NIP - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. nip [Brit nɪp, Am nɪp] N

1. nip (pinch):

nip

pincement m

2. nip (bite):

nip

morsure f

the dog gave him a nip on the ankle

le chien l'a (légèrement) mordu à la cheville

3. nip fig:

there's a nip in the air

il fait frisquet inf

there's a nip in the air

ça pince inf

4. nip (small measure):

nip inf

petit verre m (of de)

Phrases:

Nip sl, offens

Jap m offens

II. nip <pres part nipping; pret, pp nipped> [Brit nɪp, Am nɪp] VB trans

1. nip (pinch):

nip

pincer

to nip one's finger in sth

se pincer le doigt dans qc

2. nip:

nip (bite)

mordre (légèrement)

nip (bite)

donner un petit coup de dent à

nip (playfully)

mordiller

he was nipped on the ankle by a crab

il s'est fait pincer à la cheville par un crabe

3. nip frost seedlings:

nip

brûler

4. nip (steal):

nip inf

piquer inf

nip inf

faucher inf

III. nip <pres part nipping; pret, pp nipped> [Brit nɪp, Am nɪp] VB intr

1. nip:

nip (bite) animal:

mordre

nip (playfully)

mordiller

nip bird:

donner un petit coup de bec à

2. nip Brit (go) inf:

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

IV. nip [Brit nɪp, Am nɪp]

to nip sth in the bud

étouffer or tuer qc dans l'œuf

nip and tuck inf (cosmetic surgery)

chirurgie f esthétique

nip and tuck (neck and neck) Am

au coude à coude

the race was nip and tuck inf all the way

la course s'est faite au coude à coude

I. nip off VB [Brit nɪp -, Am nɪp -] (nip off)

nip off person:

nip off

se sauver

II. nip off VB [Brit nɪp -, Am nɪp -] (nip off [sth], nip [sth] off)

nip off withered flower

couper

nip off bud

pincer

I. nip in VB [Brit nɪp -, Am nɪp -] (nip in [sth], nip [sth] in)

nip in garment:

nip in

cintrer

nip along VB [Brit nɪp -, Am nɪp -]

nip along person, vehicle, train:

nip along

aller à bonne allure

to nip along to sth

faire un saut à inf

to nip sth in the bud

tuer qc dans l'œuf

French

English

geler plante

to nip

étouffer une révolte

to nip a revolt in the bud

étouffer qc dans l'œuf

to nip sth in the bud

pincer crabe:

to nip

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. nip¹ <-pp-> [nɪp] VB trans

1. nip (bite):

nip

mordre

to nip sth off

couper qc avec les dents

2. nip (pinch):

nip

pincer

Phrases:

to nip sth in the bud

étouffer qc dans l'œuf

II. nip¹ <-pp-> [nɪp] VB intr

1. nip (bite):

nip

mordre

2. nip Brit, Aus inf (move quickly):

nip

filer

to nip across to sth

aller vite en face

to nip off

se sauver

to nip into a shop

faire un saut dans un magasin

III. nip¹ [nɪp] N

1. nip (pinch):

nip

pincement m

2. nip (bite):

nip

morsure f

3. nip (feeling of cold):

there's a nip in the air

il fait frisquet

nip² [nɪp] N Brit inf

nip

goutte f

French

English

pincer crabe, écrevisse

to nip

pincer la joue/le bras à qn crabe, écrevisse

to nip sb's cheek/arm

geler bourgeons

to nip

étouffer un complot dans l'œuf

to nip a plot in the bud

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. nip¹ <-pp-> [nɪp] VB trans

1. nip (bite):

nip

mordre

to nip sth off

couper qc avec les dents

2. nip (pinch):

nip

pincer

Phrases:

to nip sth in the bud

étouffer qc dans l'œuf

II. nip¹ [nɪp] N

1. nip (pinch):

nip

pincement m

2. nip (bite):

nip

morsure f

3. nip (feeling of cold):

there's a nip in the air

il fait frisquet

nip² [nɪp] N inf

nip

goutte f

French

English

geler bourgeons

to nip

pincer crabe, écrevisse

to nip

pincer la joue/le bras à qn crabe, écrevisse

to nip sb's cheek/arm

étouffer un complot dans l'œuf

to nip a plot in the bud

Present

I	nip
you	nip
he/she/it	nips
we	nip
you	nip
they	nip

Past

I	nipped
you	nipped
he/she/it	nipped
we	nipped
you	nipped
they	nipped

Present Perfect

I	have	nipped
you	have	nipped
he/she/it	has	nipped
we	have	nipped
you	have	nipped
they	have	nipped

Past Perfect

I	had	nipped
you	had	nipped
he/she/it	had	nipped
we	had	nipped
you	had	nipped
they	had	nipped

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Distinctive features include pear-shaped buds in threes; shining, red-brown fruit; leaves mostly alternate.

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Buds are the small part of the vine that rest between the vine's stem and the petiole (leaf stem).

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Removing a portion of a growing stem down to a set of desirable buds or side-branching stems.

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Some bud sports turn out to be improved strains of the parent cultivar.

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Like the new leaves and stems, developing buds are covered in reddish hair.

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