de quoi manger

something to eat

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phrase Uncommon #19,888
something to eat Often used to mean food or enough food.
FR: J’ai pris de quoi manger pour le pique-nique.
EN: I brought something to eat for the picnic.

Nous avons de quoi manger.

We have something to eat.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

J'aide sur le bateau, pour gagner de quoi manger.

I help out on the boat to earn enough to eat.

— Still Life (2006)

Tu as de quoi manger?

Do you have something to eat?

— Kin-dza-dza! (1986)

Si on arrive à ouvrir cette porte, on aura de quoi manger pour tout le mois.

If we manage to open this door, we'll have enough to eat for the whole month.

— The Host (2006)

Vous avez de quoi manger?

Do you have enough to eat?

Tu as pris une barre de céréales, de quoi manger?

You took a cereal bar, what else is there to eat?

— Une seconde mère (2015)

Il y a de quoi manger.

There is something to eat.

Quelle grande découverte, tu n’avais pas de quoi manger chez toi!

What a great discovery—you didn’t have anything to eat at home!

— La strada (1954)

J'apporte de quoi manger.

I'll bring something to eat.

— Les Sept Samouraïs (1954)

Vous pourriez nous vendre de quoi manger et un peu plus de paille?

Could you sell us some food and a little more straw?

— Le Tombeau des lucioles (1988)

Toujours des livres, sans avoir de quoi manger.

Always books, with nothing to eat.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

J'ai de quoi manger.

I have something to eat.

Il me donna aussi bien de quoi me vêtir et de quoi manger.

He also gave me something to wear and something to eat.

Voyons si on peut te trouver de quoi manger.

Let's see if we can find you something to eat.

Achète-toi de quoi manger.

Buy yourself something to eat.

— Vacances à Venise (1955)

J'ai pris de quoi manger en route.

I took something to eat on the way.

Cherche de quoi manger.

Looking for something to eat.

— Le Cercle des neiges (2023)

Il y a de quoi manger à bord?

Is there food available on board?

J'ai ramené de quoi manger de chez Oscar.

I brought some food from Oscar's.