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1 erode
[ɪˈrəud] verbto eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually:يَحِتُّ، يُفَتِّتُ، يَتَآكَلThe individual's right to privacy is being eroded.
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2 grignoter
grignoter [gʀiɲɔte]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = manger) to nibbleb. ( = réduire) to erode gradually2. intransitive verb( = manger peu) to pick at one's food* * *gʀiɲɔte
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1) ( manger un peu) to nibbletu n'as pas quelque chose à grignoter? — have you got anything to nibble? GB, do you have anything to snack on? US
2) ( empiéter) to encroach on [terres]; to conquer [part de marché]3) ( entamer) to fritter away [héritage]4) ( gagner) [coureur] to gain [secondes]
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verbe intransitif to nibble* * *ɡʀiɲɔte1. vt2. vito snack, to nibble* * *grignoter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( manger un peu) [personne, animal] to nibble [sandwich, noisette, biscuit]; tu n'as pas quelque chose à grignoter? have you got anything to nibble? GB, do you have anything to snack on? US;3 ( entamer) to fritter away [fortune, héritage]; [activité] to encroach on [temps libre]; to erode [droit];4 ( gagner) [coureur, concurrent] to gain [secondes, avance, mètres]; elle a grignoté trois places au championnat she crept up three places in the championships.B vi1 Zool [rongeur] to gnaw, to nibble;2 [personne, animal] to nibble; il est toujours en train de grignoter he's always nibbling; elle ne mange pas, elle grignote! she doesn't eat, she just nibbles![griɲɔte] verbe transitif1. [ronger] to nibble (at ou on)3. [acquérir] to acquire gradually————————[griɲɔte] verbe intransitif -
3 zerfressen
v/t (unreg.) Motten, Rost etc.: eat away (at); CHEM. corrode; fig. Eifersucht etc.: gnaw (at)—I P.P. zerfressen1* * *das Zerfressencorrosion; erosion* * *zer|frẹs|sen ptp zerfre\#ssenvt irregto eat away; (Säure, Rost auch) to corrode; (Motten, Mäuse etc) to eat; (fig) to consume(von Motten/Würmern) zerfressen sein — to be moth-eaten/worm-eaten
* * *1) (to destroy or waste gradually: Acid eats into metal; The school fees have eaten into our savings.) eat into2) (to destroy or eat away (as rust, chemicals etc do).) corrode3) (to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) erode* * *zer·fres·sen *▪ etw \zerfressen to eat sth away1. (korrodieren) to corrode sth2. (durch Fraß zerstören) to eat sth, to gnaw on/at sthvon Motten/Würmern to be moth-/worm-eaten* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) eat away; <moth etc.> eat holes in2) (zersetzen) corrode < metal>* * *zerfressen1 v/t (irr) Motten, Rost etc: eat away (at); CHEM corrode; fig Eifersucht etc: gnaw (at)zerfressen2A. pperf → zerfressen1B. adj CHEM corroded;von Motten zerfressen moth-eaten;von Würmern zerfressen worm-eaten* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) eat away; <moth etc.> eat holes in2) (zersetzen) corrode < metal>* * *v.to erode v.
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