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1 chip away
chip away [paint, plaster] saltareto chip away at — incidere [ stone]; fig. intaccare [authority, confidence]; chip away [sth.], chip [sth.] away fare saltare [ plaster]
* * *chip away [paint, plaster] saltareto chip away at — incidere [ stone]; fig. intaccare [authority, confidence]; chip away [sth.], chip [sth.] away fare saltare [ plaster]
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2 chip
I [tʃɪp]1) (fragment) frammento m.; (of wood, glass) scheggia f.2) (in wood, china, glass) scheggiatura f.3) BE (fried potato) patata f. fritta4) AE (potato crisp) patatina f.5) inform. chip m.••to be a chip off the old block — = avere lo stesso carattere del genitore
II 1. [tʃɪp] 2.he's had his chips — BE colloq. è spacciato
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) [plate, glass, gem, tooth] scheggiarsi; [ paint] saltare- chip in- chip off* * *[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) frantumarsi; scheggiarsi2. noun1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) scheggiatura2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) patatina fritta3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) gettone4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.) chip•- chip in* * *I [tʃɪp]1) (fragment) frammento m.; (of wood, glass) scheggia f.2) (in wood, china, glass) scheggiatura f.3) BE (fried potato) patata f. fritta4) AE (potato crisp) patatina f.5) inform. chip m.••to be a chip off the old block — = avere lo stesso carattere del genitore
II 1. [tʃɪp] 2.he's had his chips — BE colloq. è spacciato
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) [plate, glass, gem, tooth] scheggiarsi; [ paint] saltare- chip in- chip off -
3 chip ***
[tʃɪp]1. n1) (piece) frammento, (of glass, wood, stone) scheggiahe's got a chip on his shoulder because... — gli è rimasto sullo stomaco il fatto che...
potato chips Am — patatine fpl
3) (in crockery, furniture) scheggiatura4) (in gambling) fiche f invwhen the chips are down fig — nei momenti critici, nel momento della verità, alla resa dei conti
5) (Comput: microchip) chip m inv2. vt(cup, plate) scheggiarechipped potatoes Culin — patatine fpl fritte
3. vi•- chip in- chip off
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