Pronúncia: baɪt
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noun
- mossegada.
- [of bird, insect] picada, fiblada.
- [wound made by tooth] dentada, mossegada.
- [fishing] picada.
- are you getting any bites? piquen?
- [mouthful of food] bocada.
- I've not had a bite to eat no he menjat ni un mos.
- I'll get a bite somewhere menjaré un mos en algun lloc.
- figurative [pungency] mordacitat, sarcasme, acerbitat.
- penetració.
- a novel with bite una novel·la que té ganxo.
- a speech with bite un discurs penetrant.
- without any bite sense abelliments. transitive verb [-tt-] [preterite bit, past participle bitten]
- mossegar.
- [bird, fish] picar.
- [insect] picar, fiblar.
- [acid] corroir.
- Mechanics travar.
- what's biting you? què t'ha picat?
- to bite off arrencar d'una dentada.
- to bite off more than one can chew voler fer més feina de la que es pot fer.
- to (be \ get) bitten figurative atrapar-s'hi els dits, ser enganyat.
- to be bitten with flu haver agafat la grip. intransitive verb
- mossegar, picar.
- [fish] picar.
- figurative picar, empassar-s'ho.
- to bite at voler mossegar.
- to bite into devorar, englotir, empassar-se.