nip
 transitive verb
 morder
EN François was stern, demanding instant obedience, and by virtue of his whip receiving instant obedience; while Dave, who was an experienced wheeler, nipped Buck's hind quarters whenever he was in error.
GL François era ríspido, esixía obediencia absoluta, e conseguíaa de contado coa axuda do vergallo. Dave, que era máis experto no arrastre de trineos, mordía a Buck nas patas traseiras cada vez que este cometía algún erro.
 Fonte: CHA (238)
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EN The forests had put on their sober brown and yellow, while some trees of the tenderer kind had been nipped by the frosts into brilliant dyes of orange, purple, and scarlet.
GL As fragas vestían de marrón claro e amarelo, mentres que algunhas das árbores máis delicadas foran feridas polas xeadas e tiñan algúns matices laranxas, violetas e encarnados.
Fonte: LEN (159)
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nil, Nile, nimble, nimbly, nine, nine-pins, nineteen, ninety, ninth, nip, nirvana, nitrate, nitrogen, no, Noah, Nobel, nobility, noble, nobleman