Significado de chip en inglés
chipchip1 /tʃɪp/ noun [countable] 
Ver todas las traducciones1food [usually plural] a)British English a long thin piece of potato cooked in oiltira larga y delgada de papa frita en aceite SYN French fry American English: 
fish and chipspescado con papas fritas a bag of chipsuna bolsa de papas fritas b)American English a thin flat round piece of food such as potato cooked in very hot oil and eaten coldrodaja fina, plana y redonda de alimento como la papa, frita en aceite muy caliente y consumida fría SYN crisp British English: a bag of potato chipsuna bolsa de papas chips2computer a small piece of silicon that has a set of complicated electrical connections on it and is used to store and process information in computerspequeña pieza de silicio con conexiones eléctricas complejas, usada para almacenar y procesar información en computadoras: the age of the silicon chipla era del chip de silicio chip technologytecnología de chips3piece a small piece of wood, stone, metal etc that has been broken off somethingpequeño trozo de madera, piedra, metal, etc. que se ha desprendido de algo: Wood chips covered the floor of the workshop.Las astillas de madera cubrían el suelo del taller. a chocolate chip cookie (=one that contains small pieces of chocolate)galleta de trozos de chocolate (=una que contiene pequeños trozos de chocolate)4mark a small hole or mark on a plate, cup etc where a piece has broken offpequeña muesca o marca en un plato, taza, etc., en el lugar donde se ha roto un trozochip in There’s a chip in this bowl.Este cuenco tiene una muesca.5have a chip on your shoulder to easily become offended or angry because you think you have been treated unfairly in the pastofenderse o enfadarse con facilidad porque se cree haber sido tratado injustamente en el pasado6when the chips are down spokenoral in a serious or difficult situation, especially one in which you realize what is really true or importanten una situación grave o difícil, especialmente cuando uno se da cuenta de lo que es realmente verdadero o importante: When the chips are down, you’ve only got yourself to depend on.Cuando llega el momento de la verdad, solo puedes depender de ti mismo.7be a chip off the old block informalinformal to be very similar to your mother or father in appearance or characterparecerse mucho a su madre o padre en apariencia o carácter8game [usually plural] a small flat coloured piece of plastic used in games such as poker or blackjack to represent a particular amount of moneyficha pequeña y plana de plástico de colores, usada en juegos como el póker o el blackjack para representar una determinada cantidad de dinero9sport (also chip shot, chip kick) a hit in golf, or a kick in football or rugby, that makes the ball go high into the air for a short distancegolpe en golf, o patada en fútbol o rugby, que hace que el balón suba alto en el aire a corta distancia10have had your chips British English informalinformal to be in a situation in which you no longer have any hope of improvementestar en una situación en la que ya no queda ninguna esperanza de mejora → blue-chip, → cash in your chips at cash in
Ver todas las traducciones1food [usually plural] a)British English a long thin piece of potato cooked in oiltira larga y delgada de papa frita en aceite SYN French fry American English: fish and chipspescado con papas fritas a bag of chipsuna bolsa de papas fritas b)American English a thin flat round piece of food such as potato cooked in very hot oil and eaten coldrodaja fina, plana y redonda de alimento como la papa, frita en aceite muy caliente y consumida fría SYN crisp British English: a bag of potato chipsuna bolsa de papas chips2computer a small piece of silicon that has a set of complicated electrical connections on it and is used to store and process information in computerspequeña pieza de silicio con conexiones eléctricas complejas, usada para almacenar y procesar información en computadoras: the age of the silicon chipla era del chip de silicio chip technologytecnología de chips3piece a small piece of wood, stone, metal etc that has been broken off somethingpequeño trozo de madera, piedra, metal, etc. que se ha desprendido de algo: Wood chips covered the floor of the workshop.Las astillas de madera cubrían el suelo del taller. a chocolate chip cookie (=one that contains small pieces of chocolate)galleta de trozos de chocolate (=una que contiene pequeños trozos de chocolate)4mark a small hole or mark on a plate, cup etc where a piece has broken offpequeña muesca o marca en un plato, taza, etc., en el lugar donde se ha roto un trozochip in There’s a chip in this bowl.Este cuenco tiene una muesca.5have a chip on your shoulder to easily become offended or angry because you think you have been treated unfairly in the pastofenderse o enfadarse con facilidad porque se cree haber sido tratado injustamente en el pasado6when the chips are down spokenoral in a serious or difficult situation, especially one in which you realize what is really true or importanten una situación grave o difícil, especialmente cuando uno se da cuenta de lo que es realmente verdadero o importante: When the chips are down, you’ve only got yourself to depend on.Cuando llega el momento de la verdad, solo puedes depender de ti mismo.7be a chip off the old block informalinformal to be very similar to your mother or father in appearance or characterparecerse mucho a su madre o padre en apariencia o carácter8game [usually plural] a small flat coloured piece of plastic used in games such as poker or blackjack to represent a particular amount of moneyficha pequeña y plana de plástico de colores, usada en juegos como el póker o el blackjack para representar una determinada cantidad de dinero9sport (also chip shot, chip kick) a hit in golf, or a kick in football or rugby, that makes the ball go high into the air for a short distancegolpe en golf, o patada en fútbol o rugby, que hace que el balón suba alto en el aire a corta distancia10have had your chips British English informalinformal to be in a situation in which you no longer have any hope of improvementestar en una situación en la que ya no queda ninguna esperanza de mejora → blue-chip, → cash in your chips at cash inchipchip2 verb (past tense and past participle chipped, present participle chipping) 1accidentally break (something) [intransitive, transitive] if you chip something, or if it chips, a small piece of it breaks off accidentallysi astillas algo, o si se astilla, un pequeño trozo se desprende accidentalmente: Gary fell and chipped one of his front teeth.Gary se cayó y se astilló uno de los dientes delanteros. He chipped a bone in his knee and was carried off the pitch.Se astilló un hueso de la rodilla y tuvo que ser sacado del campo. These plates chip really easily.Estos platos se desportillan con mucha facilidad.chip off The paint had chipped off the gate.La pintura de la verja se había descascarado.2remove something [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove something, especially something hard that is covering a surface, by hitting it with a tool so that small pieces break offquitar algo, especialmente una sustancia dura que recubre una superficie, golpeándola con una herramienta para que se desprendan pequeños trozos: Archaeologists were carefully chipping away at the rock.Los arqueólogos estaban cincelando cuidadosamente la roca. Chip out the plaster with a steel chisel.Saca el yeso con un cincel de acero.3sport [transitive] to hit a golf ball or kick a football or a rugby ball so that it goes high into the air for a short distancegolpear una pelota de golf, o chutar un balón de fútbol o rugby, de modo que suba alto en el aire a corta distancia: United scored just before half-time when Adcock cleverly chipped the ball over the keeper.El United marcó justo antes del descanso cuando Adcock lanzó hábilmente el balón por encima del portero.4potatoes [transitive] British English to cut potatoes into thin pieces ready to be cooked in hot oilcortar papas en tiras finas listas para freír en aceite caliente5microchip [transitive] British English to put a microchip in an animal, person, or thing to identify or give information about themcolocar un microchip a un animal, una persona o una cosa para identificarlos o proporcionar información sobre elloschip away at something phrasal verb to gradually make something less effective or destroy itdebilitar gradualmente algo o destruirlo: Writers such as Voltaire and Diderot were chipping away at the foundations of society.Escritores como Voltaire y Diderot iban socavando poco a poco los cimientos de la sociedad. Fears about the future chipped away at her sense of well-being.Los temores sobre el futuro iban minando poco a poco su sensación de bienestar.chip in phrasal verb1to interrupt a conversation by saying something that adds more detailinterrumpir una conversación para añadir información adicionalchip in with Other committee members chipped in with suggestions.Otros miembros del comité intervinieron con sugerencias. ‘It won’t be easy,’ Jeff chipped in.—No va a ser fácil —intervino Jeff. I’d just like to chip in, Bill, if I might.Solo quisiera intervenir, Bill, si me lo permite.2if each person in a group chips in, they each give a small amount of money so that they can buy something togethersi cada persona de un grupo aporta una pequeña cantidad de dinero para comprar algo entre todos: We all chipped in to buy Amy a graduation present.Todos pusimos dinero para comprarle un regalo de graduación a Amy.chip in (with) something Fifty-two people in the music industry each chipped in $250 apiece.Cincuenta y dos personas de la industria musical aportaron 250 dólares cada una.
1accidentally break (something) [intransitive, transitive] if you chip something, or if it chips, a small piece of it breaks off accidentallysi astillas algo, o si se astilla, un pequeño trozo se desprende accidentalmente: Gary fell and chipped one of his front teeth.Gary se cayó y se astilló uno de los dientes delanteros. He chipped a bone in his knee and was carried off the pitch.Se astilló un hueso de la rodilla y tuvo que ser sacado del campo. These plates chip really easily.Estos platos se desportillan con mucha facilidad.chip off The paint had chipped off the gate.La pintura de la verja se había descascarado.2remove something [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove something, especially something hard that is covering a surface, by hitting it with a tool so that small pieces break offquitar algo, especialmente una sustancia dura que recubre una superficie, golpeándola con una herramienta para que se desprendan pequeños trozos: Archaeologists were carefully chipping away at the rock.Los arqueólogos estaban cincelando cuidadosamente la roca. Chip out the plaster with a steel chisel.Saca el yeso con un cincel de acero.3sport [transitive] to hit a golf ball or kick a football or a rugby ball so that it goes high into the air for a short distancegolpear una pelota de golf, o chutar un balón de fútbol o rugby, de modo que suba alto en el aire a corta distancia: United scored just before half-time when Adcock cleverly chipped the ball over the keeper.El United marcó justo antes del descanso cuando Adcock lanzó hábilmente el balón por encima del portero.4potatoes [transitive] British English to cut potatoes into thin pieces ready to be cooked in hot oilcortar papas en tiras finas listas para freír en aceite caliente5microchip [transitive] British English to put a microchip in an animal, person, or thing to identify or give information about themcolocar un microchip a un animal, una persona o una cosa para identificarlos o proporcionar información sobre elloschip away at something phrasal verb to gradually make something less effective or destroy itdebilitar gradualmente algo o destruirlo: Writers such as Voltaire and Diderot were chipping away at the foundations of society.Escritores como Voltaire y Diderot iban socavando poco a poco los cimientos de la sociedad. Fears about the future chipped away at her sense of well-being.Los temores sobre el futuro iban minando poco a poco su sensación de bienestar.chip in phrasal verb1to interrupt a conversation by saying something that adds more detailinterrumpir una conversación para añadir información adicionalchip in with Other committee members chipped in with suggestions.Otros miembros del comité intervinieron con sugerencias. ‘It won’t be easy,’ Jeff chipped in.—No va a ser fácil —intervino Jeff. I’d just like to chip in, Bill, if I might.Solo quisiera intervenir, Bill, si me lo permite.2if each person in a group chips in, they each give a small amount of money so that they can buy something togethersi cada persona de un grupo aporta una pequeña cantidad de dinero para comprar algo entre todos: We all chipped in to buy Amy a graduation present.Todos pusimos dinero para comprarle un regalo de graduación a Amy.chip in (with) something Fifty-two people in the music industry each chipped in $250 apiece.Cincuenta y dos personas de la industria musical aportaron 250 dólares cada una.