nip

nip
nip
1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) pellizcar
2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) cortar
3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) picar
4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) entrar en un momento, ir
5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) helar, marchitar

2. noun
1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) pellizco
2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frío
3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) trago
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- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud
nip vb
1. morder
be careful, the dog sometimes nips you ten cuidado, a veces el perro muerde
2. pellizcar
she nipped me on the arm me pellizcó el brazo
El pasado y participio pasado de nip se escribe nipped; el gerundio se escribe nipping
nip
tr[nɪp]
noun
1 (pinch) pellizco
■ she gave him a nip le pegó un pellizco
2 (bite) mordisco, mordedura
■ the dog gave me a nip on the ankle el perro me pegó un mordisco en el tobillo
3 (drink) trago
■ a nip of whisky un trago de whisky
transitive verb (pt & pp nipped, ger nipping)
1 (pinch) pellizcar
■ a crab nipped my finger un cangrejo me pellizcó el dedo
2 (bite) morder (con poca fuerza)
■ the dog nipped me el perro me mordió
intransitive verb
1 (pinch) pellizcar
■ crabs nip los cangrejos pellizcan
2 (bite) morder
■ some dogs nip algunos perros muerden
3 (go quickly) ir (en un momento)
■ she's nipped out to the shop ha salido un momentín a la tienda
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to nip in the bud cortar de raíz
there's a nip in the air hace fresquillo
nip ['nɪp] vt, nipped ; nipping
1) pinch: pellizcar
2) bite: morder, mordisquear
3)
to nip in the bud : cortar de raíz
nip n
1) tang: sabor m fuerte
2) pinch: pellizco m
3) nibble: mordisco m
4) swallow: trago m, traguito m
5)
there's a nip in the air : hace fresco
nip
n.
• dentellada s.f.
• helada s.f.
• mordisco s.m.
• pellizco s.m.
• pizco s.m.
• sorbito s.m.
• trago s.m.
• viento frío s.m.
v.
• abrasar v.
• morder v.
• pellizcar v.
• picar v.
nɪp
I
noun
1)
a) (pinch) pellizco m; (bite) mordisco m
b) (chill)

there's a nip in the air — hace bastante fresco

c) (tang) (AmE) sabor m fuerte
2) (drink) traguito m (fam), dedal m (fam)

II
1.
-pp- transitive verb
a) (pinch) pellizcar*; (bite) mordisquear
b) (damage) \<\<frost\>\> \<\<plants\>\> quemar

2.
vi
1) (bite, snap)

to nip AT something — \<\<dog\>\> mordisquear algo

2) (go quickly) (BrE colloq)

nip upstairs and fetch my pipe — sube un momento a buscarme la pipa

to nip out — salir* un momento


I [nɪp]
1.
N (=pinch) pellizco m ; (=bite) mordisco m

there's a nip in the air — hace bastante frío

it was nip and tuck throughout the match — (=neck and neck) el encuentro estuvo muy reñido or igualado

2.
VT (=pinch) pellizcar, pinchar; (=bite) mordiscar, mordisquear; [frost] [+ plant] quemar; [wind] [+ one's face] cortar; (also: nip off) [+ flowers, buds] cortar

to nip one's fingers in a door — pillarse los dedos en una puerta

- nip sth in the bud
3.
VI
(Brit) *

to nip inside — entrar un momento

to nip in and out of the traffic — colarse por entre el tráfico

to nip off/out/down — irse/salir/bajar un momento

I nipped round to the shop — hice una escapadita a la tienda

we were nipping along at 100kph — íbamos a 100kph


II
[nɪp]
N [of drink] trago m , traguito * m
* * *
[nɪp]
I
noun
1)
a) (pinch) pellizco m; (bite) mordisco m
b) (chill)

there's a nip in the air — hace bastante fresco

c) (tang) (AmE) sabor m fuerte
2) (drink) traguito m (fam), dedal m (fam)

II
1.
-pp- transitive verb
a) (pinch) pellizcar*; (bite) mordisquear
b) (damage) \<\<frost\>\> \<\<plants\>\> quemar

2.
vi
1) (bite, snap)

to nip AT something — \<\<dog\>\> mordisquear algo

2) (go quickly) (BrE colloq)

nip upstairs and fetch my pipe — sube un momento a buscarme la pipa

to nip out — salir* un momento


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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