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épingle

Petit morceau de métal fin à pointe aiguë, utilisé pour maintenir des choses ensemble.

En anglais simple : A small thin piece of metal with a sharp point, used to hold things together.

• I need a pin.
• She held the fabric together with pins.
• A sharp pin pricked my finger.

Synonymes : nail, tack

Expressions courantes : safety pin, sewing pin, a sharp pin

goupille, cheville

Petite tige pleine, généralement en métal ou en bois, qui maintient des pièces ensemble ou leur permet de bouger.

En anglais simple : A short solid rod, usually metal or wood, that holds parts together or lets them move.

• The metal pin is bent.
• Remove the pin before taking the hinge apart.
• A wooden pin holds the two pieces together.

Synonymes : peg, dowel

Expressions courantes : locking pin, hinge pin, metal pin

quille

Objet dressé que les joueurs essaient de renverser avec une boule, notamment au bowling.

En anglais simple : An upright object that players try to knock down with a ball in games such as bowling.

• One pin is still standing.
• The ball knocked down six pins.
• Can you hit the last pin?

Synonymes : skittle

Expressions courantes : bowling pin, a standing pin

épingler

Maintenir un message, une application ou un autre élément numérique à un emplacement fixe où on le retrouve facilement.

En anglais simple : To keep a message, app, or other digital item in a fixed place where it is easy to find.

• Pin the message for everyone.
• I pinned the folder to the start menu.
• Can we pin this post at the top?

Comment l'utiliser : pin something to something (You can pin the app to the taskbar.)

Contraires : unpin

Expressions courantes : pin a message, pin an app, pin a post

épingler

Attacher quelque chose à l’aide d’une petite épingle métallique pointue.

En anglais simple : To attach something using a small sharp metal fastener.

• Pin the two pieces together.
• He pinned a badge on his jacket.
• Can you pin this poster to the wall?

Comment l'utiliser : pin something to/on something (She pinned the notice to the board.)

Synonymes : fasten, attach

Contraires : unpin

Expressions courantes : pin something up, pin something together, pin on a badge

immobiliser, plaquer

Maintenir quelqu’un fermement contre une surface pour l’empêcher de bouger.

En anglais simple : To hold someone firmly against a surface so they cannot move.

• He pinned me to the floor.
• The wrestler pinned her opponent in seconds.
• She was pinned against the wall and could not move.

Comment l'utiliser : pin someone to/against something (The wrestler pinned his opponent to the mat.); pin someone down (Two men pinned him down while help arrived.)

Synonymes : hold down, immobilize

Contraires : release, free

Expressions courantes : pin someone down, pin an opponent, pin someone against something

épingler, fixer

Garder des données à un emplacement fixe ou empêcher une valeur choisie dans un logiciel de changer.

En anglais simple : To keep computer data in a fixed location or prevent a chosen software value from changing.

• Pin the array before accessing its address.
• The application pins the server certificate.
• We pinned the package version to prevent unexpected updates.

Comment l'utiliser : pin something to something (We pinned the dependency to a specific version.)

Synonymes : fix, lock

Contraires : unpin

Expressions courantes : pin an array, pin a certificate, pin a version