Översättning av chink – engelska till svenska

kinesjävelensubstantiv/²ɕɪˈneːsˌjɛːvɛl/lyssna
offensive: Chinese person
sprickaensubstantiv, verblyssna
långsmal delning i material
en spricka, sprickan, sprickor, sprickorna

Uttal

/t͡ʃɪŋk/lyssna

Böjning

uncountable

Etymologi

Of origin, but apparently an extension, with diminutive -k (see more at -ock), of chine (or, if already suffixed in Middle English, *chinek), from ċine ("a crack, chine, chink"), equivalent to chine +...

Definition av chink

A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
A chip or dent in something metallic.
(figuratively) A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.
(countable) A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink.

(uncountable, colloquial, dated, now, rare) Ready money, especially in the form of coins.

(transitive) To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk.

(intransitive) To crack; to open.

(transitive) To cause to open in cracks or fissures.

(intransitive) To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.

(transitive) To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with each other.

(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity or descent.

(derogatory, by extension, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of perceived East Asian descent.

(offensive, ethnic slur) A meal of Chinese food.

(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) The Chinese language.

(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Chinese, or perceived to be Chinese.

(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) East Asian.

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Synonymer

aperture
gook
Chinaman
ching chong
chinky

Exempel

The warrior saw a chink in her enemy's armor, and aimed her spear accordingly.
The chink in the theory is that the invaders have superior muskets.
to chink a wall
The coins were chinking in his pocket.

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