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1 grignoter
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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 mordiller
mordiller [mɔʀdije]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *mɔʀdijeverbe transitif to nibble at* * *mɔʀdije vt* * *[mɔrdije] verbe transitifto nibble ou to chew (at) -
4 brouter
brouter [bʀute]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ herbe] to graze on2. intransitive verba. [mouton, vache, cerf] to grazeb. [voiture, embrayage] to judder* * *bʀute
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verbe transitif [chèvre] to nibble [herbe, feuilles]; [vache, mouton]
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verbe intransitif Automobile to judder* * *bʀute1. vt2. vi1) [ruminant] to graze2) AUTOMOBILES to judder* * *brouter verb table: aimerA vtr [vache, mouton] to graze; [chèvre] to nibble.B vi1 Agric [vache, mouton] to graze; [chèvre] to nibble;2 Aut to judder;3 Tech [outil] to chatter.[brute] verbe transitif2. (très familier & locution)————————[brute] verbe intransitif[embrayage] to slip -
5 picorer
picorer [pikɔʀe]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verbto peck ; ( = manger très peu) to nibble* * *pikɔʀe
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verbe transitif [oiseau] to peck at [graines]
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verbe intransitif [oiseau] to peck about; [personne] to nibble* * *pikɔʀe vt* * *picorer verb table: aimerA vtr [volaille, oiseau] to peck at [graines, miettes].B vi [oiseau, poule] to peck about, to forage; [personne, enfant] to nibble.[pikɔre] verbe transitif1. [oiseau] to peck (at) -
6 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 -
7 amuse-gueule
amuse-gueule (plural amuse-gueule(s)) [amyzgœl]masculine noun* * *amyzgœlnom masculin invariable ( chose à grignoter) cocktail snack GB, munchies (pl) US* * *amyzɡœl nm inv* * *amuse-gueule nm inv1 ( chose à grignoter) cocktail snack GB, munchies (pl) US; des amuse-gueule cocktail snacks, nibbles○;2 ○ fig appetizer; en amuse-gueule as an appetizer.[amyzgɶl] ( pluriel amuse-gueule ou amuse-gueules) nom masculinappetizer, nibble (UK) -
8 chipoter
➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• vous n'allez pas chipoter pour 2 € ! you're not going to quibble about 2 euros!* * *(colloq) ʃipɔte verbe intransitif1) ( faire des difficultés) to quibble ( sur over)2) ( marchander) to haggle ( sur over)3) ( pour manger) to pick at one's food* * *ʃipɔte vi1) (= manger) to nibble2) (= ergoter) to quibble, to haggle* * *chipoter verb table: aimerA vi1 ( faire des difficultés) to quibble (sur over);2 ( marchander) to haggle (sur over);3 ( pour manger) to pick at one's food.B se chipoter vpr to squabble (à propos de, pour over).[ʃipɔte] verbe intransitif2. [sur la nourriture] to pick at one's food -
9 mâcher
mâcher [mα∫e]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *mɑʃeverbe transitif to chew [aliments, objet]••mâcher la besogne or le travail à quelqu'un — to break the back of the work for somebody
* * *mɒʃe vt[aliment] to chew, figmâcher le travail à qn — to spoon-feed sb, to do half sb's work for them
* * *mâcher verb table: aimer vtr2 Tech to chew up.mâcher la besogne or le travail à qn to break the back of the work for sb; il ne mâche pas ses mots he doesn't mince his words.[maʃe] verbe transitif1. [aliment, chewing-gum] to chew[brin d'herbe, tige de fleur] to chew ou to nibble (at)2. (familier) [tâche]faut-il que je te mâche tout le travail? do I have to show ou tell you how to do everything?3. [déchiqueter - matériau, papier] to chew up (separable)4. (figuré & littéraire) [ressasser] to chew ou to mull over -
10 mâchonner
mâchonner [mα∫ɔne]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *mɑʃɔneverbe transitif to chew* * *mɒʃɔne vt* * *mâchonner verb table: aimer vtr to chew.[maʃɔne] verbe transitif1. [mâcher - aliment] to chew ; [ - brin d'herbe, tige de fleur, crayon] to chew ou to nibble (at)[suj: âne, cheval] to munch -
11 mâchouiller
mâchouiller (inf) [mα∫uje]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *(colloq) mɑʃuje verbe transitif to chew (on)* * *mɒʃuje vt* * *mâchouiller verb table: aimer vtr to chew (on).[maʃuje] verbe transitif(familier) [aliment] to chew (away) at[brin d'herbe, tige de fleur] to chew ou to nibble (away) at -
12 pignocher
[piɲɔʃe] verbe intransitif1. (vieilli) [manger] to nibble ou to pick at food2. [peindre] to paint with minutely fine strokes -
13 chipoter
v. intrans.1. To haggle. Au marché faut toujours qu'elle chipote sur les prix: She's worse than the market-traders when she's out shopping.2. To quibble. Quand on se décide à faire quoi que ce soit, il faut toujours qu'il chipote sur les détails: When it boils down to doing what we said we'd do, he's great at finding stumbling-blocks.3. To waste time.4. To nibble, to toy with one's food. lljaut la voir à table! Elle chipote, elle mange du bout des dents: She'd drive any cook crazy, picking away at her food. -
14 mastic
n. m.1. 'Mix-up', muddle. Tu parles d'un mastic! That was one hell of a cock-up!2. 'Printers' pie', typographical mix-up. (It is amusing to note that the non-colloquial meaning of 'cock-up', according to Garmonsway, is: 'a superior letter or number, as "r" in D r'.)3. Cherrer dans le mastic: To 'lay it on a bit thick', to exaggerate.4. Faire le mastic (of waiter in café): To sweep up after closing time.5. Bouder le mastic: To 'pick at one's food', to nibble at a plateful.6. S'endormir sur le mastic: To leave a job unfinished. -
15 mordiller
v. trans. & intrans. To nibble, to take tentative and playful bites at something. Elle lui mordillait les oreilles: She was nibbling his ear-lobes. -
16 pignocher
I.v. intrans.1. To 'pick at one's food', to leave half of it on one's plate (because one has no appetite).2. To 'nibble', to eat between meals.II.v. trans. reflex. To 'have a bout of the fisticuffs', to have a punch-up, to have a set-to. (The origin of the verb lies in the noun gnon: blow.) -
17 bouchée
gulp, morsel, mouthful, nibble
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