grub in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grub in the English»French Dictionary

I.grub [Brit ɡrʌb, Am ɡrəb] N

1. grub ZOOL:

grub

larve f

grub (in fruit)

ver m

2. grub (food):

grub inf

bouffe f inf

grub's up!

à la bouffe!

II.grub <pres part etc grubbing, grubbed> [Brit ɡrʌb, Am ɡrəb] VB trans Am inf

to grub sth from sb

soutirer qc à qn

I.grub about VB [Brit ɡrʌb -, Am ɡrəb -], grub around VB (grub about or grub around for sth)

grub about

fouiner pour trouver qc

grub screw N

grub screw

vis f sans tête

I.grub up VB [Brit ɡrʌb -, Am ɡrəb -] (grub [sth] up, grub up [sth])

grub up person, machine:

déraciner

grub up animal, bird:

déterrer

pub food, pub grub N inf Brit

pub food

cuisine f de pub

Grub Street N

Grub Street

le monde des écrivaillons nécessiteux

Translations for grub in the French»English Dictionary

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rata

grub inf

tambouille

grub inf

frichti

grub inf

graille

grub uncountable inf

à la graille!

grub's up! inf

grub in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grub in the English»French Dictionary

I.grub [grʌb] N

1. grub (larva):

grub

larve f

2. grub inf (food):

grub

bouffe f

grub('s) up!

à la soupe!

pub-grub

nourriture servie dans un pub

II.grub <-bb-> [grʌb] VB intr

grub

fouiner

to grub about for sth

fouiller qc

III.grub [grʌb] VB trans

to grub up

fouir

to grub up roots/tree stumps

extirper des racines/souches d'arbres

Translations for grub in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tambouille

grub no pl

mangeaille

grub

bouffe

grub

ver blanc

grub

grub Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

grub('s) up!

à la soupe!

pub-grub

nourriture servie dans un pub

to grub about for sth

fouiller qc

to grub up

fouir

to grub up roots/tree stumps

extirper des racines/souches d'arbres

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are grub-like and have very short legs and a retracted head.

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I did nt volunteer to support corrupt, money grubbing contractors, nor work for commanders only interested in themselves.

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With its tongue the woodpecker skewers the grub and draws it out of the trunk.

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Birds can damage a roof while they are foraging for grubs, and rodents are attracted by residual grain in straw.

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The grub controls the actions of the ship, and the army of helper grubs (smaller versions of the giant grub).

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Chuck and grub are both cowboy terms for food.

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The grubs can be found immediately below the surface, usually lying in a characteristic comma-like position.

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The larva is a small, plump white grub with a dark head and visible body segments.

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They overwinter as grubs that may become active on warm winter days.

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I've been there before, grubbing in its periphery.

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