chip

chip, microchip

Componente elettronico molto piccolo che elabora informazioni o controlla il funzionamento di un dispositivo.

In inglese semplice: A very small electronic part that controls or processes information inside a device.

• The phone needs a new chip.
• This computer uses a powerful memory chip.
• Factories produce millions of chips for electronic devices.

Sinonimi: microchip, integrated circuit

Espressioni comuni: computer chip, memory chip, silicon chip

patatina

Fettina sottile e croccante di patata o altro alimento, solitamente fritta o cotta al forno.

In inglese semplice: A thin, crisp slice of potato or another food, usually fried or baked.

• Would you like a chip?
• We shared a bag of potato chips.
• She dipped a tortilla chip into the sauce.

Sinonimi: crisp

Espressioni comuni: potato chip, tortilla chip, bag of chips

patatina fritta

Pezzo lungo e sottile di patata fritto in olio caldo e mangiato caldo.

In inglese semplice: A long, thin piece of potato cooked in hot oil and eaten hot.

• Would you like some chips?
• We ate fish and chips by the sea.
• These chips need more salt.

Sinonimi: French fry, fry

Espressioni comuni: a crispy chip, chip shop, chip butty

scheggia, truciolo

Piccolo pezzo staccato o tagliato da qualcosa di più grande.

In inglese semplice: A small piece that has broken or been cut off something larger.

• A chip of paint fell onto the floor.
• Tiny wood chips covered his shoes.
• She brushed a metal chip off the table.

Come si usa: a chip of something (A chip of stone landed near my foot.)

Sinonimi: fragment, splinter

Espressioni comuni: wood chip, chip of paint, stone chip

sbeccatura

Piccolo punto danneggiato di una superficie da cui si è staccato un pezzo.

In inglese semplice: A small damaged place where a piece has broken off a surface.

• There is a chip in this cup.
• The plate has two chips along its edge.
• Can you repair the chip in my windscreen?

Come si usa: a chip in something (I noticed a chip in the glass.)

Sinonimi: nick

Espressioni comuni: chip in something, small chip, repair a chip

gettone, fiche

Piccolo oggetto usato al posto del denaro in giochi come il poker.

In inglese semplice: A small piece used instead of money in games such as poker.

• He put a chip on the table.
• The dealer pushed the chips towards the winner.
• Players exchange their chips for cash after the game.

Sinonimi: token

Espressioni comuni: poker chip, casino chip, stack of chips

scheggiare, sbeccare

Staccare un piccolo pezzo dalla superficie o dal bordo di qualcosa rompendolo.

In inglese semplice: To break a small piece off the surface or edge of something.

• Don't chip the plate.
• He chipped a tooth on a hard sweet.
• I chipped the old paint off the window frame.

Come si usa: chip something off something (She chipped some paint off the door.)

Sinonimi: break a piece off, nick

Espressioni comuni: chip a tooth, chip the paint, chip something off

scheggiarsi, sbeccarsi

Detto di una superficie o di un bordo, perdere piccoli pezzi che si staccano rompendosi.

In inglese semplice: If a surface or edge does this, small pieces break off it.

• This paint chips easily.
• The cup chipped when I dropped it.
• My nail polish has already chipped.

Sinonimi: flake, flake off

Espressioni comuni: chip easily, chip at edges