noun🔗ShareÉpingleA needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening."The carpenter used a pin to fasten the small piece of wood to the board. "Le charpentier a utilisé une épingle pour fixer le petit morceau de bois à la planche.itemutilitymaterialthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉpingleA small nail with a head and a sharp point."The carpenter used a pin to hold the two pieces of wood together temporarily. "Le charpentier a utilisé une épingle pour maintenir temporairement les deux morceaux de bois ensemble.itemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGoupille, chevilleA cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts."Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy."Retirez la goupille de la grenade avant de la lancer sur l'ennemi.machineparttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe tombéThe victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time."The wrestler earned a pin in the final seconds of the match. "Le lutteur a obtenu le tombé dans les dernières secondes du match.sportachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQuilleA slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling."The bowling pin was knocked over by the ball. "La quille a été renversée par la boule.sportgameitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJambes(in plural) A leg."The spider had six pin. "L'araignée avait six jambes.bodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBroche, contactAny of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector."The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity has three pins."Le connecteur standard britannique pour l'électricité domestique a trois broches.electronicspartdeviceelectricChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBrocheA piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin."My sister wore a beautiful flower pin on her jacket to the school dance. "Ma sœur portait une belle broche en forme de fleur sur sa veste pour le bal de l'école.wearstyleappearanceitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉpingle, brocheA simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc."My sister wore a bright red pin with a flower design on her jacket to show her support for the school's flower club. "Ma sœur portait une épingle rouge vif avec un motif de fleur sur sa veste pour montrer son soutien au club de fleurs de l'école.appearancestyleitemwearpoliticssocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareClouageA scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack."The chess player faced a pin: moving the pawn to block the bishop's attack would leave the queen vulnerable. "Le joueur d'échecs était confronté à un clouage : déplacer le pion pour bloquer l'attaque du fou laisserait la reine vulnérable.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe fanionThe flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole"The golfer aimed for the pin to sink the ball in the hole. "Le golfeur a visé le fanion pour faire tomber la balle dans le trou.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCentre, milieuThe spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)"The shot landed right on the pin."Le tir a atterri en plein centre.pointareasportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHumeur, état d'espritA mood, a state of being."The pin of excitement was palpable in the air as everyone waited for the test results. "L'ambiance d'excitation était palpable dans l'air alors que tout le monde attendait les résultats du test.mindbeingconditionstateattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRepère, marqueOne of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink."The ancient drinking cup had a row of pins to mark how much wine each guest should drink at the party. "L'ancienne coupe à boire avait une rangée de repères pour indiquer la quantité de vin que chaque invité devait boire à la fête.drinkutensiltraditionhistorycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉpingleCaligo."The sudden pin of darkness obscured the small stage area. "L'épingle soudaine de l'obscurité a obscurci la petite scène.appearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRien, bagatelleA thing of small value; a trifle."The broken pencil was just a pin, so I didn't bother to replace it. "Le crayon cassé n'était rien, alors je n'ai pas pris la peine de le remplacer.valueitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChevilleA peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings."The violinist carefully adjusted the pin on her violin to tune the A string. "La violoniste a soigneusement ajusté la cheville de son violon pour accorder la corde de La.musicpartmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGoupille, chevilleA short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal."The bicycle's axle had a small pin that held the wheel in place. "L'axe du vélo avait une petite cheville qui maintenait la roue en place.machinetechnicalpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe tenonThe tenon of a dovetail joint."The carpenter carefully aligned the pin of the dovetail joint to ensure a strong connection. "Le charpentier a soigneusement aligné le tenon de l'assemblage à queue d'aronde pour assurer une connexion solide.architecturepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne taille de fût de brasserie, égale à la moitié d'un firkin, soit un huitième de barilA size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel."The brewery sold the beer in pins, which are smaller than barrels but larger than firkins. "La brasserie vendait la bière en pins, qui sont plus petits que les barils mais plus grands que les firkins.drinkamountbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFlipperA pinball machine."I spent most of my time in the arcade playing pins."J'ai passé la plupart de mon temps dans la salle d'arcade à jouer au flipper.entertainmentmachinegameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpingler, fixer(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin."She pinned the note to the refrigerator door. "Elle a épinglé le mot sur la porte du réfrigérateur.actionutensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpingler(usually in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin."The teacher pinned the student's artwork to the bulletin board. "Le professeur a épinglé l'œuvre de l'élève au tableau d'affichage.actionpositiontechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCoincer, épinglerTo pin down (someone)."The teacher needed to pin down the student's exact reason for missing class. "Le professeur a dû coincer l'élève pour connaître la raison exacte de son absence en classe.actionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpingler, fixerTo enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound."The farmer pinned the sheep in the small enclosure. "L'agriculteur a épinglé les moutons dans le petit enclos.actionpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpingler, fixerTo attach (an icon, application, etc.) to another item."to pin a window to the Taskbar"Épingler une fenêtre à la barre des tâches.computingtechnologyinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpingler, fixerTo fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified."When marshaling data, the interop marshaler can copy or pin the data being marshaled."Lors de la conversion des données, le marshaler interop peut copier ou fixer les données en cours de conversion.computingtechnologyinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareButer, atteindre la butéeTo cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range."The technician pinned the temperature gauge, and the needle stopped at the maximum limit. "Le technicien a buté l'indicateur de température, et l'aiguille s'est arrêtée à la limite maximale.technicalmachinetechnologyelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharefaçonner, martelerTo shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen."The blacksmith pinned the metal rod, shaping it into a beautiful horseshoe. "Le forgeron façonna la tige métallique, la transformant en un magnifique fer à cheval.technicalindustrymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
