bite

bite
bite [{{t}}baɪt]
mordre1(a), 2(a), 2(c), 2(d) piquer1(a), 2(a), 2(b) agacer1(b) morsure, piqûre3(a) bouchée3(b)
(pt bit [{{t}}bɪt], pp bitten [{{t}}'bɪtən])
1 transitive verb
(a) (of animal, person) mordre; (subj: insect, snake) piquer, mordre;
I bit a piece out of the pear j'ai mordu dans la poire;
the dog bit him on the leg le chien l'a mordu à la jambe;
the dog bit the rope in two le chien a coupé la corde en deux avec ses dents;
to bite one's nails se ronger les ongles;
he bit his lip il s'est mordu la lèvre;
{{}}figurative{{}} they've been bitten by the photography bug ils sont devenus des mordus de photographie;
also {{}}figurative{{}} to bite one's tongue se mordre la langue;
{{}}figurative{{}} to bite the bullet serrer les dents;
we're going to have to bite the bullet and fire them il va falloir prendre le taureau par les cornes et les renvoyer;
to bite the dust mordre la poussière;
theirs is the latest plan to bite the dust leur projet est le dernier à être tombé à l'eau;
to bite the hand that feeds one montrer de l'ingratitude envers qn qui vous veut du bien;
{{}}proverb{{}} once bitten, twice shy chat échaudé craint l'eau froide;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} bite me! va te faire voir!;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}vulgar{{}} bite my ass! va te faire foutre!
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} (bother) agacer, contrarier;
what's biting him? quelle mouche l'a piqué?
2 intransitive verb
(a) (animal, person) mordre; (insect, snake) piquer, mordre; (fish) mordre (à l'hameçon);
I bit into the apple j'ai mordu dans la pomme;
does the dog bite? il mord, votre chien?;
he bit through the cord il coupa la ficelle avec ses dents;
are they or the fish biting (today)? alors, ça mord?;
{{}}figurative{{}} don't worry, I don't bite! n'ayez pas peur, je ne mords pas!
(b) (mustard, spice) piquer
(c) (air, wind) mordre, cingler
(d) {{}}Cars{{}} & {{}}Technology{{}} (clutch, screw) mordre; (tyre) adhérer (à la route);
the acid bit into the metal l'acide a attaqué le métal;
the rope bit into his wrists la corde mordait dans la chair de ses poignets
(e) (take effect)
the law is beginning to bite les effets de la loi commencent à se faire sentir
3 noun
(a) (of animal, person) morsure f; (of insect, snake) piqûre f, morsure f;
mosquito bites piqûres fpl de moustiques;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} to put the bite on sb taper du fric à qn
(b) (piece) bouchée f;
chew each bite 30 times mâchez chaque bouchée 30 fois;
he swallowed the steak in three bites il a avalé le bifteck en trois bouchées;
to take a bite of sth (bite into) mordre dans qch; (taste) goûter (à) qch;
{{}}figurative{{}} the repairs took a big bite out of our savings les réparations ont fait un trou dans nos économies;
do you want a bite? tu veux (y) goûter?;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} to have or to get another or a second bite at the cherry s'y reprendre à deux fois
(c) {{}}familiar{{}} (something to eat)
we stopped for a bite (to eat) nous nous sommes arrêtés pour manger un morceau;
I haven't had a bite all day je n'ai rien mangé de la journée
(d) {{}}Fishing{{}} touche f;
did you get a bite? ça a mordu?
(e) (sharpness → of mustard, spice) piquant m; (→ of speech, wit) mordant m; (→ of air, wind) caractère m cinglant ou mordant
(f) {{}}Medicine{{}} articulé m dentaire
bite back separable transitive verb
to bite sth back se retenir de dire qch
bite off separable transitive verb
arracher d'un coup de dents;
she bit off a piece of toast elle a mordu dans la tartine;
to bite off more than one can chew avoir les yeux plus grands ou gros que le ventre;
{{}}familiar{{}} to bite sb's head off enguirlander qn

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