verb🔗SharePicar, cortar en trozos pequeñosTo make less; make small."She was mincing garlic for the pasta sauce. "Ella estaba picando ajo para la salsa de pasta.amountactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDisminuir, minimizar, restar importanciaTo lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise."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.languagecommunicationattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAndar con afectación, picarTo effect mincingly."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.appearancestylecharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicar, cortar en trozos muy pequeñosTo cut into very small pieces; to chop fine."Butchers often use machines to mince meat."Los carniceros a menudo usan máquinas para picar carne.foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSuprimir, debilitarTo suppress or weaken the force of"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.actionattitudecharacterstylewayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExpresarse con evasivas, andarse con rodeosTo say or utter vaguely, not directly or frankly"a minced oath"una promesa expresada con evasivaslanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAfectar, hablar con afectaciónTo affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent."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.languagelinguisticsphoneticsstylecommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAndar con pasos cortos, andar con afectaciónTo walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner."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.appearanceactionstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAfectar delicadeza, hablar con afectaciónTo act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner."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.attitudecharacterstyleactionlanguagecommunicationpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePicadoThe act by which something is minced."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.foodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAfectado, amaneradoAffectedly dainty."The princess took mincing steps, carefully avoiding the puddles in the street. "La princesa dio pasos amanerados, evitando cuidadosamente los charcos en la calle.attitudecharacterappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading