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nibbled

/ˈnɪbəld/ /ˈnɪbld/

Meanings
verb

Mordisqueó, royó

To eat with small, quick bites.

Examples :

"The rabbit nibbled at the lettuce."
El conejo mordisqueó la lechuga.
food action

Related Words

Illustration project

project noun

/ˈprɒdʒɛkt/ /prəˈdʒɛkt/

Proyecto

"The school's fundraising project aims to renovate the library in several stages. "

El proyecto de recaudación de fondos de la escuela tiene como objetivo renovar la biblioteca en varias etapas.

Illustration reports

reports noun

/ɹɪˈpɔːts/ /ɹɪˈpɔɹts/

Informes, reportes

"A report by the telecommunications ministry on the phone network revealed a severe capacity problem."

Un informe del ministerio de telecomunicaciones sobre la red telefónica reveló un grave problema de capacidad.

Illustration constantly

constantly adverb

/ˈkɒnstəntli/

Constantemente, fielmente, con constancia

"My brother constantly helps his younger sister with her homework, demonstrating his steadfast loyalty and support. "

Mi hermano ayuda constantemente a su hermana menor con su tarea, demostrando su lealtad y apoyo constantes.

Illustration gradually

gradually adverb

/ˈɡɹædʒuəli/

Gradualmente, paulatinamente

"The plants gradually grew taller over the summer. "

Las plantas crecieron gradualmente más altas durante el verano.

Illustration consume

consume verb

/kənˈsjuːm/ /kənˈsuːm/

Consumir, gastar

"The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour."

La central eléctrica consume 30 toneladas de carbón por hora.

Illustration lettuce

lettuce noun

/ˈlɛtəs/

Lechuga

"I put some lettuce on my sandwich. "

Puse lechuga en mi sándwich.

Illustration general

general noun

/ˈd͡ʒɛnɹəl/ /ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹəl/

Generalidad

"We have dealt with the generals; now let us turn to the particulars."

Hemos tratado las generalidades; ahora pasemos a los detalles.

Illustration throughout

throughout adverb

/θɹuˈʌʊt/ [θɹuːˈʷaʊt]

Por completo, a través de

"The teacher explained the lesson thoroughly throughout the entire class period. "

El profesor explicó la lección a fondo durante todo el período de clase.

Illustration lightly

lightly adverb

/ˈlaɪtli/

Ligeramente

"The teacher spoke lightly about the upcoming exam, trying not to worry the students. "

El profesor habló ligeramente sobre el próximo examen, tratando de no preocupar a los estudiantes.

Illustration successful

successful adjective

/səkˈsɛsfl̩/

Exitoso, próspero

"a successful use of medicine;  a successful experiment;  a successful enterprise"

Un uso exitoso de la medicina; un experimento exitoso; una empresa exitosa.

Illustration overall

overall noun

/ˌoʊvərɔl/ /ˌoʊvərˌɔl/

Overol, mono de trabajo

"My dad wore an overall to work in the garden. "

Mi padre usaba un overol para trabajar en el jardín.

Illustration finding

finding verb

/ˈfaɪndɪŋ/

Encontrar, descubrir

"While walking to school, Sarah found a lost wallet on the sidewalk. "

Mientras caminaba a la escuela, Sarah encontró una cartera perdida en la acera.