noun🔗ShareMuescas, mellasA small cut in a surface."The new table already has a few nicks from the children playing with their toys. "La mesa nueva ya tiene algunas muescas por los niños que juegan con sus juguetes.markappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMuescas, mellasSenses connoting something small."The old wooden table had several nicks and scratches on its surface, a testament to years of family dinners. "La vieja mesa de madera tenía varias muescas y arañazos en su superficie, un testimonio de años de cenas familiares.markamountpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCondición, estadoOften in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state."The car I bought was cheap and in good nick."El coche que compré era barato y estaba en buen estado.conditionqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareComisaría, cárcel(law enforcement) A police station or prison."He was arrested and taken down to Sun Hill nick [police station] to be charged."Fue arrestado y llevado a la comisaría de Sun Hill para ser acusado.policelawbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMellar, hacer una muescaTo make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way."I nicked myself while I was shaving."Me hice una muesca mientras me afeitaba.actionmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncajar, coincidirTo fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.""Her schedule nicks perfectly with mine, so we can always walk to school together." "Su horario encaja perfectamente con el mío, así que siempre podemos ir juntos a la escuela.functionsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCortar, hacer una muescaTo make a cut at the side of the face."The angry boy nicks his brother's face with a sharp pencil. "El niño enojado corta la cara de su hermano con un lápiz afilado.bodymarkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRobar, hurtarTo steal."Someone’s nicked my bike!"¡Alguien me robó la bicicleta!propertyactionpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrestar(law enforcement) To arrest."The police nicked him climbing over the fence of the house he’d broken into."La policía lo arrestó mientras escalaba la valla de la casa en la que había entrado.policelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApodar, llamar por un apodoTo give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style.""My friends often nick me 'Sunshine' because I'm always happy." "Mis amigos a menudo me apodan 'Sol' porque siempre estoy feliz.stylelanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNix, ninfa acuáticaA nix or nixie."The old fisherman told stories of nicks who lived in the river and guarded the best fishing spots. "El viejo pescador contaba historias de ninfas acuáticas que vivían en el río y custodiaban los mejores lugares de pesca.mythologynaturepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareApodo, sobrenombreA familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing."My grandfather has so many nicks for everyone in the family; it's hard to keep track of them all! "Mi abuelo tiene tantos apodos para todos en la familia; ¡es difícil llevar la cuenta de todos!languagewordcommunicationpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareApodo, sobrenombreA kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person."At school, everyone has nicks like "Speedy" for the fastest runner or "Bookworm" for the student who always has their nose in a book. "En la escuela, todos tienen apodos como "Veloz" para el corredor más rápido o "Ratón de biblioteca" para el estudiante que siempre está con la nariz metida en un libro.languagewordwritingcharactercommunicationpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading