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 Translation for 'safety pin' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   a safety pin | safety pins
öryggisnæla {kv}safety pin
næla {kv} [öryggisnæla]safety pin
Partial Matches
pinni {k}pin
títuprjónn {k}pin
nál {kv}pin
næla e-ðto pin sth.
nálapúði {k}pin cushion
stimpilbolti {k}piston pin
mat.verkfæri
kökukefli {hv}
rolling pin
leyninúmer {hv}pin code
fatn.
bindisnæla {kv}
tie pin
öryggi {hv}safety
öryggis- {adj}safety
tæk.
splitti {hv}
split pin [Br.]
fuglafr.T
auðnaspjátra {kv} [Pterocles alchata]
pin-tailed sandgrouse
teiknibóla {kv}drawing pin [Br.]
öryggisgleraugu {hv.ft}safety goggles
öryggisfulltrúi {k}safety representative
öryggisgler {hv}safety glass
öryggisáætlun {kv}safety plan
öryggisáætlun {kv}safety regulations {pl}
öryggisnet {hv}safety net
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Usage Examples English
  • A hand grenade with the safety pin removed and safety lever compressed was placed into a container such as a tin can, with a length of string or tripwire attached to the grenade.
  • Another popular booby trap was the "Grenade in a Can", a grenade with the safety pin removed in a container and a string attached, sometimes with the grenade's fuse mechanism modified to give a much shorter delay than the four to seven seconds typical with grenade fuses.
  • At the UK premiere in Leicester Square on 11 May 1994, Hugh Grant's then-girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley garnered much publicity for the film when she wore a black Versace safety-pin dress which became a sensation in the press.
  • Guests who claimed a place in Kane’s "hall of famous firsts" represented a wide range of activity and included the holder of the first safety pin patent, the victim of the first auto accident, the first X-ray photographer in the United States, and the first woman taxicab driver.
  • The hairpin was removed in 1997 due to a lack of run-off, and replaced with what became known as the "safety pin".

  • It is also used to visualize the classic "safety pin" shape in "Yersinia pestis".
  • The user would then pull the safety pin and run for safety.
  • They often have a metal pin back or a safety pin style back.
  • The fishing lure is either directly tied to a fishing line (usually a leader) by a knot such as the improved clinch knot or the Palomar knot, or linked to the line via a small split ring (which allows more freedom of motion) and/or a tiny safety pin-like fastener called a "snap", which is usually also connected to a swivel.
  • A granule at the centre of the bacterium makes it resemble a "safety pin" when Gram stained.

  • The safety pin could then be removed as the launcher cup kept the safety-lever in place.
  • The safety pin is a variation of the regular pin which includes a simple spring mechanism and a clasp.
  • The bone was so called because it resembles a clasp like a modern safety pin.
  • After use the launcher was disposed of, much like the safety pin in hand grenades.
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