bite

Pronúncia: baɪt
    noun
  1. mossegada.
  2. [of bird, insect] picada, fiblada.
  3. [wound made by tooth] dentada, mossegada.
  4. [fishing] picada.
  5. are you getting any bites? piquen?

  6. [mouthful of food] bocada.
  7. I've not had a bite to eat no he menjat ni un mos.
  8. I'll get a bite somewhere menjaré un mos en algun lloc.

  9. figurative [pungency] mordacitat, sarcasme, acerbitat.
  10. penetració.
  11. a novel with bite una novel·la que té ganxo.
  12. a speech with bite un discurs penetrant.
  13. without any bite sense abelliments.
  14. transitive verb [-tt-] [preterite bit, past participle bitten]
  15. mossegar.
  16. [bird, fish] picar.
  17. [insect] picar, fiblar.
  18. [acid] corroir.
  19. Mechanics travar.
  20. what's biting you? què t'ha picat?
  21. to bite off arrencar d'una dentada.
  22. to bite off more than one can chew voler fer més feina de la que es pot fer.
  23. to (be \ get) bitten figurative atrapar-s'hi els dits, ser enganyat.
  24. to be bitten with flu haver agafat la grip.
  25. intransitive verb
  26. mossegar, picar.
  27. [fish] picar.
  28. figurative picar, empassar-s'ho.
  29. to bite at voler mossegar.
  30. to bite into devorar, englotir, empassar-se.