snipping

• Sustantivo que designa un trozo pequeño de algo, especialmente cortado o recortado; también puede referirse al acto de cortar o al resultado de recortar.

A noun referring to a small piece of something, especially one that has been cut or snipped off.

1. Small cut pieceB1formal

   A small piece of something that has been cut off, especially with scissors or shears.

   Recorte pequeño

   • She collected the snipping of paper from the floor.
   • The tailor saved the fabric snipping for later use.
   • He threw the snipping of hair into the bin.

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• Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de cortar algo de forma rápida y precisa con movimientos pequeños y afilados, a menudo con tijeras o podaderas.

A verb used to indicate the act of cutting something quickly and precisely with small, sharp strokes, often with scissors or shears.

1. Cut or remove by pinchingB1informal

   To cut or remove something using a quick, sharp action, often with scissors or shears.

   cortar o quitar pellizcando

   • She snipped a few dead leaves off the plant.
   • He snipped the thread with a pair of scissors.
   • The barber snipped away the split ends.

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2. Prune or trim plantsB1informal

   To cut back the growth of a plant to cultivate or maintain its shape.

   podar o recortar plantas

   • He spent the afternoon snipping the hedges in the garden.
   • She carefully snipped the rose bush to encourage new blooms.
   • The gardener snipped the overgrown branches.

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Variantes phrasalsnip off