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1 ♦ chip
♦ chip (1) /tʃɪp/n.9 (al pl.) ( slang antiq. o USA) soldi; grana (pop.): I'm in the chips, sono pieno di soldi; ho un bel po' di grana● (GB) chip and PIN, (sistema di) pagamento tramite bancomat o carta di credito che prevede la digitazione del PIN; chip basket, cestello della friggitrice □ (Austral.) chip heater, scaldabagno a legna □ (fig.) a chip off the old block, figlio (o figlia) dello stesso stampo del padre (o della madre) □ chip pan, friggitrice ( apparecchio) □ chip shop, negozio di «fish and chips» □ (fam. GB) to have had one's chips, aver perso; essere spacciato □ (fig.) to have a chip on one's shoulder, covare un risentimento generalizzato; essere pieno di astio; avercela con il mondo intero □ (fig. fam.) when the chips are down, alla resa dei conti.chip (2) /tʃɪp/n.(to) chip (1) /tʃɪp/A v. t.3 intagliare; incidereB v. i.(to) chip (2) /tʃɪp/v. t. -
2 potato crisp
(usually crisp: American potato chip: usually in plural) (a thin, crisp, fried slice of potato: a packet of (potato) crisps.) patatina -
3 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 -
4 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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