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en flag bitten ,
kitten ,
mitten ,
titter ,
or
tighten

in the PONS Dictionary

I. tit·ter [ˈtɪtəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr

titter
kichern

II. tit·ter [ˈtɪtəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] N

titter
Gekicher nt <-s> kein pl

I. kit·ten [ˈkɪtən] N

kitten (young animal)
Junge(s) nt <-n, -n>
kitten (cat)
Kätzchen nt <-s, ->
kitten (cat)
junge Katze

Phrases:

to have kittens
ausrasten inf
to have kittens
ausflippen sl
to have kittens
Zustände kriegen inf
to have kittens about sth
wegen einer S. gen ausrasten inf [o. ausflippen]

II. kit·ten [ˈkɪtən] VB intr

kitten
[Junge] werfen
kitten
Junge bekommen

bit·ten [ˈbɪtən] VB trans, intr

bitten pp of bite

See also

I. bite [baɪt] N

1. bite (using teeth):

bite
Biss m <-es, -e>
bite of an insect
Stich m <-(e)s, -e>
bite mark
Bisswunde f <-, -n>
snake/dog bite
Schlangen-/Hundebiss m
to give sb a bite
jdn beißen
to have a bite to eat inf
eine Kleinigkeit [o. inf einen Happen] essen
to take a bite of a pizza
von einer Pizza abbeißen
fig (portion) the legal costs took a big bite out of their money
ein großer Teil ihres Geldes ging für die Rechtskosten drauf inf

2. bite fig (sharpness):

bite
Biss m <-es, -e> fig inf
bite
Schärfe f <-, -n> fig
to give sth more bite report, critique
etw schärfer formulieren
to have [real] bite
[echten] Biss haben inf

3. bite (fish):

bite
Anbeißen nt
at last I've got a bite
endlich hat etwas angebissen

4. bite no pl (pungency):

bite
Schärfe f <-, -n>

Phrases:

another [or a second][or a double]bite of the cherry esp Brit
eine zweite Chance

II. bite <bit, bitten> [baɪt] VB trans

1. bite (cut with teeth):

to bite sb
jdn beißen
to bite sb insect
jdn stechen
to bite one's lips
sich dat auf die Lippen beißen
to bite one's lips fig
sich dat das Lachen verbeißen
to bite one's nails
an seinen Nägeln kauen

2. bite (grip road):

to bite the road tyres
greifen <griff, gegriffen>

3. bite (affect people):

to bite sth
sich acc auf etw acc auswirken
the laws bite him hard
die Gesetze treffen ihn hart

Phrases:

to bite the bullet
in den sauren Apfel beißen
to be badly bitten by sth
von etw dat schwer erwischt worden sein inf
the racing bug bit him badly
das Rennfieber hat ihn schwer mitgenommen
what's biting you? inf
was ist mit dir los?
to bite the dust esp hum (crash)
stürzen
to bite the dust (die)
ins Gras beißen sl
to bite the dust fig
scheitern
to bite the hand that feeds one
die Hand beißen, die einen füttert
bite me! Am vulg
leck mich am Arsch! coarse
to bite one's tongue
sich dat auf die Zunge beißen

III. bite <bit, bitten> [baɪt] VB intr

1. bite (with teeth):

bite dog, snake
beißen <beißt, biss, gebissen>
bite insect
stechen <sticht, stach, gestochen>
just go and ask her — she won't bite hum
frag sie mal — sie beißt [dich] schon nicht
to bite into sth
in etw acc beißen

2. bite also fig (take bait):

bite
anbeißen
to bite at bait
anbeißen a. fig

3. bite (grip road):

these tyres are biting very well
diese Reifen haben ein sehr griffiges Profil

4. bite (affect adversely):

bite
einschneidende Wirkung haben
the recession was beginning to bite
die Rezession machte sich langsam bemerkbar

5. bite (reduce):

to bite into sth
etw reduzieren
her job began to bite into her free time
ihr Job nahm immer mehr ihrer Freizeit in Anspruch

6. bite (attack):

to bite into sth the rope bit into his flesh
das Seil schnitt in sein Fleisch ein
fig the cold began to bite into their bones
die Kälte begann ihnen in die Knochen zu kriechen

Phrases:

once bitten, twice shy prov
ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer prov
that bites! inf
so ein Mist! inf

mit·ten [ˈmɪtən] N

mitten
Fausthandschuh m <-(e)s, -e>
mitten
Fäustling m <-s, -e>

I. tight·en [ˈtaɪtən] VB trans

1. tighten (make tight):

to tighten sth
etw festziehen
to tighten a rope
ein Seil festbinden
to tighten a screw
eine Schraube anziehen [o. festziehen]

2. tighten (increase pressure):

to tighten sth
etw verstärken
to tighten one's grip on sth
den Druck auf etw acc verstärken
to tighten one's lips
die Lippen zusammenkneifen fig
to tighten one's lips
die Zügel anziehen

Phrases:

to tighten one's belt
den Gürtel enger schnallen fig
to tighten the net
das Netz zusammenziehen fig
to tighten the reins
die Zügel anziehen fig

II. tight·en [ˈtaɪtən] VB intr

tighten
straff werden
sb's lips tighten
jd kneift die Lippen zusammen

Phrases:

a noose tightens around sb's neck
die Schlinge um jds Hals wird enger fig
Present
Ititter
youtitter
he/she/ittitters
wetitter
youtitter
theytitter
Past
Itittered
youtittered
he/she/ittittered
wetittered
youtittered
theytittered
Present Perfect
Ihavetittered
youhavetittered
he/she/ithastittered
wehavetittered
youhavetittered
theyhavetittered
Past Perfect
Ihadtittered
youhadtittered
he/she/ithadtittered
wehadtittered
youhadtittered
theyhadtittered
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