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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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nib´bling|ly — nib|ble «NIHB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.t. to eat away with quick, small bites, as a rabbit or a mouse does: »The boy was just nibbling his food. –v.i. 1. to bite gently or lightly: »The fish nibbled at the bait. 2. to eat little or… … Useful english dictionary
nib´bler — nib|ble «NIHB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.t. to eat away with quick, small bites, as a rabbit or a mouse does: »The boy was just nibbling his food. –v.i. 1. to bite gently or lightly: »The fish nibbled at the bait. 2. to eat little or… … Useful english dictionary
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nibble — /nib euhl/, v., nibbled, nibbling, n. v.i. 1. to bite off small bits. 2. to eat or chew in small bites: Give him a graham cracker to nibble on. 3. to bite, eat, or chew gently and in small amounts (usually fol. by at): She was so upset she could… … Universalium
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