nibble(
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buhl
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
Melissa nibbled a bit of chocolate while she watched the movie.Melissa mordisqueó un poco de chocolate mientras miraba la película.
b. picar
Tom nibbled the bread in between spoonfuls of soup.Tom picaba pan entre cucharadas de sopa.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. mordisquear
Tom nibbled on chocolate chip cookies while he read his novel.Tom mordisqueaba galletas con trocitos de chocolate mientras leía su novela.
b. picar
Garrett and Sheila nibbled at their sandwiches as they got to know one another.Garrett y Sheila picaban sus sándwiches a medida que se iban conociendo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (small bite)
a. el mordisquito (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).
Linda had a nibble of Andy's pastry.Linda le dio un mordisquito al pan dulce de Andy.
nibbles
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
4. (culinary)
a. la comida para picar (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).
There will be nibbles at the meeting in case anyone is hungry.Habrá comida para picar en la reunión por si alguien tiene hambre.
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