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1 bite
1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) a muşca; a înţepa2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) muşcătură; înţepătură2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) muşcătură (din momeală)•- biting- bite the dust -
2 snake
[sneik] 1. noun(any of a group of legless reptiles with long bodies that move along on the ground with a twisting movement, many of which have a poisonous bite: He was bitten by a snake and nearly died.) şarpe2. verb(to move like a snake: He snaked his way through the narrow tunnel.) a şerpui- snake-charmer -
3 gnaw
[no:](to bite or chew with a scraping movement: The dog was gnawing a large bone; The mice have gnawed holes in the walls of this room.) a roade- gnawing -
4 nail
[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) unghie2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) cui2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) a prinde în cuie- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
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5 nibble
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6 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) a ciupi; a muşca2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) a tăia3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) a înţepa4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) a da o fugă (până la)5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) a distruge2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) ciupitură; muşcătură2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frig înţepător3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) păhărel•- nippy- nip something in the bud
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7 peck
[pek] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) a ciuguli2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) a ciuguli3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) a pupa2. noun1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) lovitură cu ciocul2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) pupătură•- peckish -
8 swell
[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) a umfla2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) hulă3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) nemaipomenit- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up
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