bite [baɪt] bit (past)bitten (participle:past)
sustantivo
1 (act) mordisco (m); (wound) [of dog, snake etc] mordedura (f); [of insect] picadura (f); (toothmark) dentellada (f)
to take a bite at morder; the dog took a bite at him el perro intentó morderlo; to take a bite out of [+apple etc] dar un mordisco a; especially (US) [+savings, budget] llevarse un pellizco de
he wants another or a second bite at the cherry quiere otra oportunidad; quiere probar otra vez
to put the bite on sb (US) hacer cerrar el pico a algn (informal)
verbo transitivo
1 [+dog, person] morder; [+bird, fish, insect] picar
it won't bite (you)! ¡no te va a morder!; ¡no muerde!
to bite sth in two partir algo en dos de un mordisco; to bite one's nails comerse or morderse las uñas; what's biting you? ¿qué mosca te ha picado? (informal); to get bitten (be cheated) dejarse timar
to be bitten with the desire to do sth tener el gusanillo de hacer algo (informal)
to bite the bullet enfrentarse al toro
to bite the dust (die) morder el polvo; (fail) venirse abajo
it's the old story of biting the hand that feeds you ya sabes "cría cuervos (y te sacarán los ojos)"
to bite one's lip or tongue morderse la lengua
once bitten twice shy el gato escaldado del agua fría huye