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1 nippy
1) ((of the weather) cold.) fresquillo2) (quick-moving; nimble: a nippy little car.) rápidotr['nɪpɪ]1) sharp: fuerte, picante2) chilly: fríoit's nippy today: hoy hace frío'nɪpiadjective -pier, -piest1) ( chilly) (colloq) frío2) ( of flavor) (AmE) <cheese/taste> fuerte3) (BrE colloq) <car/person> rápido['nɪpɪ]ADJ (compar nippier) (superl nippiest)1) (=quick) [person] ágil, rápido; [car] rápidobe nippy about it! — ¡date prisa!
we shall have to be nippy — tendremos que darnos prisa, tendremos que apurarnos or movernos (LAm)
2) (=cold) [weather] fresquito* * *['nɪpi]adjective -pier, -piest1) ( chilly) (colloq) frío2) ( of flavor) (AmE) <cheese/taste> fuerte3) (BrE colloq) <car/person> rápido -
2 nippy
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3 Nip
nip
1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) pellizcar2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) cortar3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) picar4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) entrar en un momento, ir5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) helar, marchitar
2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) pellizco2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frío3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) trago•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud
nip vb1. morderbe careful, the dog sometimes nips you ten cuidado, a veces el perro muerde2. pellizcartr[nɪp]1 (pinch) pellizco2 (bite) mordisco, mordedura3 (drink) trago1 (pinch) pellizcar2 (bite) morder (con poca fuerza)1 (pinch) pellizcar2 (bite) morder3 (go quickly) ir (en un momento)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto nip in the bud cortar de raízthere's a nip in the air hace fresquillo1) pinch: pellizcar2) bite: morder, mordisquear3)to nip in the bud : cortar de raíznip n1) tang: sabor m fuerte2) pinch: pellizco m3) nibble: mordisco m4) swallow: trago m, traguito m5)there's a nip in the air : hace frescon.• dentellada s.f.• helada s.f.• mordisco s.m.• pellizco s.m.• pizco s.m.• sorbito s.m.• trago s.m.• viento frío s.m.v.• abrasar v.• morder v.• pellizcar v.• picar v.nɪp
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1)b) ( chill)c) ( tang) (AmE) sabor m fuerte2) ( drink) traguito m (fam), dedal m (fam)
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- pp- transitive verbb) ( damage) \<\<frost\>\> \<\<plants\>\> quemar
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vi1) (bite, snap)to nip AT something — \<\<dog\>\> mordisquear algo
2) ( go quickly) (BrE colloq)to nip out — salir* un momento
[nɪp]N pej japonés(-esa) m / f* * *[nɪp]
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1)b) ( chill)c) ( tang) (AmE) sabor m fuerte2) ( drink) traguito m (fam), dedal m (fam)
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- pp- transitive verbb) ( damage) \<\<frost\>\> \<\<plants\>\> quemar
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vi1) (bite, snap)to nip AT something — \<\<dog\>\> mordisquear algo
2) ( go quickly) (BrE colloq)to nip out — salir* un momento
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4 nip
nip
1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) pellizcar2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) cortar3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) picar4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) entrar en un momento, ir5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) helar, marchitar
2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) pellizco2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frío3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) trago•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud
nip vb1. morderbe careful, the dog sometimes nips you ten cuidado, a veces el perro muerde2. pellizcartr[nɪp]1 (pinch) pellizco2 (bite) mordisco, mordedura3 (drink) trago1 (pinch) pellizcar2 (bite) morder (con poca fuerza)1 (pinch) pellizcar2 (bite) morder3 (go quickly) ir (en un momento)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto nip in the bud cortar de raízthere's a nip in the air hace fresquillo1) pinch: pellizcar2) bite: morder, mordisquear3)to nip in the bud : cortar de raíznip n1) tang: sabor m fuerte2) pinch: pellizco m3) nibble: mordisco m4) swallow: trago m, traguito m5)there's a nip in the air : hace frescon.• dentellada s.f.• helada s.f.• mordisco s.m.• pellizco s.m.• pizco s.m.• sorbito s.m.• trago s.m.• viento frío s.m.v.• abrasar v.• morder v.• pellizcar v.• picar v.nɪp
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1)b) ( chill)c) ( tang) (AmE) sabor m fuerte2) ( drink) traguito m (fam), dedal m (fam)
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- pp- transitive verbb) ( damage) \<\<frost\>\> \<\<plants\>\> quemar
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vi1) (bite, snap)to nip AT something — \<\<dog\>\> mordisquear algo
2) ( go quickly) (BrE colloq)to nip out — salir* un momento
I [nɪp]1.N (=pinch) pellizco m ; (=bite) mordisco mit was nip and tuck throughout the match — (=neck and neck) el encuentro estuvo muy reñido or igualado
2.VT (=pinch) pellizcar, pinchar; (=bite) mordiscar, mordisquear; [frost] [+ plant] quemar; [wind] [+ one's face] cortar; (also: nip off) [+ flowers, buds] cortar- nip sth in the bud3.VI(Brit) *to nip off/out/down — irse/salir/bajar un momento
- nip at- nip down- nip into- nip out- nip to- nip up
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[nɪp]N [of drink] trago m, traguito * m* * *[nɪp]
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1)b) ( chill)c) ( tang) (AmE) sabor m fuerte2) ( drink) traguito m (fam), dedal m (fam)
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- pp- transitive verbb) ( damage) \<\<frost\>\> \<\<plants\>\> quemar
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vi1) (bite, snap)to nip AT something — \<\<dog\>\> mordisquear algo
2) ( go quickly) (BrE colloq)to nip out — salir* un momento
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5 afuera
Del verbo aforar: ( conjugate aforar) \ \
afuera es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: aforar afuera
afuera adverbio 1 ¡afuera! get out of here! European Spanish prefers◊ fuera in many of these examples aquí afuera se está muy bien it's really nice out here;comimos afuera ( en el jardín) we ate outside o outdoors; ( en un restaurante) we ate out; 2◊ afuera de (AmL): ¿qué haces afuera de la cama? what are you doing out of bed?;afuera del edificio outside the building
afuera
I adverbio outside: sal afuera, come o go out
II fpl afueras, outskirts: tienen una casa en las afueras, they have a house on the outskirts ' afuera' also found in these entries: Spanish: empañar - esperar - estirar - exterior - puerta - dejar - fuera - patizambo - tender - torcido English: baking - lead out - nippy - out - outside - send out - hang - leave - lip - lock - out of - outward -
6 biruji
biruji f fam cold, chilly, freezing, nippy: ¡menudo biruji hace ahí fuera!, it's freezing cold out! -
7 frío
Del verbo freír: ( conjugate freír) \ \
frío es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
frió es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: freír frío
freír ( conjugate freír) verbo transitivo to fry freírse verbo pronominal to fry
frío 1,◊ fría adjetivo1 ‹comida/agua/motor/viento› cold; dejar frío a algn: la noticia lo dejó frío ( indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news; ( atónito) he was staggered by the news;◊ el jazz me deja fría jazz does nothing for me2 ‹ público› unresponsive; ‹ recibimineto› cool;
frío 2 sustantivo masculino cold; ¡qué frío hace! it's so cold!; tener/pasar frío to be cold; tengo frío en los pies my feet are cold; tomar or (Esp) coger frío to catch cold
freír vtr, freírse verbo reflexivo
1 (en aceite) to fry
2 (acribillar) (con balas) to riddle somebody with bullets (con preguntas) to bombard
frío,-a
I adjetivo
1 cold
2 (distante) cold, cool, indifferent
3 (atónito, perplejo) cuando vi la factura del teléfono me quedé frío, I was stunned when I read the telephone bill
II sustantivo masculino cold: la niña ha cogido frío, my daughter has caught cold
pasaban mucho frío, they were very cold
hacer frío (el tiempo), to be cold
tener frío (una persona), to be cold ➣ Ver nota en fresco
' frío' also found in these entries: Spanish: adentro - amoratada - amoratado - calentar - con - cortante - empañar - escalofrío - fresca - fresco - fría - gélida - gélido - hacer - helada - helado - muerta - muerto - notar - ola - pelar - penetrar - penetrante - protestar - que - quebrantar - recrudecer - recrudecerse - sabañón - saber - sentir - sudor - temblar - temblor - temblorosa - tembloroso - tiritón - adelantar - aumentar - bestial - cerrar - chucho - coger - combatir - congelar - cortar - displicente - enfriar - entrar - entumecerse English: aloof - antisocial - be - bitterly - blue - chill - chilly - clammy - clinical - cold - cold sweat - cold-blooded - cool - crisp - dank - dead - distant - exposure - feel - freeze - gather in - grow - insulate - it - keep out - nip - nippy - numb - out - remote - rosy - rupture - shelter - shiver - shut out - snap - stiff - stone-cold - unwelcoming - warm - weather - winter - with - as - for - freezing - mild - shake - stony - sweat -
8 rápido
rápido 1 adverbio ‹ hablarabajar› quickly, fast; ‹conducir/ir› fast;◊ tráemelo ¡rápido! bring it to me, quick!
rápido 2 -da adjetivo ‹ aumento› rapid; ‹ cambio› quick, rapid, swift; ‹ desarrollo› rapid, swift; comida rápida fast food ■ sustantivo masculino (Ferr) express train, fast train ■ sustantivo masculino 1 (Ferr) fast train 2
rápido,-a
I adjetivo quick, fast, rapid
comida rápida, fast food
nos dio una rápida contestación, he gave us a speedy response ➣ Ver nota en fast
II adverbio quickly, fast: caminas demasiado rápido, you're walking too fast
¡rápido!, hurry up!
III sustantivo masculino 1 rápidos, (de un río) rapids pl
2 (tren) fast train, express ' rápido' also found in these entries: Spanish: en - espuela - estirón - lanzada - lanzado - ligera - ligero - rápida - cada - chiste - doble - minuta - pasar - perder - posible - pronto - seguir - súper - tren English: boomtown - brisk - cursory - dive - fast - flick - flying - get-rich-quick - hasty - high-speed - jump in - lively - nippy - passing - poof - prompt - quick - quickly - rapid - rattle through - runner - rush - smart - snappy - speedy - swift - trigger-happy - and - as - cataract - express - intercity - reader - so - walker -
9 temperatura
temperatura sustantivo femenino temperature; tiene temperatura (CS) she has a fever (AmE) o (BrE) a temperature; temperatura ambiente room temperature
temperatura sustantivo femenino temperature
temperatura ambiente, room temperature ' temperatura' also found in these entries: Spanish: agobiante - ambiente - ascender - baja - bajar - bajo - descender - descenso - elevada - elevado - fiebre - fresca - fresco - límite - moderada - moderado - oscilar - subir - subida - superar - tibieza - tiempo - ajustar - alcanzar - ascenso - aumentar - aumento - caer - caída - disminución - elevar - exterior - glacial - máximo - menguar - mínimo - natural - registrar - regular - tomar - variar English: cold - control - decrease - degree - drop - even - fall - fresh - gentle - high - lower - mark - moderate - nippy - point - rise - room temperature - tell - temperature - vary - change - close - hover - just - room - zero
См. также в других словарях:
nippy — ippy adj. Pleasantly cold and invigorating; of weather conditions. Syn: crisp, frosty, nipping, snappy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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nippy — adjective informal 1 weather that is nippy is slightly cold: It s rather nippy out there. 2 BrE moving quickly or able to move quickly: a nippy little car nippiness noun (U) nippily adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nippy — UK [ˈnɪpɪ] / US adjective Word forms nippy : adjective nippy comparative nippier superlative nippiest informal 1) British able to run or move quickly 2) if the weather is nippy, it is cold … English dictionary
nippy — adjective (nippier; est) Date: 1575 1. marked by a tendency to nip < a nippy dog > 2. brisk, quick, or nimble in movement ; snappy 3. pungent, sharp 4. chilly, chilling < a … New Collegiate Dictionary
nippy — /nip ee/, adj., nippier, nippiest. 1. chilly or cold: morning air that feels a bit nippy. 2. sharp or biting; tangy: This cheese has a good, nippy taste. 3. Chiefly Brit. Informal. nimble; agile. [1565 75; NIP1 + Y1] * * * … Universalium