mordisco

m.

bite.

dar o pegar un mordisco a algo to take a bite of something

¿me dejas darle un mordisco? can I have a bite?

a mordiscos by biting

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mordiscar.

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mordisco

► nombre masculino

1 bite

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noun m.

bite

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SM

1) (=bocado) bite

el perro me dio un mordisco — the dog bit me

le arrancó la oreja de un mordisco — he took his ear off in one bite

deshacer algo a mordiscos — to bite sth to pieces

2) (=trozo) bite

3) ** (=beso) love bite, hickey (EEUU)

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masculino

a) (de animal, persona) bite

le dio un mordisco en el brazo — it bit her (on the) arm

b) (bocado) bite

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= bite.

Ex. Likening this situation to eating an elephant, he advised: 'Start with a single bite' = Comparando la situación con comerse a un elefante, aconsejó: "Se comienza con un simple bocado".

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* arrancar de un mordisco = bite off.

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masculino

a) (de animal, persona) bite

le dio un mordisco en el brazo — it bit her (on the) arm

b) (bocado) bite

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= bite.

Ex: Likening this situation to eating an elephant, he advised: 'Start with a single bite' = Comparando la situación con comerse a un elefante, aconsejó: "Se comienza con un simple bocado".

* arrancar de un mordisco = bite off.

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mordisco

masculine

1 (de animal, persona) bite

el perro le dio un mordisco en el brazo the dog bit her (on the) arm

2 (bocado) bite

dame un mordisco sólo para probarlo let me have a bite just to try it

3 (Esp fam) (beso) hickey (colloq), lovebite (BrE colloq)

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mordisco sustantivo masculino
bite;

◊ le dio un mordisco en el brazo it bit her (on the) arm

mordisco sustantivo masculino bite

'mordisco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bocado
- muerdo
- tarascada
- mascada
English:
bite
- nibble
- nip

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mordisco nm

1. [con los dientes] bite;

dar o [m5]pegar un mordisco a algo to take a bite of sth;

dio un mordisco a la manzana he took a bite out of the apple;

¿me dejas darle un mordisco? can I have a bite?;

los perros acabaron a mordiscos the dogs ended up biting each other

2. Fam [beneficio]

obtuvieron un buen mordisco de la venta del terreno they made a nice fat profit from the sale of the land

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mordisco

m bite

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mordisco nm

: bite, nibble

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mordisco n bite