noun🔗ShareFrenoA piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal."A horse hates having a bit put in its mouth."A un caballo no le gusta que le pongan el freno en la boca.animalutensilvehicleagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBrocaA rotary cutting tool fitted to a drill, used to bore holes."I need a new bit for my drill to make a bigger hole in this wood. "Necesito una broca nueva para mi taladro para hacer un agujero más grande en esta madera.technicalmachinedevicepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMonedaA coin of a specified value."a threepenny bit"una moneda de tres peniquesvalueeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna moneda de diez centavos, diez centavosA ten-cent piece, dime."My grandmother gave me a bit for my allowance. "Mi abuela me dio una moneda de diez centavos para mi paga.valueeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOctavo de dólar estadounidenseA unit of currency or coin in the Americas worth a fraction of a Spanish dollar; now specifically, an eighth of a US dollar."A quarter is two bits."Un cuarto son dos octavos de dólar.economyfinancebusinessvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMoneda de 12,5 centavosIn the southern and southwestern states, a small silver coin (such as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth about 12½ cents; also, the sum of 12½ cents.""Back then, a movie ticket only cost a bit, just twelve and a half cents!" "En aquel entonces, una entrada de cine solo costaba una moneda de 12,5 centavos, ¡solo doce centavos y medio!valueeconomyfinancehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn poco, pedazoA small amount of something."My brother ate just a bit of his lunch. "Mi hermano solo comió un poco de su almuerzo.amountpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMomento, instanteSpecifically, a small amount of time."I only had a bit of time before my next class. "Solo tuve un momento antes de mi próxima clase.timeamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFracciones de segundo(plural) Fractions of a second."The 400 metres race was won in 47 seconds and bits."La carrera de 400 metros se ganó en 47 segundos y fracciones de segundo.timeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrozo, pedazoA portion of something."I only had a small bit of pizza left. "Solo me quedaba un pequeño trozo de pizza.partamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn pocoSomewhat; something, but not very great; also used like jot and whit to express the smallest degree. See also a bit."Am I bored? Not a bit of it!"¿Estoy aburrido? ¡En absoluto!amountdegreeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCondena, temporada en prisiónA prison sentence, especially a short one."He only got a bit - six months - for the shoplifting. "Solo le dieron una temporada - seis meses - por el robo en la tienda.lawgovernmentpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFragmento, parteAn excerpt of material making up part of a show, comedy routine, etc."His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show."Su fragmento sobre videojuegos no fue tan entretenido como los otros segmentos de su programa.entertainmentmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePapel pequeño, breve apariciónA small part or role, sometimes with spoken lines, in a theatrical performance."She acted her bit in the opening scene."Ella actuó su papel pequeño en la escena inicial.entertainmentartliteraturestagepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePaletónThe part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt and tumblers."The locksmith carefully examined the bit of the old key, noting how worn it was from years of use. "El cerrajero examinó cuidadosamente el paletón de la llave vieja, observando lo desgastado que estaba por años de uso.partdevicemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuchillaThe cutting iron of a plane."The carpenter sharpened the bit of his plane before starting the woodwork project. "El carpintero afiló la cuchilla de su cepillo antes de comenzar el proyecto de carpintería.machineutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFiloThe bevelled front edge of an axehead along which the cutting edge runs."The lumberjack carefully sharpened the bit of his axe, preparing it for a long day of felling trees. "El leñador afiló cuidadosamente el filo de su hacha, preparándola para un largo día de tala de árboles.partutensiltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmbridarTo put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse)."The groom bit the horse, preparing it for the competition. "El mozo embridó al caballo, preparándolo para la competición.animalutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMordidoBitten."The bitten apple sat on the desk, showing the teeth marks where someone had taken a bite. "La manzana mordida estaba sobre el escritorio, mostrando las marcas de dientes donde alguien había dado un mordisco.past participleparticiple pastChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMordido(only in combination) Having been bitten."The bit-hand child cried after the dog nipped him. "El niño con la mano mordida lloró después de que el perro le mordió.animalbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMorderTo cut into something by clamping the teeth."The dog bit the bone with enthusiasm. "El perro mordió el hueso con entusiasmo.animalbodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMorderTo hold something by clamping one's teeth."The child bit the end of his crayon, concentrating on the drawing. "El niño mordió el extremo de su crayón, concentrándose en el dibujo.animalactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMorderTo attack with the teeth."That dog is about to bite!"¡Ese perro está a punto de morder!animalactionbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMorder, atacar, rechazarTo behave aggressively; to reject advances."My younger brother bit at my plans for the weekend, refusing to let me go to the concert. "Mi hermano menor atacó mis planes para el fin de semana, negándose a dejarme ir al concierto.attitudeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMorder, agarrarTo take hold; to establish firm contact with."I needed snow chains to make the tires bite."Necesitaba cadenas para la nieve para que los neumáticos mordieran.actionfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAfectar, morderTo have significant effect, often negative."For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite."Para los propietarios de viviendas con hipotecas de tasa ajustable, el aumento de los intereses realmente afectará.outcomenegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicar el anzuelo(of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught."Are the fish biting today?"¿Están picando los peces hoy?fishanimalfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMorder el anzuelo, aceptarTo accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor."The politician bit when the lobbyist offered a large campaign donation in exchange for supporting the new bill. "El político mordió el anzuelo cuando el cabildero ofreció una gran donación de campaña a cambio de apoyar el nuevo proyecto de ley.actionbusinessmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicar(of an insect) To sting."These mosquitoes are really biting today!"¡Estos mosquitos están picando mucho hoy!animalinsectbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicar, escocerTo cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent."It bites like pepper or mustard."Pica como la pimienta o la mostaza.sensationphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMorder, doler(sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure."Pepper bites the mouth."La pimienta muerde la boca.bodysensationmedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMorder, dolerTo cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing."The criticism from her boss really bit into her self-esteem. "La crítica de su jefe realmente afectó su autoestima.sensationsufferingmindbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMorder, agarrarTo take or keep a firm hold."The anchor bites."El ancla muerde.actionpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMorder, agarrarTo take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to."The anchor bites the ground."El ancla muerde el suelo.actionfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSer malo, ser una mierdaTo lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck."This music really bites."Esta música es una mierda.qualitynegativeattitudevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFollar, mamarTo perform oral sex on. Used in invective.sexcursewordhumanbodyactionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlagiar, imitarTo plagiarize, to imitate."He always be biting my moves."Siempre está imitando mis movimientos.culturelanguageliteraturestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngañar, estafarTo deceive or defraud; to take in."The dishonest salesman bit the elderly woman by selling her a broken car at a high price. "El vendedor deshonesto estafó a la anciana vendiéndole un coche averiado a un precio elevado.businesseconomyfinancemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBitA binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0."A computer stores information as a series of bits, each being either a 1 or a 0. "Una computadora almacena información como una serie de bits, cada uno de los cuales es un 1 o un 0.computingelectronicstechnologynumberunitsignalinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBitThe smallest unit of storage in a digital computer, consisting of a binary digit."The computer program needs at least 1000 bits of memory to run properly. "El programa de la computadora necesita al menos 1000 bits de memoria para funcionar correctamente.computingelectronicstechnologyunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBitAny datum that may take on one of exactly two values."permission bits in a file system"bits de permiso en un sistema de archivoscomputingtechnologyelectronicssignalnumberunitmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBitA unit of measure for information entropy."The weather forecast provided only one bit of information: rain. "El pronóstico del tiempo proporcionó solo un bit de información: lluvia.technologycomputingelectronicsmathphysicssciencenumberunitamountinfoChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMicrobitcoinA microbitcoin, or a millionth of a bitcoin (0.000001 BTC)."I received a tip of five bits, which is a very small amount of bitcoin, but I appreciated the gesture nonetheless. "Recibí una propina de cinco microbitcoins, que es una cantidad muy pequeña de bitcoin, pero aprecié el gesto de todos modos.numbercomputinginternettechnologyfinanceeconomybusinessvalueamountassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
