adjective · rare

chipper

chipper · chipperer · chipperest

показной, изящный, вычурный

überschwänglich, quietschfidel

Exhibiting a lively optimismExhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.

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UK/ˈtʃɪpə/US/ˈt͡ʃɪpɚ/

» Tom put some branches into the wood chipper.

Tom schob Zweige in den Häcksler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Том подложил веток в дереводробильную машину. — Karok

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Meaning

1 senses

Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.
überschwänglich, quietschfidel
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air

Examples

9 sentences

Tom put some branches into the wood chipper.
ruТом подложил веток в дереводробильную машину. — Karok
deTom schob Zweige in den Häcksler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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You sound very chipper.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
You're looking chipper.
ruТы бодро выглядишь. — odexed
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Tom is very chipper.
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Tom seems quite chipper about the whole situation.
Тома вся ця ситуація скоріше веселить. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
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Translations

1 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

exhibiting a lively optimism:

Origin

From English dialectal kipper (“nimble; frisky”), of obscure origin. Perhaps akin to Old N

From English dialectal kipper (“nimble; frisky”), of obscure origin. Perhaps akin to Old Norse kjapt (“briskly; impetuously”), kippa ("to snatch; pull; jerk" > Middle English kippen (“to seize”)), kipra (“to wrinkle; draw tightly”), Norwegian kjapp (“fast; brisk”), Dutch kippen (“to seize; catch; grip”). More at kip.

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