mordersi in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for mordersi in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.mordere [ˈmɔrdere] VB trans

1. mordere (addentare):

mordere cane, persona: persona, animale, oggetto

to bite

mordere ragno, serpente: animale, persona

to bite

mordere persona: mela, panino

to bite into

mordere qn alla gamba, al braccio

to bite sb on the leg, arm, to bite sb's leg, arm

il cane mi ha morso il polpaccio, l'orecchio

the dog bit my calf, ear

farsi mordere

to get bitten da: by

2. mordere (pungere):

mordere zanzara:

to bite

oggi il freddo morde fig

today it's biting cold

3. mordere (corrodere):

mordere acido, ruggine:

to eat into

mordere metallo, placca

to corrode

4. mordere (scalfire) lima:

mordere metallo

to bite into

5. mordere (aderire) fig:

mordere l'asfalto pneumatici:

to grip the road

II.mordersi VB refl

1. mordersi (se stesso):

mordersi le labbra

to bite one's lip

mordersi la lingua

to bite one's tongue also fig

2. mordersi (l'un l'altro):

mordersi

to bite each other

III.mordere [ˈmɔrdere]

mordere il freno

to have or take the bit between one's teeth, to chafe or champ at the bit

mordere la polvere

to bite the dust

-rsi le mani or le dita

to kick oneself

can che abbaia non morde prov

one's bark is worse than one's bite

mordi e fuggi inf vacanza, viaggio:

very short

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leccarsi, mordersi le -a

to lick, bite one's lips

mordersi le -a

to kick oneself

mordersi la lingua

to bite one's tongue also fig

Translations for mordersi in the English»Italian Dictionary

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to chew one's lip

mordersi le labbra

to bite one's lip

mordersi le labbra

to bite one's tongue

mordersi la lingua

to bite one's lip

mordersi le labbra

mordersi in the PONS Dictionary

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mordersi

to bite

mordersi la lingua le labbra fig

to bite one's tongue

mordersi le mani le dita le unghie fig

to kick oneself

mordersi le -a fig

to regret sth

mordersi la lingua fig

to bite one's tongue

Translations for mordersi in the English»Italian Dictionary

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to bite one's tongue

mordersi la lingua

to bite one's lips

mordersi le labbra

mordersi Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

mordersi la lingua fig

to bite one's tongue

mordersi la lingua le labbra fig

to bite one's tongue

mordersi le mani le dita le unghie fig

to kick oneself

mordersi le -a fig

to regret sth