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bit

English

  1. 🔊 the cutting part of a drill
    “he looked around for the right size bit”
  2. 🔊 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”
  3. 🔊 the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
  4. 🔊 a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    “a bit of rock caught him in the eye”
  5. 🔊 a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit)
    “there are 8 bits in a byte”
  6. 🔊 a small fragment
    “overheard snatches of their conversation”
  7. 🔊 an instance of some kind
    “it was a nice piece of work”
  8. 🔊 a small amount of solid food
    “all they had left was a bit of bread”
  9. 🔊 a small piece or quantity of something
    “a spot of tea”
  10. 🔊 a short performance that is part of a longer program
    “he did his act three times every evening”
  11. 🔊 an indefinitely short time
    “wait just a moment”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 bocado bit
  2. 🔊 rincón bit, end
  3. 🔊 adarme bit, ounce (any insignificantly small weight or amount of anything)
  4. 🔊 pelín bit, tiny, very small (to a small extent; in a small amount) (usually with "un (“a”)")

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