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nip·py
(nĭp′ē)adj. nip·pi·er, nip·pi·est
1. Tending to nip: an exuberant, nippy puppy.
2. Sharp or biting: nippy cheese.
3. Bitingly cold: a nippy fall day.
nip′pi·ly adv.
nip′pi·ness n.
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nippy
(ˈnɪpɪ)adj, -pier or -piest
1. (of weather) chilly, keen, or frosty
2. informal
a. quick; nimble; active
b. (of a motor vehicle) small and relatively powerful
3. (of the taste of food) biting, sharp, or pungent
4. (of a dog) inclined to bite
ˈnippily adv
ˈnippiness n
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nip•py
(ˈnɪp i)adj. -pi•er, -pi•est.
1. chilly; cold.
2. sharp; pungent.
3. nimble; agile.
[1565–75]
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Adj. 1. nippy - a sharp biting taste; "a nippy cheese"
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
2. nippy - pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"
cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
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Translations
بارِد، قارِصسَريع الحَرَكَه
chladnýčilýřezavě studenýrychlý
bidenderap
napursnöggur, lipur
nippy
[ˈnɪpɪ] ADJ (nippier (compar) (nippiest (superl)))1. (= quick) [person] → ágil, rápido ; [car] → rápido
be nippy about it! → ¡date prisa!
we shall have to be nippy → tendremos que darnos prisa, tendremos que apurarnos or movernos (LAm)
be nippy about it! → ¡date prisa!
we shall have to be nippy → tendremos que darnos prisa, tendremos que apurarnos or movernos (LAm)
2. (= cold) [weather] → fresquito
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[ˈnɪpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(nip) – past tense, past participle nipped – verb1. 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. knyp, byt يَضْغَط بين الإبْهام والسَّبابَه، يَقْرُص، يَعُض ощипвам beliscar štípnout, kousnout kneifen knibe; nive τσιμπώ, δαγκώνω pellizcar näpistama گازگرفتن nipistää pincer; donner un coup de dent לִצבוֹט, לִנשוֹך चिकोटी काटना zagristi, zadati bol megcsíp mencubit, menggigit klípa, bíta pizzicare; pungere; mordere つねる ...을 집다 įgnybti, įžnybti, įkąsti []kniebt; []kost mencubit knijpen, bijten klype, bite uszczypnąć خوړل،چك وهل beliscar a ciupi; a muşca щипать; кусать poštípať; uhryznúť uščipniti uštinuti nypa, klämma, bita กัด hafifçe ısırmak, kapmak 捏,掐,夾,咬 щипати چٹکي لينا، دبانا cắn 捏,夹,咬
2. to cut with such an action. He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers. afknip يَقْطَع، يَقْضُم прерязвам cortar uštípnout abzwicken nive κόβω cortar katki, ära näpistama قطع کردن katkaista sectionner לִנשוֹך नुकसान पहुंचाना otkinuti lecsíp memotong klippa tagliare 切る ...을 잘라내다 nugnybti pārkniebt; nokniebt menggigit afknijpen knipe, nappe av odciąć پرى كول cortar a tăia откусывать; отщипывать odštiknúť odščipniti ukleštiti nypa (knipsa) av ตัด kesmek, kırpmak 捏斷,掐斷,夾斷,咬斷 відрізати, відкусити کترنا cắt đứt 捏斷,夹断,咬断,剪断
3. to sting. Iodine nips when it is put on a cut. brand يَقْرُص щипя arder štípat beißen svie τσούζω picar kirvendama تير کشيدن kirveltää piquer לִצרוֹב जल्दी करना štipanjem otkinuti csíp menyengat stinga, svíða pizzicare しみる 찌르다, 쏘다 gelti, graužti kost menggigit bijten svi szczypać چيچل arder a înţepa щипать štípať peči peckati svida ทําให้แสบ; เจ็บปวด sızlatmak 螫 щипати; кусати تکليف دينا، ڈنک مارنا lạnh buốt 螫
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. gou gaan يَقوم بِزِيارَةٍ سَريعَه отскачам dar um pulo zaskočit (si) flitzen smutte πετάγομαι entrar en un momento, ir läbi lippama جيم شدن poiketa faire un saut à לְהָגִיח, לְהַגִיע מַהֵר skočiti, žuriti beugrik; átugrik singgah sebentar skjótast (fare un salto) 急ぐ 날쌔게 가다 užbėgti, išdumti, bėginėti izskriet; aizskriet sekejap wippen stikke innom som snarest skoczyć د سترگو په رپ كښى ir num pulo a da o fugă (până la) сбегать; слетать (od)skočiť si skočiti v skoknuti kila (slinka) [i väg, bort, före, över] ไปอย่างรวดเร็ว bir koşu gitmek 快速移動,去一會兒,去幾天(常指短暫旅行) майнути; гайнути جلدی جلدی آنا جانا chạy vụt qua 急忙赶往,快速去(某处),赶快
5. to stop the growth of (plants etc). The frost has nipped the roses. doodryp يوقِف نُمُو осакатявам parar sežehnout vernichten bide παγώνω, καταστρέφω helar, marchitar näpistama مانع رشدونموشدن pysäyttää kasvu brûler לַעֲצוֹר צְמִיחָה वृद्धि या विकास को रोक देना zaustaviti rast megcsíp (fagy) mematikan kæfa, hefta distruggere 生長を止める (식물 등의) 성장을 방해하다 pakąsti, nukąsti []kost, []kniebt membantutkan beschadigen svi, bite zmrozić د لويدو مانع كيدل parar a distruge побить spáliť posmoditi prekinuti rast fördärva, frostskada ยับยั้งการเจริญเติบโต engellemek, önlemek 阻礙生長(植物等的生長) пошкодити نمو کو روک دينا làm thui chột 伤害,阻碍生长
noun1. the act of pinching or biting. His dog gave her a nip on the ankle. knyp, byt قَرْصَه، عَضَّه захапване beliscão štípnutí, kousnutí das Kneifen snap τσίμπημα, δάγκωμα pellizco hammustus گاز nipistys pincement; petit coup de dent נשיכה, צביטה चिकोटी ugriz {\b0 (igével:)} belekapott gigitan bit pizzico; morso ひとかみ 한 번 집기, 물기 gnybis, įkandimas kodiens; kniebiens gigitan kneep, beet bit uszczypnięcie خوړل،چك وهل mordidela ciupitură; muşcătură щипок; укус poštípanie, uhryznutie uščip; ugriz ugriz nyp, bett การงับ hafifçe ısırma, kıstırma, çimdikleme 捏,掐,咬 укус کاٹ، زخم cái cấu; cắn 捏,咬
2. a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather. a nip in the air. byt لَسْعَه щипане frio cortante mrazík das Schneiden nap; køligt drag ψύχρα frío näpistus سرمازدگى kipakkuus froid, piquant מַכָּת כְּפוֹר शीत से ठिठुर जाना uštip enyhe fagy sengatan nepja (aria pungente), (freddo intenso) 寒さ 에는 듯한 아픔 žnaibantis šaltukas salta dvesma terasa menggigit bijtende kou napp, kjølig drag przymrozek ساړه،يخنى frio cortante frig înţepător морозец, похолодание chlad strupen mraz oštar mraz sveda, skarp kyla ความหนาวเหน็บ keskin soğuk, don 寒氣,嚴寒 похолодання تندي، تيزي sự tê cóng 寒冷,寒意
3. a small drink, especially of spirits. snapsie, regmakertjie جُرْعَه сръбване trago lok, slza das Schlückchen nip; tår γουλιά trago klahv بک نوع مشروب الکلی naukku petit verre לגימה चुटकी, चुस्की gutljaj, čašica korty sedikit minuman keras tár, snafs goccetto 1杯 소량, 한 모금 gurkšnelis malciņš arak borrel tår, knert łyk يو ډول شراب trago păhărel рюмочка, глоток hlt; pohárik kozarček gutljaj droppe, tår, hutt เครื่องดื่มแอลกอฮอล์ yudum 少量的飲料(尤指烈酒) ковток ايک مشروب một ly nhỏ 少量的饮料(尤指烈酒)
ˈnippy adjective1. (of the weather) cold. skerp بارِد، قارِص остър frio chladný, řezavě studený beißend bidende ψυχρός, τσουχτερός fresquillo krõbe سرد kylmä âpre כפור तीक्ष्ण शीत prozebao csípős dingin napur pungente, gelido 寒い 살을 에는 듯한 šaltokas auksts, salts terasa menggigit koud bitende, skarp mroźny ساړه ،زكام frio rece морозный, холодный chladný oster oštar bitande kall ค่อนข้างหนาว acı, sert, dondurucu 刺骨的 морозний, холодний سخت، کاٹ کھانے والي lạnh 刺骨的
2. quick-moving; nimble. a nippy little car. vinnig سَريع الحَرَكَه бърз rápido rychlý, čilý behende rap σβέλτος rápido nobe چابک nopea rapide, preste זריז चलने में तेज odjuriti fürge lincah snöggur, lipur agile, svelto 速い 날쌘 greitas, vikrus veikls; ņiprs dengan pantas vlug rask, snerten żwawy تيزتلونكى rápido rapid, iute проворный rýchly hiter brz kvick, rask, pigg ซึ่งเคลื่อนที่ได้รวดเร็ว hızlı, çevik, atik 寒冷的(指天氣) моторний, швидкий ہلکي پھلکي nhanh nhẹn 敏捷的
nip (something) in the bud to stop (something) as soon as it starts. The managers nipped the strike in the bud. iets in die kiem smoor يَقْضي عَلَيْه في المَهْد спирам в зародиш cortar pela raiz udusit v zárodku im Keim ersticken kvæle i starten σταματώ κτ. εν τη γενέσει του cortar de raíz algeos lämmatama جلو گیری کردن از کاری lopettaa alkuunsa étouffer dans l'oeuf לִקטוֹע בְאִיבּוֹ वृद्धि या विकास को रोक देना oštro djelovati csírájában elfojt menghentikan kæfa í fæðingu (stroncare sul nascere) 未然に防ぐ 미연에 방지하다 tuojau pat nutraukti/užgniaužti iznīcināt pašā dīglī membantutkan in de kiem smoren kvele (noe) i fødselen stłumić w zarodku مخنيوى كول cortar pela raiz a înăbuşi în faşă пресечь в корне, подавить в зародыше zmariť hneď od začiatku zatreti v kali ugušiti u začetku kväva ngt i sin linda ทําให้ชะงักไป bir şeyi başlar başlamaz durdurmak, meydan vermemek 防患於未然 задавати у зародку ابتداء ہي ميں قلع قمع کرنا bóp chết ngay từ trong trứng nước 防患于未然
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