bite down

1. (неперехідне)To bite (something) very hard and usually for a purpose (like to hold it in one's mouth).

   Biting down on my wallet, I had two hands free to open the door.

2. (неперехідне)To clench with one's teeth.

   He bit down to force himself not to say anything.

3. (переносно, перехідне)To repress or bite back an (emotion, impulse or reaction).

   She bit down on the urge to strike the woman who had wronged her.

1. When I bite down, this tooth hurts.

   ruЭтот зуб болит, когда я кусаю.

   deWenn ich zubeiße, tut dieser Zahn weh.

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2. Bite down, please.

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3. Bite down on the cotton roll.

   deBeißen Sie bitte auf die Watte.

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4. Dentists check how your upper and lower teeth occlude when you bite down.

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5. Please bite down.

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неправильне · Урок

• bite offприйняти, прийматиTo bite so hard as to remove something from its source.
• bite inTo corrode metallic plates by means of an acid, as part of an etching process.
• bite downTo bite (something) very hard and usually for a purpose (like to hold it in one's mouth).
• bite backTo retaliate; to give a sharp retort.