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nip Meaning in Spanish (nip significado en español)

verbpellizcar
nountrago, frío penetrante
Sinónimos:mordiscopellizcogolpe
pellizcar in English:nip
Phonetic:peliscar
Plural: nips
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de nip en español es pellizcar, trago, frío penetrante. (Morder o pellizcar algo rápida y ligeramente.)

Definitions of Nip

  1. 1
    verb
    pellizcar

    To bite or pinch something quickly and lightly.

    Morder o pellizcar algo rápida y ligeramente.

  2. 2
    noun(informal)
    trago

    A small quantity of alcoholic drink.

    Una pequeña cantidad de bebida alcohólica.

  3. 3
    noun
    frío penetrante

    A sharp, biting coldness, often referring to the weather.

    Una frialdad aguda y mordaz, a menudo refiriéndose al clima.

Example Sentences

casual

“The dog nipped at his heels playfully.”

El perro le mordisqueó los talones juguetonamente.

casual

“There's a real nip in the air this morning.”

Hay un frío penetrante real en el aire esta mañana.

casual

“He took a quick nip of whiskey before heading out.”

Se tomó un trago rápido de whisky antes de salir.

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

mordiscopellizcogolpe

In English:

bitepinchsnap

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

acariciarabrazar

Inflected Word Forms

past tensenipped
present participlenipping
agent nounnipper
adjectivenippy

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

Nip in the budidiom

To stop something bad from becoming worse by dealing with it at an early stage.

A nip in the airexpression

A slight but noticeable coldness in the atmosphere.

Nip and tuckidiom

A situation in which the competitors are very close and it is impossible to say who will win.