consommer

Definitions of consommer
  1. verb
    eat immoderately
    synonyms: avaler
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    manger, prendre
    take in solid food
  2. verb
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    synonyms: prendre, se reservir
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    pratiquer le cannibalisme
    eat human flesh
    manger
    eat a meal; take a meal
    manger, prendre
    take in solid food
    boire
    take in liquids
    boire, picoler
    consume alcohol
    participer à
    consume
    nourrir
    take in food; used of animals only
    rassasier
    fill to satisfaction
    essayer, faire l'essai de, goûter
    take a sample of
    aspirer, pomper
    take up as if with a sponge
    fumer
    inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
    prendre de la drogue, prendre des stupéfiants, se droguer
    use recreational drugs
    absorber, avaler
    pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
    boire et manger
    eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically
    dîner chez soi
    eat at home
    dîner en ville
    eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home
    dîner
    have supper; eat dinner
    bouffer, dévorer
    eat a lot and without restraint
    dévorer, engloutir
    eat hastily
    manger en faisant du bruit
    eat noisily
    boire avidement
    drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
    sucer
    draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
    glouglouter
    drink from a flask with a gurgling sound
    boire à petites gorgées, siroter
    drink in sips
    boire avidement
    drink greedily or as if with great thirst
    laper, laper bruyamment
    take up with the tongue
    courir les bistrots, faire la java, faire la tournée des cafés
    go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk
    bien manger
    eat well
    se régaler
    eat heartily
    grignoter, sandwicher
    eat a snack; eat lightly
    mangeotter, pignocher
    eat like a bird
    picoter
    eat by pecking at, like a bird
    bouffer, dévorer
    eat hastily without proper chewing
    grignoter
    eat intermittently; take small bites of
    ruminer
    chew the cuds
    achever de boire, vider
    drink to the last drop
    déjeuner, prendre le déjeuner
    take the midday meal
    petit-déjeuner, prendre le petit déjeuner
    eat an early morning meal
    tremper
    dip into a liquid while eating
    se gaver
    overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
    rassasier, écoeurer
    cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
    dévorer
    eat greedily
    achever, arriver, finir, terminer
    finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
    avaler
    eat immoderately
    renifler fortement
    inhale through the nose
    boire à grands traits, vider d'un trait
    to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
    avaler, s'envoyer un verre
    drink down entirely
    bouffer, gober
    swallow hastily
    farcir
    eat until one is sated
    tenir
    drink alcohol without showing ill effects
    brouter, pacager, paître, pâturer
    feed as in a meadow or pasture
  3. verb
    make perfect; bring to perfection
    synonyms: parfaire, perfectionner
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    accomplir, achever, exécuter
    put in effect
  4. verb
    fulfill sexually
    synonyms: parfaire, perfectionner
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    type of:
    accomplir, achever, exécuter
    put in effect
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