bite back in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bite back in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for bite back in the English»French Dictionary

I.bite [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] N

II.bite <pret bit; pp bitten> [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] VB trans

III.bite <pret bit; pp bitten> [Brit bʌɪt, Am baɪt] VB intr

See also bullet

1. back:

back ANAT, ZOOL
dos m
to turn one's back on sb/sth lit, fig
to do sth behind sb's back lit, fig
get off my back inf!

II.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADJ

III.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADV

See also wall, scratch, own, hand, duck, beyond, answer

wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] N

I.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] N

II.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] ADJ

III.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] VB trans

IV.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] VB intr

I.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] ADJ (belonging to particular person, group etc)

II.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] PRON

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N

I.beyond [bɪˈjɒnd] PREP Beyond is often used with a noun to produce expressions like beyond doubt, beyond a joke, beyond the grasp of, beyond the bounds of etc. For translations of these and similar expressions where beyond means outside the range of, consult the appropriate noun entry (doubt, joke, grasp, bound, etc.). See also I. 3. below.

I.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] N

II.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB trans

III.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB intr

bite back in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bite back in the English»French Dictionary

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Highly stressed, he bitterly realises he doesn't have the courage to bite back.
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Old-timers of this ward joke a lot about the size of the mosquitoes and the severity of the bite back then.
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But summer can also bite back in some highly unusual ways.
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One day, when you are not at your best mentally or physically, it will bite back.
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Humans are not about to bite back... yet.
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It pits you against forces that have a lot at stake, and who fight dirty and bite back hard.
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Push it hard and it doesn't bite back.
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One wishes he would occasionally snap at someone who could bite back.
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A rare white lion was given his bite back after losing two canine teeth -- a life altering injury for a big cat.
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In other words, be careful when you consume them, as some of them may bite back.
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