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In an urgent or difficult situation; when no other solution is available.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- It's not a great fashion statement, but in a pinch a large trash bag will keep you dry.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
الشده
— in a difficult situation
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Chinese Mandarin:
在緊要關頭 /在紧要关头
(zài jǐnyào guāntóu)
— in a difficult situation
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Finnish:
pinteessä
— in a difficult situation
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French:
à la rigueur
— in a difficult situation
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French:
à la limite
— in a difficult situation
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German:
im Notfall
— in a difficult situation
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German:
notfalls
— in a difficult situation
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German:
zur Not
— in a difficult situation
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Japanese:
いざと言う時に
(iza toyū toki-ni)
— in a difficult situation
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Lithuanian:
iš bėdos
— in a difficult situation
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Polish:
w ostateczności
— in a difficult situation
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Portuguese:
em caso de emergência
— in a difficult situation
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Russian:
в тру́дную мину́ту
(v trúdnuju minútu)
— in a difficult situation
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Russian:
в слу́чае нужды́
(v slúčaje nuždý)
— in a difficult situation
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Russian:
в кра́йнем слу́чае
(v krájnem slúčaje)
— in a difficult situation
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Spanish:
en un apuro
— in a difficult situation
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Swedish:
om det kniper
— in a difficult situation
