chew

mâcher

Écraser et défaire quelque chose avec les dents, généralement les aliments avant de les avaler.

En anglais simple : To press and break something with your teeth, usually food before you swallow it.

• Chew your food slowly.
• He chewed gum during the lesson.
• The dog has been chewing on a bone.

Comment l'utiliser : chew on something (The puppy chewed on my shoe.)

Synonymes : masticate

Expressions courantes : chew food, chew gum, chew on something

mâcher, ronger

Réduire des aliments ou d’autres choses en petits morceaux avec les dents.

En anglais simple : To break food or other things into smaller pieces with your teeth.

• Chew your food slowly.
• The dog chewed a hole in my slipper.
• Do you chew gum at work?

Comment l'utiliser : chew on something (The puppy chewed on my shoe.); chew through something (The mouse chewed through the bag.)

Synonymes : gnaw, masticate

Expressions courantes : chew food, chew gum, chew through something, chew on something

réfléchir, méditer

Prendre le temps de réfléchir attentivement à une idée ou à un problème.

En anglais simple : To think carefully about an idea or problem for some time.

• I'll chew over the idea.
• She chewed on his question all evening.
• We've been chewing over several possible solutions.

Comment l'utiliser : chew over something (Let me chew over your suggestion.); chew on something (We need time to chew on that idea.)

Synonymes : consider, ponder, think over

Expressions courantes : chew over something, chew on something

bonbon à mâcher

Petit bonbon mou et collant qui demande un certain temps pour être mâché.

En anglais simple : A small sweet that takes time to eat because it is soft and sticky.

• Would you like a fruit chew?
• These caramel chews stick to my teeth.
• She bought a bag of strawberry chews.

Synonymes : chewy sweet

Expressions courantes : a fruit chew, a caramel chew

mastication

Action de presser un aliment ou autre chose entre les dents.

En anglais simple : An act of pressing food or another thing between your teeth.

• Give it a chew.
• After a few chews, he swallowed the bread.
• She gave the gum one last chew.

Synonymes : mastication

Expressions courantes : a quick chew, give something a chew