfärs

เนื้อบด

kıymakıyma yapmakkıymakkırıtarak yürümek

thịt băm

切碎扭扭捏捏地走碎肉肉末肉馅

mince

[mɪns]

A. N (Brit) (Culin) (also minced meat) → carne f picada

B. VT

1. [+ meat] → picar

2. (fig) well, not to mince matters → bueno, para decirlo francamente
not to mince one's words → no tener pelos en la lengua

C. VI (in walking) → andar con pasos medidos; (in talking) → hablar remilgadamente

D. CPD mince pie N → pastel m de picadillo de fruta

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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

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mince

n (esp Brit) → Hackfleisch nt, → Gehackte(s) nt

vt (esp Brit) meat → hacken, durch den Fleischwolf drehen; he doesn’t mince his words → er nimmt kein Blatt vor den Mund; he didn’t mince matters → er sagte es mal ganz deutlich or brutal (inf)

vi (Brit) (= walk) → tänzeln, trippeln, scharwenzeln; (= behave/speak) → sich geziert benehmen/ausdrücken

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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

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mince

[mɪns]

1. n (Brit) (Culin) → macinato, carne f macinata

2. vt → tritare, macinare
he does not mince (his) words → non ha peli sulla lingua

3. vi (in walking) → camminare a passettini; (in talking) → parlare con affettazione

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mince

(mins) verb

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 picar rozsekat, rozkrájet kleinhacken hakke ψιλοκόβωpicar hakkima ريز ريز کردن jauhaa 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 fijnsnijdenfinhakke, kverne siekać, mleć وړ وړ ټوټه كول picar a toca пропускать через мясорубку rozsekať, rozkrájať sesekljati mleti hacka, mala สับ kıyma yapmak, kıymak 剁碎 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 requebrar-se (při)cupitat trippeln trippe 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 په كراره تلل requebrar-se a merge cu o graţie afectată семенить (pri)cupkať drobencljati izveštačeno hodati trippa, gå tillgjort เดินกระย่องกระแย่ง kırıtarak yürümek 扭扭捏捏小碎步走 дріботіти چھوٹے چھوٹے قدموں سے چلنا đi đứng õng ẹo 扭扭捏捏地走

noun

meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces. mince and potatoes. maalvleis لَحْم مَفْروم кълцано месо picado sekaná das Gehackte hakkekød κιμάςcarne 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 د غوشى قيمه picado carne tocată мелко порубленное мясо; фарш sekaná sesekljano meso mleveno meso malet kött, köttfärs ชิ้นเนื้อที่หั่นบาง ๆ kıyma 絞肉 фарш قیمہ thịt băm 肉馅，肉末

ˈmincer noun

a machine for mincing meat etc. Could you put the meat in the mincer? meul مفْرَمَة اللحْم месомелачка picadora mlýnek na maso der Fleischwolf hakkemaskine 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 vleesmolenkjøttkvern; hakkemaskin maszynka do mielenia mięsa د غوښى ماشين 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

ˈmincing adjective

too dainty or prim. He walked with little mincing steps. trippelend فَرْم превзет afetado droboučký, afektovaný geziert trippende λεπτεπίλεπτος, ντελικάτοςafectado, amanerado kehkjas ناز دار sipsuttava affecté טוֹפֵף בַּהֲלִיכָה कोमल usiljen finomkodó jingkat-jingkat tilgerðarlegur affettato 気取った (행동 등이) 뽐내는, 으스대는 pernelyg manieringas pārlieku manierīgs jingkat-jingkat geaffecteerdtertefin, svinsendeafektowany, nienaturalny په رو رو قدم وهل afectado afectat семенящий drob(n)učký; afektovaný izumetničen izveštačen tillgjord, trippande ซึ่งมีมารยาท kırıtkan 故作斯文的，忸怩作態的 манірничаючий; манірний ناز و انداز والا õng ẹo 装腔作势的

ˈmincingly adverb

trippelend بِفَرْمٍ превзето afetadamente afektovaně geziert trippende λεπτεπίλεπτα de manera afectada kehkjalt همراه با ناز sipsuttavasti d'une manière affectée בְטִפוּף कीमा बनाने की मशीन usiljeno negédesen dengan jingkat-jingkat tilgerðarlega in modo affettato 気取って 뽐내어 perdėtai samāksloti; manierīgi dengan berjingkat-jingkat geaffecteerdsvinsende, tertefint przesadnie په ناز afectadamente afectat, cu afectare семеняще afektovane afektirano izveštačeno tillgjort, trippande อย่างมีมารยาท kırıtarak 故作斯文地，忸怩作態地 манірно ناز و انداز سے một cách õng ẹo 装腔作势地

ˈmincemeat noun

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 recheio ovocná náplň die Pastetenfüllung frugtmasse μείγμα σταφίδων, ζάχαρης, τεμαχίων φρούτων κτλ. ως γέμιση τάρτας relleno de frutas (piruka)täidis مخلوطی از کشمش و شکر و گوشت piirakantäyte 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) يو ډول خواړه د مميزو او ماشين شوى غوښى recheio umplutură de fructe сладкая начинка ovocná plnka mesna pasteta nadev od jabuka söt blandning av frukter och kryddor ไส้ขนมทำด้วยลูกเกด และผลไม้อื่น ๆ 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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mince

→ لَـحْمٌ مَفْرُومٌ mleté maso 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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