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thumbtack

 
(thŭm'tăk') pronunciation
n.
A tack with a smooth, rounded head that can be pressed into place with the thumb.

tr.v., -tacked, -tack·ing, -tacks.
To affix with a thumbtack.


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tegnestift
v. tr. - sætte fast med tegnestift

Nederlands (Dutch)
punaise

Français (French)
n. - (US) punaise
v. tr. - fixer des punaises

Deutsch (German)
n. - Heftzwecke
v. - mit einer Heftzwecke befestigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πινέζα

Italiano (Italian)
puntina da disegno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tacha (f), percevejo (m)

Русский (Russian)
чертежная кнопка

Español (Spanish)
n. - chincheta, tachuela, chinche
v. tr. - clavar una chinche

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - häftstift (am.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
图钉, 用图钉钉住

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 圖釘
v. tr. - 用圖釘釘住

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 제도핀, 압정
v. tr. - 압정으로 고정시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 画鋲
v. - 画鋲で留める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألمسيمير ألأبهامي, دنبوس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נעץ‬
v. tr. - ‮נעץ‬


 
 
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