nip

nip
nip
A n
1 (pinch) pincement m ;
2 (bite) morsure f ; the dog gave him a nip on the ankle le chien l'a (légèrement) mordu à la cheville ;
3 fig there's a nip in the air il fait frisquet , ça pince ;
4 (small measure) petit verre m (of de).
B Nip n injur Jap m offensive.
C vtr (p prés etc -pp-)
1 (pinch) pincer ; to nip one's finger in sth se pincer le doigt dans qch ;
2 (bite) mordre (légèrement), donner un petit coup de dent à ; (playfully) mordiller ; he was nipped on the ankle by a crab il s'est fait pincer à la cheville par un crabe ;
3 [frost] brûler [seedlings] ;
4 (steal) piquer , faucher .
D vi (p prés etc -pp-)
1 (bite) [animal] mordre ; (playfully) mordiller ; [bird] donner un petit coup de bec à ;
2 GB (go) to nip into a shop entrer (rapidement) dans un magasin ; to nip in front of sb passer devant qn ; to nip out to the shops faire un saut jusqu'aux magasins ; to nip downstairs descendre rapidement ; to nip over to France for the weekend faire un saut en France pour le weekend.
Idioms
to nip sth in the bud étouffer or tuer qch dans l'œuf ; nip and tuck (cosmetic surgery) chirurgie f esthétique ; (neck and neck) US au coude à coude ; the race was nip and tuck all the way la course s'est faite au coude à coude.
Phrasal verbs
nip along [person, vehicle, train] aller à bonne allure ; to nip along to sth faire un saut à [shops].
nip in :
nip in [sth], nip [sth] in cintrer [garment].
nip off :
nip off [person] se sauver ;
nip off [sth], nip [sth] off couper [withered flower] ; pincer [bud].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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