clinch

clinch
I [klɪntʃ]
nome
1) (in boxing) clinch m.
2) colloq. (embrace) abbraccio m. appassionato
II 1. [klɪntʃ]
verbo transitivo
1) (secure) assicurarsi [victory, market, order]

to clinch a deal — comm. concludere un affare; pol. concludere un accordo

2) (resolve) decidere [argument]

what clinched it was... — ciò che è stato decisivo è stato

2.
verbo intransitivo sport fare un corpo a corpo
* * *
[klin ]
verb
(to settle or come to an agreement about (an argument or a bargain): The businessmen clinched the deal.) concludere
* * *
[klɪntʃ]
1. n

in a clinch — (fam: embrace) abbracciati (-e) stretti (-e)

2. vt
(settle: deal) concludere, (argument) chiudere

that clinches it — è fatta

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clinch /klɪntʃ/
n.
1 [u] ribaditura (di chiodi); chiodo ribadito
2 (boxe) clinch; (lotta) corpo a corpo
3 (naut.) legatura con mezzo collo; gassa
4 (slang) lungo abbraccio appassionato
5 [u] il concludere, stringere (un argomento, ecc.)
clinch nail, ribattino.
(to) clinch /klɪntʃ/
A v. t.
1 ribadire (un chiodo, ecc.)
2 fissare, assicurare (qc.) con un chiodo ribadito
3 (fig.) stringere, concludere (un argomento, un affare, ecc.); decidere (una questione)
4 (naut.) legare (una cima) con un mezzo collo
5 ► to clench, A, def. 1
6 conquistare (un titolo); vincere (un set di tennis, ecc.)
B v. i.
1 (di chiodo, ecc.) tenere
2 (boxe) legare; tenere (con le braccia l'avversario); (lotta) fare un corpo a corpo
3 (slang) abbracciarsi appassionatamente
with clinched fists, con i pugni chiusi.
* * *
I [klɪntʃ]
nome
1) (in boxing) clinch m.
2) colloq. (embrace) abbraccio m. appassionato
II 1. [klɪntʃ]
verbo transitivo
1) (secure) assicurarsi [victory, market, order]

to clinch a deal — comm. concludere un affare; pol. concludere un accordo

2) (resolve) decidere [argument]

what clinched it was... — ciò che è stato decisivo è stato

2.
verbo intransitivo sport fare un corpo a corpo

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  • Clinch — is to fix or secure (a nail or bolt, for example) by hammering down or flattening the end that protrudes or the act of fastening together in this way. It can also refer to: A nail or device to hold in this way. Clinching (metalworking) The Clinch …   Wikipedia

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  • clinch — [klɪntʆ] verb [transitive] to finally succeed in getting or winning something: • Advertising creates the interest, but personal selling clinches the deal. * * * clinch UK US /klɪnʃ/ verb [T] ► to get or win something at the end of a long process …   Financial and business terms

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  • Clinch — Clinch, v. i. To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp one another. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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