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u:(to break (food etc) with the teeth before swallowing: If you chew your food properly it is easier to digest.)chew vb masticartr[ʧʊː]1 (of tobacco) mascada; (sweet) caramelo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto chew something over darle vueltas a algoto chew the cud rumiarchew ['ʧu:] vt: masticar, mascarchew n: algo que se masca (como tabaco)expr.• regañar v.• reñir v.v.• manducar v.• mascar v.• masticar v.• moler v.tʃuː
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transitive verb \<\<food\>\> mascar*, masticar*; \<\<nails/pencil\>\> morder*; \<\<tobacco/gum\>\> mascar*to chew the fat o rag — (colloq) charlar or (esp AmL) conversar or (AmC, Méx) platicar*
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vito chew AT/ON something — mordiscar* algo, mordisquear algo
Phrasal Verbs:- chew out- chew up[tʃuː]1. N1) (=action)2) (Brit) (=sweet) caramelo m masticable; (=dog treat) golosina f para perros2.VT [+ food etc] mascar, masticar- chew sb's ass- chew the fat or rag- chew on- chew out- chew up* * *[tʃuː]
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transitive verb \<\<food\>\> mascar*, masticar*; \<\<nails/pencil\>\> morder*; \<\<tobacco/gum\>\> mascar*to chew the fat o rag — (colloq) charlar or (esp AmL) conversar or (AmC, Méx) platicar*
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vito chew AT/ON something — mordiscar* algo, mordisquear algo
Phrasal Verbs:- chew out- chew up
См. также в других словарях:
chew something over — MEDITATE ON, ruminate on, think about/over/through, mull over, consider, weigh up, ponder on, deliberate on, reflect on, muse on, dwell on, give thought to, turn over in one s mind; brood over, puzzle over, rack one s brains about; N. Amer. think … Useful english dictionary
bite — bite1 S2 [baıt] v past tense bit [bıt] past participle bitten [ˈbıtn] present participle biting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(teeth)¦ 2¦(insect/snake)¦ 3¦(press hard)¦ 4¦(effect)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(fish)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
food — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ delicious, excellent, good, great, superb, tasty, wonderful ▪ favourite/favorite ▪ decent … Collocations dictionary
bite — 1 verb past tense bit, past participle bitten 1 WITH YOUR TEETH (I, T) to cut or crush something with your teeth: Be careful! My dog bites. | Do you bite your fingernails? (+ into/through): biting into a juicy apple | They had to bite through the … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tooth — /tu:T/ noun plural teeth /ti:T/ (C) 1 IN MOUTH one of the hard white objects in your mouth that you use to bite and chew your food: Brush your teeth twice a day. | I m going to the dentist to have a tooth out. | cut a tooth (=grow a new tooth):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mull something over — PONDER, consider, think over/about, reflect on, contemplate, turn over in one s mind, chew over, cogitate on, give some thought to; archaic pore on. → mull * * * ˌmull sthˈover derived to spend time thinking carefully about a plan or proposal Syn … Useful english dictionary
