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chip

la astilla

desportillar

chip(

chihp

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (small piece)

a. la astilla

(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).

(F)

(of wood)

We put wood chips around the trees in the garden.Pusimos astillas de madera alrededor de los árboles en el jardín.

b. la esquirla

(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).

(F)

(of stone or glass)

I hurt my foot with a glass chip.Me lastimé el pie con una esquirla de vidrio.

c. la lasca

(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).

(F)

(of stone)

Why do you have that pile of stone chips in the backyard?¿Por qué tienes esa pila de lascas de piedra en el jardín?

d. la viruta

(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).

(F)

(of wood)

Wood chips are great to make compost.Las virutas de madera son buenísimas para hacer compost.

2. (culinary)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. la papa

(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).

(F)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

I had a bag of chips for lunch.Para almorzar me comí una bolsa de papas.

b. la patata frita

(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).

(F)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

Can you get me some chips from the vending machine?¿Me puedes comprar unas patatas fritas de la máquina expendedora?

3. (culinary) (United Kingdom)

a. la papa frita

(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).

(F)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

What'll you have? - Steak and chips for me.¿Qué desea? - Para mí un bistec con papas fritas.

b. la patata frita

(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).

(F)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

The fish comes with chips or a salad.El pescado viene acompañado de patatas fritas o una ensalada.

4. (computing)

a. el chip

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The new model of this computer has more storage space and uses a faster memory chip.El nuevo modelo de esta computadora tiene más espacio de almacenamiento y utiliza un chip de memoria más rápido.

b. el microchip

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We make chips for computers and other electronic equipment.Fabricamos microchips para computadoras y otros equipos electrónicos.

5. (gambling)

a. la ficha

(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).

(F)

She won a ton of chips from playing blackjack.Ganó un montón de fichas jugando al blackjack.

6. (flaw)

a. la mella

(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).

(F)

His friends nicknamed him "Chip" because of the chip in his front tooth.Sus amigos le dieron el apodo de "Chip" por la mella que tiene en el diente de delante.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

7. (to damage)

a. desportillar

Don't tell Dad that I chipped the plate.No le digas a papá que desportillé el plato.

b. mellar (tooth)

The kid chipped his tooth when he fell down.El niño se melló el diente al caerse.

8. (to put a microchip in)

a. ponerle un chip a

The vet recommended that we chip our dog in case he gets lost.El veterinario nos recomendó ponerle un chip a nuestro perro en caso de que se pierda.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

9. (to break off into pieces)

a. desconcharse (paint, nail polish)

If you buy cheap paint, it will chip and the house will look shabby.Si compras pintura barata, se desconchará y la casa se verá destartalada.

b. desportillarse (ceramics)

The saleswoman told me that these plates won't chip within the next 25 years.La vendedora me dijo que esta vajilla no se desportillará durante los próximos 25 años.

c. saltarse (paint, nail polish) (Southern Cone)

This nail polish will last about a week before nails start chipping.Este esmalte dura más o menos una semana hasta que empieza a saltarse.

d. cascarse (River Plate)

The glass chipped in the dishwasher.El vaso se cascó en el lavaplatos.

chip

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (of wood)

a. la viruta

(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).

(F)

2. (of marble)

a. la lasca

(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).

(F)

3. (out of plate, cup)

a. la mella f, desportilladura

(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).

(F)

chocolate chipstrozos de chocolate

4. (crisps)

chip shoptienda que vende comida para llevar, especialmente pescado frito con patatas fritas

5. (in card games)

a. la ficha

(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).

(F)

6. (computers)

a. la chip m, pastilla

(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).

(F)

7. (idioms)

he's a chip off the old blockde tal palo, tal astilla

to have a chip on one's shoulder (about something)tener complejo (por algo)

8. (colloquial)

when the chips are downen los momentos difíciles

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

9. (cut at)

a. tallar

10. (damage; knife)

a. mellar

11. (plate)

a. mellar, desportillar

12. (furniture)

a. astillar

to chip one's toothmellarse un diente

13. (in soccer; ball)

a. picar

14. (in golf)

a. dar un golpe corto con la cucharilla a

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

15. (plate, cup)

a. mellarse, desportillarse

chip [tʃɪp]

noun

1 (piece) pedacito (m); (splinter) [of glass, wood] astilla (f); (stone) lasca (f)

to be a chip off the old block

he's a chip off the old block de tal palo tal astilla

to have a chip on one's shoulder ser un resentido

2 (Cookery) chips (Britain) (French fries) patatas (f) fritas; papas (f) fritas; especially (LAm) (US) (crisps) patatas (f) (fritas) de bolsa; chips (m)

3 (break, mark) mella (f); (on rim of vessel) desportilladura (f)

4 (Gambling) ficha (f)

to have had one's chips

he's had his chips se le acabó la suerte

to hand or cash in one's chips palmarla (informal)

when the chips are down cuando llega el momento de la verdad

5 (Comput) chip (m)

6 (Golf) (chip shot) chip (m)

transitive verb

[+cup, plate] desconchar; desportillar; [+furniture] desportillar; [+surface] picar; [+paint, varnish] desconchar; desprender;

intransitive verb

[+pottery] desconcharse; desportillarse; [+paint, varnish] desconcharse;

modifier

chip and PIN (n) tecnología de identificación del usuario mediante una tarjeta chip que debe ir acompañada por un número PIN

chip and PIN card (n) tarjeta (f) chip con número PIN

chip shop (n) pescadería (f) donde se vende principalmente pescado rebozado y patatas fritas; (donde se vende principalmente pescado rebozado y patatas fritas)

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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chocolate chip	la chispa de chocolate
chocolate chip cookie	la galleta con chispas de chocolate
potato chip	la papa frita
chocolate chip pancakes	panqueques con chispas de chocolate
chip in	contribuir
mint chocolate chip	menta con chispas de chocolate
plantain chip	el chip de plátano
mint chocolate chip ice cream	el helado de menta con chocolate
chocolate chip cookie recipe	receta de galletas con chispas de chocolate

	Present	Past	Future
I	chip	chipped	will chip
you	chip	chipped	will chip
he/she	chips	chipped	will chip
we	chip	chipped	will chip
you	chip	chipped	will chip
they	chip	chipped	will chip