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nick

UK
/nɪk/
US
/nɪk/

Translations

nicknoun
nicks
pl
UK
/nɪk/
US
/nɪk/
encocheEncôche ou petite entaille.
He got a nick on his finger while chopping vegetables.
Il s’est fait une encoche au doigt en coupant des légumes.
étatSurtout dans l’expression « in good/bad nick » ; registre surtout britannique.
Despite its age, the bicycle is still in good nick.
Malgré son âge, le vélo est encore en bon état.
Additional translations
entaillePlus courant pour une petite coupure ou marque.
poste de policeArgot britannique.
formeSurtout dans l’expression « in good/bad nick » ; registre surtout britannique.
momentSurtout dans l’expression figée « in the nick of time ».
Synonyms
notch
cut
indentation
scratch
mark
nickverb
nicked
Past Simple
nicked
Past Participle
nicking
Gerund
UK
/nɪk/
US
/nɪk/
entaillerPour une petite coupure ou une marque légère.
He accidentally nicked his finger while chopping vegetables.
Il s’est accidentellement entaillé le doigt en coupant des légumes.
volerFamilier.
Someone nicked my wallet while I was on the train.
Quelqu’un m’a volé mon portefeuille pendant que j’étais dans le train.
arrêterFamilier.
The police nicked him for shoplifting.
La police l’a arrêté pour vol à l’étalage.
marquerSport, notamment football ; pour obtenir un but de justesse.
They nicked a last-minute goal to win the match.
Ils ont marqué un but à la dernière minute pour gagner le match.
Additional translations
chaparderFamilier ; vol de faible importance.
intercepterPour saisir ou appréhender quelqu’un rapidement ; registre familier.
Synonyms
cut
score
slash
gash
indent
notch
mark
chip

Definitions

nicknoun
A small cut or notch.
He got a nick on his finger while chopping vegetables.
A prison or police station.
He spent the night in the nick after being arrested for disorderly conduct.
Condition or state, especially of health or appearance (chiefly British, usually in the phrase 'in good/bad nick').
Despite its age, the bicycle is still in good nick.
The precise or critical moment, especially in the fixed phrase “in the nick of time.”
She arrived in the nick of time to catch the last bus.
nickverb
To make a small cut or notch in something.
He accidentally nicked his finger while chopping vegetables.
To steal something, especially in a casual or informal way.
Someone nicked my wallet while I was on the train.
To arrest someone.
The police nicked him for shoplifting.
To obtain, achieve, or score (something) in a quick, opportunistic, or narrowly successful way.
They nicked a last-minute goal to win the match.
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