Meanings (ES + gloss)
astillar
To chop or cut into small pieces.
Once it [a snowdrop variety] became established, some bulbs were lifted and passed on to be chipped (i.e. cut into small pieces and grown on).
The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch.
desconchar • desportillar • mellar
To break small pieces from.
Be careful not to chip the paint.
desconcharse • desportillarse
To become chipped.
This varnish chips easily.
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