binge

consommer à l’excès, se gaver

Manger, boire ou regarder quelque chose en très grande quantité en peu de temps.

En anglais simple : To eat, drink, or watch much more than usual in a short time.

• He binged on chocolate.
• We binged the whole series over the weekend.
• Do you sometimes binge on snacks when you feel stressed?

Comment l'utiliser : binge on something (We binged on comedy shows all weekend.)

Synonymes : overindulge

Expressions courantes : binge on something, binge a series

excès, beuverie

Courte période où l’on mange, boit ou consomme une substance en quantité bien supérieure à l’habitude.

En anglais simple : A short time when someone eats, drinks, or takes much more than usual.

• He regretted his drinking binge.
• She felt sick after a binge on chocolate.
• Repeated eating binges can become a serious problem.

Comment l'utiliser : binge on something (He regretted his weekend binge on sweets.); on a binge (They went on a drinking binge.)

Synonymes : spree

Expressions courantes : drinking binge, eating binge, binge on something

frénésie, marathon

Courte période durant laquelle on pratique une activité bien plus que d’habitude.

En anglais simple : A short time spent doing much more of an activity than usual.

• We enjoyed a weekend gaming binge.
• His latest shopping binge left him short of money.
• After a television binge, I needed some fresh air.

Comment l'utiliser : binge of something (She went on a binge of online shopping.)

Synonymes : spree, marathon

Expressions courantes : shopping binge, gaming binge, binge of something