mince

(mĭns)

v., minced, minc·ing, minc·es.

v.tr.

1. 1. To cut or chop into very small pieces.
   2. To subdivide (land, for example) into minute parts.
2. To pronounce in an affected way, as with studied elegance and refinement.
3. To moderate or restrain (words) for the sake of politeness and decorum; euphemize: Don't mince words: say what you mean.

v.intr.

1. To walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness.
2. To speak in an affected way.

n.
Finely chopped food, especially mincemeat.

[Middle English mincen, from Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, from Latin minūtia, smallness. See minutia.]

mincer minc'er n.

1. To chop or cut into small pieces with a knife or, more commonly, in a mincing machine or electric grinder.

2. Meat which is finely divided by chopping or passing through a mincing machine; known as ground meat in the USA.

[MIHNS] To cut food into very small pieces. Minced food is in smaller pieces than chopped food. See also chop.

v

Definition: euphemize, hold back in communication
Antonyms: reveal, tell all

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IN BRIEF: n. - Food chopped into small bits v. - Make less severe or harsh; Cut into small pieces; Walk daintily.

Tutor's tip: The winning cookie recipe instructs bakers to "mince" (finely chopped) one cup of "mints" (mint-flavored candy).

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hakke/skære fint
v. intr. - gebærde sig affekteret, skabe sig
n. - hakket kød, millionbøf

idioms:

• mince matters    være affekteret
• mince words    lægge fingrene imellem

Nederlands (Dutch)
gehakt, gehakt voedsel, (fijn)hakken, gemaakt spreken, trippelen, bewimpelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - hacher
v. intr. - hacher
n. - viande hachée

idioms:

• mince matters    mâcher ses mots
• mince words    mâcher ses mots

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hackfleisch
v. - hacken, trippeln

idioms:

• mince matters    die Dinge beschönigend darstellen
• mince words    beschönigend od. geziert sprechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μαγειρ.) κιμάς
v. - κιμαδιάζω, λιανίζω, ψιλοκόβω, ψευτοπροφέρω, μιλώ προσποιητά, περπατώ εξεζητημένα/ με νάζι/ με προσποιητή χάρη

idioms:

• mince matters    λεπτολογώ, ψιλοκοσκινίζω
• mince words    μιλάω έξω από τα δόντια, τα λέω χύμα

Italiano (Italian)
carne tritata

idioms:

• mince words    parlare con affettazione
• not to mince matters    per parlar chiaro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - picadinho (de carne) (m)
v. - picar (carne), esmiuçar, expressar com afetação

idioms:

• mince matters    fazer rodeios (ao falar)
• mince words    falar indiretamente

Русский (Russian)
крошить, смягчать, жеманничать, семенить, фарш

idioms:

• mince matters    уклончивые разговоры
• mince words    преувеличенная деликатность в словах

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cortar, desmenuzar, andar con rodeos
v. intr. - andar a pasos cortos, melindrear
n. - carne picada, picadillo

idioms:

• mince matters    decir francamente, no andar con rodeos
• mince words    no tener pelos en la lengua, no andar con rodeos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - finskuret kött, (blandning av russin, mandel, äpplen, kryddor m.m. som fyllning i paj o.d.)
v. - hacka (fint), välja, uttala tillgjort

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
切碎, 矫揉做作地说, 碎步走, 装腔作势, 切碎物

idioms:

• mince matters    说话婉转
• mince words    说话婉转, 不直接指出

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 切碎, 矯揉做作地說
v. intr. - 碎步走, 裝腔作勢
n. - 切碎物

idioms:

• mince matters    說話婉轉
• mince words    說話婉轉, 不直接指出

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 잘게 저미다, 완곡하게 말하다
v. intr. - 점잔은 체 하며 말[행동]하다
n. - 잘게 썬 고기

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 細かく刻む, 気取って話す, 控えめに言う
n. - こま切れ肉

idioms:

• mince matters    遠慮なく言う
• mince words    ずけずけ言う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لحم مفروم, مشيه رقيقه (فعل) يفرم, يمشي برقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טחן, קצץ‬
v. intr. - ‮טפף, התנהג בעדינות מעושה‬
n. - ‮בשר טחון, מלית-פירות‬

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