'eats' a une référence dans l'entrée 'eat'. Il se trouve dans une ou plusieurs des lignes ci-dessous.'eats' is cross-referenced with 'eat'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
Verbes à particule
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eat [sth] away,
eat away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (gnaw at, erode) | éroder⇒ vtr |
| | (plus familier) | ronger⇒ vtr |
| | The chalk cliffs are being eaten away slowly by the action of the sea. |
| | Les falaises de craie se font lentement éroder par l'action de la mer. |
| eat away at [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (worry) (figuré) | ronger⇒, dévorer⇒ vtr |
| | Raskolnikov's crime ate away at his peace of mind and, ultimately, his soul. |
| | Le crime qu'avait commis Raskolnikov rongea sa conscience et, finalement, son âme. |
| eat away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (erode) | grignoter⇒, ronger⇒ vtr |
| | The river eats away at the sand banks every time there's a flood. |
| | La rivière grignote les berges à chaque inondation. |
| eat in vi phrasal | (dine at home) | manger à la maison loc v |
| | We decided to eat in rather than go out to a restaurant. |
| | Nous avons décidé de manger à la maison plutôt que d'aller au restaurant. |
| eat into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (use or consume part of) | entamer⇒ vtr |
| | Increasing costs are eating into the company's profits. |
| | Les coûts croissants entament les profits de l'entreprise. |
| eat out vi phrasal | (dine at a restaurant) | aller au restaurant loc v |
| | | sortir dîner loc v |
| | (courant) | manger dehors, déjeuner dehors, dîner dehors loc v |
| | Anna wants to eat out this evening because she's tired of cooking. |
| eat [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | vulgar, offensive, informal (perform cunnilingus on) (familier, vulgaire) | bouffer le minou de [qqn] loc v |
| | Vanessa loves it when her boyfriend eats her out. |
| eat up vi phrasal | informal (finish meal) | finir son assiette loc v |
| | | vider son assiette loc v |
| | If you eat up, we'll have more time to play. |
| | Si tu finis ton assiette, nous aurons plus de temps pour jouer. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (consume food completely) | finir⇒ vtr |
| | | finir son assiette loc v |
| | If you eat up all your vegetables, you can have dessert. |
| | Si tu finis tous tes légumes, tu pourras avoir du dessert. |
| | Si tu finis toute ton assiette de légumes, tu pourras avoir du dessert. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (consume in great quantities) (figuré, familier) | bouffer⇒ vtr |
| | | consommer⇒ vtr |
| | That new printer eats up our paper supplies at an alarming rate. |
| | La nouvelle imprimante consomme de l'encre à une vitesse alarmante. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (enjoy) | boire du petit lait expr |
| | Everyone was praising him for a job well done and he was eating it up. |
| | Tout le monde l'a complimenté sur son travail et lui buvait du petit lait. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (believe) | croire⇒ vtr |
| | (figuré, familier) | gober⇒, avaler⇒ vtr |
| | He lied about everything but he was so charming about it that she ate it up. |
| | Il n'a pas arrêté de mentir mais il était si charmant qu'elle a tout gobé. |
Formes composées
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| a bite to eat n | informal (snack) | quelque chose à manger loc n |
| | (plus familier) | quelque chose à grignoter loc n |
| all-you-can-eat adj | (restaurant buffet: unlimited) | à volonté loc adj |
| | (plus soutenu, moins courant) | à discrétion loc adj |
| | At the all-you-can-eat restaurant he stuffed himself with cheap food. |
dog eat dog,
dog-eat-dog adj | figurative (merciless, fierce) | l'homme est un loup pour l'homme expr |
| | | chacun pour soi expr |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | It's dog eat dog in the music business. It's a dog-eat-dog world; you have to be tough to succeed. |
| | L'homme est un loup pour l'homme : il faut être dur pour réussir. |
| | C'est chacun pour soi dans l'industrie de la musique. |
| eat crow vtr + n | US, informal, figurative (be forced to admit error) | faire amende honorable, reconnaître son erreur, admettre son erreur loc v |
| eat dinner v expr | (have evening meal) (France) | dîner⇒ vi |
| | We usually eat dinner around 7 pm. |
| | Nous dînons généralement vers 19 h. |
| | (Belg, Suisse, Can) | souper⇒ vi |
| | Nous soupons généralement vers 19 h. |
| eat dirt v expr | figurative, slang (be humiliated) (figuré) | mordre la poussière loc v |
| | When Jessie's album became a huge hit, her critics were forced to eat dirt. |
| Eat dirt! interj | figurative, slang (insult) (très familier) | va crever interj |
| | (Sports, familier) | prends ça interj |
| | (Sports, familier) | mange-toi ça interj |
| | "Eat dirt, sucker!" Jeff growled as he hit a winning shot past his opponent. |
| | "Prends ça, le naze !", a grommelé Jeff en faisant un passing à son adversaire. |
| eat humble pie v expr | figurative (be forced to admit error) | faire amende honorable, reconnaître son erreur, admettre son erreur loc v |
| | (figuré) | manger son chapeau loc v |
| | Well I was wrong, so I guess I'll just have to eat humble pie. |
| | The team are making their detractors eat humble pie with a series of impressive wins. |
| | Eh bien, j'avais tort je suppose. Je vais devoir admettre mon erreur. |
| | L'équipe fait manger son chapeau à ses détracteurs avec une série de victoires impressionnante. |
| eat like a bird v expr | figurative (consume little or in small amounts) | avoir un appétit de moineau loc v |
| | No wonder she's so skinny, she eats like a bird! |
| | Pas étonnant qu'elle soit si maigre : elle a un appétit d'oiseau. |
| | | picorer⇒ vi |
| | Pas étonnant qu'elle soit si maigre : elle picore. |
| eat like a horse v expr | (eat large quantities) | manger comme quatre loc v |
| eat lunch v expr | (have midday meal) (France) | déjeuner⇒ vi |
| | I usually eat lunch at 1p.m. |
| | Nous déjeunons généralement vers 13 h. |
| | (Belg, Suisse, Can) | dîner⇒ vi |
| | Nous dînons généralement vers 13 h. |
| Eat my shorts! interj | slang (contempt) (familier) | va te faire shampouiner interj |
| Note: Traduction utilisée dans les Simpson. |
| | (familier) | va te faire voir interj |
| eat [sb] out of house and home v expr | (eat so much as to strain [sb]'s funds) | coûter à [qqn] trop/extrêmement cher en nourriture loc v |
| eat out of [sb]'s hand v expr | figurative (do what [sb] wants) (figuré) | manger dans la main de [qqn] loc v |
| be eating out of [sb]'s hand | figurative (be submissive to [sb]) (figuré) | manger dans la main de [qqn] loc v |
| Eat up! interj | informal (finish your meal) | finis ton assiette loc v |
| | Eat up! We have a long march ahead of us. |
| | Finis ton assiette ! Une longue marche nous attend. |
| eat your fill v expr | (eat until full) | manger à sa faim loc v |
| | (soutenu) | manger à satiété loc v |
| | Everybody ate their fill at the buffet lunch. |
| | Tout le monde a mangé à sa faim au buffet. |
| eat your hat v expr | informal (disbelief) (figuré) | manger son chapeau loc v |
eat your heart out,
Eat your heart out! interj | slang, figurative (be envious) | Dommage pour toi ! interj |
| | (familier) | Tu peux aller te rhabiller ! interj |
| | Ronaldo, eat your heart out! Worcester City striker Sean Geddes has just scored a sensational goal. |
| | Ronaldo, tu peux aller te rhabiller ! L'attaquant de Worcester City, Sean Geddes, vient de marquer un but incroyable. |
| eat your words v expr | figurative (admit you are wrong) (figuré) | ravaler ses paroles loc v |
| | | se rétracter⇒ v pron |
| | A fine performance by Bale made his doubters eat their words. |
| | Une bonne prestation de Bale a fait ravaler leurs paroles à ses détracteurs. |
| eat-in kitchen n | (kitchen used as dining room) | cuisine-salle à manger nf |
| | We hardly ever used the dining room since we always had our meals in the eat-in kitchen. |
| | Nous n'utilisions quasiment plus la salle à manger vu que nous prenions nos repas dans la cuisine-salle à manger. |
Eat,
drink and be merry expr | (make the most of life) | profiter de la vie loc v |
| | | Bois, mange et réjouis-toi |
| | Don't worry about that till you're 50. For now, eat, drink and be merry! |
| good to eat adj | (tasty, delicious) (délicieux) | goûteux adj |
| | Fresh strawberries are good to eat. |
| | | comestible adj |
| | (comestible) | bon à manger adj |
| | (délicieux) | bon au goût adj |
have your cake and eat it too,
have your cake and eat it expr | (have two good things at once) (figuré) | avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre loc v |
| I'll eat my hat expr | informal (expression of disbelief.) | je veux bien être pendu (si...), je me fais curé (si...) expr |
| Note: Used with an 'if' clause expressing something improbable: I'll eat my hat if he wins that race. |
live high on the hog,
live high off the hog,
eat high off the hog v expr | US, figurative (live life of luxury) | avoir la belle vie, mener la belle vie loc v |
| | | vivre une vie de patachon loc v |
| safe to eat adj | (food: free from germs and toxins) | propre à la consommation adj |
| | | consommable sans risques loc adj |
| | | sans risque pour la santé loc adj |
| | (courant) | qui peut être mangé sans risque loc adj |
| | Uncooked meat is not considered safe to eat in many places of the world. |