nip

I 1. transitive verb,

-pp-

1) zwicken

nip somebody's toe/somebody on the leg — jemanden od. jemandem in den Zeh/jemanden am Bein zwicken

2)

nip off — abzwicken; (with scissors) abknipsen. See also academic.ru/9417/bud">bud 1.

2. intransitive verb,

-pp- (Brit. coll.): (step etc. quickly)

nip in — hinein-/hereinflitzen (ugs.)

nip out — hinaus-/herausflitzen (ugs.)

3. noun

1) (pinch, squeeze) Kniff, der; (bite) Biss, der

2) (coldness of air) Kälte, die

there's a nip in the air — es ist frisch

II noun

(of spirits etc.) Schlückchen, das

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[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb

1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) kneifen

2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) abzwicken

3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) beißen

4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) flitzen

5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) vernichten

2. noun

1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) das Kneifen

2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) das Schneiden

3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) das Schlückchen

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- nippy

- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud

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Nip

[nɪp]

n (pej! sl) Japs m pej

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[nɪp]

n (pej)

Japs m (pej inf)

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nip¹ [nıp]

A v/t

1. kneifen, zwicken:

nip sb’s (oder sb on the) arm jemanden in den Arm kneifen oder zwicken;

the dog nipped my leg der Hund zwickte mich ins Bein;

nip one’s finger in the door sich den Finger in der Tür einklemmen;

nip off abzwicken, abknipsen

2. Pflanzen schädigen (Frost etc): → bud¹ A 3

3. be nipped by the ice vom Eis eingeschlossen sein (Schiff)

4. sl

a) klauen

b) besonders US schnappen, verhaften

B v/i

1. nip at schnappen nach (Hund etc)

2. besonders Br umg flitzen, sausen:

nip in

a) hinein-, hereinflitzen,

b) AUTO einscheren;

I’ll nip out to buy some cigarettes ich hol mir nur schnell ein paar Zigaretten

C s

1. Kniff m:

give sb’s arm a nip, give sb a nip on the arm jemanden in den Arm kneifen oder zwicken;

give one’s finger a nip in the door sich den Finger in der Tür einklemmen

2. Schädigung f (durch Frost etc)

3. a) Kälte f:

there’s a nip in the air es ist ganz schön frisch

b) strenger Frost

4. a nip of ein bisschen:

he went out for a nip of fresh air er ging frische Luft schnappen

nip² [nıp]

A v/i & v/t nippen (an dat), ein Schlückchen nehmen (von)

B s Schlückchen n:

a nip of whisky

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I 1. transitive verb,

-pp-

1) zwicken

nip somebody's toe/somebody on the leg — jemanden od. jemandem in den Zeh/jemanden am Bein zwicken

2)

nip off — abzwicken; (with scissors) abknipsen. See also bud 1.

2. intransitive verb,

-pp- (Brit. coll.): (step etc. quickly)

nip in — hinein-/hereinflitzen (ugs.)

nip out — hinaus-/herausflitzen (ugs.)

3. noun

1) (pinch, squeeze) Kniff, der; (bite) Biss, der

2) (coldness of air) Kälte, die

there's a nip in the air — es ist frisch

II noun

(of spirits etc.) Schlückchen, das

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v.

kneifen v.

(§ p.,pp.: kniff, gekniffen)

zwicken v.