gnaw dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de gnaw dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.gnaw [GB nɔː, Am nɔ] VERBE trans

1. gnaw (chew):

gnaw bone, wood

ronger

the mice have gnawed a hole in the sack

les souris ont fait un trou dans le sac en le rongeant

2. gnaw (torment) fig:

gnaw hunger, remorse:

tenailler

gnaw pain:

lanciner

II.gnaw [GB nɔː, Am nɔ] VERBE intr

to gnaw at or on sth

ronger qc

Traductions de gnaw dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

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ronger souris, chien: fromage, os

to gnaw

grignoter rongeur:

to gnaw, to nibble

gnaw dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de gnaw dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.gnaw [nɔ:, Am nɑ:] VERBE intr a. fig

gnaw

ronger

to gnaw on sth/at sb

ronger qc/qn

II.gnaw [nɔ:, Am nɑ:] VERBE trans a. fig

gnaw

ronger

to be gnawed by fear/doubt

être rongé par la peur/le doute

Traductions de gnaw dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

mâcher rongeur

to gnaw

grignoter animal

to gnaw

grignoter qc animal

to gnaw at sth

tenailler qn faim

to gnaw at sb

rogner les salaires/les revenus

to gnaw at wages/income

ronger

to gnaw

gnaw Exemples tirés du dictionnaire PONS (vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

to gnaw on sth/at sb

ronger qc/qn

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anglais

The seeds have a delicate nutty flavour and are much sought-after, especially by small rodents who know to gnaw exactly where the plugs are located.

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In legend the breach was caused by large rats gnawing at it with their teeth and scratching it with their nails.

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Since that time the surf gnawed steadily toward the base of the tower until 1935, when the site was finally reached by the surf.

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The commonly plastic structure of hamster and mouse cages is inappropriate for gerbils due to their ability to gnaw through it very quickly.

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They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing.

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The tension was unbearable; contemporary accounts famously report that one spectator dropped dead and another gnawed through the handle of his umbrella.

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Burning or gnawing feeling in the stomach area lasting between 30 minutes and 3 hours commonly accompanies ulcers.

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The teeth have enamel on the outside and exposed dentin on the inside, so they self-sharpen during gnawing.

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They live among spun leaves and mine the leaves from this position by gnawing irregular, more or less oval holes in the epidermis.

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These rats also methodically stripped pine cones rather than gnawing at them randomly.

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