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manger

to eat

verb mahn-ZHEH Common

Usage Note

Manger is the everyday verb for eating, and une salle à manger is the dining room while le manger as a noun is informal for food. To grab a quick bite is manger sur le pouce, and ça ne mange pas de pain describes a thing that costs nothing to try.

Examples

"Nous mangeons à midi."

Natural Translation

We eat at noon.

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