biting - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

biting
bite (Verb)

Adjectives / Adverbs

biting  adj. [fig.]   - cold	acerado, acerada
biting  adj. [fig.]   - cold	cortante  m./f.
biting  adj. [fig.]   - critical	acre
biting  adj. [fig.]   - critical	agudo, aguda
biting  adj. [fig.]   - critical	mordaz  m./f. [fig.]
biting  adj. [fig.]   - critical	satírico, satírica [fig.]
biting  adj. [fig.]   - critical	socarrón, socarrona
biting  adj. [fig.]   - critical	tajante  m./f.
biting  adj. [fig.]   - critical	sarcástico, sarcástica
biting  adj. [fig.]   - cold	punzante  m./f.   or  [fig.]   - vino, palabras, etc.   - que hiere
biting  adj. [fig.]   - critical	incisivo, incisiva   - tono, voz
biting  adj. [fig.]   - critical	filoso, filosa (Lat. Am.: Arg., Hond., C. Rica)
bite-sized  adj.	del tamaño de un bocado
bit by bit	de a poco (Lat. Am.)   - lentamente, despacio

Verbs

to bite sth.  | bit, bitten |	mordisquear algo
to bite into sth.  | bit, bitten |	incidir algo
to bite (sth.)  | bit, bitten |   - snake or insect	mordicar
to bite (sth.)  | bit, bitten |   - use teeth	morder
to bite (sth.)  | bit, bitten |   - use teeth	mordisquear
to bite into sth.  | bit, bitten |	escarificar algo   - piel
to bite (sth.)  | bit, bitten |   - snake or insect	picar (algo (or: a alguien))   - animal, humo, etc.
to bite  | bit, bitten |   - affect badly [TECH.]	agarrotarse
to bite  | bit, bitten |   - affect badly [TECH.]	griparse   - engranaje, motor, etc.
to bite sth. ⇔  off	morder algo
to bite through sth.  | bit, bitten |	partir algo con los dientes

Nouns

biting crowfoot [BOT.]	botón de oro   Lat.: Ranunculus bulbosus
biting crowfoot [BOT.]	hierba velluda   Lat.: Ranunculus bulbosus
biting stonecrop [BOT.]	el arricillo   Lat.: Sedum acre
biting stonecrop [BOT.]	espárrago de lagarto   Lat.: Sedum acre
biting stonecrop [BOT.]	el matapollo   Lat.: Sedum acre
biting stonecrop [BOT.]	pan de cuco   Lat.: Sedum acre
biting stonecrop [BOT.]	pan de maíz   Lat.: Sedum acre
biting stonecrop [BOT.]	el panpajarito   or: pampajarito   Lat.: Sedum acre
biting stonecrop [BOT.]	pimienta de muro   Lat.: Sedum acre
biting stonecrop [BOT.]	el racimillo   Lat.: Sedum acre
biting stonecrop [BOT.]	racimo de lobo   Lat.: Sedum acre
biting stonecrop [BOT.]	racimo de moro   Lat.: Sedum acre
biting stonecrop [BOT.]	sedo acre   Lat.: Sedum acre
biting stonecrop [BOT.]	sedo menor   Lat.: Sedum acre

Phrases / Collocations

to bite the dust [coll.]   - fail	morder el polvo [fig.] [coll.]
to bite the hand that feeds you	morder la mano que te da de comer [fig.]
to bite the bullet	apechugar con algo
to bite one's nails	morderse las uñas
to bite the bullet	hacer de tripas corazón [fig.]
to bite the bullet	tragar quina [fig.]
to bite the bullet	tragarse el (or: un) sapo [fig.]
to bite one's tongue [fig.]	morderse la lengua [fig.]
to bite the dust [coll.]   - fail	fracasar
to bite the dust [coll.]   - fail	irse a pique [fig.]
to bite the dust [coll.]   - fail	naufragar [fig.]
to bite the dust [coll.]   - fail	estrellarse [fig.]
to bite the dust [coll.]   - fail	fallar
to bite the dust [coll.]   - fail	irse al traste [fig.] [coll.]

Examples

The fish had bitten, so Lolo reeled in the rod.

El pez había picado, así que Lolo recogió el carrete.

Orthographically similar words

baiting, biking, biotin, kiting

Related search terms

acrimonious, severe, sarcastic, derisive, sarky, sardonic, tongue-in-cheek, snarky, blistering, tart, dry, keen, barbed, snappy, harsh, bitchy, spikey, pointed, spiky, trenchant