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A n2 (mark, flaw) (in wood, china, glass) ébréchure f ; this cup has a chip in it cette tasse est ébréchée ;5 Comput puce f (électronique) ;6 Sport ( in golf) coup m d'approche ; ( in football) chandelle f ; to play a chip ( in golf) faire une approche ;7 Games ( in gambling) plaque f ; ( smaller) jeton m ; to cash in one's chips lit encaisser ses plaques ; fig ramasser ses billes ○.1 ( damage) ébrécher [glass, cup, plate] ; écorner [precious stone] ; écailler [paint] ; to chip a tooth/bone se casser une dent/un os ; a chipped cup une tasse ébréchée ;2 ( carve) tailler [wood, stone] ;3 Culin couper [potatoes].1 ( damage) [plate, glass] s'ébrécher ; [paint, varnish] s'écailler ; [tooth] se casser ; [precious stone] s'écorner ;to have a chip on one's shoulder être amer/-ère ; he's got a chip on his shoulder about not having gone to university il n'est jamais allé à l'université et il en veut à tout le monde à cause de cela ; to be a chip off the old block être bien le fils de son père/la fille de sa mère ; when the chips are down dans les moments difficiles ; he's had his chips ○ GB il est cuit ○.■ chip away:▶ chip away [paint, plaster] s'écailler ; to chip away at ( carve) tailler [marble, rock] ; fig affaiblir [qch] progressivement [power, authority] ; miner [confidence] ;▶ chip away [sth], chip [sth] away enlever [qch] petit à petit [paint, plaster].■ chip in GB ○2 ( contribute money) donner un peu d'argent ; she chipped in with £5 elle a mis cinq livres de sa poche.■ chip off:▶ chip off [paint, plaster] s'écailler ;▶ chip off [sth], chip [sth] off écailler [plaster] (from de) ; he chipped a piece off il a enlevé un éclat ; to chip a piece off a tooth ébrécher une dent. -
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1 noun∎ familiar she's a chip off the old block elle est bien la fille de son père/de sa mère□ ;∎ familiar to have a chip on one's shoulder en vouloir à tout le monde□ ;∎ he's got a chip on his shoulder about not having been to college il n'a pas fait d'études et il en veut à tout le monde à cause de ça∎ this glass has a chip (in it) ce verre est ébréché(c) British (French fry) (pomme de terre f) frite f; American (crisp) chips f inv, French Canadian croustille f(d) (for games, gambling) jeton m, fiche f;∎ familiar when the chips are down dans les moments difficiles□ ;∎ (silicon) chip puce f(b) (cut into pieces) piler;∎ to chip wood faire des copeaux(c) (shape by cutting) tailler∎ he chipped the ball over the net d'une pichenette, il a envoyé la balle au-dessus du filet;∎ Golf to chip the ball cocher►► British chip basket panier m à frites;British chip cutter coupe-frites m inv;chip pan friteuse f;British chip shop = boutique où l'on vend des frites ainsi que du poisson frit, des saucisses etc;Golf chip shot coup m d'approche roulé;British chip van friterie f (camionnette)enlever des éclats de(plaster) décaper, enlever petit à petit(plaster) s'écailler∎ to chip away at the old paintwork enlever la vieille peinture petit à petit;∎ to chip away at sb's authority grignoter l'autorité de qn;∎ just keep chipping away at him until he changes his mind continuez à le travailler au corps jusqu'à ce qu'il change d'avis(a) (contribute) contribuer□ ;∎ we all chipped in with £5 nous avons tous donné 5 livres□∎ he chipped in with a suggestion il est intervenu pour faire une suggestion□(a) (contribute) contribuer□, donner□➲ chip off(fall off, break off → paint etc) s'écailler(break off) enlever;∎ somebody had chipped the nose off the statue quelqu'un avait cassé le nez de la statue;∎ to chip a piece off a plate ébrécher une assiette -
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[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) ébrécher2. noun1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) ébréchure2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) frite3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) jeton4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.)•- chip in
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chipped — [tʃıpt] adj something that is chipped has a small piece broken off the edge of it ▪ The nail varnish on her toes was chipped. ▪ a chipped saucer ▪ a chipped tooth … Dictionary of contemporary English
chipped — [ tʃıpt ] adjective something that is chipped is damaged because a small piece has broken off its edge: a chipped tooth a chipped plate … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chipped — adj. having a small piece broken off; as, a chipped tooth. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chipped — UK [tʃɪpt] / US adjective something that is chipped is damaged because a small piece has broken off its edge a chipped tooth a chipped plate … English dictionary
Chipped — Chip Chip (ch[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chipped} (ch[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chipping}.] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the edge, to clip, pare. Cf. {Chop} to cut.] 1. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chipped — adjective a cup, plate etc that is chipped has a small piece broken off the edge of it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chipped — tʃɪp n. small piece; splinter; game token;(British) French fry; piece of food thinly sliced and fried; microchip, tiny square of semiconducting material containing miniature transistors and other electronic components (Electronics) v. cut a… … English contemporary dictionary
chip off — verb break off (a piece from a whole) Her tooth chipped • Syn: ↑chip, ↑come off, ↑break away, ↑break off • Derivationally related forms: ↑chip (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chip something off — ˌchip ˈoff | ˌchip sthˈoff derived to damage sth by breaking a small piece off it; to be damaged in this way • He chipped off a piece of his tooth. • The paint had chipped off. Main entry: ↑chipderived … Useful english dictionary
break off — verb 1. interrupt before its natural or planned end (Freq. 2) We had to cut short our vacation • Syn: ↑cut short, ↑break short • Hypernyms: ↑interrupt, ↑break … Useful english dictionary
come off — verb 1. come to be detached (Freq. 2) His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery • Syn: ↑detach, ↑come away • Ant: ↑attach (for: ↑detach) … Useful english dictionary