grignote in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grignote in the French»English Dictionary

I.grignoter [ɡʀiɲɔte] VB trans

1. grignoter (manger un peu) personne, animal:

grignoter sandwich, noisette, biscuit

to nibble

tu n'as pas quelque chose à grignoter?

have you got anything to nibble? Brit

tu n'as pas quelque chose à grignoter?

do you have anything to snack on? Am

2. grignoter (empiéter):

grignoter terres, secteur

to encroach on

grignoter part de marché

to conquer

3. grignoter (entamer):

grignoter fortune, héritage

to fritter away

grignoter activité: temps libre

to encroach on

grignoter droit

to erode

4. grignoter (gagner) coureur, concurrent:

grignoter secondes, avance, mètres

to gain

elle a grignoté trois places au championnat

she crept up three places in the championships

II.grignoter [ɡʀiɲɔte] VB intr

1. grignoter ZOOL:

grignoter rongeur:

to gnaw, to nibble

2. grignoter personne, animal:

grignoter

to nibble

il est toujours en train de grignoter

he's always nibbling

elle ne mange pas, elle grignote!

she doesn't eat, she just nibbles!

Translations for grignote in the English»French Dictionary

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to have or take a nibble at

grignoter

to feel like or fancy a nibble

avoir envie de grignoter quelque chose

nibble mouse, rabbit, person:

grignoter

nibble person:

grignoter

to nibble at mouse, rabbit:

grignoter

to nosh on food

grignoter

snacky

à grignoter

the fridge is stocked with beer and plenty of snacky food

le frigo est rempli de bières et plein de petites choses à grignoter

snack

grignoter, manger légèrement

graze

grignoter

grignote in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grignote in the French»English Dictionary

I.grignoter [gʀiɲɔte] VB intr

grignoter personne

to nibble

grignoter animal

to gnaw

II.grignoter [gʀiɲɔte] VB trans

1. grignoter (manger du bout des dents):

grignoter qc personne

to nibble sth

grignoter qc animal

to gnaw at sth

grignoter qc (entièrement)

to eat away at sth

2. grignoter (restreindre):

grignoter capital, libertés

to erode

grignoter espaces

to eat away at

Translations for grignote in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

graze

grignoter

nibble

grignoter

nibble

grignoter

to nibble away at sth

grignoter doucement qc

snack

grignoter

grignote Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

grignoter qc personne

to nibble sth

grignoter qc animal

to gnaw at sth

grignoter qc (entièrement)

to eat away at sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

French

Cette stagflation grignote le pouvoir d'achat et ne permet pas de réduire le chômage.

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Désormais il grignote donc un peu plus timidement.

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