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mordre

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Definition: to bite (literally and figuratively)

Votre chien m'a mordu ! - Your dog bit me!

Le froid mordait nos visages - The cold bit into our faces

Expressions: mordre sur - to overlap into, to corrode; mordre dans - to bite into (e.g., an apple), se mordre la langue - to bite/hold one's tongue

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