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WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| eats npl | informal (food) | à manger |
| | (familier) | bouffe nf |
| | | nourriture nf |
| | Will there be eats at the party, or should I have dinner beforehand? |
| | Il y aura à manger à la fête, ou je dois dîner avant ? |
| eat⇒ vi | (corrode) (figuré) | ronger⇒, attaquer⇒ vtr |
| | Acid rain has eaten into the rock surface. |
| | La pluie acide a rongé la surface du rocher. |
| eat [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (ravage) (figuré) | réduire à néant, détruire⇒ vtr |
| | (familier) | bouffer⇒ vtr |
| | Her ability to love was eaten by his cruelty and mistreatment. |
| | Tout l'amour qu'elle avait à donner avait été réduit à néant par tant de cruauté et de mauvais traitements. |
| 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
eating | eat |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| be eating out of [sb]'s hand | figurative (be submissive to [sb]) (figuré) | manger dans la main de [qqn] loc v |
| eating apple n | (apple suitable for eating raw) | pomme à couteau, pomme de table nf |
| eating disorder n | (psychological problem with food) | trouble de l'alimentation, trouble du comportement alimentaire nm |
| | Anorexia is a well-known eating disorder. |
| | L'anorexie est un trouble de l'alimentation (or: un trouble du comportement alimentaire) bien connu. |
| eating habits npl | (what, how you usually eat) | habitudes alimentaires nfpl |
| eating out n | (dining at restaurants) | manger dehors v |
| | Eating out regularly can be quite expensive. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Je rentre tous les midis chez moi pour déjeuner. Ça me coûte moins cher que de manger dehors. |
| | | manger à l'extérieur v |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Depuis que nous avons les enfants, nous ne mangeons plus aussi souvent à l'extérieur. |
| eating plan n | (healthy or weight-loss diet) | régime nm |
| eating well n | (healthy diet) | avoir une alimentation saine loc v |
| | | manger sainement loc v |
| | | manger équilibré loc v |
| | | bien manger loc v |
| flesh-eating adj | (animal, plant: eats meat) | carnivore adj |
| flesh-eating adj | (disease: destroys flesh) (maladie) | mangeur de chair, mangeuse de chair loc adj |
| | (soutenu) | nécrosant adj |
| flesh-eating adj | (zombie: eats people) | cannibale adj |
| good eating n | (healthy or top-quality food) | alimentation saine nf |
| | L'alimentation saine et l'exercice sont les clés de la longévité. |
| | | manger sainement vi + adv |
| | Manger sainement et faire de l'exercice sont les clés de la longévité. |
| have [sb] eating out of your hand v expr | figurative (have [sb] under your control) (changement de sujet) | [qqn] mange dans la main de [qqn] expr |
| | The politician thought he had the voters eating out of his hand, but he soon discovered he was wrong. |
| | L'homme politique pensait que les électeurs lui mangeaient dans la main mais il a vite découvert qu'il se trompait. |
| healthy eating n | (consuming nutritious food) | alimentation saine nf |
| | | manger sainement v |
| | Healthy eating in the long-term is more effective than calorie-counting as a means to lose weight. |
| man-eating adj | informal (animal: that eats human flesh) (animal) | mangeur d'hommes adj |
| | | cannibale adj |
man-eating shark,
man-eater shark,
man-eater n | (shark that attacks humans) | requin mangeur d'homme nm |
| meat-eating adj | (carnivore, consumes meat) | carnivore adj |
the proof of the pudding,
the proof of the pudding is in the eating expr | figurative (you have to try before judging) | attendons les résultats pour juger expr |
| | | il faut voir à l'usage expr |
| | | il faut juger sur pièce expr |
| | | les chiffres parlent d'eux-mêmes expr |
| weight and eating issues npl | (psychology: food and body-image disorder) | troubles du comportement alimentaire nmpl |
| | | troubles des conduites alimentaires nmpl |