| Principales traductions |
| wean [sb]⇒ vtr | UK (feed solids to a baby) | sevrer⇒ vtr |
| | The mother has recently weaned the baby. |
| | La mère a récemment sevré le bébé. |
| wean [sb] off [sth] vtr + prep | UK (stop feeding milk to a baby) | arrêter de donner [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | I gradually weaned the baby off breast milk. |
| | J'ai peu à peu arrêté de donner du lait maternel (or: donner le sein) à mon bébé. |
| wean [sb] onto [sth] vtr + prep | UK (feed a baby solids) (Puériculture) | to wean sb into solid food : commencer la diversification (alimentaire) de [qqn] loc v |
| | It's usual to wean a baby onto solid food at about 6 months. |
| | Habituellement, on commence la diversification alimentaire des bébés vers l'âge de 6 mois. |
| wean⇒ vi | UK (baby: start eating solids) (bébé) | commencer la diversification (alimentaire) loc v |
| | The baby weaned at 13 months. |
| | Ce bébé a commencé la diversification alimentaire à l'âge de 13 mois. |
| wean [sb]⇒ vtr | US (stop breastfeeding a baby) | sevrer⇒ vtr |
| | The mother has been trying to wean her baby for weeks. |
| wean⇒ vi | US (baby: stop breastfeeding) | être sevré vi + adj |
| | The baby is weaning slowly but surely. |
| wean [sb] off [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (break [sb]'s addiction) | sevrer [qqn] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | | détourner [qqn] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | Sarah weaned her husband off drugs and guided him towards a healthy diet. |
| | Sarah détourna son mari de la drogue et le guida vers un régime alimentaire sain. |
| wean [sb] on [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (accustom to [sth]) (figuré) | nourrir [qqn] à [qch], élever [qqn] à [qch], biberonner [qqn] à [qch] vtr + prép |
| | I was weaned on classic music and literature as a child. |
| wean [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (child: raise, bring up) | élever⇒ vtr |