chew in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for chew in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.chew [Am tʃu, Brit tʃuː] VB trans

chew food

mascar

chew food

masticar

chew nails/pencil

morder

chew tobacco/gum

mascar

to chew the fat or rag inf

charlar

to chew the fat or rag inf

conversar esp LatAm

to chew the fat or rag inf

platicar AmC Mex

II.chew [Am tʃu, Brit tʃuː] VB intr

to chew at/on sth

mordiscar algo

to chew at/on sth

mordisquear algo

III.chew [Am tʃu, Brit tʃuː] N

a chew of tobacco

una mascada de tabaco

chew up VB [Am tʃu -, Brit tʃuː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (when eating)

chew up

masticar bien

chew up

mascar bien

the dog had chewed up the carpet

el perro había destrozado la alfombra a mordiscos

chew out VB [Am tʃu -, Brit tʃuː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

chew out (scold, reprimand) Am:

chew out inf

regañar

chew out inf

reñir Spain Mex

chew out inf

retar CSur inf

chew over VB [Am tʃu -, Brit tʃuː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) inf

chew over suggestion/offer

considerar

chew over problem

darle vueltas a

I'd like to chew it over for a couple of days

quisiera pensármelo un par de días

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to chew the cud lit cow:

rumiar

to chew the cud person:

rumiar el asunto

to chew gum

mascar or comer chicle

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coquear

to chew coca leaves

mambear

to chew coca

masticar

to chew

masticar

to chew

mascar

to chew

chew in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chew in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.chew [tʃu:] N

1. chew (bite):

chew

bocado m

2. chew (candy):

chew

mascada f

II.chew [tʃu:] VB trans

chew

masticar

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to chew the cud a. fig inf

rumiar

to chew the fat with sb inf

estar de palique [o de cháchara] con alguien

Translations for chew in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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masticar

to chew

acullicar

to chew coca leaves

mascar

to chew

meterse en camisa de once varas

to bite off more than one can chew

triturar (al masticar)

to chew

quien mucho abarca poco aprieta prov

don't bite off more than you can chew

chew Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to chew the fat with sb inf

estar de palique [o de cháchara] con alguien

to chew the cud a. fig inf

rumiar

don't bite off more than you can chew

quien mucho abarca poco aprieta prov

to bite off more than one can chew

meterse en camisa de once varas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This initiates the digestion of the newly chewed leaves.

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The jingles were made from chewing tobacco can lids, rolled into cones.

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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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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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During chewing, there is no tooth contact between the teeth on the chewing side of the mouth.

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

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

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We used to have foods that we chewed for 15, 20 or 30 times before we swallowed; it took more work to eat.

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The upper incisors are grooved and the enamel on the molars is quickly worn away by chewing leaving the dentine exposed.

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They keep their mouths open while chewing thorny food.

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