nibbling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for nibbling in the English»French Dictionary

I.nibble [Brit ˈnɪb(ə)l, Am ˈnɪbəl] N

1. nibble (snack food):

nibble

amuse-gueule m inv

2. nibble (action):

nibble

mordillement m

to have or take a nibble at

grignoter

3. nibble (small meal):

nibble

collation f

to feel like or fancy a nibble

avoir envie de grignoter quelque chose

II.nibble [Brit ˈnɪb(ə)l, Am ˈnɪbəl] VB trans

1. nibble (eat):

nibble mouse, rabbit, person:

grignoter

nibble sheep, goat:

brouter

2. nibble (playfully) person, animal:

nibble ear, neck

mordiller

III.nibble [Brit ˈnɪb(ə)l, Am ˈnɪbəl] VB intr

1. nibble lit:

nibble animal:

mordiller

nibble person:

grignoter

to nibble at mouse, rabbit:

grignoter

to nibble at sheep, goat:

brouter

to nibble at fish: bait

mordre à

to nibble at person:

manger [qc] du bout des dents

2. nibble fig:

to nibble at idea, proposal

considérer

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experimentally lick, nibble

pour goûter

Translations for nibbling in the French»English Dictionary

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mordillage

nibbling uncountable

grignotement

nibbling uncountable

grignotage

nibbling uncountable

mordiller

to nibble at

grignoter sandwich, noisette, biscuit

to nibble

tu n'as pas quelque chose à grignoter?

have you got anything to nibble? Brit

grignoter rongeur:

to gnaw, to nibble

grignoter

to nibble

il est toujours en train de grignoter

he's always nibbling

brouter chèvre:

to nibble

brouter chèvre:

to nibble

picorer personne, enfant:

to nibble

ronger chenille: feuilles

to eat away, to nibble

ronger

to chew, to nibble

nibbling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nibbling in the English»French Dictionary

I.nibble [ˈnɪbl] N

1. nibble (small bite):

nibble

morceau m

2. nibble pl Brit inf (snack):

nibble

amuse-gueule m

II.nibble [ˈnɪbl] VB trans

1. nibble (eat with small bites):

nibble

grignoter

nibble

gruger Quebec

2. nibble (peck at sensually):

nibble

mordiller

III.nibble [ˈnɪbl] VB intr

1. nibble (snack lightly):

nibble

grignoter

2. nibble (show interest in):

to nibble at sth

se montrer tenté par qc

3. nibble (deplete slowly):

to nibble away at sth

grignoter doucement qc

Translations for nibbling in the French»English Dictionary

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gruger

to nibble

grignoter personne

to nibble

grignoter qc personne

to nibble sth

picorer personne

to nibble

nibbling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to nibble at sth

se montrer tenté par qc

to nibble away at sth

grignoter doucement qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is carried on octagonal piers with capitals carved with heads and leaves, and a depiction of two dragons nibbling a human head.

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The young penguin was last night in an air-conditioned room at the zoo, nibbling on shaved ice while it recovers from the surgery.

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Development of the area was slow at first, but continued throughout the second half of the 19th century, gradually nibbling away at the parkland.

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They were capable of bit-by-bit copying, also called nibbling.

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Soon all of fashionable society was nibbling on sandwiches sometime betwixt and between 2pm and 5pm.

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Immature dendritic cells may also phagocytize small quantities of membrane from live own cells, in a process called nibbling.

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Not only did he witness a pod of 25 offshore orcas, he also caught them nibbling on a shark like it was an oversized fish stick.

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They remove dirt and oil and realign feather barbs by nibbling their feathers.

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Or how about nibbling on a cruller on sleek seats next to a flickering stone fireplace?

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Sheep graze the mountains and impact the composition of the sward, nibbling out the most succulent young growth.

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