bite

morder

Clavar los dientes en el cuerpo de alguien para hacerle daño o atacarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To hurt or attack someone by closing your teeth on their body.

• That dog might bite you.
• The frightened child bit my hand.
• Has a snake ever bitten anyone here?

Expresiones frecuentes: bite someone, bite a hand, dogs that bite

morder

Usar los dientes para cortar un alimento u otro objeto o arrancarle un trozo.

En inglés sencillo: To use your teeth to cut into food or another object.

• Bite the apple carefully.
• She bit into her sandwich.
• He has bitten his nails since childhood.

Cómo se usa: bite into something (He bit into a ripe peach.)

Expresiones frecuentes: bite into something, bite an apple, bite your nails

picar

Dicho de un insecto, hacer un pequeño agujero en la piel, que suele causar picor.

En inglés sencillo: If an insect does this, it makes a small hole in your skin, often causing itching.

• Mosquitoes bite me every summer.
• Something bit my ankle last night.
• These tiny insects can bite through thin clothing.

Expresiones frecuentes: mosquitoes that bite, bite someone, bite at night

agarrar, adherirse

Presionar con fuerza contra una superficie o penetrar en ella para sujetarse bien.

En inglés sencillo: To press firmly into a surface and get a strong hold on it.

• The tyres failed to bite on the ice.
• The brakes bit suddenly and the car stopped.
• The saw teeth bite into the wood.

Cómo se usa: bite into something (The metal points bite into the ice.)

Sinónimos: grip, catch

Antónimos: slip

Expresiones frecuentes: bite into something, tyres bite firmly, brakes begin to bite

bocado

Pequeña cantidad de comida que cabe en la boca de una sola vez.

En inglés sencillo: A small amount of food that you can put in your mouth at once.

• Try a bite of cake.
• She ate the sandwich in three bites.
• Can I have a bite of your apple?

Cómo se usa: a bite of something (He took a bite of bread.)

Sinónimos: mouthful

Expresiones frecuentes: a bite of something, take a bite, one more bite

mordedura, picadura

Marca o herida que deja un animal o un insecto en la piel.

En inglés sencillo: A mark or wound left on the skin by an animal or insect.

• The bite on my arm hurts.
• She needed treatment for a dog bite.
• Keep insect bites clean to prevent infection.

Expresiones frecuentes: snake bite, dog bite, insect bite

picadura

Pequeña zona hinchada de la piel causada por la picadura de un insecto.

En inglés sencillo: A small swollen area of skin caused by an insect.

• This mosquito bite is itchy.
• She put cream on the bites.
• I woke up with red bites on both legs.

Sinónimos: insect sting

Expresiones frecuentes: mosquito bite, itchy bite, insect bite

mordisco

Acción de cerrar los dientes sobre alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: An action of closing the teeth on someone or something.

• The dog gave the rope a bite.
• One bite broke the biscuit in half.
• A crocodile has a very powerful bite.

Expresiones frecuentes: take a bite, a powerful bite, a quick bite