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bite verb

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

bite noun

  /baɪt/
  • The act of biting.
 morso, morsicatura, puntura
  • A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
 boccone
  • The wound left behind after having been bitten.
 morsicatura, morso
  • The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
 puntura, bozzo, escrescenza, segno

biting

caustico

biting adjective

  /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
  • Causing a stinging sensation.
  • Cutting or incisive.
  • Tending to bite.
 acre
nail-biting
al cardiopalmo, da brivido, mozzafiato
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