mince

mince
mins
1. verb
1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) picar
2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) andar de manera amanerada, andar con pasos medios

2. noun
(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) carne picada
- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat
mince1 n carne picada
half a kilo of mince medio kilo de carne picada
mince2 vb picar
first you mince the beef primero se pica la carne de ternera
El gerundio de mince se escribe mincing
mince
tr[mɪns]
noun
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (meat) carne nombre femenino picada
transitive verb
1 (chop, cut) picar
intransitive verb
1 (walk) andar de manera amanerada; (speak) hablar con afectación
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
not to mince one's words no tener pelos en la lengua
mince pie SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL pastelito de picadillo de fruta
mince ['mɪnts] v, minced ; mincing vt
1) chop: picar, moler (carne)
2)
not to mince one's words : no tener uno pelos en la lengua
mince vi
: caminar de manera afectada
mince
n.
• carne picada s.f.
v.
• desmenuzar v.
• picar v.

I
1. mɪns
transitive verb \<\<onions\>\> picar* (en trozos menudos); \<\<meat\>\> moler* or (Esp, RPl) picar*

not to mince (one's) words — no andar(se)* con rodeos, no tener* pelos en la lengua (fam)


2.
vi caminar con afectación or amaneramiento

II
mass noun (BrE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada
[mɪns]
1.
N (Brit) (Culin) (also: minced meat) carne f picada
2. VT
1) [+ meat] picar
2) (fig)

well, not to mince matters — bueno, para decirlo francamente

3.
VI (in walking) andar con pasos medidos; (in talking) hablar remilgadamente
4.
CPD

mince pie N — pastel m de picadillo de fruta

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I
1. [mɪns]
transitive verb \<\<onions\>\> picar* (en trozos menudos); \<\<meat\>\> moler* or (Esp, RPl) picar*

not to mince (one's) words — no andar(se)* con rodeos, no tener* pelos en la lengua (fam)


2.
vi caminar con afectación or amaneramiento

II
mass noun (BrE) carne f molida or (Esp, RPl) picada

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