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1 ♦ bite
♦ 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. -
2 -sized [saɪzd] suff
bite-size pieces — bocconcini mpl, pezzetti mpl
См. также в других словарях:
bite-sized — [ baıt,saızd ] or bite size [ baıt,saız ] adjective usually before noun 1. ) small enough to be put whole into your mouth: Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. 2. ) small enough to be read or dealt with easily: The guides are produced in bite… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bite-sized — UK [ˈbaɪtˌsaɪzd] / US or bite size UK [ˈbaɪtˌsaɪz] / US adjective [usually before noun] 1) small enough to be put whole into your mouth Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. 2) small enough to be read or dealt with easily The guides are… … English dictionary
bite-sized — also bite size adj [only before noun] small enough to put into your mouth to eat ▪ sushi served in convenient bite size pieces … Dictionary of contemporary English
bite-sized — [ˈbaɪt ˌsaɪzd] or bite size [ˈbaɪtˌsaɪz] adj small enough to be put into your mouth whole … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bite-sized — also bite size 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Bite sized pieces of food are small enough to fit easily in your mouth. Cut the pumpkin into bite sized pieces. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n (approval) If you describe something as bite sized, you like it because it is small … English dictionary
bite-sized — adj. Bite sized is used with these nouns: ↑chunk, ↑piece … Collocations dictionary
bite-sized — adjective see bite size … New Collegiate Dictionary
bite-sized — adjective a) Small enough to be eaten in one bite b) Broken down into small pieces that are individually easy to understand or manage … Wiktionary
bite-sized — (also bite size) adjective 1》 (of a piece of food) small enough to be eaten in one mouthful. 2》 informal very small or short … English new terms dictionary
bite-sized — adjective see bite size … Useful english dictionary
bite-size — bite sized UK [ˈbaɪtˌsaɪzd] / US or bite size UK [ˈbaɪtˌsaɪz] / US adjective [usually before noun] 1) small enough to be put whole into your mouth Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. 2) small enough to be read or dealt with easily The guides… … English dictionary
