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to bait
01
harceler, provoquer
to provoke or tease someone persistently with criticism or mocking remarks
Transitive: to bait sb
Exemples
He constantly baited his coworker with snide remarks.
Il appâtait constamment son collègue avec des remarques sarcastiques.
She often baits her siblings with teasing remarks.
Elle appâte souvent ses frères et sœurs avec des remarques taquines.
02
harceler, appâter
to deliberately torment or harass a trapped or restrained animal, often by letting dogs attack it
Transitive: to bait an animal
Exemples
The hunters used to bait animals in the wild to test the dogs' strength.
Les chasseurs avaient l'habitude d'appâter les animaux dans la nature pour tester la force des chiens.
It was cruel to bait the bear by allowing dogs to chase it.
C'était cruel de harceler l'ours en permettant aux chiens de le poursuivre.
03
appâter, amorcer
to place food or other attractants on a hook, trap, or net to lure fish or animals as prey
Transitive: to bait a trap or hook with food
Exemples
They baited the fishing hook with a worm to catch trout.
Ils ont appâté l'hameçon avec un ver pour attraper des truites.
The trap was baited with cheese to lure the mouse inside.
Le piège était appâté avec du fromage pour attirer la souris à l'intérieur.
Bait
01
appât, leurre
anything that serves as an enticement
02
appât, leurre
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
bait
01
obvious, conspicuous, or too noticeable
Dialect
British
British
SlangExemples
Wearing that outfit to the party is bare bait, you'll stand out.
He got caught red-handed, it was so bait.
Arbre Lexical
baiting
bait
