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1 ronger
ronger [ʀɔ̃ʒe]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verba. [souris] to gnaw away at ; [acide, pourriture, rouille] to eat into• ronger un os [chien] to gnaw at a boneb. [chagrin, pensée] to gnaw away at2. reflexive verb* * *ʀɔ̃ʒe
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1) ( grignoter) [souris, chien] to gnaw; [vers] to eat into [bois]; [chenille] to eat away [feuilles]2) ( attaquer) [eau, acide, rouille] to erode, to eat away at3) fig [maladie] to wear down [personne]
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se ronger verbe pronominal••se ronger les sangs — (colloq) to worry oneself sick
* * *ʀɔ̃ʒe vt1) [chien] to gnaw, to gnaw at2) [vers, rouille] to eat into3) (locution)* * *ronger verb table: mangerA vtr1 ( grignoter) [souris, chien] to gnaw [fromage, os]; [vers] to eat into [bois]; [chenille] to eat away, to nibble [feuilles]; table rongée par les vers worm-eaten table;2 ( attaquer) [eau, acide, rouille] to erode, to eat away at;3 fig [maladie, querelles] to wear down [personne]; il est rongé par la maladie he's wasted by illness, his illness is wearing him down;4 ( mordiller) to chew, to nibble; [personne] to pick [os].se ronger les sangs to worry oneself sick.[rɔ̃ʒe] verbe transitifrongé par les vers/mites worm-/moth-eaten2. [corroder - suj: mer] to wear away (separable) ; [ - suj: acide, rouille] to eat into (inseparable)————————se ronger verbe pronominal transitif -
2 tirailler
tirailler [tiʀαje]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [douleurs] to gnaw atb. [doutes, remords] to plague* * *tiʀaje
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1) to tug (at), to pull (at) [corde, manche, barbe]2) fig
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verbe intransitif [soldat, tireur] ( au hasard) to fire ou shoot at random; ( de temps en temps) to fire intermittently* * *tiʀɒje1. vt1) [vêtement] to pull at, to tug at2) [doutes] to gnaw at2. vi* * *tirailler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( tirer) to tug (at), to pull (at) [corde, manche, barbe]; tirailler qn par le bras to tug at sb's arm;2 fig être tiraillé entre son travail et sa famille/deux personnes to be torn between one's work and one's family/two people.B vi [soldat, tireur] ( au hasard) to fire ou shoot at random; ( de temps en temps) to fire intermittently; ça tiraille de tous les côtés there's firing on all sides.[tiraje] verbe transitif2. [faire souffrir légèrement] to prick————————[tiraje] verbe intransitifon entendait tirailler dans les bois random fire could be heard in the woods, people could be heard firing away in the woods -
3 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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