mordermor.der [mord′er]vtd+vint+vpr1 to bite:
o seu cão o mordeu / his own dog bit him.
2 to hurt, torment:
ele sentia que sua doença mordia e devorava suas entranhas / he felt as if his illness bit and devoured his entrails.
3 morder-se a) to bite oneself:
ela se mordia de ciúme / she was overwhelmed by jealousy. b) to despair, to be overwhelmed by, worry.
Expressõesmorder a isca to bite, take the bait.
morder a língua to bite one’s tongue, to hold one’s tongue.
morder o pó to bite the dust.
morder-se de inveja to be green with envy.
