pin down

US /pɪn daʊn/
UK /pɪn daʊn/
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1.

precisar, determinar

to understand or describe something exactly

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It's hard to pin down the exact cause of the problem.
Es difícil precisar la causa exacta del problema.
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I can't quite pin down what's bothering me.
No puedo precisar qué me molesta.
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identifyspecifydetermineascertaindiagnose
2.

inmovilizar, retener

to make someone stay in a particular place or prevent them from moving

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The police managed to pin down the suspect in the alley.
La policía logró inmovilizar al sospechoso en el callejón.
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The heavy rain pinned us down in the cabin for hours.
La fuerte lluvia nos mantuvo inmovilizados en la cabaña durante horas.
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restrainconfinetrapimmobilizehold down
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