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bite [baɪt]mordre ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a), 2 (c), 2 (d) piquer ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a), 2 (b) agacer ⇒ 1 (b) morsure, piqûre ⇒ 3 (a) bouchée ⇒ 3 (b)∎ I bit a piece out of the pear j'ai mordu dans la poire;∎ the dog bit him on the leg le chien l'a mordu à la jambe;∎ the dog bit the rope in two le chien a coupé la corde en deux avec ses dents;∎ to bite one's nails se ronger les ongles;∎ he bit his lip il s'est mordu la lèvre;∎ figurative they've been bitten by the photography bug ils sont devenus des mordus de photographie;∎ also figurative to bite one's tongue se mordre la langue;∎ figurative to bite the bullet serrer les dents;∎ we're going to have to bite the bullet and fire them il va falloir prendre le taureau par les cornes et les renvoyer;∎ to bite the dust mordre la poussière;∎ theirs is the latest plan to bite the dust leur projet est le dernier à être tombé à l'eau;∎ to bite the hand that feeds one montrer de l'ingratitude envers qn qui vous veut du bien;∎ proverb once bitten, twice shy chat échaudé craint l'eau froide;∎ what's biting him? quelle mouche l'a piqué?∎ I bit into the apple j'ai mordu dans la pomme;∎ does the dog bite? il mord, votre chien?;∎ he bit through the cord il coupa la ficelle avec ses dents;∎ are they or the fish biting (today)? alors, ça mord?;∎ figurative don't worry, I don't bite! n'ayez pas peur, je ne mords pas!(b) (mustard, spice) piquer(c) (air, wind) mordre, cingler∎ the acid bit into the metal l'acide a attaqué le métal;∎ the rope bit into his wrists la corde mordait dans la chair de ses poignets∎ the law is beginning to bite les effets de la loi commencent à se faire sentir3 noun∎ mosquito bites piqûres fpl de moustiques;∎ chew each bite 30 times mâchez chaque bouchée 30 fois;∎ he swallowed the steak in three bites il a avalé le bifteck en trois bouchées;∎ figurative the repairs took a big bite out of our savings les réparations ont fait un trou dans nos économies;∎ do you want a bite? tu veux (y) goûter?;∎ British familiar to have or to get another or a second bite at the cherry s'y reprendre à deux fois∎ we stopped for a bite (to eat) nous nous sommes arrêtés pour manger un morceau;∎ I haven't had a bite all day je n'ai rien mangé de la journée□∎ did you get a bite? ça a mordu?(e) (sharpness → of mustard, spice) piquant m; (→ of speech, wit) mordant m; (→ of air, wind) caractère m cinglant ou mordant∎ to bite sth back se retenir de dire qcharracher d'un coup de dents;∎ she bit off a piece of toast elle a mordu dans la tartine;∎ to bite off more than one can chew avoir les yeux plus grands ou gros que le ventre;∎ familiar to bite sb's head off enguirlander qn
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