bite
verb
/baɪt/
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- (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
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mordre,
piquer
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- (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
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mordre
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- (intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
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mordre,
marcher,
tomber dans le panneau
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- (transitive) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
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garder,
maintenir
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bite
noun
/baɪt/
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- The act of biting.
- The wound left behind after having been bitten.
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morsure
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- A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
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bouchée
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- The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
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piqûre,
morsure
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biting
adjective
/ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
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- Causing a stinging sensation.
- Cutting or incisive.
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mordant
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mordant,
mordeur
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