bite

I [baɪt]

nome

1) (mouthful) morso m., boccone m.

in one bite — in un boccone

to have o take a bite of sth. — prendere un boccone di qcs

2) colloq. (snack) boccone m., spuntino m.

to have a bite (to eat) — mangiare un boccone

3) (from insect) puntura f.; (from dog, snake) morso m.

4) fig. (of wind, cold) sferza f.; (of food) sapore m. piccante; (of performance, film) mordente m., mordacità f.

5) pesc. (l')abboccare

to have a bite — fare abboccare; fig. trovare una persona adatta

II 1. [baɪt]

verbo transitivo (pass. bit; p.pass. bitten) [person, animal] mordere; [insect] pungere

to bite one's nails — mangiarsi le unghie

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass. bit; p.pass. bitten)

1) (take effect) [measure, rule, shortage] farsi sentire

2) pesc. [fish] abboccare

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- bite back

- bite into

- bite off

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to bite one's lip — mordersi le labbra

to bite the hand that feeds you — sputare nel piatto in cui si mangia

to be bitten by the DIY bug — colloq. avere la mania del fai da te

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1. past tense - bit; verb

(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) mordere; pungere

2. noun

1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) morso; puntura

2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) presa

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- biting

- bite the dust

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I [baɪt]

nome

1) (mouthful) morso m., boccone m.

in one bite — in un boccone

to have o take a bite of sth. — prendere un boccone di qcs

2) colloq. (snack) boccone m., spuntino m.

to have a bite (to eat) — mangiare un boccone

3) (from insect) puntura f.; (from dog, snake) morso m.

4) fig. (of wind, cold) sferza f.; (of food) sapore m. piccante; (of performance, film) mordente m., mordacità f.

5) pesc. (l')abboccare

to have a bite — fare abboccare; fig. trovare una persona adatta

II 1. [baɪt]

verbo transitivo (pass. bit; p.pass. bitten) [person, animal] mordere; [insect] pungere

to bite one's nails — mangiarsi le unghie

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass. bit; p.pass. bitten)

1) (take effect) [measure, rule, shortage] farsi sentire

2) pesc. [fish] abboccare

•

- bite back

- bite into

- bite off

••

to bite one's lip — mordersi le labbra

to bite the hand that feeds you — sputare nel piatto in cui si mangia

to be bitten by the DIY bug — colloq. avere la mania del fai da te