Signification visuelle de 'nips'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

noun

Gorgée, lampée

A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.

"He had a nip of whiskey."

Il a pris une gorgée de whisky.

food drink amount

noun

Mamelon

A nipple, usually of a woman.

"Did you manage to sneak a peek at her nips, bro?"

As-tu réussi à jeter un coup d'œil à ses mamelons, frère ?

body part anatomy

noun

Morsure affectueuse

A playful bite.

"The puppy gave his owner’s finger a nip."

Le chiot a donné une morsure affectueuse au doigt de son maître.

animal body action

noun

Pincement, pincée

A pinch with the nails or teeth.

"The puppy's playful nips didn't hurt, but they did tickle my hand. "

Les pincements espiègles du chiot ne faisaient pas mal, mais ils chatouillaient ma main.

sensation action body

noun

Froid vif, froidure

Briskly cold weather.

"There is a nip in the air. It is nippy outside."

Il y a du froid dans l'air. Il fait frisquet dehors.

weather

noun

Pincement, pincée

A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching

"the nip of masses of ice"

Le pincement des masses de glace.

sensation body action

noun

Entailles, coupures

A small cut, or a cutting off the end.

"The gardener trimmed the rose bush with small nips, removing the dead branches. "

Le jardinier a taillé le rosier avec de petites entailles, en enlevant les branches mortes.

part action

noun

Amincissement, réduction progressive

A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.

""The geologist pointed out the nips in the coal seam, indicating where the layer had gradually thinned out due to ancient erosion." "

Le géologue a souligné l'amincissement de la couche de charbon, indiquant où la couche s'était progressivement réduite en raison de l'érosion ancienne.

geology

noun

Gelée, coup de froid

A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.

"The early nips of frost this week have already turned the tomato plants black. "

Les premières gelées de cette semaine ont déjà noirci les plants de tomates.

weather plant agriculture

noun

Piques, sarcasmes

A biting sarcasm; a taunt.

"Her constant nips about his messy desk made him dread coming to work. "

Ses constantes piques sur son bureau en désordre lui faisaient redouter d'aller travailler.

language communication attitude character word

noun

Tour, boucle

A short turn in a rope.

"The sailor secured the boat by adding a few nips to the mooring rope around the cleat. "

Le marin a sécurisé le bateau en ajoutant quelques boucles à la corde d'amarrage autour de la bitte.

nautical sailing

noun

Point de contact

(papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another

"The paper cutter carefully aligned the rolls, checking the nips to ensure a clean, even cut. "

La coupeuse de papier a soigneusement aligné les rouleaux, vérifiant les points de contact pour assurer une coupe nette et uniforme.

machine industry technical

noun

Pickpocket, voleur à la tire

A pickpocket.

"The police warned tourists to be careful of nips operating in the crowded marketplace. "

La police a averti les touristes de se méfier des pickpockets opérant dans le marché bondé.

person job police character action

verb

Pincer, pincer

To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.

"The tailor nipped the fabric together, making sure the seam was tight. "

Le tailleur a pincé le tissu ensemble, s'assurant que la couture était serrée.

body action

verb

Éliminer en pinçant, couper

To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.

"The gardener nips off dead leaves from the rose bushes to help them grow better. "

Le jardinier coupe les feuilles mortes des rosiers pour les aider à mieux pousser.

action function

verb

Geler, détruire

To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.

"The early frost often nips the tomato plants, preventing them from producing many tomatoes. "

Le gel précoce gèle souvent les plants de tomates, les empêchant de produire beaucoup de tomates.

environment nature agriculture weather plant

verb

Agacer, irriter

To annoy, as by nipping.

"The toddler nips at his older brother's patience by repeatedly grabbing his toys. "

Le tout-petit agace la patience de son grand frère en lui prenant sans cesse ses jouets.

action sensation

verb

narguer, provoquer

To taunt.

"The older brother often nips at his younger sister by teasing her about her messy room. "

Le grand frère nargue souvent sa jeune sœur en se moquant de sa chambre en désordre.

communication attitude action character

verb

Pincer, pincer légèrement

To squeeze or pinch.

"The toddler playfully nips his older brother's cheek. "

Le jeune enfant pince enjoué la joue de son grand frère.

sensation body action

verb

Voler, dérober

To steal; especially to cut a purse.

"The pickpocket nips wallets from unsuspecting tourists in the crowded market. "

Le pickpocket vole des portefeuilles aux touristes sans méfiance dans le marché bondé.

property police action

verb

Faire un bref aller-retour, filer

To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.

"Why don’t you nip down to the grocer’s for some milk?"

Pourquoi ne fais-tu pas un bref aller-retour à l'épicerie pour du lait ?

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