English-German translation for "nibble"

"nibble" German translation

nibble
[ˈnibl]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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knabbern an, benagen, beknabbern, anfressen erwischen, fangen klauen
examples
  • erwischen, fangen
    nibble catch obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    nibble catch obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
  • klauen
    nibble steal obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    nibble steal obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
nibble
[ˈnibl]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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nagen, knabbern anbeißen kritteln, kleinlich tadeln
examples
  • anbeißen
    nibble of fish, potential customeret cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    nibble of fish, potential customeret cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
  • kritteln, (kleinlich) tadeln
    nibble find fault figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    nibble find fault figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
nibble
[ˈnibl]noun | Substantiv s

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Nagen, Knabbern vorsichtiges Anbeißen kleiner Bissen, Happen
  • Nagenneuter | Neutrum n
    nibble
    Knabbernneuter | Neutrum n
    nibble
    nibble
  • vorsichtiges Anbeißen
    nibble of fish at bait
    nibble of fish at bait
examples
  • (kleiner) Bissen, Happenmasculine | Maskulinum m
    nibble small piece
    nibble small piece
Auf die Lippen. Wir knabbern vielleicht an ihren Ohren.
On the lips. Nibble the ears maybe.
Source: TED
Es knabbert an etwas Gras, ganz ausgelassen.
He's, you know, nibbling on some grass, frolicking.
Source: TED
Er hörte auf, an seinem Apfel zu knuppern.
Ben stopped nibbling his apple.
Source: Books
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