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mincing

/ˈmɪnsɪŋ/ /ˈmɪntʃɪŋ/

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verb

Picar, cortar en trozos pequeños

To make less; make small.

Examples :

"She was mincing garlic for the pasta sauce. "

Ella estaba picando ajo para la salsa de pasta.

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verb

Disminuir, minimizar, restar importancia

To lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise.

Examples :

"She was accused of mincing the seriousness of the car accident to avoid getting in trouble. "

Fue acusada de restar importancia a la gravedad del accidente automovilístico para evitar problemas.

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verb

Andar con afectación, picar

To effect mincingly.

Examples :

"She was mincing her words, carefully avoiding any direct criticism to protect her friend's feelings. "

Ella andaba con afectación en sus palabras, evitando cuidadosamente cualquier crítica directa para proteger los sentimientos de su amiga.

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verb

Picar, cortar en trozos muy pequeños

To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.

Examples :

"Butchers often use machines to mince meat."

Los carniceros a menudo usan máquinas para picar carne.

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verb

Suprimir, debilitar

To suppress or weaken the force of

Examples :

"The manager was mincing no words when he told the team their sales numbers needed to improve drastically. "

El gerente no se anduvo con rodeos cuando le dijo al equipo que sus cifras de ventas necesitaban mejorar drásticamente.

"The politician was accused of mincing his words about the controversial issue to avoid alienating voters. "

El político fue acusado de suprimir sus palabras sobre el tema controvertido para evitar alienar a los votantes.

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verb

Expresarse con evasivas, andarse con rodeos

To say or utter vaguely, not directly or frankly

Examples :

"a minced oath"

una promesa expresada con evasivas

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verb

Afectar, hablar con afectación

To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.

Examples :

"She was mincing her words in an attempt to impress her new boss, but it just sounded unnatural. "

Ella estaba afectando sus palabras en un intento de impresionar a su nuevo jefe, pero simplemente sonaba antinatural.

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verb

Andar con pasos cortos, andar con afectación

To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.

Examples :

"She was mincing down the hallway, trying not to spill her overflowing cup of coffee. "

Ella andaba con pasos cortos por el pasillo, tratando de no derramar su taza de café rebosante.

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verb

Afectar delicadeza, hablar con afectación

To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.

Examples :

"I love going to gay bars and seeing drag queens mince around on stage."

Me encanta ir a bares gays y ver a las drag queens afectar delicadeza en el escenario.

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noun

Picado

The act by which something is minced.

Examples :

"The recipe calls for finely ground beef, and the mincing of the vegetables is just as important for the texture of the sauce. "

La receta requiere carne de res finamente picada, y el picado de las verduras es igual de importante para la textura de la salsa.

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adjective

Afectado, amanerado

Affectedly dainty.

Examples :

"The princess took mincing steps, carefully avoiding the puddles in the street. "

La princesa dio pasos amanerados, evitando cuidadosamente los charcos en la calle.

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