mâcher

En faisant des achats, les personnes superstitieuses mâchaient un morceau de bois dur pour attendrir le cœur du vendeur.
When making purchases, superstitious persons would chew a bit of hard wood in order to soften the heart of the seller.
Les Philippins mâchaient du bétel en jouant aux cartes.
The Filipinos were chewing betel while playing cards.
Chaque fois que les chiots mâchaient quelque chose dans la maison, ils se cachaient sous le lit.
Every time the puppies chewed up something in the house, they hid under the bed.
Les Indiens, qui ne connaissaient apparemment aucune douleur, mâchaient les fleurs fraîches dans un mal de gorge.
The Indians, who reportedly knew no pain, chewed the fresh flowers in sore throat.
La ligue de baseball a commencé à infliger des amendes aux joueurs qui mâchaient du tabac à chiquer sur le terrain.
The baseball league started to fine players for chewing snuff on the field.
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