we had the Michauds round for a meal

manger [mɑ̃ʒe]

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1. transitive verb

   a. to eat

• manger dans un bol to eat out of a bowl

• il ne mange rien en ce moment he's off his food at present

• faire manger qn to feed sb

• faire manger qch à qn to give sb sth to eat

• donner à manger à un bébé to feed a baby

• finis de manger ! eat up!

• on mange bien ici the food is good here

• on mange mal ici the food is bad here

• les enfants ne mangent pas à leur faim à l'école the children don't get enough to eat at school

• manger au restaurant to eat out

• c'est l'heure de manger (midi) it's lunchtime ; (soir) it's dinnertime

• inviter qn à manger to invite sb for a meal

• boire en mangeant to drink with one's meal

• manger à tous les râteliers to cash in in every way possible (inf)

• manger le morceau (inf) ( = parler) to spill the beans (inf!)

   b. [+ fortune, économies] to squander

• l'entreprise mange de l'argent the business is swallowing up money

• manger ses mots to swallow one's words

2. reflexive verb

► se manger

   a. ( = être mangé)

le concombre se mange en salade cucumbers are usually eaten as a salad

• cela se mange ? can you eat it?

• ce plat se mange très chaud this dish should be eaten piping hot

   b. ( = se cogner dans) se manger une porte (inf!) to walk into a door

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1) ( consommer) to eat

2) ( dépenser) to use up [économies]; to go through [héritage]; [activité] to take up [temps]

3) ( attaquer) [rouille, acide] to eat away [métal]; [mites] to eat [laine]

4) ( mal articuler)

verbe intransitif ( se nourrir) to eat

se manger verbe pronominal

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1. vt

1) (= se nourrir) to eat

2) (= ronger) to eat into

3) (= utiliser, consommer) to eat up

2. vi

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manger verb table: manger

A ○nm ( nourriture) food; apporter son manger to bring one's own food.

B vtr

1 ( consommer) to eat [nourriture]; manger du pain/des cerises/un poulet to eat bread/cherries/a chicken; il n'y a rien à manger dans la maison there's no food in the house; qu'est-ce qu'on mange à midi? what's for lunch?; je ne vais pas te/la manger○! fig I won't eat you/her○!; on en mangerait he/she/it is good enough to eat; ⇒ blé, enragé, grive, pain, soupe;

2 ( dépenser) [personne] to use up [capital, économies]; to go through [fortune, héritage]; [inflation] to eat away at [profits, économies]; [activité] to take up [temps, journées]; manger l'argent de qn [dépenses] to eat up sb's money; [personne] to go through sb's money;

3 ( recouvrir) [barbe] to hide [visage]; visage mangé par la barbe face hidden by a beard;

4 ( attaquer) [rouille, pluie, acide] to eat away [métal]; [mites] to eat [laine]; être mangé aux rats to be gnawed by rats; être mangé or se faire manger par les moustiques to be eaten alive by mosquitoes; être mangé par l'inquiétude to be consumed with anxiety; se faire manger par son concurrent to be devoured by the competition;

5 ( mal articuler) manger ses mots not to speak clearly, to mumble.

C vi ( se nourrir) to eat; manger dans une assiette/dans un bol to eat from ou off a plate/out of a bowl; manger dans la main de qn lit to eat out of sb's hand; ils viendront te manger dans la main fig you'll have them eating out of your hand; manger à sa faim to eat one's fill; donner à manger à to feed [bébé, animal]; to give [sb] something to eat [pauvre]; donner or faire à manger à to cook for [famille]; je leur ai donné des légumes à manger I gave them some vegetables; manger froid ( un plat refroidi) to eat [sth] cold [soupe, quiche]; ( un repas froid) to have a cold meal; inviter qn à manger to invite sb for a meal; je vous invite à manger à midi let me take you to lunch; manger chinois/grec to have a Chinese/Greek meal; manger au restaurant to eat out; on mange mal ici the food is not good here; avoir fini de manger to have finished one's meal.

D se manger vpr le gaspacho se mange froid gazpacho is served cold; le poulet peut se manger avec les doigts you can eat chicken with your fingers; ⇒ loup, vengeance.

manger la consigne or commission to forget one's orders.

[mɑ̃ʒe] nom masculin

je suis en train de lui faire son manger (familier) I'm getting his food ready (for him)

[mɑ̃ʒe] verbe transitif

1. [pour s'alimenter] to eat

a. to eat a sandwich

b. [au lieu d'un repas] to have a sandwich

a. (familier) [il est beaucoup plus grand] he's a head taller than me

b. [il est bien meilleur] he's miles better than me

2. (figuré) to eat

a. [personne] she (just) couldn't take her eyes off him

b. [objet] she gazed longingly at it

3. [ronger]

4. [prendre toute la place dans]

5. [négliger]

6. [dépenser] to get through (inseparable)

on peut toujours essayer, ça ne mange pas de pain (familier) we can always have a go, it won't cost us anything

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[mɑ̃ʒe] verbe intransitif

1. [s'alimenter] to eat

il a bien mangé [en quantité ou en qualité] he's eaten well

2. [participer à un repas] to eat

venez manger! [à table!] come and get it!

a. [chez soi] to ask somebody round to eat

b. [au restaurant] to ask somebody out for a meal

allez, je vous invite à manger [au restaurant] come on, I'll buy you a meal

3. [comme locution nominale]

que veux-tu que je fasse à manger ce soir? what would you like me to cook ou to make for dinner (tonight)?

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se manger verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

cette partie ne se mange pas you don't eat that part, that part shouldn't be eaten ou isn't edible

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se manger verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

(familier) [se disputer] to have a set-to