Англо-русский авиационный словарь - nibble
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nibble
• вырезать
• полубайт
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1. noun 1) обгрызание; откусывание 2) клев 2. v. 1) обгрызать; откусывать, покусывать (at); щипать (траву); Try to eat your dinner, Jane, youve only nibbled at it. 2) клевать (о рыбах) 3) есть маленькими кусочками 4) не решаться, колебаться (at); to nibble at an offer - раздумывать над предложением 5) придираться (at) ...Англо-русский словарь
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1. обгрызание; откусывание 2. чуточка, капелька to take a nibble —- откусить кусочек 3. клев (рыбы) I felt a nibble at the bait —- я почувствовал, что рыба клюнула 4. осторожная попытка; прощупывание почвы I have not sold my car yet, but I've had some nibbles —- я еще не продал свой автомобиль, но к нему уже кое-кто приценивался 5. обгрызать; грызть; глодать (кость); щипать (траву) a child was nibbling a biscuit —- ребенок грыз печенье the mice nibbled their way through the door —- мыши прогрызли себе ход в двери 6. (at) покусывать, есть лениво, без аппетита for breakfast he would nibble at a piece of dry toast —- вместо завтрака он только погрызет сухарик и все 7. постепенно разрушать, подтачивать waves nibbling the shore —- волны, размывающий берег food and rent nibbled away the money they had saved —- расходы на стол и квартиру съели их сбережения 8. (at) пробовать to nibble at a subject —- затронуть какую-л. тему; вскользь коснуться какой-л. темы 9. клевать (о рыбе) the fish nibbled (at) the bait —- рыба клюнула 10. (at) клевать (кого-л.), изводить (придирками), придираться 11. (часто at) не решаться, колебаться to nibble at a suggestion (at an offer) —- раздумывать над предложением; не говорить ни да ни нет to nibble at an idea —- играть какой-л. мыслью 12. сл. стянуть, стибрить 13. воен. наносить ряд слабых ударов по обороне противника ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & (foll. by at) intr. a take small bites at. b eat in small amounts. c bite at gently or cautiously or playfully. 2 intr. (foll. by at) show cautious interest in. --n. 1 an instance of nibbling. 2 a very small amount of food. 3 Computing half a byte, i.e. 4 bits. Derivatives nibbler n. Etymology: prob. of LG or Du. orig.: cf. LG nibbeln gnaw ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. verb (~d; nibbling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1512 transitive verb 1. a. to bite gently b. to eat or chew in small bits 2. to take away bit by bit waves nibbling the shore intransitive verb 1. to take gentle, small, or cautious bites; also snack 2. to deal with something as if by nibbling • ~r noun II. noun Date: 1658 1. an act of nibbling 2. a very small quantity or portion (as of food); also snack 3. a tentative expression of interest ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(nibbles, nibbling, nibbled) 1. If you nibble food, you eat it by biting very small pieces of it, for example because you are not very hungry. He started to nibble his biscuit... She nibbled at the corner of a piece of dry toast. VERB: V n, V at/on n, also V • Nibble is also a noun. We each took a nibble. N-COUNT 2. If you nibble something, you bite it very gently. John found he was kissing and nibbling her ear... Daniel Winter nibbled on his pen. VERB: V n, V on/at n 3. When an animal nibbles something, it takes small bites of it quickly and repeatedly. A herd of goats was nibbling the turf around the base of the tower... The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork. VERB: V n, V at/on n, also V • Nibble away means the same as nibble. The rabbits nibbled away on the herbaceous plants. PHRASAL VERB: V P on/at n 4. If one thing nibbles at another, it gradually affects, harms, or destroys it. ...how best to compete with the overseas nations nibbling at our traditional markets... VERB: V at n • Nibble away means the same as nibble. Several manufacturers are also nibbling away at Ford’s traditional customer base. PHRASAL VERB: V P at n 5. Nibbles are small snacks such as biscuits, crisps, and nuts that are often offered to you at parties. (mainly BRIT) ...crisps, nuts, and other nibbles. N-COUNT: usu pl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 v 1 to eat small amounts of food by taking very small bites (He nibbled the biscuit cautiously.) + a (She nibbled at her sandwich.) 2 I + a to show slight interest in an offer or suggestion nibble away at sth phr v to keep reducing a large amount by taking smaller amounts from it (All these expenses are nibbling away at our savings.) ~2 n 1 a small bite of something (taking tiny nibbles of a biscuit) 2 nibbles informal small things to eat, especially at a party 3 an expression of slight interest in an offer or suggestion (We've had the house on the market for a month and not even a nibble yet.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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