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1 bite
I [baɪt]1) (mouthful) morso m., boccone m.to have o take a bite of sth. — prendere un boccone di qcs
2) colloq. (snack) boccone m., spuntino m.3) (from insect) puntura f.; (from dog, snake) morso m.4) fig. (of wind, cold) sferza f.; (of food) sapore m. piccante; (of performance, film) mordente m., mordacità f.5) pesc. (l')abboccareII 1. [baɪt] 2.to have a bite — fare abboccare; fig. trovare una persona adatta
1) (take effect) [measure, rule, shortage] farsi sentire2) pesc. [ fish] abboccare•- bite off••to be bitten by the DIY bug — colloq. avere la mania del fai da te
* * *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.) mordere; pungere2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) morso; puntura2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) presa•- biting- bite the dust* * *I [baɪt]1) (mouthful) morso m., boccone m.to have o take a bite of sth. — prendere un boccone di qcs
2) colloq. (snack) boccone m., spuntino m.3) (from insect) puntura f.; (from dog, snake) morso m.4) fig. (of wind, cold) sferza f.; (of food) sapore m. piccante; (of performance, film) mordente m., mordacità f.5) pesc. (l')abboccareII 1. [baɪt] 2.to have a bite — fare abboccare; fig. trovare una persona adatta
1) (take effect) [measure, rule, shortage] farsi sentire2) pesc. [ fish] abboccare•- bite off••to be bitten by the DIY bug — colloq. avere la mania del fai da te
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2 twice
[twaɪs]avverbio due voltetwice a day o daily due volte al giorno; he's twice as big as you è due volte più grande di te; she's twice his age ha il doppio della sua età o dei suoi anni; twice as much twice as many due volte tanto, il doppio; twice over due volte; you need to be twice as careful — bisogna essere doppiamente prudenti
••once bitten twice shy — prov. il gatto scottato teme l'acqua fredda
* * *1) (two times: I've been to London twice.) (due volte)2) (two times the amount of: She has twice his courage.) (due volte tanto)3) (two times as good etc as: He is twice the man you are.) (due volte migliore)•- think twice about doing something- think twice about something* * *[twaɪs]avverbio due voltetwice a day o daily due volte al giorno; he's twice as big as you è due volte più grande di te; she's twice his age ha il doppio della sua età o dei suoi anni; twice as much twice as many due volte tanto, il doppio; twice over due volte; you need to be twice as careful — bisogna essere doppiamente prudenti
••once bitten twice shy — prov. il gatto scottato teme l'acqua fredda
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