festbeißen

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German

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Etymology

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fest- +‎ beißen

Pronunciation

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Verb

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festbeißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present beißt fest, past tense biss fest, past participle festgebissen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to bite firmly (of a dog, tick, etc.) [with an (+ dative) ‘into someone/something’]
    Wenn sich eine Zecke festgebissen hat, entfernen Sie sie schnellst möglich mit einer Zeckenzange.
    If you have been bitten by a tick, remove it as soon as possible with a tick remover or tweezers.
  2. (reflexive, figurative) to get bogged down [with an (+ dative) ‘in something’]

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