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♦ bite /baɪt/n. [cu]3 spuntino; boccone: I had a bite before coming here, ho mangiato un boccone prima di venire; DIALOGO → - Arranging lunch appointment- Do you want to get a bite to eat?, ti va di mettere qualcosa sotto i denti?7 mordente; forza● bites of information, (brevi) informazioni □ bite-size (o bite-sized) (agg.), piccolo; breve; corto: to cut into bite-sized pieces, tagliare a cubetti □ (fam. USA e Austral.) to put the bite on sb., chiedere un prestito a q.; bussare a soldi con q.; dare una stoccata a q. □ (fam. GB) a second bite at the cherry, una seconda occasione □ (fam.) to take a bite out of, ridurre considerevolmente; essere un salasso per.♦ (to) bite /baɪt/A v. t.1 mordere; addentare: to bite one's nails, mangiarsi le unghie; The cat bit my finger, il gatto mi morse il dito; to bite a thread in two, spezzare un filo con i denti; (scherz.) I'm not going to bite you!, non mordo mica!6 tormentare; assillare; irritare: What's biting you?, che hai?; cosa c'è che non va?7 (al passivo) (fam.) essere imbrogliato; farsi fregare; farsi bidonareB v. i.3 lasciarsi convincere; accettare; crederci; abboccare6 ( di situazione, misura, ecc.) farsi sentire ( spiacevolmente): The recession is beginning to bite, la recessione comincia a farsi sentire● (fam.) to bite the bullet, stringere i denti e affrontare q.; farsi forza □ to bite the dust, mordere la polvere; ( anche) essere ucciso □ to bite the hand that feeds one, essere ingrato verso un benefattore; sputare nel piatto in cui si mangia □ (fig.) to bite one's lip, mordersi le labbra □ to bite one's tongue, mordersi la lingua ( per non parlare) □ (fam.) to be bitten by the… bug, essere conquistato da (un'attività, uno hobby, ecc.); appassionarsi a; diventare un patito di □ (prov.) Once bitten, twice shy, il gatto scottato teme l'acqua freddabitern.● the biter bitten (o bit), il gabbatore gabbato; i pifferi di montagna; chi la fa l'aspetti.
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