pinion

• Substantivo com vários significados: uma pequena engrenagem que se encaixa em uma roda maior ou em uma cremalheira; qualquer uma das penas grandes de voo de uma ave; ou a asa de uma ave.

A noun with multiple meanings: a small gear that meshes with a larger wheel or rack; any of the larger flight feathers of a bird; or a bird's wing.

1. Small gearC1formaltechnical

   A gear with a small number of teeth that meshes with a larger gear or rack, often used in machinery to transmit motion.

   Pinhão

   • The pinion engages with the rack to convert rotational motion into linear motion.
   • The mechanic replaced the worn pinion in the gearbox.
   • A small pinion drives the large wheel in this clock mechanism.

2. Bird's flight featherC1formal

   One of the larger primary or secondary feathers of a bird's wing, essential for flight.

   Pena de voo

   • The falconer carefully examined the bird's pinions for damage.
   • The eagle's pinions were strong and well-formed.
   • A broken pinion can prevent a bird from flying properly.

   Sinônimosflight featherquill

3. Bird's wingC1formal

   The wing of a bird, especially when referring to its structure or function.

   Asa de pássaro

   • The bird flapped its pinions and took off into the sky.
   • The artist sketched the delicate pinions of the swan.
   • The hawk's powerful pinions carried it high above the valley.

   Sinônimospennonwing

• Verbo usado para prender ou imobilizar os braços de alguém, geralmente amarrando-os junto ao corpo ou a um objeto fixo. Também pode significar imobilizar, conter ou atar de modo geral.

An archaic verb meaning to bind or restrain someone's arms, especially by tying them to the body or to a fixed object.

1. Bind the arms ofC1formal

   To restrain or immobilize someone by holding or tying their arms.

   Imobilizar os braços

   • The guards pinioned the prisoner's arms behind his back.
   • She was pinioned by the crowd and could not escape.
   • He pinioned his opponent's arms to the ground.

   Sinônimosbindfetterimmobilizemanaclerestrainshackletie uptruss

   Antônimosfreeliberatereleaseunbinduntie

2. Cut the wings offC2formal

   To cut off the pinion (the outer part of a bird's wing) to prevent flight.

   Cortar as asas

   • The falconer pinioned the hawk to keep it from flying away.
   • They pinioned the young birds to stop them from leaving the nest.
   • In some practices, birds are pinioned for domestication.

   Sinônimosclipcutdocklopsheartrim