- English to Spanish
Showing results for nip. Search instead for nipis.
nip
- Dictionary
nip(
nihp
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. pellizcar
A crab nipped my toes when I put my feet in the ocean.Un cangrejo me pellizcó los dedos de los pies cuando metí los pies al mar.
If that scorpion nips you, we'll have to rush you to a hospital.Si ese escorpión te pellizca, tendremos que llevarte a un hospital.
2. (to bite)
a. mordisquear
The puppy chased me and nipped me on my heels.El cachorro me persiguió y me mordisqueó los talones.
3. (to damage)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. mordisquear
The snapping turtle nipped at my fingers.La tortuga mordedora me mordisqueó los dedos.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I have to nip to the bank before I go to the party.Tengo que pasar un momentito por el banco antes de ir a la fiesta.
Would you nip downstairs and bring me a glass of water?¿Bajarías un segundo y me traerías un vaso de agua?
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el mordisco (M)
(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).
The baby gave me a nip as I was breastfeeding him.El bebé med dio un mordisco cuando lo amamantaba.
a. el pellizco (M)
(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).
The lobster gave me a nip before I threw it in the pot.La langosta me dio un pellizco antes de que la echara en la olla.
a. el traguito (M)
(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).
I went into the bar for a few minutes to get a nip of whiskey.Entré en el bar por unos minutos para tomar un traguito de whisky.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate nipis using machine translators
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of nip in our family of products.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
