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Detailed Translations for gnaws from English to French

gnaws form of gnaw:

to gnaw verb (gnaws, gnawed, gnawing)

  1. to gnaw (munch; nibble; pick; nybble)
    grignoter; ronger
    • grignoter verb (grignote, grignotes, grignotons, grignotez, )
    • ronger verb (ronge, ronges, rongeons, rongez, )
  2. to gnaw (nibble; pick; peck; munch; nybble)
    savourer; consommer; bouffer; grignoter; manger; goûter; déguster; croquer; ronger; sucer; casser la croûte; suçoter
    • savourer verb (savoure, savoures, savourons, savourez, )
    • consommer verb (consomme, consommes, consommons, consommez, )
    • bouffer verb (bouffe, bouffes, bouffons, bouffez, )
    • grignoter verb (grignote, grignotes, grignotons, grignotez, )
    • manger verb (mange, manges, mangeons, mangez, )
    • goûter verb (goûte, goûtes, goûtons, goûtez, )
    • déguster verb (déguste, dégustes, dégustons, dégustez, )
    • croquer verb (croque, croques, croquons, croquez, )
    • ronger verb (ronge, ronges, rongeons, rongez, )
    • sucer verb (suce, suces, suçons, sucez, )
    • suçoter verb (suçote, suçotes, suçotons, suçotez, )
  3. to gnaw (corrode)
    mordre; piquer
    • mordre verb (mords, mord, mordons, mordez, )
    • piquer verb (pique, piques, piquons, piquez, )

Conjugations for gnaw:

present
  1. gnaw
  2. gnaw
  3. gnaws
  4. gnaw
  5. gnaw
  6. gnaw
simple past
  1. gnawed
  2. gnawed
  3. gnawed
  4. gnawed
  5. gnawed
  6. gnawed
present perfect
  1. have gnawed
  2. have gnawed
  3. has gnawed
  4. have gnawed
  5. have gnawed
  6. have gnawed
past continuous
  1. was gnawing
  2. were gnawing
  3. was gnawing
  4. were gnawing
  5. were gnawing
  6. were gnawing
future
  1. shall gnaw
  2. will gnaw
  3. will gnaw
  4. shall gnaw
  5. will gnaw
  6. will gnaw
continuous present
  1. am gnawing
  2. are gnawing
  3. is gnawing
  4. are gnawing
  5. are gnawing
  6. are gnawing
subjunctive
  1. be gnawed
  2. be gnawed
  3. be gnawed
  4. be gnawed
  5. be gnawed
  6. be gnawed
diverse
  1. gnaw!
  2. let's gnaw!
  3. gnawed
  4. gnawing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for gnaw:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bouffer eating; munching; nibbling
goûter tea-fight; tea-party
grignoter eating; munching; nibbling
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bouffer gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick banquet; consume; cram; devour; dine; dispatch; eat; eat heartily; eat hungrily; feast; feast upon; gorge; gormandise; gormandize; gourmandize; grab a bite; have a meal; have dinner; have something to eat; having a good feed; make or let explode; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; puff up; quench; regale; relieve; sup; swallow up; take something; tuck into; work inside
casser la croûte gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick consume; dine; eat; feast upon; gorge; grab a bite; have a meal; have dinner; have something to eat; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; quench; relieve; sup; take something; tuck into
consommer gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick accomplish; become worn; consume; devour; digest; dine; dine out; dispatch; eat; eat heartily; eat hungrily; eat up; feast upon; finish; fulfil; fulfill; get worn out; gorge; grab a bite; have a meal; have dinner; have on; have something to eat; having a good feed; munch; nibble; nybble; perform; quench; relieve; spend; spend money; take something; tuck into; use; use up; wear out; wine and dine; work inside
croquer gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick bite away; consume; cram; describe; dine; eat; eat up; finish; grab a bite; have a meal; have dinner; have something to eat; munch; nibble; nybble; outline; sketch
déguster gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick consume; dine; dispatch; eat; grab a bite; have a meal; have dinner; have something to eat; munch; nibble; nybble; sample; taste; taste beforehand; test; try
goûter gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick consume; dispatch; eat; feast upon; gorge; have a meal; have dinner; have something to eat; munch; nibble; nybble; quench; relieve; sample; take something; taste; taste beforehand; test; try; tuck into
grignoter gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick
manger gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick burn up; consume; cram; dine; dine out; eat; eat heartily; eat hungrily; eat up; feast upon; finish; gorge; grab a bite; have a meal; have dinner; have something to eat; having a good feed; munch; nibble; nybble; quench; relieve; take something; tuck into; use up; wine and dine; work inside
mordre corrode; gnaw bite; cut; reap; rise to the bait; snap; sting
piquer corrode; gnaw administer a medecin w a syringe; anger; annoy; arouse; banquet; bite; cadge; cajole; catch; caught; cause irritation; chafe; clasp; clutch; coax; collar; cuddle; cut; drag; excite; expropriate; feast; filch; give offence; go thieving; grasp; grate; grip; irritate; make off with; mooch; nick; obtain by begging; pilfer; pinch; plane; prick; purloin; reach; regale; rise to the bait; rob; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; smooth; snap; snatch; snatch away; snatch off; sneak up on; snitch; snout; spout; spurt; steal; stick; stimulate; sting; stir up; swipe; take; take away; take unaware; tattle; toil and moil; twig; vex; wheedle; yearn
ronger gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick attack; bite into; corrode; eat into; erode; fester; swear; ulcerates
savourer gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick banquet; consume; dispatch; enjoy; feast; like; regale; relish; savor; savour; taste; try
sucer gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick blow; drain; give a blow-job; gulp; suck; suck out
suçoter gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick suck
- eat at; erode; gnaw at; wear away
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
consommer consume

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Related Definitions for "gnaw":

  1. become ground down or deteriorate1
  2. bite or chew on with the teeth1
    • gnaw an old cracker1

Wiktionary Translations for gnaw:

gnaw
verb
  1. to bite something persistently
gnaw
verb
  1. (familier, fr) péjoratif|fr mastiquer sans ingurgiter de manière répétitive et négligente.
  2. retrancher, ôter quelque chose sur les extrémités, sur les bords d’une étoffe, d’un cuir, d’un morceau de bois, etc.
  3. entamer avec les dents de façon continue

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
gnaw ronger knagen — met de tanden aanvreten
gnaw ronger kluiven — een bot in handen houden en er vlees van afhappen
gnaw ronger afkluiven — door kluiven alle vlees van een bot verwijderen
gnaw ronger nagen — (intransitiv) mit den Zahn kleine Stücke einer harten Substanz abbeißen, trennen