Chew in spanish
pronunciation: mɑstikɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb, noun
chew = masticar, mascar.
Example: Alf is convinced that she chews broken bottles and wears barbed wire next to her skin.more:
» bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew = tratar de abarcar más de lo que se puede, quien mucho abarca poco aprieta, meterse en camisa de once varas, tratar de abarcar más de la cuenta.
Example: We should do our part, but we shouldn't bite off more than we can chew.» chew + bubblegum = masticar chicle, mascar chicle.
Example: I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I am all out of bubblegum.» chew + Nombre + up = echar una bronca, echar un rapapolvo, criticar.
Example: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.» chew + Posesivo + pencil = mordisquear el lápiz.
Example: She often sits at the dining room table scribbling on a notepad, or curling up by the fire chewing her pencil.» chew + the cud = rumiar.
Example: In the above passage, the Torah lists two criteria for a kosher animal -- cleft hooves and chewing the cud.» chew + the cud = darle vueltas a un asunto, rumiar un asunto.
Example: On a happier note, I was chewing the cud in a taxi cab on the way to work this morning when suddently a well-dressed old man wiggled his hand at me.» chew + the fat = parlotear, cascar, charlar, paliquear, darle a la lengua, darle al pico, darle al palique.
Example: It was the perfect time to chew the fat with Geoff and talk to him about his insatiable appetite for the macabre.» chew + the rag = parlotear, cascar, charlar, paliquear, darle a la lengua, darle al pico, darle al palique.
Example: I didn't have anything special to do, so I went down to the can and chewed the rag with him while he was shaving.» chew up = destrozar, comerse, devorar, mordisquear.
Example: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.» chew up = masticar, masticar bien.
Example: If I chew up something fattening but I spit it out, will I still absorb the calories?.