chip

I [tʃɪp]

nome

1) (fragment) frammento m.; (of wood, glass) scheggia f.

2) (in wood, china, glass) scheggiatura f.

3) BE (fried potato) patata f. fritta

4) AE (potato crisp) patatina f.

5) inform. chip m.

6) gioc. (in gambling) fiche f.; (smaller) gettone m.

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to have a chip on one's shoulder — covare risentimento

to be a chip off the old block — = avere lo stesso carattere del genitore

when the chips are down — alla resa dei conti

he's had his chips — BE colloq. è spacciato

II 1. [tʃɪp]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -pp-)

1) (damage) scheggiare [glass, plate, precious stone]; fare saltare [paint]

to chip a tooth — scheggiarsi un dente

2) (carve) tagliare, intagliare [wood]

2.

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -pp-) [plate, glass, gem, tooth] scheggiarsi; [paint] saltare

- chip away

- chip in

- chip off

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[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb

(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) frantumarsi; scheggiarsi

2. noun

1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) scheggiatura

2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) patatina fritta

3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) gettone

4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.) chip

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- chip in

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I [tʃɪp]

nome

1) (fragment) frammento m.; (of wood, glass) scheggia f.

2) (in wood, china, glass) scheggiatura f.

3) BE (fried potato) patata f. fritta

4) AE (potato crisp) patatina f.

5) inform. chip m.

6) gioc. (in gambling) fiche f.; (smaller) gettone m.

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to have a chip on one's shoulder — covare risentimento

to be a chip off the old block — = avere lo stesso carattere del genitore

when the chips are down — alla resa dei conti

he's had his chips — BE colloq. è spacciato

II 1. [tʃɪp]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -pp-)

1) (damage) scheggiare [glass, plate, precious stone]; fare saltare [paint]

to chip a tooth — scheggiarsi un dente

2) (carve) tagliare, intagliare [wood]

2.

verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -pp-) [plate, glass, gem, tooth] scheggiarsi; [paint] saltare

- chip away

- chip in

- chip off