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1 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
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