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Detailed Translations for nipping from English to French

nipping:


Translation Matrix for nipping:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
dur pushful man; stickler; tough fellow
fervent faddist; fanatic; freak; maniac; zealot
fin cease; concluding observations; concluding piece; concluding remarks; conclusion; end; ending; far end; final; final end; final piece; finale; finish; finishing line; finishing point; in conclusion; knock off; quitting; stopping; termination; terminus; tip
piquant acrimony; boost; drive; impetus; impulse; incentive; malice; maliciousness; momentum; sarcasm; scorn; scornful tone; spiteful remark; spitefulness; spur; stimulus
tranchant cunning; cutting surface; keenness; sharpness
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
net cutting; nipping; snappy after tax; bright; clean; cleaned; cleanly; cleansed; clear; clear-cut; directly; discernible; distinct; graphic; hygienic; identifiable; neat; neatly; net; nett; obvious; pure; recognisable; recognizable; tidied; tidy; unadulterated; unambiguous; understandable; unequivocal; unmistakable
- barbed; biting; crisp; frosty; mordacious; nippy; pungent; snappy
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
acerbe cutting; nipping; snappy acrid; angry; bitter; blazing; brusque; catty; curt; derisive; dour; fiery; furious; glaring; indignant; injurious; insulting; offending; offensive; querulous; razor-sharp; scornful; sharp; snappish; snappy; sneering; virulent
aigre cutting; nipping; snappy bitter; catty; derisive; embittered; exasperated; fierce; grim; querulous; scornful; sneering; sour; sourish; sourly; sullen; tasting sourishly
aigrement cutting; nipping; snappy bitter; derisive; embittered; exasperated; fierce; grim; scornful; sneering; sour; sourish; sullen; tasting sourishly
aigu cutting; nipping; snappy acute; burdensome; dire; galling; grinding; heavy; injurious; insulting; intense; irksome; keen; massive; offending; offensive; penetrating; piercing; pointed; rasping; sharp; sharp-edged; shrill; vehement; violent
avec virulence cutting; nipping; snappy injurious; insulting; malicious; offending; offensive; venomous; vicious; virulent; vitriolic
coupant cutting; nipping; snappy cutting; dead sharp; keen; pointed; razor-sharp; sharp; sharp-edged; stinging
cuisant cutting; nipping; snappy burdensome; galling; heavy; irksome; razor-sharp; sharp; smarting
dur cutting; nipping; snappy abominable; abrasive; as hard as a nails; as hard as nails; as hard as rock; awkward; barbaric; brutal; burdensome; callous; critical; cruel; difficult; gruesome; hard; hard as iron; hard as steel; hard as stone; harsh; heartless; heavy; heinous; inflexible; inhuman; inhumane; iron-hard; massive; merciless; pitiless; problematic; punish; relentless; rock-hard; ruthless; severe; sinewy; stern; stiff; stone-hard; strict; stringy; tough; trying
fervent cutting; nipping; snappy ardent; bitter; boisterousness; broiling; burning; fanatic; fanatical; fanatically; fervent; fierce; fiery; furious; impassioned; keen; obsessed; passionate; scalding; tempestuous; uncontrolled; zealotic
fin cutting; nipping; snappy acute; astute; biting; bright; clever; cunning; dainty; delicate; easily hurt; elegant; fine; graceful; handsome; injurious; insulting; keen; lightly built; lovely; nice; offending; offensive; oversensitive; perky; personable; petite; precarious; pretty; refined; resourceful; roguish; sensitive; sharp; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; shrewd; slender; slick; slight; sly; small-boned; smart; snap; sophisticated; stylish; subtle; susceptible; tender; thin; wily
intense cutting; nipping; snappy boisterousness; broiling; burning; conscientious; fierce; furious; heavy; intense; massive; meticulous; scalding; scrupulous; severe; strong; tempestuous; vehement; violent
passionné cutting; nipping; snappy ardent; boisterousness; broiling; burning; eager; eagre; enthusiastic; excited; exciting; fanatic; fascinated; fervent; fierce; fiery; furious; glowing; heated; horny; hot; hot-blooded; hot-tempered; impassioned; inspired; intense; intrigued; keen; lascivious; manic; passionate; possessed; randy; scalding; temperamental; temperamentful; tempestuous; warm
perspicace cutting; nipping; snappy astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; keen; profoundly; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
perçant cutting; nipping; snappy dire; grinding; penetrating; piercing; rasping; sharp; sharp-edged; shrill
piquant cutting; nipping; snappy appetising; appetizing; cutting; exciting; peppered; peppery; piquant; prickly; razor-sharp; sarcastic; seasoned; sexy; sharp; spiced; spicy; stinging; thorny
pointu cutting; nipping; snappy beak-like; beaked; peaky; pointed; razor-sharp; rostriform; sharp; shrill; with peaks
rigide cutting; nipping; snappy according to the rules; against the grain; cantankerous; conscientious; crabbed; crusty; exact; fixed; fossilised; fossilized; gruff; grumpy; immovable; inflexible; nagging; obstinate; petrified; precise; precisely; recalcitrant; rigid; set; severe; star; stern; stiff; straight-backed; strict; stringent; stubborn; sullen; surly; unbending
rigoureusement cutting; nipping; snappy inflexible; rigorous; severe; stern; strict; stringent
rigoureux cutting; nipping; snappy accurate; accurately; binding; conscientious; exact; exactly; inflexible; meticulous; precise; punctual; rigorous; severe; stern; strict; stringent
rude cutting; nipping; snappy abominable; agressive; barbaric; bare; barren; brutal; cantankerous; crabbed; cruel; crusty; feral; gruesome; gruff; grumpy; hard; hard-handed; harsh; heinous; inflexible; inhuman; inhumane; nagging; offensive; rigid; rough; severe; stern; strict; sullen; surly; unbroken; untamed; violent; wild
strictement cutting; nipping; snappy according to the rules; inflexible; severe; stern; strict
sévère cutting; nipping; snappy inflexible; punish; rigorous; severe; stern; stiff; strict; stringent
sévèrement cutting; nipping; snappy conscientious; exact; inflexible; precise; severe; stern; strict
tranchant cutting; nipping; snappy astute; bright; clever; crenated; dead sharp; keen; perky; pointed; razor-sharp; resourceful; serrated; sharp; sharp-edged; smart; toothed; wily
vif cutting; nipping; snappy active; adroit; agile; agitated; alert; ardent; aroused; astute; bitter; boisterousness; bright; brisk; buoyant; busily engaged; bustling; busy; cheerful; clever; crafty; dapper; dexterous; dynamic; energetic; engaged; excited; expert; fashionable; fast; fierce; fledged; fluttered; full of joy; full of life; furious; garish; gay; glaring; handy; happy; heated; heavy; high-spirited; intense; jolly; keen; lively; massive; merry; morally strong; neat; nimble; occupied; passionate; perky; quick; rapid; resourceful; severe; sharp; shrewd; shrill; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; snappy; snazzy; speedy; sprightly; spruce; spry; staring; strong; stylish; swift; tempestuous; tied up; trendy; unquenched; unslaked; upbeat; vehement; vigorous; violent; vital; wily; worldly minded
violent cutting; nipping; snappy agressive; ardent; assaulting; bitter; enormous; fervent; fierce; hard; hard-handed; harsh; heated; heavy; immense; intense; offensive; passionate; rough; savage; seething; shrill; tremendous; vehement; violent; wild

Synonyms for "nipping":


Related Definitions for "nipping":

  1. pleasantly cold and invigorating1
    • a nipping wind1
  2. capable of wounding1

nipping form of nip:

nip [the ~] nom

  1. the nip (drop; peg)
    la réception
  2. the nip (drop; peg)
    la goutte; le petit verre
  3. the nip (reviver; bracer; dram)

Translation Matrix for nip:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
goutte dram; drop; nip; peg; tot dram of jenever; drip; dripping; drop; gout; nip of jenever; one for the road; tot of jenever
petit verre dram; drop; nip; peg; tot a gin; chalice; cup; dram of jenever; drinking glass; glass; goblet; liqueur glass; mug; nip of jenever; one for the road; tot of jenever
petit verre de genièvre bracer; dram; nip; reviver
remontant bracer; dram; nip; reviver
réception drop; nip; peg cheating; corruption; corruptions; counter; defalcation; delivery; desk; drawing-room; embezzlement; fencing; foyer; fraud; informal gathering; informal party; informal reception; malversation; malversations; receipt; reception; reception room; reception-room; salon; swindle; swindling; treat; waiting-room; welcome; welcoming; words of welcome
- chilliness; coolness; flavor; flavour; pinch; piquance; piquancy; piquantness; relish; sapidity; savor; savour; shot; smack; tang; tanginess; zest
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- clip; nip off; pinch; snip; snip off; squeeze; tweet; twinge; twitch
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- dram; snifter
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
remontant cheering; heartening; heartwarming; uplifting
réception accepting; receiving

Related Words for "nip":

  • nips

Synonyms for "nip":


Related Definitions for "nip":

  1. a small sharp bite or snip1
  2. a tart spicy quality1
  3. the property of being moderately cold1
  4. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth1
  5. a small drink of liquor1
  6. give a small sharp bite to1
    • The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles1
  7. sever or remove by pinching or snipping1
  8. squeeze tightly between the fingers1

Wiktionary Translations for nip:

nip
verb
  1. serrer fortement avec une pince, avec des tenailles ou autres instruments semblables.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
nip pincer kneifen — (transitiv) etwas zusammenquetschen
nip pincer kneifen — (transitiv) die Haut eines Lebewesens stark zwischen zwei Fingern zusammenquetschen (um Schmerz zu erzeugen, auf sich aufmerksam zu machen oder Ähnliches)
nip se dégonfler; se défiler kneifen — (transitiv) übertragen: vor einer Handlung zurückschrecken