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Traduction de eat

 

eat

[i:t] ( pt ate [et, eɪt],  pp eaten [ˈi:tn])
transitive verb  
  manger
to eat (one's) breakfast/lunch/dinner   prendre son petit déjeuner/déjeuner/dîner
it looks good enough to eat !   on en mangerait !
he/she looks good enough to eat   il est beau/elle est belle à croquer
I'll eat my hat if he gets elected   s'il est élu, je veux bien être pendu
he eats people like you for breakfast   il ne fait qu'une bouchée des gens comme toi
to eat one's words   ravaler ses mots
they ate us out of house and home   ils ont dévalisé notre frigo
what's eating you ? (informal)   qu'est-ce que tu as ?
 

eat

[i:t] ( pt ate [et, eɪt],  pp eaten [ˈi:tn])
intransitive verb  
  manger
let's eat   à table
to eat for two [pregnant woman]   manger pour deux
he's got her eating out of his hand   elle lui mangerait dans la main
 

eats

(informal)
plural noun
 

eat away

transitive verb separable  
[subj : waves]     ronger
[subj : mice]     ronger
[subj : acid, rust]     ronger,   corroder
(figurative) [confidence]     miner
[support, capital, resources]     entamer
 

eat away

intransitive verb inseparable  
[person]   manger
 

eat away at

transitive verb inseparable
 

eat in

intransitive verb inseparable  
  manger chez soi or à la maison
 

eat into

transitive verb inseparable  
  1. [destroy]     attaquer
  2. [use up - savings]     entamer
    [ - time]   empiéter sur
 

eat out

intransitive verb inseparable  
  sortir déjeuner or dîner, aller au restaurant
 

eat out

transitive verb separable  
to eat one's heart out   se morfondre
eat your heart out !   dommage pour toi !
 

eat up

intransitive verb inseparable  
  manger
 

eat up

transitive verb separable  
[food]     terminer,   finir
(figurative) [electricity, gas, petrol]   consommer beaucoup de
to eat up the miles   dévorer or avaler les kilomètres
to be eaten up with [jealousy, hate, ambition]   être rongé or dévoré par