What does ronger in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word ronger in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ronger in French.
The word ronger in French means gnaw, eat away at, bite, eat away, eat away, give to keep him/her busy, bite your nails, champ at the bit, bite your nails, bite your nails down to the quick, worry yourself sick. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word ronger
gnawverbe transitif (gratter avec les dents) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le chien ronge son os pour laver ses dents. The dog gnaws on his bone to clean his teeth. |
eat away atverbe transitif (attaquer, abîmer) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") La rouille ronge le fer. Rust is eating away at the iron. |
biteverbe pronominal (gratter avec ses dents) (nails) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Arrête de te ronger les ongles ! Stop biting your nails! |
eat away, eat awayverbe transitif (figuré (tourmenter) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Elle est rongée par un sentiment de culpabilité. She is eaten away by guilty feelings. |
give to keep him/her busy(figuré (occuper [qqn] pour en être débarrassé) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
bite your nailslocution verbale (couper ses ongles avec les dents) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Elle n'aime pas quand je me ronge les ongles. |
champ at the bitlocution verbale (figuré (attendre impatiemment) |
bite your nails(couper ses ongles avec les dents) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
bite your nails down to the quicklocution verbale (manger ses ongles au point de saigner) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
worry yourself sick(s'inquiéter excessivement) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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