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  • 1 nibble

    1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verb
    knabbern (at, on an + Dat.)
    * * *
    ['nibl] 1. verb
    (to take very small bites (of): She was nibbling (at) a biscuit.) knabbern
    2. noun
    (a small bite: Have a nibble of this cake.) der Happen
    * * *
    nib·ble
    [ˈnɪbl̩]
    I. n
    1. (bite) Bissen m, Happen m fam
    just take a \nibble at the sandwich to see if you like it beiß einfach mal ein Stück Sandwich ab, dann siehst du schon, ob du's magst
    2. (snack)
    ▪ \nibbles pl BRIT ( fam) Häppchen pl
    3. ( fig: interest) Anfrage f
    4. COMPUT Vier-Bit-Byte nt
    II. vt
    1. (eat)
    ▪ to \nibble sth etw knabbern
    ▪ to \nibble sth an etw dat knabbern
    she \nibbled his ear sie knabberte an seinem Ohr
    III. vi
    1. (snack) knabbern
    ▪ to \nibble at [or on] sth an etw dat herumknabbern
    to \nibble at the bait anbeißen
    the fish \nibbled at the bait der Fisch biss an; ( fig: of trap) den Köder schlucken fam
    ▪ to \nibble at sth etw stückchenweise kaufen
    investors started to \nibble at the company's shares after the new contract was announced nachdem der neue Vertrag bekannt wurde, fingen Investoren vorsichtig an, die Aktien der Firma zu kaufen
    3. (show interest)
    ▪ to \nibble at sth an etw dat Interesse zeigen
    we made them an offer of £five million, and they're nibbling at it wir machten ihnen ein Angebot von fünf Millionen Pfund und sie fangen an, sich langsam dafür zu interessieren
    ▪ to \nibble away at sth an etw dat nagen fig
    even when inflation is low, it \nibbles away at people's savings selbst wenn die Inflation niedrig ist, zehrt sie an den Ersparnissen der Leute
    * * *
    ['nɪbl]
    1. vt
    knabbern; (= pick at) food nur anessen, herumnagen an (+dat) (inf)
    2. vi
    (at an +dat) knabbern; (= pick at) herumnagen; (fig) sich interessiert zeigen
    3. n

    I think I've got a nibble — ich glaube, bei mir beißt einer an

    I feel like a nibble (inf) — ich habe Appetit auf etwas, ich brauche etwas zwischen die Zähne (hum inf)

    * * *
    nibble [ˈnıbl]
    A v/t
    1. a) knabbern
    b) knabbern an (dat), anknabbern
    c) ein Loch etc knabbern (in in akk):
    nibble one’s food im Essen herumstochern;
    nibble off abknabbern
    2. den Köder vorsichtig anbeißen (Fisch)
    B v/i
    1. knabbern (at, on an dat):
    nibble at ( oder on) auch etwas anknabbern;
    nibble at one’s food im Essen herumstochern;
    nibble (away) at jemandes Ersparnisse etc annagen
    2. (fast) anbeißen ( Fisch; auch fig Käufer)
    3. fig kritteln
    C s
    1. Knabbern n
    2. (vorsichtiges) Anbeißen (der Fische)
    3. (kleiner) Bissen, Happen m
    * * *
    1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verb
    knabbern (at, on an + Dat.)
    * * *
    v.
    knabbern v.

    English-german dictionary > nibble

  • 2 nibble

    nib·ble [ʼnɪbl̩] n
    1) ( bite) Bissen m, Happen m ( fam)
    just take a \nibble at the sandwich to see if you like it beiß einfach mal ein Stück Sandwich ab, dann siehst du schon, ob du's magst
    2) ( snack)
    \nibbles pl ( Brit) ( fam) Häppchen ntpl;
    3) (fig: interest) Anfrage f vt
    1) ( eat)
    to \nibble sth etw knabbern
    2) ( amorously)
    to \nibble sth an etw dat knabbern;
    she \nibbled his ear sie knabberte an seinem Ohr vi
    1) ( snack) knabbern;
    to \nibble at [or on] sth an etw dat herumknabbern;
    to \nibble at the bait anbeißen;
    the fish \nibbled at the bait der Fisch biss an;
    (fig: of trap) den Köder schlucken ( fam)
    2) ( purchase)
    to \nibble at sth etw stückchenweise kaufen;
    investors started to \nibble at the company's shares after the new contract was announced nachdem der neue Vertrag bekannt wurde, fingen Investoren vorsichtig an, die Aktien der Firma zu kaufen
    to \nibble at sth an etw dat Interesse zeigen;
    we made them an offer of £five million, and they're nibbling at it wir machten ihnen ein Angebot von fünf Millionen £ und sie fangen an, sich langsam dafür zu interessieren
    4) ( eat into)
    to \nibble away at sth an etw dat nagen ( fig)
    even when inflation is low, it \nibbles away at people's savings selbst wenn die Inflation niedrig ist, zehrt sie an den Ersparnissen der Leute

    English-German students dictionary > nibble

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