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nip
[nɪp]
sustantivo
1. pellizco (m) (pinch); bocado (m) mordisquillo (m) (with teeth)
también:
  • there's a nip in the air -> hace fresco
2. chupito (m) copita (f) (familiar) (of brandy)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp nipped)
3. pellizcar (pinch); mordisquear (with teeth)
  • to nip something in the bud (familiar sentido figurado) -> cortar algo de raíz
4. helar (of cold, frost)
verbo intransitivo
5. escocer (sting)

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nip [nip]
1. Arañar, rasguñar de repente, pellizcar; morder, cortar con las uñas o los dientes.
2. Quebrar, pellizcar, o desgarrar la superficie o extremo de.
3. Helar o secar los frutos antes de madurarse; marchitar, hacer perecer en germen.
  • To nip in the bud o blossom -> destruir en germen, en el principio
4. Tocar de cerca, interesar.
  • To nip off -> cortar alguna cosa fácil de separarse de donde estaba unida
va.
sustantivo
1. Pellizco, acción y efecto de pellizcar; porción pequeña, pedacito; trago, traguito; uñada, dentellada.
2. Helada, escarcha.
3. Cogida; la situación de lo que está cogido entre los hielos o encerrado en ellos.
4. Daño repentino que sufren las plantas o los sembrados.
  • Nip and tuck -> (Fam. E. U.) Caso de igualdad, de empate
5. Sátira, dicho picante y mordaz. (Desusado)

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nip [nɪp]
noun
(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
The fifth set was nip-and-tuck, until McEnroe, leading 5-4, had Sanchez 0-40 down on service It was nip and tuck throughout the first half a nip and tuck Is it likely that Matthew will then attempt to take the grey-haired Camilla to Love Ranch, even supposing she jettisons sunscreen for a nip and tuck? Everyone, it seems, wants to know whether she would consider a nip and tuck His face would benefit from a little nip and tuck
verb:transitive
(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
to nip sth in the bud cortar algo de raíz
verb:intransitive
(Britain)
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
nip [nɪp]
noun
[of drink] trago (m); traguito (informal) (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "Nip"

Imperative
  • nip
  • you nip
  • he/she nips
  • we nip
  • you nip
  • they nip
Preterite
  • I nipped
  • you nipped
  • he/she nipped
  • we nipped
  • you nipped
  • they nipped
Present Continuous
  • I am nipping
  • you are nipping
  • he/she is nipping
  • we are nipping
  • you are nipping
  • they are nipping
Present Perfect
  • I have nipped
  • you have nipped
  • he/she has nipped
  • we have nipped
  • you have nipped
  • they have nipped
Past Continuous
  • I was nipping
  • you were nipping
  • he/she was nipping
  • we were nipping
  • you were nipping
  • they were nipping
Past Perfect
  • I had nipped
  • you had nipped
  • he/she had nipped
  • we had nipped
  • you had nipped
  • they had nipped
Future
  • I will nip
  • you will nip
  • he/she will nip
  • we will nip
  • you will nip
  • they will nip
Future Perfect
  • I will have nipped
  • you will have nipped
  • he/she will have nipped
  • we will have nipped
  • you will have nipped
  • they will have nipped
Future Continuous
  • I will be nipping
  • you will be nipping
  • he/she will be nipping
  • we will be nipping
  • you will be nipping
  • they will be nipping
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been nipping
  • you have been nipping
  • he/she has been nipping
  • we have been nipping
  • you have been nipping
  • they have been nipping
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been nipping
  • you will have been nipping
  • he/she will have been nipping
  • we will have been nipping
  • you will have been nipping
  • they will have been nipping
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been nipping
  • you had been nipping
  • he/she had been nipping
  • we had been nipping
  • you had been nipping
  • they had been nipping
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