to gnaw

ronger, mordiller, tourmenter

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verb Rare #34,680
ronger, mordiller
EN: The puppy likes to gnaw on this toy.
FR: Le chiot aime ronger ce jouet.
tourmenter
EN: Guilt can gnaw at you for years.
FR: La culpabilité peut vous tourmenter pendant des années.

My dog likes to gnaw on bones.

Mon chien aime ronger des os.

You'd like that, so your conscience won't gnaw at you anymore.

Tu aimerais ça, comme ça ta conscience ne te rongera plus.

— 8½ (1963)

Let rats gnaw on her innards.

Laissez les rats lui ronger les entrailles.

— The Visitors (1993)

An animal caught in a trap will gnaw off its own leg to escape.

Un animal pris au piège rongera sa propre patte pour s'échapper.

— Dune (2021)

We all know that dogs like to gnaw on bones.

Nous savons tous que les chiens aiment ronger les os.

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