noun🔗ShareUn morsA 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."Un cheval déteste qu'on lui mette un mors dans la bouche.animalutensilvehicleagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMècheA 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. "J'ai besoin d'une nouvelle mèche pour ma perceuse afin de faire un trou plus grand dans ce bois.technicalmachinedevicepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePièce de monnaieA coin of a specified value."a threepenny bit"une pièce de trois pencevalueeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne pièce de dix cents, dimeA ten-cent piece, dime."My grandmother gave me a bit for my allowance. "Ma grand-mère m'a donné une pièce de dix cents pour mon argent de poche.valueeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn huitième de dollar américainA 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 quart vaut deux huitièmes de dollar.economyfinancebusinessvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn bit, une pièce de monnaie de 12,5 centsIn 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!" "À l'époque, un billet de cinéma ne coûtait qu'un bit, juste douze centimes et demi !valueeconomyfinancehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn peu, un morceauA small amount of something."My brother ate just a bit of his lunch. "Mon frère n'a mangé qu'un peu de son déjeuner.amountpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInstant, momentSpecifically, a small amount of time."I only had a bit of time before my next class. "Je n'avais qu'un instant avant mon prochain cours.timeamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDes fractions de seconde(plural) Fractions of a second."The 400 metres race was won in 47 seconds and bits."La course de 400 mètres a été gagnée en 47 secondes et des fractions de seconde.timeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMorceau, partieA portion of something."I only had a small bit of pizza left. "Il me restait juste un petit morceau de pizza.partamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn peu, un tant soit peuSomewhat; 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!"Est-ce que je m'ennuie ? Pas du tout !amountdegreeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePeine de prison, tauleA prison sentence, especially a short one."He only got a bit - six months - for the shoplifting. "Il n'a écopé que d'une courte peine – six mois – pour le vol à l'étalage.lawgovernmentpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExtrait, passageAn 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."Son extrait sur les jeux vidéo n'était pas aussi divertissant que les autres passages de son spectacle.entertainmentmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePetit rôle, figurationA small part or role, sometimes with spoken lines, in a theatrical performance."She acted her bit in the opening scene."Elle a joué son petit rôle dans la scène d'ouverture.entertainmentartliteraturestagepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePêneThe 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. "Le serrurier a examiné attentivement le pêne de l'ancienne clé, notant à quel point il était usé par des années d'utilisation.partdevicemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFer de rabotThe cutting iron of a plane."The carpenter sharpened the bit of his plane before starting the woodwork project. "Le charpentier a affûté le fer de son rabot avant de commencer le projet de menuiserie.machineutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTranchantThe 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. "Le bûcheron a soigneusement affûté le tranchant de sa hache, la préparant pour une longue journée d'abattage d'arbres.partutensiltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBriderTo put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of (a horse)."The groom bit the horse, preparing it for the competition. "Le palefrenier a bridé le cheval, le préparant pour la compétition.animalutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMorduBitten."The bitten apple sat on the desk, showing the teeth marks where someone had taken a bite. "La pomme mordue était posée sur le bureau, montrant les marques de dents là où quelqu'un avait pris une bouchée.past participleparticiple pastChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMordu(only in combination) Having been bitten."The bit-hand child cried after the dog nipped him. "L'enfant à la main mordue a pleuré après que le chien l'ait pincé.animalbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMordreTo cut into something by clamping the teeth."The dog bit the bone with enthusiasm. "Le chien mordit l'os avec enthousiasme.animalbodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMordreTo hold something by clamping one's teeth."The child bit the end of his crayon, concentrating on the drawing. "L'enfant mordait le bout de son crayon, concentré sur le dessin.animalactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMordreTo attack with the teeth."That dog is about to bite!"Ce chien est sur le point de mordre !animalactionbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMordre, attaquer, refuserTo behave aggressively; to reject advances."My younger brother bit at my plans for the weekend, refusing to let me go to the concert. "Mon jeune frère a mordu à mes projets pour le week-end, refusant que j'aille au concert.attitudeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaisir, mordreTo take hold; to establish firm contact with."I needed snow chains to make the tires bite."J'avais besoin de chaînes à neige pour que les pneus mordent.actionfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvoir un impact, nuireTo have significant effect, often negative."For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite."Pour les propriétaires avec des prêts hypothécaires à taux variable, la hausse des taux d'intérêt aura vraiment un impact négatif.outcomenegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMordre à l'hameçon(of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught."Are the fish biting today?"Les poissons mordent-ils à l'hameçon aujourd'hui ?fishanimalfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMordre à l'hameçon, accepterTo 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. "Le politicien a mordu à l'hameçon lorsque le lobbyiste a offert un important don de campagne en échange de son soutien au nouveau projet de loi.actionbusinessmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePiquer(of an insect) To sting."These mosquitoes are really biting today!"Ces moustiques piquent vraiment aujourd'hui !animalinsectbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePiquer, brûlerTo cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent."It bites like pepper or mustard."Ça pique comme le poivre ou la moutarde.sensationphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlesser, faire mal(sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure."Pepper bites the mouth."Le poivre fait mal à la bouche.bodysensationmedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMordre, faire malTo 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. "Les critiques de son patron ont vraiment entamé son estime de soi.sensationsufferingmindbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMordre, saisirTo take or keep a firm hold."The anchor bites."L'ancre mord.actionpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMordre, saisirTo take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to."The anchor bites the ground."L'ancre mord le sol.actionfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre nul, être mauvaisTo lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck."This music really bites."Cette musique est vraiment nulle.qualitynegativeattitudevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBaiser, sucerTo perform oral sex on. Used in invective.sexcursewordhumanbodyactionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlagier, imiterTo plagiarize, to imitate."He always be biting my moves."Il plagie toujours mes mouvements.culturelanguageliteraturestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTromper, duperTo deceive or defraud; to take in."The dishonest salesman bit the elderly woman by selling her a broken car at a high price. "Le vendeur malhonnête a dupé la vieille dame en lui vendant une voiture en panne à un prix élevé.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. "Un ordinateur stocke les informations sous forme d'une série de bits, chacun étant soit un 1, soit 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. "Le programme informatique a besoin d'au moins 1000 bits de mémoire pour fonctionner correctement.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 permission dans un système de fichierscomputingtechnologyelectronicssignalnumberunitmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBitA unit of measure for information entropy."The weather forecast provided only one bit of information: rain. "Les prévisions météorologiques n'ont fourni qu'un bit d'information : de la pluie.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. "J'ai reçu un pourboire de cinq microbitcoins, ce qui représente une très petite quantité de bitcoin, mais j'ai néanmoins apprécié le geste.numbercomputinginternettechnologyfinanceeconomybusinessvalueamountassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading