suck

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Dans la langue familière, être très mauvais ou désagréable.

En anglais simple : If something does this, it is very bad or unpleasant.

• This movie sucks.
• It sucks that we have to leave early.
• I used to suck at cooking.

Comment l'utiliser : suck at something (I suck at tennis.)

Synonymes : be awful, be terrible

Expressions courantes : suck at something, really suck

téter, aspirer

Faire entrer un liquide dans sa bouche en l'aspirant avec les lèvres et la bouche.

En anglais simple : To draw liquid into your mouth by pulling with your lips and mouth.

• The baby sucked milk from the bottle.
• Suck the juice through this straw.
• The newborn is learning to suck.

Comment l'utiliser : suck something through something (You can suck the juice through a straw.)

Expressions courantes : suck through a straw, suck milk

sucer

Garder quelque chose dans la bouche en faisant bouger les lèvres ou la langue dessus.

En anglais simple : To keep something in your mouth and move your lips or tongue around it.

• The baby sucks her thumb.
• He sucked on a sweet during the journey.
• Try sucking a small piece of ice.

Comment l'utiliser : suck on something (He sucked on a piece of ice.)

Expressions courantes : suck a sweet, suck your thumb, suck on something