en in pinch

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: Open Mind Common Sense contributors and English Wiktionary
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Synonyms

  • en at pinch ➜
  • de im notfall ➜
  • en at pinch ➜
  • en when push comes to shove ➜
  • es en un apuro ➜
  • fi pinteessä ➜
  • fr à la limite ➜
  • fr à la rigueur ➜
  • ja いざと言う時に ➜
  • pl w opałach ➜
  • pt caso ➜
  • pt de ➜
  • pt em ➜
  • pt emergência ➜
  • ru в крайнем случае ➜
  • ru в случае нужды ➜
  • ru в трудную минуту ➜
  • zh 在紧要关头 ➜
  • zh 在緊要關頭 ➜

Related terms

  • en difficult ➜
  • en urgent ➜
  • en when chips are down ➜
  • en when push comes to shove ➜
  • fi pinteessä (r) ➜
  • fr à la limite (r) ➜
  • fr à la rigueur (r) ➜

in pinch is capable of…

  • en take a bath in a sink ➜

Derived from

  • en pinch (n) ➜

Etymologically related

  • ja ピンチ ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org in a pinch
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