rongeant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rongeant in the French»English Dictionary

I.ronger [ʀɔ̃ʒe] VB trans

1. ronger (grignoter):

ronger souris, chien: fromage, os

to gnaw

ronger vers: bois

to eat into

ronger chenille: feuilles

to eat away, to nibble

table rongée par les vers

worm-eaten table

2. ronger (attaquer):

ronger eau, acide, rouille:

to erode, to eat away at

3. ronger fig maladie, querelles personne:

ronger

to wear down

il est rongé par la maladie

he's wasted by illness, his illness is wearing him down

4. ronger (mordiller):

ronger

to chew, to nibble

ronger personne: os

to pick

II.se ronger VB refl

se ronger refl:

se ronger les ongles

to bite one's nails

III.ronger [ʀɔ̃ʒe]

se ronger les sangs

to worry oneself sick

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sournoisement fig gagner, ronger

insidiously

Translations for rongeant in the English»French Dictionary

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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

to gnaw at or on sth

ronger qc

eat away water, wind:

ronger, éroder

eat away acid, rust, termites:

ronger

eat away acid, disease, rust, woodworm:

ronger

chew fingernails

ronger

to chew a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc (en rongeant)

chew bone

ronger

erode metal

éroder, ronger

chew on bone

ronger

placebo

os m à ronger

wear away water:

ronger

to chomp on sth

ronger qc

rongeant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rongeant in the French»English Dictionary

I.ronger [ʀɔ̃ʒe] VB trans

1. ronger (grignoter):

ronger

to gnaw

2. ronger (miner):

ronger

to sap

être rongé par la maladie

to be ravaged by illness

être rongé de remords

to suffer the pangs of remorse

II.ronger [ʀɔ̃ʒe] VB refl

1. ronger (se grignoter):

se ronger les ongles

to bite one's nails

2. ronger (se tourmenter):

se ronger d'inquiétude

to worry oneself sick

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ronger son frein

to champ at the bit

se ronger les sangs inf

to agonize

Translations for rongeant in the English»French Dictionary

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gnaw

ronger

to gnaw on sth/at sb

ronger qc/qn

gnaw

ronger

eat away metal, wood

ronger

to champ at the bit

ronger son frein

to bite/paint one's nails

se ronger/se vernir les ongles

to bite one's nails

se ronger les ongles

to bite/cut nails to the quick

se ronger les ongles jusqu'au sang

rongeant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

se ronger les ongles

to bite one's nails

se ronger d'inquiétude

to worry oneself sick

ronger son frein

to champ at the bit

se ronger les sangs inf

to agonize

se ronger les ongles jusqu'au sang

to bite/cut nails to the quick