nibble in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for nibble in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.nibble [Am ˈnɪbəl, Brit ˈnɪb(ə)l] VB trans

1. nibble (bite):

nibble

mordisquear

2. nibble (eat, pick at):

nibble

picar

II.nibble [Am ˈnɪbəl, Brit ˈnɪb(ə)l] VB intr

1. nibble (bite, gnaw):

to nibble at/on sth

mordisquear algo

2. nibble (eat):

nibble

picar

III.nibble [Am ˈnɪbəl, Brit ˈnɪb(ə)l] N

1. nibble (bite):

to have a nibble at sth

mordisquear algo

2. nibble (in fishing):

I didn't get a nibble all afternoon

no picaron en toda la tarde

3. nibble <nibbles, pl > (party snacks):

nibble inf

cosas fpl para picar

nibble inf

botanas fpl Mex

Translations for nibble in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

comisquear

to nibble

comisquear

to nibble at

comisquear

to nibble

comiscar

to nibble

pasapalo

nibble inf

pellizcar

to nibble at

picotear

to nibble

mecatear

to nibble

mordisquear

to nibble

nos dieron maní para entretener el diente mientras esperábamos

they gave us some peanuts to nibble while we waited

picar

to nibble

nibble in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nibble in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.nibble [ˈnɪbl] N

1. nibble (a small bite/peck):

nibble

mordisco m

nibble

bocado m

to take a nibble (at sth)

dar un mordisco (a algo)

2. nibble (expression of interest):

nibble

muestra f de interés

3. nibble Brit inf:

nibbles

tentempié m

II.nibble [ˈnɪbl] VB trans

1. nibble (bite):

nibble

mordisquear

nibble rat

roer

2. nibble (pick at):

nibble

picar

III.nibble [ˈnɪbl] VB intr

1. nibble a. fig:

nibble

picar

2. nibble (purchase little quantities of):

to nibble at sth

comprar poca cantidad de algo

3. nibble (show interest in):

to nibble at sth

mostrar interés por algo

4. nibble (deplete slowly):

to nibble away at sth

desgastar algo

Translations for nibble in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

mordisco

nibble

mordisquear algo

to nibble at sth

golosinear

to nibble at sweets [or candy Am]

pellizco (de bocadillo)

nibble

picotear

to nibble

pellizcar (comida)

to nibble

nibble Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take a nibble (at sth)

dar un mordisco (a algo)

to nibble at sth

comprar poca cantidad de algo

to nibble at sth

mostrar interés por algo

to nibble away at sth

desgastar algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Two prefix instructions allowed construction of larger constants by prepending their lower nibbles to the operands of following instructions.

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The caterpillars nibble pieces out of the margins of the leaves leaving characteristic scalloped edges to the foliage.

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When the transmitter detects the toggle, this procedure is repeated for the next nibble.

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It is carried on octagonal piers with capitals carved with heads and leaves, and a depiction of two dragons nibbling a human head.

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The attribute byte stores the foreground color in the low nibble and the background color and blink attribute in the high nibble.

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The bone covering the lacrimal sac is nibbled out.

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Data in the general-purpose registers can be accessed on nibble boundaries and used for calculations, whereas the scratch registers allow only load and store operations.

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Immature dendritic cells may also phagocytize small quantities of membrane from live own cells, in a process called nibbling.

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They nibble them, throw them around, and they turn into a good wool catcher in their cage.

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The smaller gonozooids do not seem to sting the fish and the fish is reported to frequently nibble on these tentacles.

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