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bite verb

  /baɪt/
  • (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
  • (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
 morder, picar
  • (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
  • (intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
 morder
  • (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
 picar, morder

bite noun

  /baɪt/
  • The wound left behind after having been bitten.
 mordedura, picadura
  • The act of biting.
 mordida, mordisco, mordedura
  • A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
 bocado
  • The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
 mordedura, picadura, habón

biting adjective

  /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
  • Causing a stinging sensation.
  • Cutting or incisive.
  • Tending to bite.
 mordaz
bite one's style
imitar, emular
bite the hand that feeds one
morder la mano que te da de comer
bite off
agarrar, morder
bite the bullet
aguantar
bite the dust
morder el polvo, morder la tierra
all bark and no bite
irse la fuerza por la boca, ladra pero no muerde, mucho ruido y pocas nueces, perro ladrador, poco mordedor
barking dogs seldom bite
perro ladrador, poco mordedor, perro que ladra no muerde
one's bark is worse than one's bite
perro ladrador, poco mordedor, perro que ladra no muerde
bite off more than one can chew
abarcar más de lo que se puede, pasarse de listo
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