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1 nibble
nibble [ˈnɪbl][person] [+ food] grignoter ; [+ pen, finger, ear] mordiller ; [sheep, goats] brouter ; [fish] mordre2. noun3. plural noun* * *['nɪbl] 1.1) ( snack food) (gén pl) amuse-gueule m inv2) ( action) mordillement mto have ou take a nibble at — grignoter
3) ( small meal) collation f2.transitive verb ( eat)1) [rodent, person] grignoter; [sheep, goat] brouter2) ( playfully) mordiller [ear, neck]3.1) lit [animal] mordiller; [person] grignoterto nibble at — [mouse, rabbit] grignoter; [sheep, goat] brouter; [fish] mordre à [bait]; [person] manger [quelque chose] du bout des dents
2) figto nibble at — considérer [idea, proposal]
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2 nibble
A n1 ( snack food) amuse-gueule m inv ;3 ( small meal) collation f ; to feel like ou fancy a nibble avoir envie de grignoter quelque chose.1 [mouse, rabbit, person] grignoter ; [sheep, goat] brouter ;C vi1 lit [animal] mordiller ; [person] grignoter ; to nibble at [mouse, rabbit] grignoter ; [sheep, goat] brouter ; [fish] mordre à [bait] ; [person] manger [qch] du bout des dents ; -
3 beard
beard [bɪəd]barbe f* * *['bɪəd] 1.1) ( on man) barbe f2) (tuft, barbel) (on dog, goat) barbiche f; ( on fish) barbes fpl; (on bird, wheat) barbe f2.transitive verb affronter -
4 beard
A n1 ( on man) barbe f ; a bushy beard une barbe touffue ; to grow a beard se faire pousser la barbe ; to shave off one's beard se raser la barbe ; to wear a beard porter la barbe ; the man with the beard le barbu ;3 (on wheat, barley) barbe f ;4 ( in typography) talus m (de pied).B vtr affronter.to beard the lion in his den braver le lion dans son antre. -
5 beard
beard [bɪəd]1 noun∎ to have a beard avoir la barbe;∎ a man with a beard un (homme) barbu;∎ to grow a beard se laisser pousser la barbe;∎ he wears a full beard il porte la barbe;∎ a two-day beard une barbe de deux jours(b) (on goat) barbiche f; Ichthyology (on fish, oyster, mussel) barbe f; Botany (on plant) arête f, barbe f(c) Typography talus mliterary (confront) affronter, braver;∎ to beard the lion in his den aller braver le lion dans sa tanière►► beard trimmer tondeuse f à barbe -
6 nibble
nibble ['nɪbəl]∎ I'm not hungry, I'll just nibble a piece of bread je n'ai pas faim, je vais juste grignoter un morceau de pain;∎ the mice have nibbled the telephone wire les souris ont rongé ou grignoté le fil du téléphone;∎ the fish nibbled the bait le poisson a mordu à l'hameçon(b) (playfully → ear) mordiller∎ to nibble at or on sth grignoter qch;∎ she nibbled nervously at her food elle mangeait nerveusement du bout des dents;∎ the mice have nibbled through the wire les souris ont entièrement rongé le fil∎ to nibble at sth mordiller qch;∎ the cat likes to nibble at my toes le chat aime bien me mordiller les orteils;∎ also figurative to nibble at the bait mordre à l'hameçon∎ to nibble at an offer être tenté par une offre3 noun∎ to have a nibble grignoter quelque chose;∎ nibbles amuse-gueules mpl
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