nibble

nibble
1. transitive verb
knabbern

nibble off — abknabbern

2. intransitive verb
knabbern (at, on an + Dat.)
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['nibl] 1. verb
(to take very small bites (of): She was nibbling (at) a biscuit.) knabbern
2. noun
(a small bite: Have a nibble of this cake.) der Happen
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nib·ble
[ˈnɪbl̩]
I. n
1. (bite) Bissen m, Happen m fam
just 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 magst
2. (snack)
\nibbles pl BRIT (fam) Häppchen pl
3. (fig: interest) Anfrage f
4. COMPUT Vier-Bit-Byte nt
II. vt
1. (eat)
to \nibble sth etw knabbern
to \nibble sth an etw dat knabbern
she \nibbled his ear sie knabberte an seinem Ohr
III. vi
1. (snack) knabbern
to \nibble at [or on] sth an etw dat herumknabbern
to \nibble at the bait anbeißen
the fish \nibbled at the bait der Fisch biss an; (fig: of trap) den Köder schlucken fam
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 kaufen
3. (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 Pfund und sie fangen an, sich langsam dafür zu interessieren
to \nibble away at sth an etw dat nagen fig
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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['nɪbl]
1. vt
knabbern; (= pick at) food nur anessen, herumnagen an (+dat) (inf)
2. vi
(at an +dat) knabbern; (= pick at) herumnagen; (fig) sich interessiert zeigen

to nibble at the bait (fig) — sich interessiert zeigen

3. n

I 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)

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nibble [ˈnıbl]
A v/t
1. a) knabbern
b) knabbern an (dat), anknabbern
c) ein Loch etc knabbern (in in akk):
nibble one’s food im Essen herumstochern;
nibble off abknabbern
2. den Köder vorsichtig anbeißen (Fisch)
B v/i
1. knabbern (at, on an dat):
nibble at (oder on) auch etwas anknabbern;
nibble at one’s food im Essen herumstochern;
nibble (away) at jemandes Ersparnisse etc annagen
2. (fast) anbeißen (Fisch; auch fig Käufer)
3. fig kritteln
C s
1. Knabbern n
2. (vorsichtiges) Anbeißen (der Fische)
3. (kleiner) Bissen, Happen m
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1. transitive verb
knabbern

nibble off — abknabbern

2. intransitive verb
knabbern (at, on an + Dat.)
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v.
knabbern v.

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