- eat
- eat [i:t](preterite ate, past participle eaten)1. transitive verbmanger• to eat breakfast prendre son petit déjeuner• to eat lunch déjeuner• to eat dinner dîner• to eat a meal prendre un repas• to eat one's fill manger à sa faim• to eat one's words ravaler ses paroles• I could eat a horse (inf) j'ai une faim de loup• he won't eat you (inf) il ne va pas te manger• what's eating you? (inf) qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?2. intransitive verbmanger• we eat at eight nous dînons à 20 heures• to eat like a horse manger comme quatre• to eat like a bird picorer• he's eating us out of house and home (inf) son appétit va nous mettre à la rue• I've got him eating out of my hand il fait tout ce que je veux3. plural nouneats (inf!) bouffe (inf !) f► eat away separable transitive verb[sea] éroder ; [acid, mice] ronger► eat away at inseparable transitive verb[acid, rust, pest] ronger ; [rot, damp] attaquer► eat in1. intransitive verbmanger chez soi2. transitive verb• to eat in or take away? sur place ou à emporter ?► eat into inseparable transitive verb[acid] ronger• it's really eaten into our savings ça a fait un trou dans nos économies► eat out intransitive verb aller au restaurant► eat up1. intransitive verb• eat up! mangez !2. separable transitive verb( = finish off) finir• eaten up with envy dévoré de jalousie3. inseparable transitive verb[+ resources, profits] absorber ; [+ savings] engloutir• this car eats up the miles cette voiture avale les kilomètres* * *[iːt] 1.transitive verb (prét ate; pp eaten) (consume) gen manger; prendre [meal]
to eat (one's) lunch/dinner — déjeuner/dîner
she looks good enough to eat! — elle est belle à croquer! (colloq)
to eat somebody/something alive — [mosquitoes] dévorer quelqu'un/quelque chose
2.to eat one's words — fig ravaler ses paroles
intransitive verb (prét ate; pp eaten) mangerto eat from ou out of — manger dans
I'll have him eating out of my hand — fig j'en ferai ce que je voudrai
we eat at six — nous dînons à 18 heures
Phrasal Verbs:- eat away- eat into- eat out- eat up
English-French dictionary. 2013.