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bite

S2 W1

BrE /baɪt/ AmE /baɪt/

verb / noun en → es

past bit pp bitten ing biting

1 TOUCH/INJURE [transitive] A2

to use your teeth to hurt or damage something

morder, picar

  • bite somebody/something

Collocations bite a person · bite an apple

  • The dog bit the postman.

    El perro mordió al cartero.

2 EAT [transitive] A2

to eat a small piece of food by using your teeth to cut it from the rest

morder, picar (comer)

  • bite something

Collocations bite a sandwich · bite an apple

  • She took a bite of her sandwich.

    Ella tomó un bocado de su sándwich.

3 FEEL [intransitive] B1

to feel something that hurts as if you have been bitten by an insect or animal

picar, morder (sentir)

  • be bitten

Collocations feel a bite from a mosquito · feel a bite on the arm

  • I felt a bite on my leg.

    Sentí un picotazo en la pierna.

1 PART [countable] A2

a small piece of food that you cut off with your teeth when eating

bocado, mordisco

  • take a bite

Collocations a bite of food · a bite to eat

  • I'll take just one more bite.

    Tomaré solo otro bocado.

2 PLACE [uncountable] B1

a place where a person or animal bites into something, especially food

mordida, mordisco (en)

  • take a bite out of

Collocations a bite out of an apple · a bite out of the sandwich

  • He took a big bite out of his hamburger.

    Él tomó un gran bocado de su hamburguesa.

Phrasal verbs

bite off EAT/REMOVE B1

morder, arrancar (comer)

  • He bit a piece of bread off the loaf.

    Él mordió un trozo de pan del pan integral.

bite back REPRESS B2

contenerse (de responder)

  • She bit back her anger and said nothing.

    Ella se contuvo de expresar su ira y no dijo nada.

bite into EAT/ENTER B1

morder, clavar (en)

  • He bit into the apple.

    Él mordió la manzana.

bite off more than one can chew OVERCOMMIT B2

morder más de lo que puede tragar

  • He bit off more than he could chew when he took on the job.

    Él se metió en un compromiso mayor del que podía manejar al aceptar el trabajo.

bite the bullet FACE B2

tragarse el sapo, enfrentarse a algo difícil

  • She bit the bullet and went to see her doctor.

    Ella se enfrentó al temor y fue a ver a su médico.

Idioms

bite someone's head off B2

morder la cabeza a alguien, responder con ira

  • He bit my head off when I asked him about the meeting.

    Él me respondió con mucha ira cuando le pregunté sobre la reunión.

bite the dust B2

quedarse sin recursos, fracasar

  • The company bit the dust after a series of bad decisions.

    La empresa fracasó después de una serie de malas decisiones.

bite your tongue B2

callar, contenerse (de decir algo)

  • I bit my tongue when I heard the rude comment.

    Me callé cuando escuché el comentario grosero.