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bit ¹  (bt)

n.

1. A small portion, degree, or amount: a bit of lint; a bit of luck.

2. A brief amount of time; a moment: Wait a bit.

3.

a. A short scene or episode in a theatrical performance.

b. A bit part.

4. An entertainment routine given regularly by a performer; an act.

5. Informal

a. A particular kind of action, situation, or behavior: got tired of the macho bit.

b. A matter being considered: What's this bit about inflation?

6. Informal An amount equal to one eighth of a dollar: two bits.

7. Chiefly British A small coin: a threepenny bit.

Idioms:

a bit

To a small degree; somewhat: a bit warm.

bit by bit

Little by little; gradually.

do (one's) bit

To do one's part or contribute one's share.

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[Middle English bite, morsel, from Old English bita; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]

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bit ²  (bt)

n.

1. The sharp part of a tool, such as the cutting edge of a knife or ax.

2. A pointed and threaded tool for drilling and boring that is secured in a brace, bitstock, or drill press.

3. The part of a key that enters the lock and engages the bolt and tumblers.

4. The tip of the mouthpiece on a pipe or a cigarette or cigar holder.

5. The metal mouthpiece of a bridle, serving to control, curb, and direct an animal.

6. Something that controls, guides, or curbs.

tr.v. bit·ted, bit·ting, bits

1. To place a bit in the mouth of (a horse, for example).

2. To check or control with or as if with a bit.

3. To make or grind a bit on (a key).

Idiom:

have/take the bit in one's teeth

To be uncontrollable; cast off restraint.

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[Middle English bite, from Old English, act of biting; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]

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bit ³  (bt)

n. Computer Science

A fundamental unit of information having just two possible values, as either of the binary digits 0 or 1.

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[Blend of b(inary) and (dig)it.]

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bit ⁴  (bt)

v.

Past tense and a past participle of bite.

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bit¹

n

1. a small piece, portion, or quantity

2. a short time or distance

3. US and Canadian informal the value of an eighth of a dollar: spoken of only in units of two two bits

4. any small coin

5. (Performing Arts / Theatre) short for bit part

6. Informal way of behaving, esp one intended to create a particular impression she's doing the prima donna bit

a bit rather; somewhat a bit dreary

a bit of

a.  rather a bit of a dope

b.  a considerable amount that must take quite a bit of courage

a bit of all right, bit of crumpet, bit of stuff, or bit of tail Brit slang a sexually attractive woman

bit by bit gradually

bit on the side Informal an extramarital affair

do one's bit to make one's expected contribution

every bit (foll by as) to the same degree she was every bit as clever as her brother

not a bit (of it) not in the slightest; not at all

to bits completely apart to fall to bits

[Old English bite action of biting; see bite]

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bit²

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a metal mouthpiece, for controlling a horse on a bridle

2. anything that restrains or curbs

take or have the bit in or between one's teeth

a.  to undertake a task with determination

b.  to rebel against control

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a cutting or drilling tool, part, or head in a brace, drill, etc

5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the blade of a woodworking plane

6. (Engineering / Tools) the part of a pair of pincers designed to grasp an object

7. (Engineering / General Engineering) the copper end of a soldering iron

8. (Engineering / Tools) the part of a key that engages the levers of a lock

vb bits, bitting, bitted (tr)

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to put a bit in the mouth of (a horse)

2. to restrain; curb

[Old English bita; related to Old English bītan to bite]

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bit³

vb

the past tense and (archaic) past participle of bite

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bit⁴

n Maths Computing

1. (Mathematics) a single digit of binary notation, represented either by 0 or by 1

2. (Mathematics) the smallest unit of information, indicating the presence or absence of a single feature

3. (Mathematics) a unit of capacity of a computer, consisting of an element of its physical structure capable of being in either of two states, such as a switch with on and off positions, or a microscopic magnet capable of alignment in two directions

[from abbreviation of binary digit]

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bit  (bt)

The smallest unit of computer memory. A bit holds one of two possible values, either of the binary digits 0 or 1. The term comes from the phrase binary digit. See Note at byte.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bit - a small piece or quantity of something; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my mind" spot small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
	2.	bit - a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" chip, fleck, scrap, flake fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock" matchwood - fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood" exfoliation, scurf, scale - a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin scurf - (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts sliver, splinter - a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"
	3.	bit - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" mo, moment, second, minute time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, blink of an eye, heartbeat, flash - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
	4.	bit - an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" piece case, instance, example - an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
	5.	bit - piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" bar bit - a bit for horses that is a solid bar of metal bridle - headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control bridoon - a bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb curb bit, curb - a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse Pelham - a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle snaffle, snaffle bit - a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb saddlery, stable gear, tack - gear for a horse
	6.	bit - a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte" unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume" check bit, parity bit, parity - (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error byte - a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
	7.	bit - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" bite, morsel mouthful, taste - a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it" chaw, chew, cud, plug, quid, wad - a wad of something chewable as tobacco crumb - small piece of e.g. bread or cake sop, sops - piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
	8.	bit - a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation" snatch fragment - an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"
	9.	bit - a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" routine, number, act, turn performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" show-stopper, showstopper, stopper - an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
	10.	bit - the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers key - metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
	11.	bit - the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit" bur, burr - small bit used in dentistry or surgery center bit, centre bit - a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters chamfer bit - a bit that is used for beveling counterbore, countersink bit, countersink - a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole cutting implement - a tool used for cutting or slicing drill - a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) drill bit, drilling bit - a bit used in drilling for oil expansion bit, expansive bit - a bit with a cutting blade that can be adjusted to different sizes pilot bit - a small bit that drills a first hole to guide a larger drill shank - cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill spade bit - a thin bit with a center point and cutting edges on either side twist bit, twist drill - a bit or drill having deep helical grooves

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bit¹

noun

1. slice, segment, fragment, crumb, mouthful, small piece, morsel a bit of cake

2. piece, scrap, small piece crumpled bits of paper

3. jot, whit, tittle, iota All it required was a bit of work.

4. part, moment, period The best bit was the car chase

5. little while, time, second, minute, moment, spell, instant, tick (Brit. informal), jiffy (informal) Let's wait a bit.

a bit somewhat, rather, quite, kind of (informal), pretty, fairly, slightly, moderately, to some extent This girl was a bit strange.

bit by bit little by little, slowly, progressively, steadily, step by step, by degrees Bit by bit I began to understand what they were trying to do.

do your bit aid, help, assist, cooperate, lend a hand, lend a helping hand She always tried to do her bit.

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bit²

noun curb, check, brake, restraint, snaffle The horse can be controlled by a snaffle bit and reins.

take the bit in or between your teeth get to grips with something, get stuck in (informal), tackle something, get down to something, set about something, make a start on something I got the bit between my teeth and did my best

Translations

bit¹ [bɪt]

A. N

1. (= piece) → trozo m, pedazo m
bits of paper → trozos mpl or pedazos mpl de papel
have you got a bit of paper I can write on? → ¿tienes un trozo de papel para escribir?
he washed off every bit of dirt → se lavó hasta la última mancha de suciedad
in bits (= broken) → hecho pedazos; (= dismantled) → desmontado, desarmado
who owns this bit of land? → ¿a quién pertenece este trozo or pedazo de tierra?
bits and pieces (= items) → cosas fpl; (= possessions) → cosas fpl, trastos mpl; [of fabric] → retales mpl, retazos mpl
to bits: to blow sth to bits → hacer saltar algo en pedazos, volar algo en pedazos
to come to bits (= break) → hacerse pedazos; (= be dismantled) → desmontarse, desarmarse
to smash sth to bits → hacer algo añicos or pedazos
to tear sth to bits [+ letter, document] → romper algo en pedazos
the dogs tear the fox to bits → los perros destrozan al zorro
she tore the argument to bits → hizo pedazos el argumento
to love sb to bits → querer un montón a algn
the professor pulled his essay to bits → el profesor destrozó su trabajo
he was thrilled to bits with the present → estaba que no cabía en sí(de alegría)con el regalo, el regalo le hizo muchísima ilusión

2. a bit of

2.1. (= some) → un poco de
with a bit of luck → con un poco de suerte
a bit of advice → un consejo
I need a bit of peace and quiet → necesito un poco de paz y tranquilidad
what you say won't make a bit of difference → digas lo que digas no va a cambiar nada
this is a bit of all right! → ¡esto está muy bien!, ¡esto no está nada mal!
he's a bit of all right → ése está buenísimo or para comérselo

2.2. (= rather) he's a bit of a liar → es bastante or un poco mentiroso
it was a bit of a shock → fue un golpe bastante duro
I've got a bit of a cold → estoy un poco resfriado
I'm a bit of a socialist → yo tengo algo de socialista
quite a bit of → bastante
they have quite a bit of money → tienen bastante dinero
I've been seeing quite a bit of her → la he estado viendo bastante

3. (adverbial uses)
a bit → un poco
a bit bigger/smaller → un poco más grande/pequeño
a bit later → poco después, un poco más tarde
that sounds a bit technical → eso suena un poco técnico
it's a bit awkward just now → ahora no es buen momento
bit by bit → poco a poco
our performance was every bit as good as theirs → nuestra actuación fue tan buena como la suya en todos los aspectos
she swept into the room, every bit the actress → entró majestuosamente en la habitación, muy en su papel de actriz
he looked every bit the angelic child → tenía toda la pinta or todo el aspecto de un niño angelical
a good bit → bastante
it's a good bit further than we thought → queda bastante más lejos de lo que creíamos
a good bit bigger/cheaper → bastante más grande/barato
would you like a little bit more? → ¿quieres un poquito más?
that's a bit much! → ¡eso pasa de castaño oscuro!
it's a bit much expecting you to take the blame → es demasiado esperar que tú asumas la culpa
not a bit I'm not a bit surprised → no me sorprende lo más mínimo or en absoluto
"wasn't he embarrassed?" - "not a bit of it" → -¿y no le daba vergüenza? -qué va or -en absoluto
quite a bit → bastante
they're worth quite a bit → valen bastante
he's quite a bit older than me → es bastante mayor que yo
I've had a bit too much to eat → me he pasado un poco comiendo, he comido un poco más de la cuenta

4. (= part) → parte f
he'd just got to the exciting bit → acababa de llegar a la parte emocionante
to enjoy every bit of sth → disfrutar algo totalmente

5. (Brit) (= role) she's doing the prima donna bit → está haciendo su papel de diva
it's important not to overdo the motherly bit → es importante no ser excesivamente maternal
to do one's bit → aportar su granito de arena
we must all do our bit to put an end to starvation in the Third World → para erradicar el hambre en el Tercer Mundo todos debemos aportar nuestro granito de arena
he did his bit in the war → durante la guerra cumplió con su deber
I've done my bit → yo he hecho mi parte or lo que me tocaba

6. (= moment) → rato m, momento m
I'll see you in a bit → te veo dentro de un momento or dentro de un ratito
I waited quite a bit → esperé bastante tiempo or un buen rato

7. (= coin) (Brit) → moneda f (US) (= 12½ cents) → doce centavos y medio
a tuppenny bit → una moneda de dos peniques
two bits (US) → 25 centavos
for two bits I'd throw it all in → por dos duros lo dejaría todo
he was always throwing in his two bits about how he'd put the economy to rights → siempre estaba dando su opinión or echando su cuarto a espadas sobre cómo arreglaría la economía

8. (Comput) → bit m

9. (Brit) (= woman) → tía f (Sp)
see also side A6

B. CPD bit part N (Cine, Theat) → papel m de poca importancia, papel m pequeño

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bit² [bɪt] N

1. [of drill] → broca f

2. (for horse) → freno m, bocado m
to be champing or chomping at the bit I expect you're champing or chomping at the bit → supongo que te devora la impaciencia
they were champing or chomping at the bit to get started → no veían la hora de poner manos a la obra
to get the bit between one's teeth once she gets the bit between her teeth, there's no stopping her → una vez que se pone en marcha no hay quien la pare

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bit [ˈbɪt]

pt of bite

n

(= small piece) [bread, cheese, cake] → morceau m; [paper, string] → bout m
Would you like another bit? → Est-ce que tu en veux un autre morceau?
a bit of cake → un morceau de gâteau
to come to bits, to fall to bits (= break) → tomber en morceaux
to take sth to bits → démonter qch
to do one's bit → y mettre du sien

a bit (= a little) → un peu (= rather) → un peu
Wait a bit! → Attends un peu!
"Do you play football?" - "A bit." → "Tu joues au football?" - "Un peu."
a bit dangerous → un peu risqué
He's a bit mad → Il est un peu fou.
a bit too hot → un peu trop chaud
it's a bit much, that's a bit much → c'est un peu fort

a bit of a [+ mess, disaster, disappointment]
Sorry, the room's in a bit of a mess → Je suis désolé, la pièce est un peu en désordre.
This comes as a bit of a disappointment → C'est un peu décevant.

every bit as good as → tout aussi bon(ne) que
every bit as interesting as → tout aussi intéressant(e) que

quite a bit (= considerably) → passablement

quite a bit of (= quite a lot of) → pas mal de

bits and pieces, bits and bobs (= things) → trucs mpl
bits and pieces of (= small amounts of)
I did bits and pieces of translation work → J'ai fait un peu de traduction.

not a bit (mainly British) (= not at all) [surprised, disappointed] → pas du tout
not a bit of it! (British) → pas le moins du monde!

a bit of (= some) → un peu de
a bit of music → un peu de musique
a bit of luck → un peu de chance, de la chance
a bit of information
BUT un renseignement.
It's a bit of a nuisance
BUT C'est ennuyeux.

a bit, for a bit > (= British, for some time) → un certain temps
Let's wait a bit
BUT Attendons un peu.

(= part) [programme, lesson] → partie f

bit by bit → petit à petit

[tool] → mèche f

[horse] → mors m
to get the bit between one's teeth, to take the bit between one's teeth → prendre le mors aux dents
to champ at the bit, to chomp at the bit → ronger son frein

(COMPUTING) → bit m, élément m binaire

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bit:

bitmap

n (Comput)

no pl (= mode) → Bitmap nt

(also bitmapped image) → Bitmap-Abbildung f

bitmapped

adj (Comput) → Bitmap-, bit-mapped pred; bit graphics → Bitmapgrafik f

bit part

n → kleine Nebenrolle

bit(-part) player

n → Schauspieler(in) m(f) → in kleinen Nebenrollen

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bit¹

n

(for horse) → Gebiss (→ stange f) nt; to take the bit between one’s teeth (fig) → sich ins Zeug legen ? champ¹

(of drill) → (Bohr)einsatz m, → Bohrer m; (of plane) → (Hobel)messer nt

(of key) → (Schlüssel)bart m

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bit²

n

(= piece) → Stück nt; (smaller) → Stückchen nt; (of glass also) → Scherbe f; (= section: of book, film, symphony) → Teil m; (part or place in book, drama, text, symphony etc) → Stelle f; a few bits of furniture → ein paar Möbelstücke; a bit of bread → ein Stück Brot; I gave my bit to my sister → ich habe meiner Schwester meinen Teil gegeben; this is the bit I hate, he said, taking out his wallet → das tue ich gar nicht gern, sagte er und zückte seine Brieftasche; a bit (= not much, small amount) → ein bisschen, etwas; would you like a bit of ice cream? → möchten Sie etwas or ein bisschen Eis?; there’s a bit of truth in what he says → daran ist schon etwas Wahres; a bit of advice/luck/news → ein Rat m → /ein Glück nt → /eine Neuigkeit; we had a bit of trouble/excitement → wir hatten ein wenig Ärger/Aufregung; I only read a bit of the novel → ich habe nur ein bisschen or Stückchen von dem Roman gelesen; don’t you feel the slightest bit of remorse? → hast du denn nicht die geringsten Gewissensbisse?; it did me a bit of good → das hat mir geholfen; it might be a bit of help → das könnte eine kleine Hilfe sein; it wasn’t a bit of help → das war überhaupt keine Hilfe; I’ve experienced quite a bit in my life → ich habe in meinem Leben schon (so) einiges erlebt; there’s quite a bit of work left to do/bread left → es ist noch eine ganze Menge Arbeit zu erledigen/Brot da; in bits and pieces (= broken) → in tausend Stücken; (lit, fig: = come apart) → in die Brüche gegangen; to do the work in bits and pieces → die Arbeit stückchenweise machen; the bits and pieces → die einzelnen Teile; (= broken bits) → die Scherben pl; bring all your bits and pieces → bring deine Siebensachen; to pick up the bits and pieces (fig) → retten, was zu retten ist; to come or fall to bits → kaputtgehen, aus dem Leim gehen; to pull or tear something to bits (lit) → etw in (tausend) Stücke reißen; (fig) → keinen guten Faden an etw (dat) → lassen; to go to bits (fig inf) → durchdrehen (inf) ? bob³ N e

(with time) a bit → ein Weilchen nt; he’s gone out for a bit → er ist ein Weilchen or mal kurz weggegangen

(with cost) a bit → eine ganze Menge; it cost quite a bit → das hat ganz schön (viel) gekostet (inf)

to do one’s bit → sein(en) Teil tun; (= fair share also) → das seine or Seine tun; look, you’re not doing your bit → hör mal zu, du setzt dich nicht genügend ein

a bit of a crack/bruise etc → ein kleiner Riss/Fleck etc; he’s a bit of a rogue/an expert → er ist ein ziemlicher Schlingel/ein Fachmann; he’s a bit of a musician → er ist gar kein schlechter Musiker; she’s a bit of a connoisseur → sie versteht einiges davon; you’re a bit of an idiot, aren’t you? → du bist ganz schön dumm; he’s got a bit of a nerve! → der hat vielleicht Nerven!; it’s a bit of a nuisance → das ist schon etwas ärgerlich; now that’s a bit of an improvement → das ist schon besser

bit by bit → Stück für Stück; (= gradually) → nach und nach; he’s every bit a soldier/Frenchman → er ist durch und durch Soldat/Franzose; it/he is every bit as good as … → es/er ist genauso gut, wie …; not a bit of it → keineswegs, keine Spur (inf)

when it comes to the bit → wenn es drauf ankommt

(= coin) (Brit) → Münze f; 2/4/6 bits (US) → 25/50/75 Cent(s)

(Brit, inf) → Tussi f (sl)

adv a bit → ein bisschen, etwas; were you angry? — a bit → haben Sie sich geärgert? — ja, schon etwas or ein bisschen; wasn’t she a little bit surprised? → war sie nicht etwas erstaunt?; I’m not a (little) bit surprised → das wundert mich überhaupt nicht or kein bisschen (inf) → or keineswegs; he wasn’t a bit the wiser for it → danach war er auch nicht viel klüger or schlauer; quite a bit → ziemlich viel; that’s quite a bit better → das ist schon besser; he’s improved quite a bit → er hat sich ziemlich gebessert

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bit³

n (Comput) → Bit nt

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bit¹ [bɪt] n

a. (piece) → pezzo; (smaller) → pezzetto
a bit of (paper, wood, cake) → un pezzo di (wine, sunshine, peace) → un po' di
a bit too much → un po' troppo
a bit bigger/smaller → un po' più grande/più piccolo/a
a little bit dearer → un pochino più caro/a
a good bit cheaper → molto più a buon mercato
a bit of news (fam) → una notizia
a bit of advice → un (piccolo) consiglio
a bit of luck → una fortuna
a bit mad/dangerous → un po' matto/a/pericoloso/a
bit by bit → a poco a poco
they have a bit of money → hanno un po' di soldi
it was a bit of a shock → è stato un po' un colpo
that's not a bit of help → questo non aiuta affatto
to come to bits (break) → andare a pezzi (be dismantled) → essere smontabile
in bits (and pieces) (broken) → a pezzi (dismantled) → smontato/a
bring all your bits and pieces → porta tutte le tue cose
to do one's bit → fare la propria parte

b. (short time) a bit → un momento, un attimo

c. (considerable sum) a good bit
quite a bit → un bel po'

d. (Am) (coin) → ottavo di dollaro

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bit¹ [bɪt] n

a. (piece) → pezzo; (smaller) → pezzetto
a bit of (paper, wood, cake) → un pezzo di (wine, sunshine, peace) → un po' di
a bit too much → un po' troppo
a bit bigger/smaller → un po' più grande/più piccolo/a
a little bit dearer → un pochino più caro/a
a good bit cheaper → molto più a buon mercato
a bit of news (fam) → una notizia
a bit of advice → un (piccolo) consiglio
a bit of luck → una fortuna
a bit mad/dangerous → un po' matto/a/pericoloso/a
bit by bit → a poco a poco
they have a bit of money → hanno un po' di soldi
it was a bit of a shock → è stato un po' un colpo
that's not a bit of help → questo non aiuta affatto
to come to bits (break) → andare a pezzi (be dismantled) → essere smontabile
in bits (and pieces) (broken) → a pezzi (dismantled) → smontato/a
bring all your bits and pieces → porta tutte le tue cose
to do one's bit → fare la propria parte

b. (short time) a bit → un momento, un attimo

c. (considerable sum) a good bit
quite a bit → un bel po'

d. (Am) (coin) → ottavo di dollaro

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bit² [bɪt] n (tool) → punta; (of horse) → morso

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bit² [bɪt] n (tool) → punta; (of horse) → morso

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bit⁴ [bɪt] n (Comput) → bit m inv

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bit⁴ [bɪt] n (Comput) → bit m inv

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bit bite

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bit¹

n bit [bit]

1 a small piece a bit of bread. stukkie جُزْءٌ أو قِطْعَطةٌ صَغيرَه късче kousek bid; lille stykke das Stückchen κομματάκι pedacito tükike خرده؛ ذره pieni palanen (petit) morceau חֲתִיכָה, חֶלֶק टुकड़ा komadić darab sepotong brot morso, boccone 小片 작은 조각 gabaliukas gabaliņš; drusciņa secebis stuk bit, lite stykke kawałek pedaço bucăţică кусочек kúsok košček komad bit, stycke ชิ้นเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ kırıntı, ufak bir parça, az miktar 少許) шматок; крихта چھوٹا سا ٹکڑہ miếng; mẩu 一点

2 a piece of any size a bit of advice. stukkie مِقْدارٌ ضَئيلٌ парченце trocha; malý stykke; smule etwas κομμάτι, μέρος, ποσότητα από κτ. pequeño tükk تکه؛ قطعه kappale petit חֶלֶק किसी भी आकार का एक टुकड़ा malo kicsi(t) sedikit ögn, svolítið (af e-u) un poco 少し 약간 truputis, nedaug neliels daudzums sedikit stuk, wat stykke, smule odrobina pedaço mic частица trocha kanček malo litet, något, en smula ชิ้นส่วนขนาดใดก็ได้ bir, biraz 一點兒 трохи کسی سائز کا ایک ٹکڑہ đoạn ngắn 一些

3 a short time Wait a bit longer. bietjie فَقْرَةٌ قَصيرَه малко chvilka lidt; et øjeblik ein bißchen για λίγο un poco, un poquito, un segundo natuke مدتی کوتاه؛ کمی lyhyt aika un peu רֶגָע छोटा अंश malo kicsi(t) sebentar stundarkorn un po' ちょっとの間 잠깐 trupučiukas drusku; mazliet sedikit beetje litt, øyeblikk trochę um pouco puţin чуть-чуть, немного chvíľka hipec malo en liten stund, ett litet tag เวลาชั่วครู่ biraz, azıcık 一會兒 трохи تھوڑا سا một lát 一会儿

4 (computers) the smallest unit of memory. bis بت: أصغر وِحْدَةٌ في الذّاكِرَه (كومبيوتر) бит bit bit der Bit η μικρότερη μονάδα μνήμης του Η/Υ bit, unidad de información bitt بیت bitti bit סִיבִּית कम्प्यूटर स्मृति की न्यूनतम इकाई bit bit bit ビット（情報の基本単位） 비트(정보량을 재는 기본 단위) bitas bits bit bit bit, binærsiffer (grunnenheten i data) bit бит bit, najmenšia jednotka pamäte počítača bit bit bit หน่วยวัดความจุข้อมูล bit, ikil (電腦)位元 біт کمپیوٹر کی یاددشت کی سب سے چھوٹی اکائی con số nhị phân (计算机)位, 比特

adj bitty

made up of small, unrelated pieces We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty. stuk-stuk مُتَقَطِّع، مُكَوَّنٌ مِن قِطَعٍ صَغيرَةٍ направен от малки несвързани части nesouvislý usammenhængende dürftig αποσπασματικός fragmentado, poco coherente, descosido hajus در هم بر هم؛ ناپیوسته hajanainen décousu עֲשוּי טלָאִים बिखरा-बिखरा rascjepkan egyenetlen sepotong-sepotong brotakenndur, sundurlaus frammentario 断片的な 조그만 fragmentiškas, nerišlus saraustīts; fragmentārs sepotong-sepotong onsamenhangend oppstykket, usammenhengende, i småbiter niespójny descozido бессвязный nesúvislý nepovezan skrpljen osammanhängande, []plottrig ซึ่งเป็นชิ้นเล็ก ๆ bölük pörçük, dağınık 片斷的 порізнений; уривчастий چھوٹی چھوٹی rất ngắn 片断的

bit by bit

gradually Move the pile of rocks bit by bit. stappie vir stappie تَدريجيّا، شَيْئا فَشَيْئا постепенно kousek po kousku stykke for stykke; gradvis Stück für Stück κομμάτι κομμάτι, λίγο λίγο poco a poco vähehaaval کم کم؛ به تدریج vähän kerrassaan peu à peu בְּהַדרָגָה एक-एक कर postupno apránként sedikit demi sedikit smám saman a poco a poco 少しづつ 서서히 po truputį, palaipsniui pa druskai; pamazām sedikit demi sedikit stukje voor stukje litt etter litt, gradvis po kawałku pouco a pouco puţin câte puţin постепенно po kúskoch, po troche postopoma deo po deo bit för bit อย่างทีละน้อย azar azar 漸漸地 потроху تھوڑا تھوڑا کر کے dần dần; từ từ 渐渐地

do one's bit

to take one's share in a task Each of us will have to do his bit if we are to finish the job soon. sy deeltjie doen يُؤَدّي ما عَلَيْهِ، يُشارِكُ давам своя дял за přispět (se svou troškou do mlýna) gøre sit seine Pflicht tun συνεισφέρω, κάνω αυτό που μου αναλογεί poner de su parte, colaborar, hacer la debida contribución (oma) panust andma سهم کسی را به عهده گرفتن tehdä oma osuutensa faire sa part לַעֲשוֹת אֶת חֶלְקוֹ अपनी तरफ से कोशिश करना obaviti svoje kiveszi a részét bagian tugas leggja sitt af mörkum fare la propria parte, fare il proprio dovere 自分の役割を果たす 본분을 다하다 įnešti savo indėlį, prisidėti izpildīt pienākumu memberi sumbangan het zijne doen gjøre sitt robić swoje contribuir a-şi face partea/treaba вносить свою лепту urobiť svoj diel prispevati svoj delež uraditi svoj deo göra sin []del ช่วยเท่าที่จะทำได้ üstüne düşeni yapmak, kendi payına düşeni yapmak 盡己之力 внести свою частку اپنے حصے کا تھوڑا سا góp phần 尽自己的一分力量

in, to bits

in(to) usually small pieces The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits. skerwe, stukkies إِرَبا، قِطَعا صَغيرَةً на малки парченца na kousky, nadranc småstykker; i stykker in Stücke σε μικρά κομμάτια (hecho) añicos/pedazos kildudena, osadeks تکه های کوچک؛ قطعات تشکیل دهنده palasiksi en morceaux/pièces (détachées) לְחֲתִיכוֹת टुकड़ों में बिखरना na komadiće darabokra, darabokban berkeping-keping brot, bútur; í sundur in pezzi こなごなに 산산이 į šipulius/gabaliukus druskās; sīkos gabaliņos hingga berkecai in stukken, uit elkaar småstykker, i stykker w kawałkach, na kawałki em pedaços în bucăţi вдребезги; на куски na kúsky v koscih; na dele rastaviti u delove i []bitar เป็นชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย param parça, parça parça 小碎片 на шматки; на частини ٹکڑیوں میں nhỏ xíu 小碎片

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bit³

n bit [bit]

the part of a bridle which a horse holds in its mouth. stang شَكيمَةُ اللِّجام (للحِصان) металната част на юзда udidlo bidsel das Gebiß στομίδα του χαλινού freno, bocado suurauad دهنۀ افسار kuolaimet mors מֶתֶג कौर, काट žvale zabla kekang bitill, mél morso はみ 재갈 žąslai (zirga) laužņi kekang bit bissel, munnbitt wędzidło freio zăbală удила zubadlo žvale đem bett เหล็กที่ขวางปากม้าสำหรับดึงบังเหียน gem 馬嚼子 вудила گھوڑے کی راس کا ایک حصہ hàm thiếc ngựa （马）嚼子

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bit → جزء صغير kousek smule Stückchen τεμάχιο pedazo palanen morceau komadić pezzo 小片 작은 조각 beetje stykke kawałek pedaço кусочек stycke เล็กๆ น้อยๆ parça miếng 小块