morder

v.

1 to bite.

salúdala, que no muerde (informal) you can say hello to her, she doesn't bite

está que muerde (informal) he's hopping mad

El perro muerde a Ricardo The dog bites Richard.

Ese perro muerde That dog bites.

2 to eat into.

3 to buy off (informal) (sobornar). (Caribbean Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela), Mexican Spanish)

4 to gnaw at, to nibble.

El conejo muerde la jaula The rabbit gnaws at the cage.

5 to get a bribe from, to extract a bribe from.

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morder

Conjugation model [MOVER], like {{link=mover}}mover

► verbo transitivo

1 to bite

■ le ha mordido mi perro my dog's bitten him

► verbo intransitivo

1 to bite

■ ten cuidado que muerde be careful, it bites

► verbo pronominal morderse

1 to bite

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FRASEOLOGÍA

está que muerde familiar he's/she's fuming

morder el anzuelo to take the bait

morder el polvo to bite the dust

morderse la lengua (por accidente) to bite one's tongue 2 (callarse) to hold one's tongue

morderse las uñas to bite one's nails

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verb

to bite

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1. VT

1) [con los dientes] to bite

2) (=corroer) (Quím) to corrode, eat away; [+ recursos] to eat into

3) (Mec) [+ embrague] to catch

4) CAm, Méx (=exigir soborno) to take a bribe from

5) Méx (=estafar) to cheat

6) * (=denigrar) to gossip about, run down

7) ** (=reconocer) to recognize

2.

VI to bite

- está que muerde

3.

See:

morderse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (con los dientes) to bite

mordía la manzana con avidez — he was eagerly munching the apple

b) (Tec) lima to file

2) (Méx fam) policía/funcionario to extract a bribe from

3) (Ven fam) (captar, entender) to get

2.

morder vi

1) perro/serpiente to bite

estar que muerde — (fam): to be hopping mad (colloq)

2) (Ven fam) (entender)

no mordió — he didn't get it (colloq)

3.

morderse v pron (refl) to bite oneself

morderse las uñas — to bite one's nails

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= bite.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado bit, participio bitten.

Ex. The author examines why a deviant news story such as 'Man bites dog' is more memorable than 'Dog bites man'.

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* intentar morder = snap at.

* morder el polvo = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt, be kaput.

* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* morderse el labio = bite + Posesivo + lip.

* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.

* morderse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* mordiéndose las uñas = on tenterhooks.

* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (con los dientes) to bite

mordía la manzana con avidez — he was eagerly munching the apple

b) (Tec) lima to file

2) (Méx fam) policía/funcionario to extract a bribe from

3) (Ven fam) (captar, entender) to get

2.

morder vi

1) perro/serpiente to bite

estar que muerde — (fam): to be hopping mad (colloq)

2) (Ven fam) (entender)

no mordió — he didn't get it (colloq)

3.

morderse v pron (refl) to bite oneself

morderse las uñas — to bite one's nails

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= bite.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado bit, participio bitten.

Ex: The author examines why a deviant news story such as 'Man bites dog' is more memorable than 'Dog bites man'.

* intentar morder = snap at.

* morder el polvo = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt, be kaput.

* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* morderse el labio = bite + Posesivo + lip.

* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.

* morderse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* mordiéndose las uñas = on tenterhooks.

* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.

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morder [E9 ]

vt

A

1 «animal» to bite

la mordió un perro a dog bit her

mordía la manzana con avidez he was eagerly munching the apple

2 (Tec) «lima» to file

B (Méx fam) «policía/funcionario» to extract a bribe from

C (Ven fam) (captar, entender) to get

¿mordiste la indirecta? did you get the hint?

■ morder

vi

A «perro/serpiente» to bite

ten cuidado que muerde be careful, it bites

estar que muerde (fam): no le preguntes hoy, está que muerde don't ask him today, he'll just snap at you o bite your head off

B

(Ven fam) (entender): no mordió he didn't get it (colloq)

■ morderse

v pron

(refl) to bite

morderse las uñas/los labios to bite one's nails/one's lip

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morder (conjugate morder) verbo transitivo
1 (con los dientes) to bite;

◊ el perro le mordió la mano the dog bit her hand

2 (Méx fam) [policía/funcionario] to extract a bribe from
verbo intransitivo
to bite
morderse verbo pronominal (refl) to bite oneself;

◊ morderse las uñas to bite one's nails

morder verbo transitivo to bite ➣ Ver nota en sting
♦ Locuciones: familiar está que muerde, she is in a foul mood

'morder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anzuelo
- correosa
- correoso
- polvo
- picar
English:
bite
- chew
- chew up
- crunch
- nip
- pie
- savage
- snap
- dust

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morder

♦ vt

1. [con los dientes] to bite

2. [apretar] to grip

3. [gastar] to eat into

4. Carib, Méx Fam [sobornar] to buy off

5. Carib, Méx [estafar] to cheat

6. Ven Fam [entender] to get

♦ vi

1. [con los dientes] to bite;

Fam

salúdala, que no muerde you can say hello to her, she doesn't bite;

Fam

está que muerde he's hopping mad

2. Carib, Méx Fam [aceptar soborno] to accept bribes o Br backhanders

3. Ven Fam [entender] to get it

♦ See also the pronominal verb morderse

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morder

v/t bite;

está que muerde fig fam he’s/she’s furious fam

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morder {47} v

: to bite

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morder vb to bite [pt. bit; pp. bitten]

un perro le mordió en la pierna a dog bit his leg

no te muerdas las uñas don't bite your nails