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chip off

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
chip off vi phrasal	(paint: peel away)	descascararse⇒ v prnl
	Although they had just painted the wall, the cheap paint had already started to chip off.
	Aunque acababan de pintar la pared, esa pintura barata ya estaba empezando a descascararse.
		desconcharse⇒ v prnl
	Aunque acababan de pintar la pared, esa pintura barata ya se había empezado a desconchar.
	(PR)	despegarse⇒ v prnl
	Aunque acababan de pintar el muro, esa pintura barata ya había empezado a despegarse.
	(MX)	levantarse⇒, botarse⇒ v prnl
	Aunque acababan de pintar la pared, esa pintura barata ya se estaba empezando a levantar.
chip [sth] off, chip off [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(remove by chiselling)	cincelar⇒ vtr
		desbastar⇒ vtr
	The sculptor chipped off another few pieces of marble.
	El escultor cinceló otras piezas de mármol.
chip off vi phrasal	(golf: play chip shot) (golf)	hacer un chip, lanzar un chip loc verb
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Al transportar la mesa le hicieron un chip en la esquina.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
a chip off the old block n	informal, figurative (person: like parent) (coloquial)	de tal palo, tal astilla expr
	(ES, coloquial)	de casta le viene al galgo expr
	(ES, coloquial)	de padres gatos, hijos michinos expr
	(AR, coloquial)	hijo 'e tigre expr
	He'll be a womanizer just like his father; he's a chip off the old block.
	Va a ser un mujeriego como su padre; de tal palo, tal astilla.

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