sip

sorbo

Pequeña cantidad de líquido que se toma en la boca al beber.

En inglés sencillo: A small amount of liquid that you take into your mouth when drinking.

• Have a sip of water.
• He finished his coffee in three sips.
• May I try a sip of your juice?

Cómo se usa: a sip of something (She took a sip of hot tea.)

Sinónimos: mouthful

Expresiones frecuentes: take a sip, sip of water, small sip

sorber, beber a sorbos

Beber despacio, tomando solo un poco de líquido cada vez.

En inglés sencillo: To drink slowly, taking only a little liquid into your mouth each time.

• Sip your tea slowly.
• We sipped wine on the balcony.
• He was sipping water through a straw.

Cómo se usa: sip from something (He sipped from a paper cup.); sip at something (She sipped at her coffee while reading.)

Antónimos: gulp, guzzle

Expresiones frecuentes: sip tea, sip a drink, sip from something, sip at something