chew

masticare

Premere e spezzare qualcosa con i denti, di solito il cibo prima di inghiottirlo.

In inglese semplice: To press and break something with your teeth, usually food before you swallow it.

• Chew your food slowly.
• He chewed gum during the lesson.
• The dog has been chewing on a bone.

Come si usa: chew on something (The puppy chewed on my shoe.)

Sinonimi: masticate

Espressioni comuni: chew food, chew gum, chew on something

masticare, rosicchiare

Ridurre cibo o altre cose in pezzi più piccoli con i denti.

In inglese semplice: To break food or other things into smaller pieces with your teeth.

• Chew your food slowly.
• The dog chewed a hole in my slipper.
• Do you chew gum at work?

Come si usa: chew on something (The puppy chewed on my shoe.); chew through something (The mouse chewed through the bag.)

Sinonimi: gnaw, masticate

Espressioni comuni: chew food, chew gum, chew through something, chew on something

riflettere, meditare

Pensare con attenzione per un po’ a un’idea o a un problema.

In inglese semplice: To think carefully about an idea or problem for some time.

• I'll chew over the idea.
• She chewed on his question all evening.
• We've been chewing over several possible solutions.

Come si usa: chew over something (Let me chew over your suggestion.); chew on something (We need time to chew on that idea.)

Sinonimi: consider, ponder, think over

Espressioni comuni: chew over something, chew on something

caramella gommosa

Piccola caramella morbida e appiccicosa che richiede tempo per essere masticata.

In inglese semplice: A small sweet that takes time to eat because it is soft and sticky.

• Would you like a fruit chew?
• These caramel chews stick to my teeth.
• She bought a bag of strawberry chews.

Sinonimi: chewy sweet

Espressioni comuni: a fruit chew, a caramel chew

masticazione

Azione di premere cibo o un’altra cosa tra i denti.

In inglese semplice: An act of pressing food or another thing between your teeth.

• Give it a chew.
• After a few chews, he swallowed the bread.
• She gave the gum one last chew.

Sinonimi: mastication

Espressioni comuni: a quick chew, give something a chew