chip away in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chip away in the English»Serbian Dictionary

chip away VB intr

to chip away at sth

gubiti se

to chip away at sth

postajati slabiji

Translations for chip away in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.away [ə'weɪ] ADV

1. away (distant):

away

udaljeno

to be away on business

biti službeno odsutan

five miles away [from here]

pet milja odavde

away from each other

udaljeni jedan od drugog

two days away

za/kroz dva dana

summer still seems a long time away

leto još izgleda daleko

2. away (all the time):

we danced the night away

celu noć smo plesali

you're dreaming your life away

život ti prolazi u sanjarenju

to be laughing away

smejati se

to write away

neumorno pisati

3. away SPORTS:

away

u gostima

II.away [ə'weɪ] ADJ SPORTS

away

gostujući

away game

utakmica u gostima

away team

gostujući tim

I.chip [tʃɪp] N

1. chip (broken-off piece):

chip

krhotina f

chip of wood

iver m

2. chip:

chip (crack)

okrnjeni deo

chip (on blade)

usek m

this cup has got a chip in it

ova šolja je okrnjena

3. chip Brit (fried potato):

chips pl

pomfrit

no pl fish and chips

riba i pomfrit

4. chip Am (crisps):

chips pl

čips

5. chip COMPUT:

chip

čip m

6. chip (for gambling):

chip

žeton m

Phrases:

to be a chip off the old block

biti pljunuti [or isti] otac

to have a chip on one's shoulder

biti prgave naravi

when the chips are down

kad dođe stani-pani

II.chip <-pp-> [tʃɪp] VB trans

1. chip:

chip (damage)

oštetiti

chip (break off)

okrnjiti

2. chip SPORTS:

chip

lobovati

III.chip <-pp-> [tʃɪp] VB intr

chip

okrnjiti se

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

www.abc.net.au

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

www.telegraph.co.uk

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