| anglais > français | |
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| gnawing | |
| 1. v. Participe présent du verbe gnaw. | |
| gnaw | |
| 1. v. Grignoter. | |
| (emploi;intransitif) He just gnawed, and hardly ate. | |
| Il a juste grignoté un peu, c'est tout. | |
| 2. v. Ronger (to gnaw on, to gnaw (away) at). | |
| The dog gnawed the bone until there was none left. | |
| Le chien a rongé l'os jusqu'à ce qu'il n'en reste rien. | |
| The dog gnawed on the bone. | |
| Le chien a mâchouillé l'os. | |
| 3. v. (Figuré) (avec at) Préoccuper, harceler. | |
| This problem has been gnawing at me for a while now. | |
| Ça fait longtemps que ce problème me harcèle. | |
| I have a gnawing suspicion that he's lying. | |
| L'impression qu'il me ment me ronge. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
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| gnawing | |
| 1. adj. (of pain or hunger) severe or intense |  |
| 2. n. The process by which something is gnawed. | |
| the gnawings of mice | |
| 3. n. A sensation of being gnawed. | |
