Nip * n pej japonés(-esa) m/f
nip [1]
a n
(=pinch) pellizco m
(=bite) mordisco m
there's a nip in the air hace bastante frío
it was nip and tuck throughout the match
(=neck and neck) el encuentro estuvo muy reñido or igualado
b vt
(=pinch) pellizcar, pinchar
(=bite) mordiscar, mordisquear
[frost]
[+plant] quemar
[wind]
[+one's face] cortar nip off
[+flowers, buds] cortar
to nip one's fingers in a door pillarse los dedos en una puerta
IDIOMS to nip sth in the bud cortar algo de raíz
c vi (Brit)
* to nip inside entrar un momento
to nip in and out of the traffic colarse por entre el tráfico
to nip off/out/down irse/salir/bajar un momento
I nipped round to the shop hice una escapadita a la tienda
we were nipping along at 100kph íbamos a 100kph
nip [2] n
[+of drink] trago m , traguito * m