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1 mordere
bite* * *mordere v.tr.1 to bite* into (sthg.), to bite* (anche fig.): il cane mi ha morso il braccio, the dog has bitten me in the arm (o has bitten my arm); mordere una mela, to bite into an apple // c'è un vento che morde, there is a biting wind // mordere il freno, (fig.) to strain at the leash // mordere la polvere, (fig.) to bite the dust // mi sarei morso le dita per non esserci andato, I could have kicked myself for not going // mordersi le labbra, la lingua, (fig.) to bite one's lip, one's tongue: appena detto questo mi sarei morso la lingua, as soon as I said it I could have bitten my tongue // un gatto che si morde la coda, (fig.) a vicious circle2 (fam.) (pungere) to bite*, to sting*: mi ha morso una zanzara, I've been bitten by a mosquito3 (far presa) to grip: l'ancora morse il fondo, the anchor gripped the bottom; i cingoli mordono meglio delle ruote, caterpillar-tracks grip better than wheels4 (intaccare, corrodere) to bite* into (sthg.), to eat* into (sthg.), to corrode: l'acido morde il metallo, acid eats into metal; la lima morse il ferro, the file bit into the iron.* * *['mɔrdere]verbo transitivo1) (addentare) [cane, persona] to bite* [persona, animale, oggetto]; [ persona] to bite* into [mela, panino]oggi il freddo morde — fig. today it's biting cold
3) (corrodere) [acido, ruggine] to eat* into, to corrode [ metallo]4) fig.mordere l'asfalto — [ pneumatici] to grip the road
••mordere il freno — to have o take the bit between one's teeth, to chafe o champ at the bit
* * *mordere/'mɔrdere/ [61]1 (addentare) [cane, persona] to bite* [persona, animale, oggetto]; [ persona] to bite* into [mela, panino]3 (corrodere) [acido, ruggine] to eat* into, to corrode [ metallo]mordere il freno to have o take the bit between one's teeth, to chafe o champ at the bit; mordere la polvere to bite the dust; - rsi la lingua to bite one's tongue; - rsi le mani to kick oneself.
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