gnaws (on), chews on
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| First | ronge | — |
| Third | ronge | — |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| First | ronge | — |
| Third | ronge | — |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Second | ronge | — |
Don't bite your nails.
Il ronge le fer, mord l'acier, et réduit les pierres en poussière.
It gnaws at iron, bites steel, and reduces stone to dust.
— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)
Et quand la maladie vous ronge, le malheur n'est pas loin.
And when illness eats away at you, misfortune is never far behind.
— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)
Un grand mal ronge cette société.
A great evil is eating away at this society.
Ça fait rien, quand le ver ronge le chou c'est lui qui crève le premier.
It doesn't matter—when the worm gnaws on the cabbage, it's the one that dies first.
— Guerre et Paix (1968)
Voilà le mal qui ronge l'humanité.
This is the evil that is eating away at humanity.
Tom se ronge les ongles.
Tom bites his nails.