verb🔗ShareHacher, couper en petits morceauxTo chop or cut into small pieces."The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch."Les ouvriers ont haché les branches mortes en paillis.actionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉcailler, fragmenterTo break small pieces from."Be careful not to chip the paint."Faites attention à ne pas écailler la peinture.actionmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire un lob, loberTo 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."The soccer player chipped the ball over the goalkeeper's head. "Le joueur de football a lobé le ballon au-dessus de la tête du gardien.sportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire une reprogrammation moteurTo upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power."The car mechanic is chipping the engine's computer to get more horsepower. "Le mécanicien automobile fait une reprogrammation du calculateur moteur pour obtenir plus de chevaux.vehicletechnologymachinetechnicalenergyelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'écailler, s'ébrécherTo become chipped."This varnish chips easily."Ce vernis s'écaille facilement.materialconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareParticiper, contribuer(often with "in") To ante (up).""Everyone is chipping in $5 to buy a birthday cake for Sarah at the office." "Tout le monde participe à hauteur de 5 dollars pour acheter un gâteau d'anniversaire pour Sarah au bureau.businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePucer (un animal)To fit (an animal) with a microchip."The vet is chipping my new puppy so we can find him if he gets lost. "Le vétérinaire pose une puce à mon nouveau chiot pour que nous puissions le retrouver s'il se perd.animaltechnologymedicinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareContribuer, participer(often with "in") to contribute.""Everyone is chipping in $5 to buy the teacher a thank you gift." "Tout le monde contribue 5 $ pour acheter un cadeau de remerciement au professeur.businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe moquer de, railler(also, to chip at) To make fun of."My brother keeps chipping at me about my bad haircut, but I just ignore him. "Mon frère se moque sans cesse de ma mauvaise coupe de cheveux, mais je l'ignore.communicationlanguageattitudehumanactionsocietycharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉclat, copeauA fragment broken off a larger material."The painter noticed a small chipping in the corner of the wall and decided to fix it before painting. "Le peintre a remarqué un petit éclat dans le coin du mur et a décidé de le réparer avant de peindre.materialpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉcaillage, fragmentationThe act of breaking something into small fragments, or of removing fragments from pottery etc."The old paint on the park bench showed extensive chipping, revealing the wood underneath. "La vieille peinture sur le banc du parc présentait un écaillage important, révélant le bois en dessous.actionprocessmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
