pip

ganar por poco, superar por poco

Vencer a alguien por una diferencia mínima, a menudo justo antes de que termine una competición.

En inglés sencillo: To beat someone by a very small amount, often just before the end of a competition.

• They pipped us by one point.
• She pipped the favourite at the finish line.
• Can he pip his rival to the title?

Cómo se usa: pip someone to something (She pipped her rival to first place.); pip someone by something (They pipped us by one point.)

Sinónimos: edge out, narrowly beat

Expresiones frecuentes: pip someone narrowly, pip someone by something, pip someone to something

quitar las semillas

Sacar las semillas de una fruta.

En inglés sencillo: To take the seeds out of fruit.

• Pip the grapes before serving them.
• She peeled and pipped the oranges.
• Have you pipped the fruit for the jam?

Sinónimos: deseed, seed

Expresiones frecuentes: pip the grapes, pip an orange, peel and pip

disparar a, alcanzar de un disparo

Alcanzar a alguien o algo con una bala.

En inglés sencillo: To hit someone or something with a bullet.

• The hunter pipped a duck.
• A soldier pipped him in the shoulder.
• He tried to pip the rabbit with his rifle.

Sinónimos: shoot

Expresiones frecuentes: pip a duck, pip the target, pip someone with something

piar

Emitir sonidos breves y agudos, como un pájaro pequeño.

En inglés sencillo: To make a short, high sound like a small bird.

• The chick pipped softly.
• Small birds were pipping in the nest.
• We heard a chick pip inside the egg.

Sinónimos: peep, chirp

Expresiones frecuentes: pip softly, pip in something, pip from something

punto, pinta

Cada uno de los puntos o símbolos de un dado, una ficha de dominó o una carta.

En inglés sencillo: One of the small dots or signs on a die, domino, or playing card.

• This die has one pip showing.
• Count the pips on both halves of the domino.
• The card had five red pips.

Sinónimos: spot, dot

Expresiones frecuentes: a single pip, count each pip, a red pip

pepita

Enfermedad que dificulta la respiración de las aves, especialmente de las gallinas.

En inglés sencillo: A disease that makes it difficult for birds, especially chickens, to breathe.

• The hen has pip.
• Several birds in the flock developed pip.
• The farmer checked the chickens for signs of pip.

Expresiones frecuentes: a chicken with pip, suffer from pip, treat for pip

joya, maravilla

Persona o cosa especialmente buena o impresionante.

En inglés sencillo: A person or thing that is especially good or impressive.

• That car is a pip.
• She's a real pip, always ready to help.
• They thought the new show was a pip.

Cómo se usa: a pip of a something (That was a pip of a party.)

Sinónimos: gem, marvel

Expresiones frecuentes: a real pip, a regular pip, a pip of something

mota, puntito

Una marca muy pequeña o un fragmento diminuto de algo.

En inglés sencillo: A very small mark or piece of something.

• A black pip marked the white surface.
• There were tiny pips of paint on his sleeve.
• She noticed a red pip near the edge.

Sinónimos: speck, spot, dot

Expresiones frecuentes: a tiny pip, a black pip, a pip of paint