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81NIP — Numéro d identification personnel Un numéro d identification personnel (abrégé par NIP, ou PIN pour l anglais Personal Identification Number) ou code confidentiel est une suite de chiffres destinée à authentifier le propriétaire d une carte de… …
82nip and tuck — I UK / US noun [countable] Word forms nip and tuck : singular nip and tuck plural nip and tucks informal a medical operation to make someone look thinner or younger, in which some of their fat is removed and their skin is made tighter II UK / US… …
83nip — an informal unit of liquid volume. The term nip often means a small amount, with no precise equivalent. In U.S. bartending, a nip is often taken to be 2 fluid ounces (about 59 milliliters). In Britain, a nip of spirits is considered to be 1/6… …
84NIP-Verfahren — Non Impact Printing (NIP) sind Druckverfahren in der Drucktechnik, die ohne feste Druckform (beispielsweise Druckzylinder oder Stempel) auskommen und prinzipiell von Druck zu Druck eine Seite unterschiedlich bedrucken können. Beispiele für NIP… …
85nip\ and\ tuck — adj. or adv informal Evenly matched; hard fought to the finish. The game was nip and tuck until the last minute. A was a nip and tuck race right to the finish line. The two salesmen fought nip and tuck for the contract all the way. Compare: neck… …
86nip — I. verb (nipped; nipping) Etymology: Middle English nippen; akin to Middle Dutch nipen to pinch, Old Norse hnippa to prod Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points ; pinch …
87nip — I n. stinging cold (there is) a nip in the air II v. (colloq.) (BE) (P; intr.) ( to move quickly ) she nipped out and bought some bread * * * [nɪp] (colloq.) (BE) (P; intr.) ( to move quickly ) she nipped out and bought some bread [ stinging cold …
88nip — 1. to steal Either by pinching or by giving short measure: Ye was set afffrae oon for nipping the pyes. (A. Ramsay, 1737) 2. a drink of spirits Originally, a nipperkin, an eighth part of a pint, the quantity normally served: … …
89nip — nip1 verb (nips, nipping, nipped) 1》 pinch, squeeze, or bite sharply. ↘(nip something off) remove something by pinching or squeezing sharply. 2》 (of the cold or frost) cause pain or harm to. 3》 Brit. informal go quickly. 4》 US informal steal… …
90nip — 1. verb the child nipped her Syn: bite, nibble, peck; pinch, tweak, squeeze, grip 2. noun a nip in the air nip something in the bud Syn: chill, biting cold, iciness …
