à pleines dents

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a plɛn dɑ̃/
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Adverb

à pleines dents

  1. voraciously
    Synonym: à belles dents
    manger à pleines dents ― to eat voraciously
    déchirer à pleines dents ― to tear voraciously
  2. (figuratively) readily, enthusiastically, to the full, with both hands
    Synonym: à belles dents
    mordre à pleines dents ― to bite enthusiastically
    croquer la vie à pleines dents ― to live life to the full, to grab life with both hands

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