bite
verb
/baɪt/
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- (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
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mordere,
pungere
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- (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
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morsicare,
mordere
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- (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
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pungere,
mordere
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- (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
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abboccare,
mordere
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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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mordere
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bite
noun
/baɪt/
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morso,
morsicatura,
puntura
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- A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
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boccone
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- The wound left behind after having been bitten.
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morsicatura,
morso
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- The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
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puntura,
bozzo,
escrescenza,
segno
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biting
adjective
/ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
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- Causing a stinging sensation.
- Cutting or incisive.
- Tending to bite.
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acre
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