"pincer" meaning in French

See pincer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /pɛ̃.se/ Audio: Fr-pincer.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French pincier, pincer (“to pinch”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|pincier|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French pincier, {{inh+|fr|fro|pincier}} Inherited from Old French pincier Head templates: {{fr-verb}} pincer Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], pincer [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], pinçant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], pincé [participle, past], pince [first-person, indicative, present, singular], pinces [indicative, present, second-person, singular], pince [indicative, present, singular, third-person], pinçons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], pincez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], pincent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], pinçais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], pinçais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], pinçait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], pincions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], pinciez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], pinçaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], pinçai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], pinças [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], pinça [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], pinçâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], pinçâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], pincèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], pincerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], pinceras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], pincera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], pincerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], pincerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], pinceront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], pincerais [conditional, first-person, singular], pincerais [conditional, second-person, singular], pincerait [conditional, singular, third-person], pincerions [conditional, first-person, plural], pinceriez [conditional, plural, second-person], pinceraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], pince [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], pinces [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], pince [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], pincions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], pinciez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], pincent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], pinçasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], pinçasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], pinçât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], pinçassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], pinçassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], pinçassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], pince [imperative, second-person, singular], pinçons [first-person, imperative, plural], pincez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to pinch (skin)
    Sense id: en-pincer-fr-verb-hwL9caGT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -cer Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 29 8 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -cer: 29 29 26 16
  2. (informal) to pinch (to arrest) Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-pincer-fr-verb-bWxwKWji Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -cer Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 29 8 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -cer: 29 29 26 16
  3. (music) to pluck (a stringed instrument) Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-pincer-fr-verb-X17qxqxE Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -cer Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 29 8 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -cer: 29 29 26 16 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. (colloquial) to fancy Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-pincer-fr-verb-A2PQNz46 Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -cer Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -cer: 29 29 26 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: en pincer

Inflected forms

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      "form": "pinçait",
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        "third-person"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "pinçâmes",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sam/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "pinçâtes",
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      "form": "pincèrent",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sɛʁ/",
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "pincerai",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "pinceras",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sʁa/",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "pincerons",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sʁɔ̃/",
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "pinceront",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sʁɔ̃/",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "pincerait",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "pincerions",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "pinceriez",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sə.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person"
      ]
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      "form": "pinceraient",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
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        "present"
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      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
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      "tags": [
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        "pluperfect"
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    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
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        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "pinciez",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sje/",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "pincent",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃s/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pinçasse",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pinçasses",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pinçât",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pinçassions",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pinçassiez",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sa.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pinçassent",
      "ipa": "/pɛ̃.sas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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    },
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    },
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        "second-person"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "(informal) to pinch (to arrest)"
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            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        "to pluck (a stringed instrument)"
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        [
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        "(music) to pluck (a stringed instrument)"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
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