Image:Pliers_ribbed.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A pair of jewellers pliers
English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-pliers.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪ�(r)z

Noun
en-noun|plurale tantum

1. A gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand

Derived terms
needlenose pliers

Translations
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Chinese: �� (qiánzi)
Finnish: pihdit p; tongit p
French: pinces
German: Zange f
Italian: pinze f|p
Hebrew: he-translation|��ק�ת|melkakhat f
Japanese: ����� (paraiy�)
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Korean: ���� (peullaieo)
Maltese: tnalja f
Polish: c�gi p
Portuguese: alicates m|p
Russian: пло�ког�б�� (ploskogúbtsy) m|p; па��а�ижи (passatíži) m|p; �ип�� (š�ipcý) m|p; кле�и (kléš�i, kleš�í) f|p; к��а�ки (kusá�ki) f|p
Slovene: kleš�e f|p
Spanish: alicates m|p

Usage notes
Even though this is in plural form, it is normally called a "pair of pliers".

Category:English pluralia tantum
Category:Tools

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• 2007-10-26 16:17 - AutoFormat - template -fpl +{{f|p}}, template -mpl +{{m|p}}

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