hairpin
A pin or fastener for the hairA pin or fastener for the hair.
» I need some hairpins and bobby pins.
Мне нужны шпильки и заколки для волос.
Meaning
4 sensesA pin or fastener for the hair.
Haarnadel
шпи́лькаšpílʹka, шпи́лька для воло́сšpílʹka dlja volós, зако́лкаzakólka
шпи́лька для воло́ссяšpýlʹka dlja volóssja, шпи́лькаšpýlʹka
a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
A kind of ribozyme; hairpin ribozyme.
(attributive)A very tight bend in a road; a hairpin bend.
An elongated horizontal v-shaped sign placed underneath a staff to indicate a crescendo or decrescendo.
Examples
10 sentencesI need some hairpins and bobby pins.
ruМне нужны шпильки и заколки для волос. — sharptoothed
She unlocked the car with a hairpin.
deSie schloss das Auto mit einer Haarnadel auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She unlocked the car using a hairpin.
deSie schloss das Auto mit einer Haarnadel auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The quickest way through a hairpin turn is drifting.
She unlocked the car door by means of a hairpin.
deSie schloss die Autotür mit Hilfe einer Haarnadel auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From hair + pin, 1788 (as hair pin). Adjective sense 1906 in hairpin turn etc.From hair + pin, 1788 (as hair pin). Adjective sense 1906 in hairpin turn etc.
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