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pliers
(plaɪəʳz)
plural noun [oft a pair of NOUN]
Pliers are a tool with two handles at one end and two hard, flat, metal parts at the other. Pliers are used for holding or pulling out things such as nails, or for bending or cutting wire.
pliers in British English
(ˈplaɪəz)
plural noun
a gripping tool consisting of two hinged arms with usually serrated jaws that close on the workpiece
Word origin
C16: from ply1pliers in American English
(ˈplaɪərz)
plural noun
small pincers in any of various forms, often with serrated jaws, for gripping smallobjects, bending wire, etc.
: often pair of pliersWord origin
< ply2pliers in American English
(usually used with pair of)
See full dictionary entry for pliersmall pincers with long jaws, for bending wire, holding small objects, etc.
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British English: pliers /ˈplaɪəz/ NOUN
Pliers are a tool with two handles at one end and two hard, flat, metal parts at the other. Pliers are used to hold or pull out things such as nails.
- American English: pliers
- Arabic: زَرْدِيَّة
- Brazilian Portuguese: alicate
- Chinese: 老虎钳
- Croatian: kliješta
- Czech: kleště
- Danish: tang værktøj
- Dutch: buigtang
- European Spanish: alicates
- Finnish: pihdit
- French: tenaille
- German: Zange
- Greek: πένσα
- Italian: pinze
- Japanese: プライヤー
- Korean: 펜치
- Norwegian: tang
- Polish: szczypce
- European Portuguese: alicate
- Romanian: clește
- Russian: плоскогубцы
- Latin American Spanish: alicates
- Swedish: tång verktyg
- Thai: คีม
- Turkish: pense
- Ukrainian: плоскогубці
- Vietnamese: kìm
Chinese translation of 'pliers'
pliers
(ˈplaɪəz)
n pl
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钳(鉗)子
(qiánzi)a pair of pliers一把钳(鉗)子
(yī bǎ qiánzi)