eat — EN↔FR

eat /BrE iːt

, AmE it

transitive verb

prét (ate)

past participle eaten

1 (consume) [person, animal] manger [cake, food, snack]; prendre [meal]

I don't eat meat je ne mange pas de viande

to eat (one's) breakfast prendre le petit déjeuner

to eat (one's) lunch déjeuner

to eat one's dinner dîner

I ate lunch in town j'ai déjeuné en ville

to eat sth for lunch/dinner manger qch pour le déjeuner/dîner

to eat oneself sick informal s'empiffrer informal (on de); se donner une indigestion (on de)

it's not fit to eat (poisonous) ce n'est pas comestible; (inedible) c'est immangeable

it looks too good to eat c'est si beau qu'on n'ose pas en manger

she looks good enough to eat! elle est belle à croquer! informal

to eat one's way through a whole cake engloutir un gâteau entier

to eat sb/sth alive [person, piranha, mosquitoes] dévorer qn/qch

[seductress] she'll eat you alive informal elle te mangera tout cru! informal

don't be afraid, I won't eat you! n'aie pas peur, je ne vais pas te manger

to eat one's words figurative ravaler ses paroles

2 informal (guzzle) [car] bouffer informal, consommer [petrol]

3 informal (worry) chiffonner informal

what's eating you? qu'est-ce qui te chiffonne? informal

intransitive verb

prét ate

past participle eaten

1 (take food) manger

to eat from or manger dans [plate, bowl]

I'll soon have him eating out of my hand figurative bientôt j'en ferai ce que je voudrai

2 (have a meal) manger

I never eat in the canteen je ne mange jamais à la cantine

we eat at six nous dînons à 18 heures

Idioms

eat your heart out!

souffre en silence!

to eat sb out of house and home

manger la laine sur le dos de qn informal

Phrasal verbs

■ eat away:

eat [sth] away,

eat away [sth]

[water, wind] ronger, éroder [cliff, stone]; [acid, rust, termites] ronger;

eat away at [sth]

literal [acid, disease, rust, woodworm] ronger; figurative [bills, fees] manger [profits, savings]

■ eat into:

eat into [sth]

1 (damage) [acid, rust] faire un trou dans [metal, paint]

2 (encroach on) [duties, interruptions] empiéter sur [day, leisure]

3 (use up) [bills, fees] entamer [profits, savings]

■ eat out

aller au restaurant

■ eat up:

eat up

finir de manger

eat up! finis ce que tu as dans ton assiette!

;

eat [sth] up,

eat up [sth]

1 (finish) finir [meal, vegetables]

2 (guzzle) [car] dévorer [miles]; bouffer informal, consommer [petrol]

3 (use up) [bills] engloutir [savings]

4 figurative

to be eaten up with [person] être dévoré de [curiosity, desire, envy]; être dévoré par [guilt]; être rongé par [worry]