chew

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
chew [sth]⇒ vtr	(eat, masticate)	masticar⇒ vtr
		mascar⇒ vtr
	Richard chewed the apple slowly.
	Richard masticó la manzana lentamente.
chew [sth] vtr	(bite)	morder⇒ vtr
	Full of anxiety, Sarah chewed her nails while she waited.
	Ansiosa, Sarah se mordía las uñas mientras esperaba.
chew⇒ vi	(bite or grind with teeth)	masticar⇒ vi
	My father sat at the dinner table, chewing in silence.
	Mi padre estaba sentado en la mesa masticando en silencio.
chew n	(instance of chewing)	masticada nf
	Rick gave his gum a chew before spitting it into the bin.
	Rick le dio una masticada a su chicle antes de escupirlo en el cesto de basura.
chew n	([sth] intended for chewing)	juguete para masticar nm + loc adj
	I gave the dog a chew.
	Le di al perro un juguete para masticar.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
chew n	(tobacco)	tabaco de mascar loc nom m
	The baseball player tucked some chew into his cheek.
	El jugador de béisbol se puso tabaco de mascar en la mejilla.

Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
chew [sb] out vtr phrasal sep	US, slang, figurative (reprimand) (coloquial, figurado)	comerse a vtr + prep
	(AR, coloquial)	comerse crudo a loc verb
	The coach chewed out the player who dropped the pass.
	El entrenador se comió al jugador que perdió el pase.
		retar a, amonestar a, reprender a vtr + prep
	El entrenador amonestó al jugador que perdió el pase.
		echar una bronca a loc verb
	El entrenador le echó una bronca al jugador que perdió el pase.
chew [sth] over, chew over [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(think about or discuss thoroughly)	reflexionar⇒ vtr
		discutir⇒, deliberar⇒ vtr
	(peyorativo)	elucubrar⇒ vtr
	David chewed over the matter for a few days before making a decision.
chew [sth] up, chew up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(grind with teeth)	masticar⇒ vtr
	The dog has chewed up my newspaper!
chew [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	figurative, informal (use rapidly) (figurado)	comerse⇒ v prnl
		acabarse⇒ v prnl
		agotar⇒ vtr
	Using 4G chews up the battery life of your phone.
	Usar 4G se come la batería del teléfono.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
bite off more than you can chew v expr	figurative, informal (accept an overly ambitious task)	el que mucho abarca poco aprieta expr
	Gabriella thought she would enjoy being team leader, but she may have bitten off more than she can chew.
chew the cud v expr	(cow: re-chew food)	rumiar⇒ vtr
chew the cud v expr	UK, figurative, informal (people: chat)	charlar⇒ vi
		conversar⇒ vi
chew the fat, chew the rag v expr	figurative, informal (have a long chat) (coloquial)	darle a la sinhueso, darle a la sin hueso loc verb
	(ES: coloquial)	estar de palique, darle al pico loc verb
	(AmC, CO, VE: coloquial)	hablar paja loc verb
	(CR: coloquial)	volar pico loc verb
	I'd love to stand around chewing the fat, but these bills aren't going to pay themselves.
	Me encantaría quedarme a darle a la sinhueso, pero estas facturas no se van a pagar solas.
chew the scenery, chew up the scenery v expr	figurative (overact)	sobreactuar⇒ vi
		exagerar⇒ vtr
something to chew on n	informal, figurative ([sth] to consider)	algo para considerar, algo para evaluar grupo nom
	The annual report gave the analysts something to chew on.
	El informe anual le dio a los analistas algo para considerar.

'chew' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

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Spanish:

Collocations: is [full of, covered with] chew marks, played with a chew toy, swallow food after (just) one or two chews, more...

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