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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/tʃɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'chin': (chin; Mus. chin; Chin. chēn); 'Chin': (jin; chin; Chin. chēn)


Inflections of 'chin' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
chins
v 3rd person singular
chinning
v pres p
chinned
v past
chinned
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
chin n(body part)barbilla nf
(formal)mentón nm
(AR, UY)pera nf
Bill cut his chin while shaving.
Bill se cortó el mentón mientras se afeitaba.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
chin⇒ viUS, slang (chat)charlar⇒ vi
I can't stand here chinning all day; there's work to do!
No puedo estar aquí charlando todo el día, ¡hay trabajo que hacer!
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
chin music nUS, figurative, informal (trivial chat)charla nf
chin strap (US),
chinstrap (UK) n		(fastening: on headgear)correa nf
(técnicamente)barbiquejo, barboquejo, barbuquejo nm
(de casco)carrillera nf
(AR, BO, PY)barbijo nm
If your helmet doesn't fit, you can adjust the chin strap to make it tighter or looser.
Si el casco no te queda bien, puedes ajustar la correa para aflojarlo o ajustarlo.
chin strap (US),
chinstrap (UK) n		(beard)sotabarba nf
barba sin bigote nf + loc adj
A chin curtain beard like Lincoln wore covers more of the face than a "chin strap" beard.
barba cortina loc nom f
(más tupida)barba estilo Lincoln loc nom f
chin up interjfigurative, informal (encouragement) (CL, coloquial)aperrar interj
Chin up – it'll soon be over!
¡Aperra! Ya terminamos.
(coloquial)¡alegra esa cara! loc interj
¡levanta el ánimo! loc interj
¡Alegra esa cara! Ya terminamos.
(coloquial)anímate interj
¡Anímate! Ya terminamos.
chin-up,
chinup n		often plural (exercise with horizontal bar)dominadas nfpl
(formal)flexiones de brazos en barra loc nom fpl
flexiones en barra nfpl + loc adj
Can you do a chin-up?
Lara does chinups every day.
¿Puedes hacer dominadas? // Lara hace dominadas todos los días.
Chin-chin! interj(cheers)chin-chin interj
chin-chin⇒ viUK (say chin-chin to [sb])hacer chin chin loc verb
hacer un brindis loc verb
brindar⇒ vi
The guests were all chin-chinning.
Todos los invitados estaban haciendo chin chin.
chuck [sb] under the chin v expr(tap [sb]'s chin affectionately)dar una palmadita en el mentón a loc verb
cleft chin n(chin with dimple)barbilla partida loc nom f
The actor Kirk Douglas was famous for his cleft chin.
El actor Kirk Douglas era famoso por su barbilla partida.
double chin n(excess chin fat)papada nf
Our ex-president had a double chin.
Nuestro ex presidente tenía papada.
Keep your chin up. interjinformal, figurative (encouragement: Be courageous!)¡ánimo! interj
Keep your chin up – I'm sure you'll find a solution to the problem.
¡Ánimo! Seguro encontrarás una solución al problema.
receding chin n(chin that is weak or not prominent)mentón hundido, mentón retraído nm + adj
barbilla hundida nf + adj
take [sth] on the chin v exprfigurative, informal (accept [sth] without complaint)aceptar sin quejarse loc verb
afrontar⇒ vtr
The deposed champion took his defeat on the chin.
Anne's performance received a lot of criticism, but she took it on the chin.
El excampeón aceptó la derrota sin quejarse.
weak chin n(receding jawline)mandíbula débil nf + adj
barbilla hundida nf + adj
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Collocations: was chin deep in [water, debts], has a [stubbly, shaved, goatee] chin, has a [double, cleft, weak, receding] chin, more...

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