What is 'pizzicare' called in English?

'pizzicare' in English is called "Nip". Nip refers to: Mordere o pizzicare qualcosa rapidamente e leggermente.

How do you pronounce 'Nip' and 'pizzicare'?

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English: "The dog nipped at his heels playfully." | Italian: "Il cane gli diede dei colpetti giocosi ai talloni."

verb · noun

English to Italian Dictionary

verbpizzicare

nounsorso, freddo pungente

Sinonimi:mordicchiaresorsatagelo

pizzicare in English:nip

Phonetic:pittzik-kah-reh

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Il significato di nip in italiano è pizzicare, sorso, freddo pungente. (Mordere o pizzicare qualcosa rapidamente e leggermente.)

1
verb
pizzicare
To bite or pinch something quickly and lightly.
Mordere o pizzicare qualcosa rapidamente e leggermente.
2
noun(informal)
sorso
A small quantity of alcoholic drink.
Una piccola quantità di bevanda alcolica.
3
noun
freddo pungente
A sharp, biting coldness, often referring to the weather.
Un freddo acuto e pungente, spesso riferito al tempo.

casual

“The dog nipped at his heels playfully.”

Il cane gli diede dei colpetti giocosi ai talloni.

casual

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

C'è un vero freddo pungente nell'aria stamattina.

casual

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

Prese un rapido sorso di whisky prima di uscire.

In Italian:

mordicchiaresorsatagelo

In English:

In Italian:

accarezzarelunga bevutacalore

past tensenipped

present participlenipping

agent nounnipper

adjectivenippy

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.