CHEW - Translation from English into French

English

French

I. chew [Brit tʃuː, Am tʃu] N

1. chew (act):

chew

mâchement m

2. chew (sweet):

chew

bonbon m

3. chew (of tobacco):

chew

chique f

II. chew [Brit tʃuː, Am tʃu] VB trans

1. chew person:

chew food, chewing gum

mâcher

chew fingernails

ronger

chew pencil etc

mordiller

to chew tobacco

chiquer

to chew one's lip

se mordiller les lèvres

to chew a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc (en rongeant)

2. chew animal:

chew bone

ronger

chew carpet etc

mordiller

III. chew [Brit tʃuː, Am tʃu] VB intr

chew

mâcher

IV. chew [Brit tʃuː, Am tʃu]

to bite off more than one can chew

être trop ambitieux/-ieuse

to chew the fat inf

tailler une bavette inf

I. chew over VB [Brit tʃuː -, Am tʃu -] inf (chew over [sth], chew [sth] over) inf

chew over

cogiter sur inf

I. chew up VB [Brit tʃuː -, Am tʃu -] (chew up [sth], chew [sth] up)

chew up food:

chew up

(bien) mâcher

I. chew out VB [Brit tʃuː -, Am tʃu -] inf (chew [sb] out) inf Am

chew out

passer un savon à inf

I. chew on VB [Brit tʃuː -, Am tʃu -] (chew on [sth])

chew on food

mâcher

chew on bone

ronger

chew on fig, inf

cogiter sur inf

to chew the cud lit, fig

ruminer

French

English

mâchonner

to chew

mâchouiller

to chew (on)

mordiller (plus fort)

to chew

chiquer (du tabac)

to chew tobacco

English

French

I. chew [tʃu:] N

1. chew (bite):

chew

bout m

to have a chew on sth

mordre dans qc

2. chew (candy):

chew

bonbon m mou

II. chew [tʃu:] VB trans

chew

mâcher

Phrases:

to chew the fat with sb inf

bavarder avec qn

III. chew [tʃu:] VB intr

to chew through sth

arriver à bout de qc

to chew the cud a. inf

ruminer

French

English

mastiquer

to chew

mordiller qc

to chew on sth

mâcher

to chew

chiquer

to chew tobacco

mâchouiller

to chew on

mâchonner cigare, crayon, paille, brin d'herbe

to chew

ruminer

to chew the cud

English

French

I. chew [tʃu] N

1. chew (bite):

chew

bout m

2. chew (candy):

chew

bonbon m mou

II. chew [tʃu] VB trans

chew

mâcher

Phrases:

to chew the fat with sb inf

bavarder avec qn

III. chew [tʃu] VB intr

to chew through sth

arriver à bout de qc

chew out VB trans inf

chew out

engueuler

to chew one's cud a. inf

ruminer

French

English

mâchonner

to chew

mastiquer

to chew

mâchouiller

to chew on

mordiller qc

to chew on sth

mâcher

to chew

chiquer

to chew tobacco

ruminer

to chew the cud

Present

I	chew
you	chew
he/she/it	chews
we	chew
you	chew
they	chew

Past

I	chewed
you	chewed
he/she/it	chewed
we	chewed
you	chewed
they	chewed

Present Perfect

I	have	chewed
you	have	chewed
he/she/it	has	chewed
we	have	chewed
you	have	chewed
they	have	chewed

Past Perfect

I	had	chewed
you	had	chewed
he/she/it	had	chewed
we	had	chewed
you	had	chewed
they	had	chewed

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Forests are mainly formed by such tree types as beech, hornbeam and oak, the small number of birch-tree, cud, lime-tree, etc.

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It's more like projectile vomiting of chewed cud, a green spray that can extend three or four feet.

www.saultstar.com

Solids clump together to form the cud (or bolus).

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A very minuscule cud can look like a small chunk of metal that was somehow fused to the coin.

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Consumption by ruminants of an insufficiently fibrous diet leads to little cud formation and therefore lowered amounts of saliva production.

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