chin [tʃɪn]
noun
barbilla (f); mentón (m) double chin papada (f)
to keep one's chin up no desanimarse
(keep your) chin up! ¡no te desanimes!; ¡ánimo!
to take it on the chin encajar el golpe; (put up with) soportarlo
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chin(
chihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
b. la barbilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He cut his chin while shaving.Se cortó la barbilla afeitándose.
c. la pera (F) (Argentina) (Uruguay)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Argentina
Regionalism used in Uruguay
She inherited her father's big chin.Ella heredó la pera grande de su padre.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
2. (colloquial) (to chat) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. charlar
My friend Jane and I hadn't seen each other for a long time and were chinning until three in the morning.Mi amiga Jane y yo hacía mucho que no nos veíamos y estuvimos charlando hasta las tres de la mañana.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (colloquial) (to punch on the chin) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. pegar un puñetazo en la barbilla a
Without my provoking him in any way, the man came up to me and chinned me.Sin que yo le provocara en modo alguno, el hombre se me acercó y me pegó un puñetazo en la barbilla.
chinNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la mentón m, barbilla(F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
2. (fig)
a.
to keep one's chin upmantener los ánimos
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