Similar words
Similar in other languages
Spanish
alicate
alicate is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pliers."
Portuguese
alicate
alicate is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pliers."
Practice
1 What does pinces mean?
pliers
2 Fill the gap: Il saisit le fil avec des ___.
Full sentence: Il saisit le fil avec des pinces. (He grips the wire with pliers.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches pinces?
pinces: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.