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chew

/tʃuː/ /tʃu/

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noun

Mastication

The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.

Examples :

"I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew."

J'ai mis le chewing-gum dans ma bouche et lui ai donné un coup de mâchoire.

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noun

Mastication

Level of chewiness.

Examples :

"The apple had a high chew, making it satisfying to eat. "

La pomme avait une mastication élevée, ce qui la rendait agréable à manger.

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noun

Caramel mou, bonbon à mâcher

A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.

Examples :

"Phillip purchased a bag of licorice chews at the drugstore."

Phillip a acheté un sac de caramels à la réglisse à la pharmacie.

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noun

Tabac à chiquer

Chewing tobacco.

Examples :

"The school had banned chew and smokes from the school grounds, even for adults."

L'école avait interdit le tabac à chiquer et les cigarettes sur le terrain de l'école, même pour les adultes.

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noun

Chique de tabac

A plug or wad of chewing tobacco; chaw or a chaw.

Examples :

"The ballplayers sat on the bench watching the rain, glumly working their chews."

Les joueurs de baseball étaient assis sur le banc à regarder la pluie, mâchant tristement leur chique de tabac.

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noun

Mastication

The condition of something being torn or ground up mechanically.

Examples :

"The excessive chew in the used chewing gum showed how much it had been broken down. "

La mastication excessive dans le chewing-gum usagé montrait à quel point il avait été décomposé.

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verb

Mâcher

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

Examples :

"The baby carefully chewed his food, trying to soften the pieces before swallowing. "

Le bébé mâchait soigneusement sa nourriture, essayant d'attendrir les morceaux avant d'avaler.

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verb

Mâcher

To grind, tear, or otherwise degrade or demolish something with teeth or as with teeth.

Examples :

"He keeps his feed in steel drums to prevent the mice from chewing holes in the feed-sacks."

Il conserve sa nourriture dans des fûts en acier pour empêcher les souris de mâcher des trous dans les sacs de nourriture.

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verb

Réfléchir, méditer

To think about something; to ponder; to chew over.

Examples :

"The professor stood at the blackboard, chalk in hand, and chewed the question the student had asked."

Le professeur se tenait devant le tableau noir, craie à la main, et réfléchissait à la question posée par l'étudiant.

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