chew in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for chew in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.chew [Brit tʃuː, Am tʃu] N

1. chew (act):

chew

masticazione f

2. chew (sweet):

chew

caramella f (gommosa)

3. chew (of tobacco):

chew

cicca f

II.chew [Brit tʃuː, Am tʃu] VB trans

1. chew person:

chew food, chewing gum

masticare

chew fingernails

mangiarsi

chew pencil etc.

mordere

to chew tobacco

masticare tabacco

to chew one's lip

mordersi le labbra

to chew a hole in sth

fare un buco in qualcosa a forza di rosicchiare

2. chew animal:

chew bone

rosicchiare

chew carpet etc.

mangiucchiare

III.chew [Brit tʃuː, Am tʃu] VB intr

chew

masticare

IV.chew [Brit tʃuː, Am tʃu]

to bite off more than one can chew

fare il passo più lungo della gamba

to chew the fat inf

fare quattro chiacchiere

chew out VB [tʃuː -] (chew [sb] out) Am inf

chew out

sgridare

chew out

strigliare

chew over VB [tʃuː -] (chew over [sth], chew [sth] over) inf

chew over problem:

chew over

rimuginare

chew up VB [tʃuː -] (chew up [sth], chew [sth] up)

chew up food:

chew up

masticare bene

chew on VB [tʃuː -] (chew on [sth])

chew on food

masticare

chew on bone

rosicchiare

chew on fig, inf problem

rimuginare

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to chew the cud

ruminare also fig

Translations for chew in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ruminare fig

to chew over

ruminare

to chew the cud

ruminare fig

to chew the cud

masticare

to chew

masticare bene

to chew up

masticare tabacco

to chew tobacco

mastica prima di inghiottire

chew before swallowing

rosicchiare cane:

to chew

rosicchiarsi le unghie

to bite or chew one's nails

cicca

chew

chew in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chew in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.chew [tʃu:] N

1. chew (tobacco plug):

chew

mozzicone m

2. chew (candy):

chew

caramella f

II.chew [tʃu:] VB trans

chew

masticare

chew out VB trans sl

chew out

fare una parte a

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to chew the cud a. fig inf

ruminare

to chew the fat with sb inf

chiacchierare con qu

Translations for chew in the Italian»English Dictionary

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mordicchiare

to chew

masticare

to chew

sistemare

to chew out

fare il passo più lungo della gamba fig

to bite off more than one can chew

chew Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to chew the cud a. fig inf

ruminare

to chew the fat with sb inf

chiacchierare con qu

to bite off more than one can chew

fare il passo più lungo della gamba fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Chewing betel leaf quid and smoking, the scientists claim shortened the life span by nearly 6 years.

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Chewing is relatively common in dinosaurs, but uncommon for other groups of reptiles.

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The cleft palate contributed to uneven teeth; he had such difficulty chewing food that his meals were specially prepared.

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The mandibles (jaws) are a highly sclerotized pair of structures that move at right angles to the body; used for biting, chewing and severing food.

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She has buckteeth and can't help sometimes chewing on her pencils.

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Rodents were even found to be chewing through the ropes of recovery personnel.

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It is also interesting to note that many common medicines have a bitter taste if chewed; the gustatory system apparently interprets these compounds as poisons.

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More and more children came down with lead poisoning because they were chewing on their cribs, coated in paint containing lead.

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He is noted for having neither drank nor smoked, although he often chewed tobacco.

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This initiates the digestion of the newly chewed leaves.

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