gnawed in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gnawed in the English»French Dictionary

I.gnaw [Brit nɔː, Am nɔ] VB trans

1. gnaw (chew):

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

2. gnaw (torment) fig:

gnaw hunger, remorse:

tenailler

gnaw pain:

lanciner

II.gnaw [Brit nɔː, Am nɔ] VB intr

to gnaw at or on sth

ronger qc

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elle était tenaillée par la faim

hunger gnawed at her

ronger souris, chien: fromage, os

to gnaw

grignoter rongeur:

to gnaw, to nibble

être mangé aux rats

to be gnawed by rats

gnawed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gnawed in the English»French Dictionary

I.gnaw [nɔ:, Am nɑ:] VB intr a. fig

gnaw

ronger

to gnaw on sth/at sb

ronger qc/qn

II.gnaw [nɔ:, Am nɑ:] VB trans a. fig

gnaw

ronger

to be gnawed by fear/doubt

être rongé par la peur/le doute

Translations for gnawed in the French»English Dictionary

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mâcher rongeur

to gnaw

grignoter animal

to gnaw

grignoter qc animal

to gnaw at sth

tenailler qn faim

to gnaw at sb

rogner les salaires/les revenus

to gnaw at wages/income

ronger

to gnaw

gnawed Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to gnaw on sth/at sb

ronger qc/qn

to be gnawed by fear/doubt

être rongé par la peur/le doute

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On its way to the host it may gnaw through the wood shavings left by the host.

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As the larvae gnaw on the wood, the holes grow wider and deeper.

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They know the secrets of the sea, they don't bark, and they don't gnaw upon one's "monadic" privacy like dogs do.

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Unlike humans whose ameloblasts die after tooth development, rodents continually produce enamel and must wear down their teeth by gnawing on various materials.

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They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing.

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Both their medial and lateral masseter muscles are displaced forward, making them adept at gnawing.

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The tension was unbearable; contemporary accounts famously report that one spectator dropped dead and another gnawed through the handle of his umbrella.

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She is then mysteriously revived by a group of alley cats that flock around her and begin gnawing at her fingers.

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The demon gnaws on a maple branch as she dies.

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These rats also methodically stripped pine cones rather than gnawing at them randomly.

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