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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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 phrasalfigurative (respond sharply)morder vtr
 Cuando está enfadado Juan muerde en lugar de responder.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
come back to bite you v exprfigurative, 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
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