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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

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).

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minces (mince pies)
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noun
noun

= mince-pie noun; usu. in pl. (1937 —) .
R. Cook A general look of dislike in the minces, which tremble a bit in their sockets (1962).

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1. to disrupt tissue with a tissue grinder to the level at which there is extensive, but incomplete, rupture of cells.
2. the preparation resulting from the action of a coarse tissue grinder.

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For a list of words related to mince, see:

• Cooking Techniques - mince: (vb) chop finely
• Gaits - mince: walk with short steps in a dainty, affected manner
• Intonation and Inflection - mince: speak affectedly, esp. to appear refined

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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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