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manger verbe | eat◼◼◼(eat a meal) eat◼◼◼(to ingest, see also: consume; ingest) fret [fretted, fretting, frets](to consume, devour) fret [fretted, fretting, frets](to gnaw, consume, eat away) |
manger nom {m} | food [foods]◼◼◼(any substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life) eating◼◼◻(food, comestibles) |
manger comme quatre verbe | eat like a horse◼◼◼(eat large amounts) |
manger comme un moineau verbe | eat like a bird◼◼◼(to eat small amounts) |
manger comme un ogre verbe | eat like a horse◼◼◼(eat large amounts) |
manger dans la main verbe | eat out of someone's hand(to be submissive due to fascination) |
manger les pissenlits par la racine adjectif | pushing up daisies◼◼◼((euphemism) dead) |
manger les pissenlits par la racine verbe | push up daisies◼◼◻(idiomatic: to be dead) |
manger son chapeau verbe | eat humble pie(to admit one's faults) eat one's hat(to express disbelief about a proposition) |
manger sur le pouce preposition | on the hoof(whilst standing) |
manger tout cru verbe | make a meal of◼◼◼(eat something as a meal) |
manger à sa faim verbe | eat one's fill(to eat to one's satisfaction, until full) |
manger à tous les râteliers verbe | run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(support both sides of an argument) |
blanc-manger nom {m} | blancmange [blancmanges]◼◼◼(dessert) |
bête à manger du foin ("dumb to the point of eating hay") adjectif | thick as a brickadjective |
chaise de salle à manger nom {f} | dining chair◼◼◼(chair designed to be used at a dining table) |
démanger verbe | itch [itched, itching, itches]◼◼◼(to feel the need to scratch) |
garde-manger nom {m} | pantry [pantries]◼◼◼(storage room) larder [larders]◼◼◻(cool room used as food storage) |
garde-manger [Louisiana] nom {m} | meat safe◼◼◼(ventilated cupboard) |
il mangera toute sa vie. phrase | give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime◼◼◼(more worthwhile to teach someone than do it for them) |
il mangera un jour. Apprends-lui à pêcher phrase | give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime◼◼◼(more worthwhile to teach someone than do it for them) |
il y a à boire et à manger nom | mixed bag◼◼◼(idiom about a mixture of advantages and disadvantages) |
salle à manger nom {f} | dining room [dining rooms]◼◼◼(room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten) |
sourire à manger de la merde nom {m} | shit-eating grin(broad smile of embarrassment) |
table à manger nom {f} | dining table◼◼◼(table in the dining room on which meals are served) |
trop manger verbe | overeat [overate, overeaten, overeating, overeats]◼◼◼(eat too much) |