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1 nippy
1) ((of the weather) cold.) chladný2) (quick-moving; nimble: a nippy little car.) rýchly* * *• vrtký• studený• svižný• ostrý• kúsavý -
2 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.) poštípať; uhryznúť2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) odštiknúť3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) štípať4) (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.) (od)skočiť si5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) spáliť2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) poštípanie, uhryznutie2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) chlad3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) hlt; pohárik•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud* * *• úštipok• uštipnutie• vziat• vypit si• zahatit• zamedzit• zlisovat• zatknút• zbalit• zaštípat• zlodej• zobrat• zvierat• spálit• sarkazmus• slza• skocit• štípat• štiplavost• stlacit• srkat• stisnutie• srknutie• stlacenie• tlacit• uhryznutie• tisnút• urezat koniec• upíjat• ukradnút• prerušit• prefúknut• prištiknút• glg• hlt• dúšok• hrýzt• jedovatá poznámka• chytat• chlad• ostro napomenút• oziabanie• ostrý vtip• pálit• ostrá chut• poštípat• potiahnut• pokúsat• lízat• liznutie• kúsok• mrazík
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nippy — nip|py [ˈnıpi] adj informal 1.) weather that is nippy is slightly cold = ↑chilly ▪ It s a bit nippy out there. 2.) BrE moving quickly or able to move quickly ▪ a nippy little car … Dictionary of contemporary English
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