chew

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chew
[tʃuː]
verbo transitivo
1masticar
  • to chew one's nails -> morderse las uñas

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chew [chu]
1Mascar, masticar o desmenuzar con los dientes (food); morder (nails, pencils); mascar (tobacco, gum).
2Rumiar, meditar, considerar despacio; reflexionar.
  • To chew the fat/rag -> charlar, conversar, platicar
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Rumiar. (n)
  • To chew at/on something -> mordiscar o mordisquear algo
va.(Coloq.)
sustantivo
1Mascadura, y la cosa masticada.

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chew [tʃuː]
noun
1 (action)
I froze in mid-chew
to give sth a chew masticar algo
...to have a chew
2 (Britain) (sweet) caramelo masticable; (m)
...a penny chew
 (dog treat) golosina para perros; (f)
verb:transitive
[+food etc] mascar; masticar
the goats had chewed off all the flower heads las cabras se habían comido todas las flores
to chew sb's ass (US) (vulgar) poner verde a algn; (informal)
Don't just stand there in the hall while the old man chews my ass
to chew the fat ragor (very_informal) estar de palique; (informal) dar a la lengua; (informal) charlar
We'd been lounging around, chewing the fat for a couple of hours It's a chat show which gives her the chance to chew the fat with the likes of Tony Curtis, Diana Ross and Peter Ustinov

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Verb Conjugation for "chew"

Imperative
  • chew
  • you chew
  • he/she chews
  • we chew
  • you chew
  • they chew
Preterite
  • I chewed
  • you chewed
  • he/she chewed
  • we chewed
  • you chewed
  • they chewed
Present Continuous
  • I am chewing
  • you are chewing
  • he/she is chewing
  • we are chewing
  • you are chewing
  • they are chewing
Present Perfect
  • I have chewed
  • you have chewed
  • he/she has chewed
  • we have chewed
  • you have chewed
  • they have chewed
Past Continuous
  • I was chewing
  • you were chewing
  • he/she was chewing
  • we were chewing
  • you were chewing
  • they were chewing
Past Perfect
  • I had chewed
  • you had chewed
  • he/she had chewed
  • we had chewed
  • you had chewed
  • they had chewed
Future
  • I will chew
  • you will chew
  • he/she will chew
  • we will chew
  • you will chew
  • they will chew
Future Perfect
  • I will have chewed
  • you will have chewed
  • he/she will have chewed
  • we will have chewed
  • you will have chewed
  • they will have chewed
Future Continuous
  • I will be chewing
  • you will be chewing
  • he/she will be chewing
  • we will be chewing
  • you will be chewing
  • they will be chewing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been chewing
  • you have been chewing
  • he/she has been chewing
  • we have been chewing
  • you have been chewing
  • they have been chewing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been chewing
  • you will have been chewing
  • he/she will have been chewing
  • we will have been chewing
  • you will have been chewing
  • they will have been chewing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been chewing
  • you had been chewing
  • he/she had been chewing
  • we had been chewing
  • you had been chewing
  • they had been chewing
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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw