Holland | Angol |
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bijten werkwoord | bite [bit, bitten, biting, bites](cut into by clamping the teeth) bite the bullet(accept or endure a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed.) grit one's teeth(face up to a difficult or disagreeable situation, and deal with it) |
bijten substantief {n} | bite [bites](act of biting) |
bijtend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | astringent(sharp, caustic, severe) caustic(capable of destroying organic tissue) mordacious(biting, causing a bite or sting) sharp [sharper, sharpest](offensive, critical, or acrimonious) snarky(sarcastic and irreverent) |
bijtende soda substantief {m} {f} | lye [lyes](potassium or sodium hydroxide) |
Blaffende honden bijten niet phrase | one's bark is worse than one's bite(one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless) |
blaffende honden bijten niet phrase | barking dogs seldom bite(people who make threats rarely carry them out) |
in het zand bijten werkwoord | bite the dust(to die) |
inbijten werkwoord | corrode [corroded, corroding, corrodes](to eat away) erode [eroded, eroding, erodes](To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction) |
ontbijten werkwoord | break one's fast(archaic: to eat breakfast) breakfast [breakfasted, breakfasting, breakfasts](to eat the morning meal) |
uitbijten werkwoord | corrode [corroded, corroding, corrodes](to eat away) erode [eroded, eroding, erodes](To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction) |