eat

eat: eat [{{t}}i:t] (pt ate [{{t}}eɪt], pp eaten [{{t}}'i:tən])

1 transitive verb

(a) manger;

∎ to eat (one's) breakfast/lunch/dinner prendre son petit déjeuner/déjeuner/dîner;

∎ to eat one's fill manger tout son soûl ou content;

∎ I don't eat meat je ne mange pas de viande;

∎ there's nothing to eat il n'y a rien à manger;

∎ would you like something to eat? voulez-vous manger quelque chose?;

∎ to eat one's way through a whole cake manger un gâteau en entier;

∎ it looks good enough to eat! on en mangerait!;

∎ he/she looks good enough to eat il est beau/elle est belle à croquer;

∎ go on, she's not going to eat you va, elle ne va pas te manger;

∎ 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;

∎ she ate her way through six packets of biscuits elle a réussi à engloutir six paquets de biscuits;

∎ {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} to eat sb's lunch (defeat) battre qn à plates coutures;

∎ {{}}American{{}} {{}}vulgar{{}} eat shit! va te faire voir!

(b) (of machine → credit card, ticket) avaler

(c) {{}}familiar{{}}

∎ what's eating you? qu'est-ce que tu as?^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (consume food) manger;

∎ to eat like a horse manger comme un ogre;

∎ to eat like a bird avoir un appétit d'oiseau, manger trois fois rien;

∎ to eat for two (pregnant woman) manger pour deux;

∎ to eat, drink and be merry faire la fête, s'amuser;

∎ he eats out of my hand (bird) il vient manger dans ma main; {{}}figurative{{}} (person) il fait tout ce que je veux;

∎ treat them right and you'll have them eating out of your hand traite-les bien et ils te mangeront dans la main

(b) (have meal) dîner;

∎ we eat at seven nous dînons à sept heures;

∎ to eat well bien manger;

∎ let's eat! on mange?

3 eats plural noun

{{}}familiar{{}} bouffe f;

∎ plenty of eats plein à bouffer;

∎ let's get some eats allons chercher de la bouffe

➲ eat away

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (of waves) ronger; (of mice) ronger; (of acid, rust) ronger, corroder

(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (confidence) miner; (support, capital, resources) entamer

2 intransitive verb

(person) manger

➲ eat away at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (of waves) ronger; (of mice) ronger; (of acid, rust) ronger, corroder

(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (confidence) miner; (support, capital, resources) entamer

➲ eat in intransitive verb

manger chez soi ou à la maison

➲ eat into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (destroy) attaquer

(b) (use up → savings) entamer; (→ time) empiéter sur

➲ eat out

1 intransitive verb

sortir déjeuner ou dîner, aller au restaurant

2 separable transitive verb

∎ to eat one's heart out se morfondre;

∎ eat your heart out! dommage pour toi!

➲ eat up

1 intransitive verb

manger;

∎ eat up! (there's lots more) vas-y, mange!

2 separable transitive verb

(food) terminer, finir; {{}}figurative{{}} (electricity, gas, petrol) consommer beaucoup de;

∎ to eat up the miles dévorer ou avaler les kilomètres;

∎ {{}}familiar{{}} this stove eats up the coal cette poêle mange beaucoup de charbon;

∎ the telephone is really eating up my money le téléphone avale mes pièces à toute vitesse;

∎ to be eaten up with sth (jealousy, hate, ambition) être rongé ou dévoré par qch

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eat — W1S1 [i:t] v past tense ate [et, eıt US eıt] past participle eaten [ˈi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(meal)¦ 3 eat your words 4 eat your heart out 5 eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast 6¦(use)¦ 7 eat humble pie … Dictionary of contemporary English
eat — [ it ] (past tense ate [ eıt ] ; past participle eat|en [ itn ] ) verb intransitive or transitive *** to put food into your mouth and swallow it: We sat on the grass and ate our sandwiches. Don t talk while you re eating. I ve eaten too much.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Eat — ([=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Ate} ([=a]t; 277), Obsolescent & Colloq. {Eat} ([e^]t); p. p. {Eaten} ([=e]t n), Obs. or Colloq. {Eat} ([e^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Eating}.] [OE. eten, AS. etan; akin to OS. etan, OFries. eta, D. eten, OHG. ezzan, G. essen,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eat — ([=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Ate} ([=a]t; 277), Obsolescent & Colloq. {Eat} ([e^]t); p. p. {Eaten} ([=e]t n), Obs. or Colloq. {Eat} ([e^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Eating}.] [OE. eten, AS. etan; akin to OS. etan, OFries. eta, D. eten, OHG. ezzan, G. essen,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eat — ([=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Ate} ([=a]t; 277), Obsolescent & Colloq. {Eat} ([e^]t); p. p. {Eaten} ([=e]t n), Obs. or Colloq. {Eat} ([e^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Eating}.] [OE. eten, AS. etan; akin to OS. etan, OFries. eta, D. eten, OHG. ezzan, G. essen,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eat — ► VERB (past ate; past part. eaten) 1) put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it. 2) (eat out or in) have a meal in a restaurant (or at home). 3) (eat something away or eat away at/into) gradually erode or des … English terms dictionary
Eat Me — Eat Me, Drink Me Eat Me, Drink Me студийный альбом Marilyn Manson Дата выпуска … Википедия
Eat — Eat, v. i. 1. To take food; to feed; especially, to take solid, in distinction from liquid, food; to board. [1913 Webster] He did eat continually at the king s table. 2 Sam. ix. 13. [1913 Webster] 2. To taste or relish; as, it eats like tender… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eat Me — Eat Me, Drink Me Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Eat Me, Drink Me Álbum de estudio de Marilyn Manson Publicación … Wikipedia Español
eat — (v.) O.E. etan (class V strong verb; past tense æt, pp. eten) to eat, devour, consume, from P.Gmc. *etanan (Cf. O.Fris. ita, O.S. etan, M.Du. eten, Du. eten, O.H.G. ezzan, Ger. essen, O.N. eta, Goth. itan), from PIE root … Etymology dictionary
eat — [ēt] vt. ate [āt; ] Brit usually [ et] eaten [ēt′ n] eating [ME eten < OE etan, akin to Ger essen < IE base * ed , to eat > L edere, Gr edmenai] 1. to put (food) in the mouth, chew if necessary, and swallow 2. to use up, devour, destroy … English World dictionary

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