half-eaten in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for half-eaten in the French»English Dictionary

I.entamé (entamée) [ɑ̃tame] VB pp

entamé → entamer

II.entamé (entamée) [ɑ̃tame] ADJ

1. entamé (avancé):

entamé (entamée)

under way

la journée/soirée était bien entamée

the day/evening was well under way

2. entamé (commencé):

le sandwich était à peine entamé

the sandwich had hardly been touched

il y avait un biscuit entamé sur la table

a half-eaten biscuit Brit ou cookie Am was on the table

See also entamer

I.entamer [ɑ̃tame] VB trans

1. entamer (démarrer):

entamer activité, journée, grève

to start

entamer procédure, poursuites, démocratisation

to initiate

entamer collaboration, bataille, entretien

to enter into

entamer dialogue, réunion, négociation

to open

j'entamais ma lecture quand il a téléphoné

I was just starting to read when he phoned

on vient juste d'entamer le dessert

we've just started eating dessert

2. entamer (affaiblir):

entamer crédibilité, moral, santé

to undermine

entamer détermination

to shake

entamer patience

to test

entamer la réputation de qn

to undermine sb's reputation

3. entamer (rogner):

entamer économies, capital

to eat into

4. entamer (commencer à consommer):

entamer pain, rôti

to cut into

entamer bouteille, pot

to open

5. entamer (entailler):

entamer bois, peau, os, verre

to cut into

6. entamer (ronger):

entamer métal

to eat into

II.s'entamer VB refl

s'entamer refl:

je me suis entamé la joue

I've cut my cheek

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Police investigated the scene of the death, and could find nothing except for some layers of pastry and half-eaten potato.

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His backpack turned out to contain only a half-eaten snake.

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Police made note of dirty laundry and towels, tea bag stains and water marks made by the visitor, and a half-eaten bowl of cereal.

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