chip away in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for chip away in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.chip away VB [tʃɪp -] (chip away)

chip away paint, plaster:

chip away

saltare

to chip away at (carve) marble, rock

incidere

to chip away at fig power, authority, confidence

intaccare

II.chip away VB [tʃɪp -] (chip away [sth], chip [sth] away)

chip away paint, plaster:

chip away

fare saltare

Translations for chip away in the Italian»English Dictionary

saltare vernice:

to chip (away)

intaccare salute

to chip away (at)

tagliuzzare (facendo graffi e incisioni)

to chip (away at) tavolo

Translations for chip away in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.away [Brit əˈweɪ, Am əˈweɪ] ADV Away often appears in English as the second element of a verb (run away, put away, get away, look away, give away etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (run, put, get, look, give etc.). - Away often appears after a verb in English to show that an action is continuous or intense: if away does not change the basic meaning of the verb, only the verb is translated: he was snoring away = russava; if away does change the basic meaning of the verb (he's grinding away at his maths), consult the appropriate verb entry.

1. away (not present, gone):

to be away

essere via, essere assente (from da)

to be away SCHOOL

essere assente (from da)

to be away (on business trip)

essere in trasferta

I'll be away (for) two weeks

starò via (per) due settimane

to be away on vacation, on business

essere in vacanza, via per affari

to be away from home

essere lontano or via da casa

I'll have to be away by 10

dovrò andare via entro le 10

she's away in Paris

è a Parigi

she's away at a conference

è via per una conferenza

2. away (distant in space):

3 km, 50 m away

a 3 km, 50 m (di distanza)

10 cm away from the edge

a 10 cm dal bordo

a weekend away in the country

un week-end in campagna

I hate to be away from home

odio essere lontano da casa

far away

lontano

away with you!

ma va'!

3. away (distant in time):

London is two hours away

Londra è a due ore da qui

my birthday is two months away

il mio compleanno è tra due mesi

the election, the exam is only days away

mancano solo pochi giorni all'elezione, all'esame

4. away (in the opposite direction):

to shuffle, crawl away

andarsene strascicando i piedi, arrancando

5. away (for emphasis):

away back in 1920

nel lontano 1920

away over the other side of the lake

sull'altra riva del lago

6. away SPORTS:

away play, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

II.away [Brit əˈweɪ, Am əˈweɪ] ADJ

1. away SPORTS:

away goal, match, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

the away team

la squadra che gioca fuori casa

2. away Brit (drunk) inf:

to be well away

essere partito

III.away [Brit əˈweɪ, Am əˈweɪ]

to be away with the fairies inf

non esserci con la testa

I.chip [Brit tʃɪp, Am tʃɪp] N

1. chip:

chip (fragment)

frammento m (of di)

chip (of wood, glass)

scheggia f

2. chip (mark, flaw):

chip (in wood, china, glass)

scheggiatura f

this cup has a chip in it

questa tazza è scheggiata

3. chip Brit (fried potato):

chip

patata f fritta

4. chip Am (potato crisp):

chip

patatina f

a packet of chips

un pacchetto di patatine

5. chip COMPUT:

chip

chip m

6. chip SPORTS:

chip (in golf)

tiro m di avvicinamento

chip (in football)

pallonetto m

to play a chip (in golf)

fare un tiro di avvicinamento

7. chip GAMES:

chip (in gambling)

fiche f

chip (smaller)

gettone m

to cash in one's chips

incassare le fiche

to cash in one's chips fig

morire

II.chip <forma in -ing chipping, pt, pp chipped> [Brit tʃɪp, Am tʃɪp] VB trans

1. chip (damage):

chip glass, cup, plate, precious stone

scheggiare

chip paint

fare saltare

to chip a tooth, bone

scheggiarsi un dente, un osso

2. chip (carve):

chip wood

tagliare, intagliare

chip stone

incidere, scalpellare

3. chip FOOD:

chip potatoes

tagliare a bastoncino

III.chip <forma in -ing chipping, pt, pp chipped> [Brit tʃɪp, Am tʃɪp] VB intr

1. chip (damage):

chip plate, glass, precious stone, tooth:

scheggiarsi

chip paint, varnish:

saltare

2. chip SPORTS (in golf):

chip

fare un tiro di avvicinamento

IV.chip [Brit tʃɪp, Am tʃɪp] N (in wrestling)

chip

sgambetto m

V.chip <forma in -ing chipping, pt, pp chipped> [Brit tʃɪp, Am tʃɪp] VB trans (in wrestling)

chip

fare lo sgambetto a

VI.chip [Brit tʃɪp, Am tʃɪp]

to have a chip on one's shoulder

covare risentimento

he's got a chip on his shoulder about not having gone to university

ce l'ha col mondo perché non è potuto andare all'università

to be a chip off the old block

= avere lo stesso carattere del genitore

when the chips are down

alla resa dei conti

he's had his chips Brit inf (defeated, condemned to die)

è spacciato

he's had his chips (less powerful, less important)

ha fatto il suo tempo

chip away in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chip away in the English»Italian Dictionary

away [ə·ˈweɪ] ADV

1. away (distant):

10 miles away

a 10 miglia

as far away as possible

il più lontano possibile

to be miles away fig

non prestare attenzione

2. away (absent):

away

via

to be away on vacation

essere in vacanza

3. away (in future time):

to be only a week away

mancare solo una settimana da

right away!

subito!

4. away (continuously):

to read/eat/write away

leggere/mangiare/scrivere in continuazione

I.chip [tʃɪp] N

1. chip (flake):

chip

frammento m

chip stone

scheggia, wood f

2. chip COMPUT:

chip

chip m inv

3. chip (money token for gambling):

chip

fiche f inv

bargaining chip

moneta f di scambio

4. chip FOOD:

chip

patatina f

chocolate chip

scaglia f di cioccolato

Phrases:

he's a chip off the old block inf

ha preso dal padre [o dalla madre]

to have a chip on one's shoulder inf

avere la coda di paglia

when the chips are down inf

alla resa dei conti

II.chip <-pp-> [tʃɪp] VB trans

chip

scheggiare

III.chip <-pp-> [tʃɪp] VB intr

chip

scheggiarsi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Higher inflation levels might also chip away at some of the euro-area governments' debt stockpiles.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The footage shows the cramped conditions they work in as they chain-smoke and chip away at the rock.

www.abc.net.au

When politicians live down to the low expectations the community has set for them, they chip away at the system that sustains them.

newmatilda.com