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mincing

/ˈmɪnsɪŋ/ /ˈmɪntʃɪŋ/

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verb

Hacher, émincer

To make less; make small.

Examples :

"She was mincing garlic for the pasta sauce. "

Elle hachait de l'ail pour la sauce à la pasta.

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verb

Diminuer, minimiser, atténuer

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. "

Elle a été accusée de minimiser la gravité de l'accident de voiture pour éviter des ennuis.

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verb

Marcher d'un pas menu, se dandiner

To effect mincingly.

Examples :

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

Elle se dandinait, pesant ses mots, évitant soigneusement toute critique directe pour protéger les sentiments de son amie.

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verb

Hacher finement, émincer

To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.

Examples :

"Butchers often use machines to mince meat."

Les bouchers utilisent souvent des machines pour hacher la viande.

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verb

Atténuer, affaiblir

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. "

Le directeur n'a pas atténué ses propos lorsqu'il a dit à l'équipe que ses chiffres de vente devaient s'améliorer considérablement.

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

Le politicien a été accusé d'atténuer ses propos sur la question controversée pour éviter d'aliéner les électeurs.

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verb

Dire vaguement, user de circonlocutions

To say or utter vaguely, not directly or frankly

Examples :

"a minced oath"

un serment dit vaguement

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Affecter, parler d'une manière maniérée

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. "

Elle affectait ses mots pour impressionner son nouveau patron, mais cela sonnait juste faux.

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verb

Marcher à petits pas, se dandiner

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. "

Elle se dandinait dans le couloir, essayant de ne pas renverser sa tasse de café débordante.

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verb

Affecter la délicatesse, parler avec affectation

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."

J'adore aller dans les bars gays et voir les drag queens affecter la délicatesse sur scène.

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noun

Hachage

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 recette exige du bœuf haché finement, et le hachage des légumes est tout aussi important pour la texture de la sauce.

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adjective

Affecté, maniéré

Affectedly dainty.

Examples :

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

La princesse fit des pas affectés, évitant soigneusement les flaques dans la rue.

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