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chip

/tʃɪp/

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noun

Astilla, trozo

A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.

Examples :

"A small chip of paint came off the wall during the children's art project. "

Un pequeño trozo de pintura se desprendió de la pared durante el proyecto de arte de los niños.

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noun

Astilla, desconchón

A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.

Examples :

"This cup has a chip in it."

Esta taza tiene una astilla.

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noun

Ficha

(games) A token used in place of cash.

Examples :

"My little brother used a chip to pay for the candy at the school store. "

Mi hermano pequeño usó una ficha para pagar los dulces en la tienda de la escuela.

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noun

Un soberano

A sovereign (the coin).

Examples :

"My grandfather used to save his old silver chips from his collection of coins. "

Mi abuelo solía guardar sus viejos soberanos de plata de su colección de monedas.

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noun

Chip, microchip

A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate.

Examples :

"The computer's processor chip controls all its functions. "

El chip del procesador de la computadora controla todas sus funciones.

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Chip, microchip

A hybrid device mounted in a substrate, containing electronic circuitry and miniaturised mechanical, chemical and/or biochemical devices.

Examples :

"The new microchip in the lab contains tiny sensors for measuring chemical reactions. "

El nuevo microchip del laboratorio contiene pequeños sensores para medir las reacciones químicas.

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noun

Patatas fritas

(especially in the plural) A fried strip of potato of square or rectangular cross-section; a french fry.

Examples :

"Do you want sauce or mayonnaise on your chips?"

¿Quieres salsa o mayonesa en tus patatas fritas?

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noun

Patatas fritas, chips

(especially in the plural) A thin, crisp, fried slice of potato, or sometimes another vegetable; a crisp.

Examples :

"My mom made a big batch of potato chips for the game night. "

Mi madre hizo un montón de patatas fritas para la noche de juegos.

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noun

Chip, globo

A shot during which the ball travels more predominantly upwards than in a regular shot, as to clear an obstacle.

Examples :

"To get the ball over the fence, he took a chip shot. "

Para pasar la pelota por encima de la valla, hizo un chip.

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noun

Astilla

A takeout that hits a rock at an angle.

Examples :

"The hockey player's chip shot hit the puck at a sharp angle, sending it past the goalie. "

El tiro elevado del jugador de hockey golpeó el disco en un ángulo agudo, enviándolo más allá del portero.

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noun

Excremento seco, boñiga

A dried piece of dung, often used as fuel.

Examples :

"The farmer used dried cow chips as fuel for his stove. "

El granjero usó boñigas de vaca secas como combustible para su estufa.

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noun

Recipiente, canasta

(northern) A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit.

Examples :

"Grandma brought a large chip filled with plump, juicy strawberries for dessert. "

La abuela trajo un recipiente grande lleno de fresas gordas y jugosas para el postre.

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noun

Viruta

A small, near-conical piece of food added in baking.

Examples :

"The recipe called for a few small potato chips in the pie crust. "

La receta pedía unas cuantas virutas de patata pequeñas en la corteza de la tarta.

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Muestra de color, chip

A small rectangle of colour printed on coated paper for colour selection and matching. A virtual equivalent in software applications.

Examples :

"The fabric store had a chip chart showing different shades of blue for customers to select. "

La tienda de telas tenía una carta de muestras que mostraba diferentes tonos de azul para que los clientes pudieran seleccionar.

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noun

La pieza triangular de madera unida a la corredera

The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.

Examples :

"The fisherman carefully tied the chip to the end of the log line. "

El pescador ató cuidadosamente la pieza triangular de madera al extremo de la corredera.

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noun

Viruta, paja

Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.

Examples :

"The hat maker used a special kind of chip to weave a beautiful straw bonnet. "

El sombrerero usó un tipo especial de paja para tejer un hermoso bonete de paja.

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noun

Astilla, lasca

Anything dried up, withered, or without flavour.

Examples :

"The old bread was a chip, completely dry and tasteless. "

El pan viejo era una astilla, completamente seco y sin sabor.

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noun

Disparo raso

A low shot that travels further along the ground than it does in the air.

Examples :

"The golfer hit a chip shot that landed near the green. "

El golfista golpeó un disparo raso que aterrizó cerca del green.

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verb

Cortar en trozos pequeños, picar

To chop or cut into small pieces.

Examples :

"The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch."

Los trabajadores cortaron las ramas muertas en trozos para hacer mantillo.

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verb

Astillar, romper en pedazos

To break small pieces from.

Examples :

"Be careful not to chip the paint."

Ten cuidado de no astillar la pintura.

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verb

Hacer un globo, picar

To play a shot hitting the ball predominantly upwards rather than forwards. In association football specifically, when the shot is a shot on goal, the opposing goalkeeper may be the direct object of the verb, rather than the ball.

Examples :

"The soccer player chipped the ball over the goalkeeper's head. "

El futbolista hizo un globo sobre la cabeza del portero.

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verb

Reprogramar

To upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.

Examples :

"The mechanic chipped the car's engine management system to give it more power. "

El mecánico reprogramó el sistema de gestión del motor del coche para darle más potencia.

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verb

Astillarse, saltarse

To become chipped.

Examples :

"This varnish chips easily."

Este barniz se astilla fácilmente.

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verb

Apostar, añadir

(often with "in") To ante (up).

Examples :

"Before we started the game, Maria chipped in five dollars. "

Antes de que empezáramos el juego, María añadió cinco dólares.

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verb

Microchipar

To fit (an animal) with a microchip.

Examples :

"The veterinarian chipped the dog to help identify it if it ever got lost. "

El veterinario microchipó al perro para ayudar a identificarlo si alguna vez se perdía.

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verb

Contribuir, aportar

(often with "in") to contribute.

Examples :

"My sister chipped in with some money to help pay for the new family car. "

Mi hermana contribuyó con algo de dinero para ayudar a pagar el coche familiar nuevo.

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verb

Burlarse de, mofarse de

(also, to chip at) To make fun of.

Examples :

"My brother kept chipping at my idea for the school project, making fun of it until I felt discouraged. "

Mi hermano no paraba de burlarse de mi idea para el proyecto escolar, mofándose de ella hasta que me sentí desanimado.

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