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прикусил

bit (down on)

p rʲ ɪ k ʊ sʲ i ɫ → прикусить
при movement toward or attachment; bringing into a state + кус bite + ил Masculine singular past tense
verb · singular masculine, past tense Rare #52,622
bit (down on) Often used with язык “tongue” or губу “lip.”
RU: Он прикусил губу.
EN: He bit his lip.

Он только что пытался говорить, но прикусил язык.

He was just trying to speak, but he bit his tongue.

— Жан Де Флоретт (1986)

Том прикусил свою губу.

Tom bit his lip.

Я прикусил губу.

I bit my lip.

Том прикусил язык, когда говорил.

Tom bit his tongue as he spoke.