| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| nip [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (bite) | morder⇒ vtr |
| | | mordisquear⇒ vtr |
| | The little dog nipped my finger when I tried to stroke it. |
| | El perro me mordió el dedo cuando intenté acariciarlo. |
| nip at [sb] vi + prep | (snap, try to bite) | morder⇒ vtr |
| | The sheepdog nipped at the flock's heels. |
| | El perro mordía los tobillos del rebaño. |
| nip [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (cold, frost: affect) | congelar⇒ vtr |
| | | entumecer⇒ vtr |
| | The frost nipped the flowers. |
| | El frío congeló las flores. |
| nip [sth] vtr | (cold: cause pain) (figurado) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | golpear⇒ vtr |
| | The cold air nipped the women's faces. |
| | El aire frío cortaba la cara de las mujeres. |
| nip [sth] off [sth] vtr + prep | (pick) | recoger⇒, recolectar⇒ vtr |
| | (excepto AR, UY) | coger⇒ vtr |
| | | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | Kate nipped a few young fruits off the peach tree so the others would grow bigger. |
| | Kate recogió algunos frutos del árbol de durazno para que los otros crecieran más grande. |
nip [sth] off,
nip off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (remove) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | | quitar⇒ vtr |
| | The gardener nipped off the dead flower heads. |
| | El granjero sacó las flores muertas. |
| nip off vi phrasal | informal, UK (go quickly) | salir⇒ vi |
| | (figurado) | ir corriendo loc verb |
| | Andy will be back in a moment; he's nipped off to make a quick phone call. |
| | Andy vuelve en un momento, salió a hacer una llamada de teléfono rápida. |
| nip⇒ vi | informal, UK (go quickly) | ir de una escapada loc verb |
| | (figurado) | ir corriendo loc verb |
| | We've run out of milk; I'll just nip and get us some more. |
| | Nos quedamos sin leche, voy de una escapada a comprar más. |
| nip to [sth] vi + prep | informal, UK (go somewhere quickly) (coloquial) | ir de una escapada a loc verb |
| | (figurado) | correr a vi + prep |
| | | ir a vi + prep |
| Note: Este verbo cambia a transitivo en español |
| | Can you nip to the shops and pick up a newspaper? |
| | ¿Puedes ir de una escapada a la tienda y traer el periódico? |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| nip n | (small drink) | trago nm |
| | | sorbo nm |
| | | traguito nm |
| | You need a nip of brandy to warm you up. |
| | Necesitas un trago de brandy para calentarte. |
| nip n | (small bite) | mordisco nm |
| | The dog's nip was painful. |
| | El mordisco del perro fue doloroso. |
| nip at [sth] vi + prep | (sip) | sorber⇒ vtr |
| | | dar un sorbo loc verb |
| | Nate slowly nipped at his drink. |
| | Nate sorbió lentamente su bebida. |
| nip [sth]⇒ vtr | (pinch, catch) | atrapar⇒ vtr |
| | | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | Kyle nipped a fly out of the air because it was annoying him. |
| | Kyle atrapó una mosca en el aire porque lo estaba molestando. |
| nip [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (defeat narrowly) | ganar por la mínima loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | ganar por un pelo loc verb |
| | We nipped the other team to win the cup. |
| | Le ganamos por la mínima al otro equipo y ganamos la copa. |
| nip [sth] from [sb/sth] vtr + prep | US (steal) (coloquial) | afanar algo a vtr + prep |
| | (coloquial) | birlar algo a vtr + prep |
| | | robar algo a vtr + prep |