- nip
- [nɪp]
1. vt
szczypać (szczypnąć perf or uszczypnąć perf)2. n(bite) uszczypnięcie nt; (drink) łyk m
to nip out (BRIT, inf) — wyskakiwać (wyskoczyć perf) (inf)
to nip downstairs/upstairs (BRIT, inf) — wyskoczyć (perf) na dół/na górę (inf)
to nip into a shop (BRIT, inf) — wskoczyć (perf) do sklepu (inf)
* * *[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) uszczypnąć2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) odciąć3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) szczypać4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) skoczyć5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) zmrozić2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) uszczypnięcie2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) przymrozek3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) łyk•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud
English-Polish dictionary. 2013.