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æmp((especially of horses) to chew noisily.) mascar, masticartr[ʧæmp]1 familiar campeón,-ona————————tr[ʧæmp]1 mascar, masticar1 mordisquear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be champing to do something estar impaciente por hacer algoto champ at the bit figurative use consumirle a uno la impacienciachamp ['ʧæmp, 'ʧɑmp] vi1) : masticar ruidosamente2)to champ at the bit : impacientarse, comerle a uno la impacienciachamp ['ʧæmp] n: campeón m, -peona fn.• campeona s.f.• campeón s.m.• mordisco s.m.v.• morder v.• mordiscar v.• mordisquear v.• tascar v.
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noun (colloq) campeón, -peona m,f
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[tʃæmp]VIto champ at — morder, mordiscar; [+ bit] tascar, morder
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* [tʃæmp]N = champion* * *
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noun (colloq) campeón, -peona m,f
См. также в других словарях:
champ at the bit — verb a) to bite the bit, especially when restless Pittsburgh supercomputer is complete, and scientists are champing at the bit to use it. b) (of a person) to show impatience or frustration when delayed Everyone is champing at the bit to be… … Wiktionary
champ — I. /tʃæmp / (say champ) verb (t) 1. to bite upon, especially impatiently: horses champing the bit. 2. to crush with the teeth and chew vigorously or noisily; munch. –verb (i) 3. to make vigorous chewing or biting movements with the jaws and teeth …
champ — I. verb Etymology: Middle English chammen, champen Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. chomp 2. mash, trample intransitive verb 1. to make biting or gnashing movements 2. to show impatience of delay or … New Collegiate Dictionary
champ — I UK [tʃæmp] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms champ : present tense I/you/we/they champ he/she/it champs present participle champing past tense champed past participle champed to bite or eat food noisily • be champing at the bit II… … English dictionary
bit — bit1 W1S1 [bıt] adv, pron ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(only slightly)¦ 2¦(amount)¦ 3¦(quite a lot)¦ 4¦(time/distance)¦ 5 a bit of a something 6 not a bit/not one bit 7 every bit as important/bad/good etc 8 bit by bit 9 a/one bit at a time … Dictionary of contemporary English
champ — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to bite food noisily; chomp 2 be champing at the bit to be unable to wait for something patiently 2 noun (C) a champion 1 (1): The Cowboys are the next World Champs! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English