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1 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 -
2 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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3 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 ; -
4 nibble
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5 bite
1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) mordre, piquer2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) morsure, bouchée, piqûre2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) prise•- biting- bite the dust -
6 crop
[krop] 1. noun1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) récolte; produits agricoles2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) cravache3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) courte chevelure4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) jabot2. verb(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) brouter- crop up -
7 experimentally
experimentally adv [establish, test] expérimentalement ; [lick, nibble] pour goûter ; [touch, try] à titre d'expérience.
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