champ

BrE /tʃæmp/ AmE /tʃæmp/

verb / noun en → es

1 VERB, CHEW [intransitive] C1

to bite and chew food noisily or roughly

masticar fuertemente, mascar

Collocations champ on a sandwich

  • He was champing on his food.

    Él estaba mascando fuertemente su comida.

2 VERB, STRUGGLE [intransitive] C1

to struggle or fight against something that is stopping you from doing what you want to do

luchar contra, resistirse a

Collocations champ at the bit

  • She was champing at the bit to get started.

    Ella estaba luchando contra la impaciencia para empezar.

3 NOUN, WINNER [singular] B2

a person or team that wins a competition or contest

ganador, campeón

Collocations champ at the top of the league

  • They are the champs in this year's competition.

    Ellos son los ganadores en la competencia de este año.

4 NOUN, DRINK [singular] C1

a small glass of whisky or brandy

cachito, chupito

Collocations champ and soda

  • He ordered a champ and soda.

    Él pidió un cachito de whisky con soda.

5 NOUN, SPORT [singular] C1

a sport in which players hit a small rubber ball against a wall using their hands or forearms

pelota-pared, champa

Collocations champ match

  • They are playing a champ match.

    Están jugando un partido de pelota-pared.

6 NOUN, VEGETABLE [singular] C1

a type of vegetable that is grown in fields and has a thick white stem

champiñón (seta), champi

Collocations champ harvest

  • The champ harvest was very good this year.

    La cosecha de champiñones fue muy buena este año.

7 NOUN, SPORT [singular] C1

a sport in which players hit a small rubber ball against a wall using their hands or forearms

pelota-pared, champa

Collocations champ match

  • They are playing a champ match.

    Están jugando un partido de pelota-pared.

8 NOUN, SPORT [singular] C1

a sport in which players hit a small rubber ball against a wall using their hands or forearms

pelota-pared, champa

Collocations champ match

  • They are playing a champ match.

    Están jugando un partido de pelota-pared.