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bitten [Am ˈbɪtn, Brit ˈbɪtn] pt part bite

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I.bite <pt bit, pp bitten> [Am baɪt, Brit bʌɪt] VB trans

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1. bite:

bite person/dog:

bite flea/bug:

she/I won't bite you! hum

¡no te va/voy a morder! hum

to bite one's nails

comerse or morderse las uñas

the dog bit his finger off

el perro le arrancó el dedo de un mordisco or de un tarascón or de una tarascada

what's biting you? inf

¿qué mosca te ha picado? inf

to bite off more than one can chew

tratar de abarcar más de lo que se puede

you shouldn't bite off more than you can chew

mira que quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta

once bitten, twice shy prov

el gato escaldado del agua fría huye

2.1. bite (grip):

bite tires/brakes:

2.2. bite saw/screw/file:

bite

bite

II.bite <pt bit, pp bitten> [Am baɪt, Brit bʌɪt] VB intr

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1.1. bite:

bite person/dog:

bite mosquito:

bite wind/frost:

to bite into sth person:

darle un mordisco a algo

to bite into sth person:

hincarle el diente a algo

the wire bit into his wrists

el alambre se le clavó en las muñecas

to bite on sth

1.2. bite (take bait):

2.1. bite tires/brakes:

bite

III.bite [Am baɪt, Brit bʌɪt] N

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1. bite C:

bite (act)

bite (fierce)

bite (fierce)

to give sth a bite

darle or pegarle un mordisco a algo

take a bite of this

to have or get two bites at the cherry Brit

tener una segunda oportunidad

she's already had one bite at the job and failed

ya lo ha intentado una vez y ha fracasado

put the bite on sb Am inf (borrow money from sb)

darle un sablazo a alguien inf

put the bite on sb (blackmail sb)

chantajear a alguien

put the bite on sb (blackmail sb)

morder a alguien Mex

put the bite on sb (blackmail sb)

coimear a alguien CSur Peru inf

2. bite C (wound):

bite (from insect)

bite (from dog, snake)

3. bite C (in fishing):

he didn't get a single bite

no le picó ningún pez

4. bite (snack) inf:

bite C no pl

to have a bite (to eat)

comer un bocado

to have a bite (to eat)

to have a bite (to eat)

5.1. bite U (of flavor):

bite

5.2. bite U (of wind, frost):

bite

bite

5.3. bite U (sharpness):

bite

the play lacks bite

la obra carece de mordacidad

flea-bitten [Am ˈflibɪtn, Brit] ADJ

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1. flea-bitten cat/dog:

flea-bitten

flea-bitten

pulguiento CSur

hard-bitten [Am hɑrdˈbɪtn, Brit hɑːdˈbɪt(ə)n] ADJ

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hard-bitten

I.quieten down VB [Am ˈkwaɪətn -, Brit ˈkwʌɪət(ə)n -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.quieten down VB [Am ˈkwaɪətn -, Brit ˈkwʌɪət(ə)n -] (v + adv)

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quieten [Am ˈkwaɪətn, Brit ˈkwʌɪət(ə)n] VB trans esp Brit

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quieten → quiet

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I.quiet [Am ˈkwaɪət, Brit ˈkwʌɪət] ADJ

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1.1. quiet (silent):

quiet street

isn't it quiet in here!

¡qué silencio hay aquí!

be quiet! (to one person)

be quiet! (to more than one person)

be quiet! (to more than one person)

¡callaros or callaos! Spain

be quiet! (to more than one person)

I couldn't keep the children quiet

no logré que los niños mantuvieran silencio

he gave them money to keep them quiet

les pagó para que no hablasen or para que se callaran

II.quiet [Am ˈkwaɪət, Brit ˈkwʌɪət] N U

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2. quiet (peace, tranquillity):

III.quiet [Am ˈkwaɪət, Brit ˈkwʌɪət] VB trans Am

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2. quiet (calm):

quiet horse/person

quiet fear/suspicion

IV.quiet [Am ˈkwaɪət, Brit ˈkwʌɪət] VB intr

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I.sweeten [Am ˈswitn, Brit ˈswiːt(ə)n] VB trans

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1.2. sweeten (freshen):

sweeten air/breath

2.1. sweeten (with extra money, benefits):

sweeten offer/deal/sale

hacer más atractivo

sweeten offer/deal/sale

hacer más apetecible

2.3. sweeten (make more pleasant):

their defeat was sweetened by the news that …

se les endulzó la derrota con la noticia de que …

2.4. sweeten inf (soften the attitude of):

I cooked him a meal to sweeten him (up) a bit

le preparé una cena para ablandarlo un poco

II.sweeten [Am ˈswitn, Brit ˈswiːt(ə)n] VB intr

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sweeten temper/nature:

I.pretend [Am prəˈtɛnd, Brit prɪˈtɛnd] VB trans

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1.1. pretend (feign):

pretend ignorance/surprise

pretend ignorance/surprise

he pretended he hadn't seen us

fingió que no nos había visto

he pretended he hadn't seen us

hizo como si no nos hubiera visto

he pretends he doesn't care, he pretends not to care

finge que no le importa

he pretends he doesn't care, he pretends not to care

hace como si no le importara

they pretended to be students

se hicieron pasar por estudiantes

they pretended to be students

hicieron como si fueran estudiantes

she's not as stupid as she pretends (to be)

no es tan tonta como quiere aparentar

1.2. pretend <pretended, pp >:

pretended innocence

pretended innocence

II.pretend [Am prəˈtɛnd, Brit prɪˈtɛnd] VB intr

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1. pretend (feign):

stop pretending!

¡deja ya de fingir!

III.pretend [Am prəˈtɛnd, Brit prɪˈtɛnd] ADJ used to or by children

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detente [Am deɪˈtɑnt, Brit deɪˈtɑːnt] N U POL

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Translations for bieten in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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bitten [ˈbɪtn] VB

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bitten pp of bite

See also bite

I.bite [baɪt] bit, bitten bit, bitten VB trans

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II.bite [baɪt] bit, bitten bit, bitten VB intr

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1. bite:

bite dog, person

bite insect, fish

2. bite (have effect):

bite

Phrases:

once bitten twice shy prov

el gato escaldado del agua fría huye prov

III.bite [baɪt] bit, bitten bit, bitten N

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2. bite (mouthful):

bite

3. bite no pl fig (sharpness):

bite

to have (real) bite

tener (verdadera) garra

hard-bitten ADJ

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hard-bitten

I.quieten [ˈkwaɪətn] VB intr

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1. quieten (quiet):

2. quieten (calm):

II.quieten [ˈkwaɪətn] VB trans

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1. quieten (make quiet):

2. quieten (calm):

I.quieten down VB intr

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1. quieten down (quiet):

quieten down

2. quieten down (calm):

quieten down

II.quieten down VB trans

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1. quieten down (silence):

quieten down

2. quieten down (calm (down)):

quieten down

sweeten [ˈswi:tən] VB trans

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to sweeten sb up

ablandar a alguien

I.pretend [prɪˈtend] VB trans

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2. pretend (claim):

I don't pretend to know

no pretendo saber

II.pretend [prɪˈtend] VB intr

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he's just pretending

sólo está fingiendo

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