| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| bite n | (act of biting) | mordisco nm |
| | | mordida nf |
| | (literario) | dentellada nf |
| | Watch the TV! The shark's bite breaks the surfboard. |
| | ¡Mira la tele! El tiburón rompe la tabla de surf de un mordisco. |
| | ¡Mira la tele! El tiburón rompe la tabla de surf de una mordida. |
| | ¡Mira la tele! El tiburón rompe la tabla de surf de una dentellada. |
| bite n | (sting) | picadura nf |
| | | picada nf |
| | The mosquito bite really stung. |
| | La picadura de mosquito escuece mucho. |
| | La picada de mosquito escuece mucho. |
| bite n | (angling: fish on the hook) | picada nf |
| | I was out there all day and didn't get a bite from a single fish. |
| | Estuve allí todo el día y no conseguí la picada de un solo pez. |
| bite n | informal, figurative (spicy taste) (sabor) | picante adj |
| | (México, coloquial, muy picante) | bravo adj |
| | Are there peppers in this stew? It really has a strong bite. |
| | ¿Hay guindillas en este estofado? Tiene un sabor picante. |
| | ¿Este estofado tiene chiles? Está bravo de verdad. |
| bite n | figurative (stinging effect) (figurado, coloquial) | mordisco nm |
| | (figurado) | mordedura nf |
| | You can really feel the bite of the wind in winter. |
| | En invierno puedes sentir el mordisco del viento. |
| | En invierno, puedes sentir la mordedura del viento. |
| bite n | slang, figurative ([sth] taken) (figurado, coloquial) | tajada nf |
| | | bocado, mordisco nm |
| | | mordida nf |
| | Taxes took a big bite out of his salary. |
| | Los impuestos se llevan una buena tajada de su salario. |
| | Los impuestos le meten un buen bocado (or: mordisco) a su salario. |
| | Los impuestos le dan una buena mordida a su salario. |
| bite n | informal (snack) | tentempié nm |
| | | refrigerio nm |
| | I was too busy to take a proper lunch break, so I only had time for a bite. |
| | Estaba muy ocupada para tomar la pausa del almuerzo, así que solo comí un tentempié. |
| bite⇒ vi | informal (sting) | arder⇒ vi |
| | | escocer⇒ vi |
| | Antiseptic on an open cut really bites. |
| | El antiséptico en una herida abierta realmente arde. |
| | El antiséptico en una herida abierta realmente escuece. |
| | | escocer⇒ vi |
| | | arder⇒ vi |
| | El antiséptico en una herida abierta de verdad escuece. |
| | El antiséptico en una herida abierta de verdad arde. |
| bite vi | mainly US, slang (be really bad) | doler⇒, escocer⇒ vi |
| | (coloquial) | apestar⇒ vi |
| | (vulgar) | joder⇒ vi |
| | You have to repeat a grade? That bites! |
| | ¿Tienes que repetir curso? ¡Eso debe doler (or: escocer)! |
| bite into [sth] vi + prep | (acid: corrode) (corroer) | comerse v prnl de |
| | | corroer⇒ vtr |
| | The acid bites into the metal, etching a pattern. |
| | El ácido se come el metal. |
| | El ácido corroe el metal. |
| Locuciones verbales |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
bite back [sth],
bite [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | figurative (suppress response) (coloquial, figurado) | morderse la lengua loc verb |
| | (CR) | morderse los labios loc verb |
| | (AR) | contenerse⇒ v prnl |
| | (ES) | reprimirse⇒ v prnl |
| | He bit back a groan. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tuvo que morderse la lengua para no insultarlo delante de sus hijos. |
| bite back vi phrasal | figurative (respond sharply) | morder⇒ vtr |
| | Cuando está enfadado Juan muerde en lugar de responder. |
| bite into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (reduce in value) | menoscabar⇒ vtr |
| | Falling oil prices are biting into the profits of energy companies. |
| | El descenso de los precios está menoscabando las ganancias de las empresas de energía. |
| bite [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (sever with teeth) | morder⇒ vtr |
| | During the fight, one of the boys bit off a piece of the other boy's ear. |
| | En la pelea, uno de los chicos le mordió una oreja al otro. |
| | | arrancar de un mordisco loc verb |
| | Durante la pelea, uno de los chicos le arrancó la oreja de un mordisco al otro. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| a bite to eat n | informal (snack) | aperitivo, piscolabis, bocado nm |
| bite into [sth] vi + prep | (dig teeth into) | hincar los dientes en loc verb |
| | She bit into the apple with vigor. |
| | Please bite into the wax so it can make a mould of your teeth. |
| | Con fuerza, hincó los dientes en la manzana. |
| bite into [sth] vi + prep | figurative (acid: corrode) | corroer⇒ vtr |
| | The acid bites into the metal. |
| | El ácido corroe el metal. |
| bite me interj | slang (expressing contempt) (tú, vulgar, ofensivo) | chúpame un huevo interj |
| | (vos, vulgar, ofensivo) | chupame un huevo interj |
| | If you don't like it that's too bad - bite me! |
| | Si no te gusta como me salió, ¡chupame un huevo! |
| bite off more than you can chew v expr | figurative, informal (accept an overly ambitious task) | el que mucho abarca poco aprieta expr |
| | Gabriella thought she would enjoy being team leader, but she may have bitten off more than she can chew. |
| bite [sb]'s head off v expr | (speak angrily) (figurado) | saltarle al cuello a, saltarle a la yugular a loc verb |
| | | contestarle mal a loc verb |
| | | hablarle mal a loc verb |
| bite the bullet v expr | figurative, informal (do [sth] unpleasant) (AR, coloquial) | bancársela v prnl |
| | (ES, coloquial) | tragar⇒ vi |
| | You will just have to bite the bullet; there's no other option. |
| | Tendrás que bancártela, no hay otra opción. |
| | | hacer de tripas corazón expr |
| | | tragar lo que venga expr |
| | Tendrás que hacer de tripas corazón, no hay otra opción. |
| | Tendrás que tragar lo que venga, no hay otra opción. |
| bite the dust v expr | figurative (die) (coloquial) | estirar la pata expr |
| | The cinema audience cheered when the baddie bit the dust. |
| bite the dust v expr | figurative (fail) | fracasar⇒ vi |
| | | irse a pique loc verb |
| | Jake's start-up soon bit the dust because he failed to meet his deadlines. |
bite the hand that feeds,
bite the hand that feeds you v expr | figurative (repay kindness with malice) | morder la mano que te da de comer expr |
bite [sb]'s head off,
bite the head off [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (respond angrily, impatiently) (figurado) | echarle la bronca a loc verb |
| bite your nails v expr | (chew fingernails) | morderse las uñas loc verb |
| | | comerse las uñas loc verb |
bite your tongue,
bite your lip v expr | figurative (refrain from saying [sth]) | morderse la lengua loc verb |
bite-size,
bite size n as adj | (food: miniature) | miniatura adj |
| | | mini adj |
| Note: A hyphen may be used when the term precedes the noun. |
bite-sized,
bite sized adj | (food: miniature) | miniatura adj |
| | | mini adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| come back to bite you v expr | figurative, informal (cause problems later) | pasar factura expr |
come back to bite you in the ass (US),
come back to bite you in the arse (UK) v expr | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal (cause problems later) (figurado) | salir el tiro por la culata expr |
| | | volverse en tu contra expr |
his bark is worse than his bite,
her bark is worse than her bite expr | figurative (less dangerous than appears) | Perro que ladra no muerde expr |
| | | Perro ladrador, poco mordedor expr |
hold your tongue,
bite your tongue,
bite your lip v expr | idiom (refrain from expressing yourself) (coloquial) | mantener la boca cerrada loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | morderse la lengua loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | cerrar el pico loc verb |
| | | quedarse callado v prnl + adj |
| | You must hold your tongue and not tell your mother-in-law what you really think of her cooking. |
| | Debes mantener la boca cerrada y no decirle a tu suegra lo que realmente piensas de su comida. |
| insect bite n | (bite inflicted by an insect) | picadura de insecto loc nom f |
| | Is that swelling from a rash or an insect bite? |
| | ¿Esa roncha es de urticaria o de un picadura de insecto? |
| little bite n | informal (snack, light meal) | tentempié nm |
| | (informal) | algo para picar loc prnl |
love bite,
love-bite,
lovebite n | (red mark from lover's bite) (coloquial) | chupetón, chupete nm |
| | (AR, MX: coloquial) | chupón nm |
| | (CO: coloquial) | chupado nm |
| open bite n | (deformity: jaws do not close) | mordida abierta nf + adj |
| | | mordida dispareja nf + adj |
| | The patient had to undergo surgery for open bite. |
| | El paciente tuvo una cirugía por mordida abierta. |
soundbite,
sound bite n | (short statement, quotation) (de un texto) | extracto nm |
| | | cita nf |
| | Soundbites have replaced oratory in today's politics. |
