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1 nibble
1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verbknabbern (at, on an + Dat.)* * *['nibl] 1. verb 2. noun(a small bite: Have a nibble of this cake.) der Happen* * *nib·ble[ˈnɪbl̩]I. njust 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 magst2. (snack)II. vt1. (eat)▪ to \nibble sth etw knabbern2. (amorously)she \nibbled his ear sie knabberte an seinem OhrIII. vi1. (snack) knabbernto \nibble at the bait anbeißen2. (purchase)▪ to \nibble at sth etw stückchenweise kaufeninvestors 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 kaufen3. (show interest)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 interessieren4. (eat into)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. vtknabbern; (= pick at) food nur anessen, herumnagen an (+dat) (inf)2. vi(at an +dat) knabbern; (= pick at) herumnagen; (fig) sich interessiert zeigen3. nI 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/t1. a) knabbernb) knabbern an (dat), anknabbernc) ein Loch etc knabbern (in in akk):nibble one’s food im Essen herumstochern;nibble off abknabbernB v/i1. knabbern (at, on an dat):nibble at one’s food im Essen herumstochern;nibble (away) at jemandes Ersparnisse etc annagen3. fig krittelnC s1. Knabbern n2. (vorsichtiges) Anbeißen (der Fische)3. (kleiner) Bissen, Happen m* * *1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verbknabbern (at, on an + Dat.)* * *v.knabbern v. -
2 nibble
nib·ble [ʼnɪbl̩] njust 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 magst2) ( snack)1) ( eat)to \nibble sth etw knabbern2) ( amorously)to \nibble sth an etw dat knabbern;she \nibbled his ear sie knabberte an seinem Ohr vi1) ( snack) knabbern;to \nibble at the bait anbeißen;the fish \nibbled at the bait der Fisch biss an;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 kaufen3) ( 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 £ und sie fangen an, sich langsam dafür zu interessieren4) ( eat into)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
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