chew

mâcher

One month later he discovered that a mouse was chewing the extra clothes he had left to dry.	Au bout d’un mois, il découvrit qu’un rat rongeait le vêtement de rechange qu’il laissait à sécher.
Carlos couldn't speak because he was chewing a toffee.	Carlos ne pouvait pas parler parce qu'il mâchait un caramel.
During the exam, she was chewing her pen nervously.	Pendant l'examen, elle mâchouillait son stylo nerveusement.
I was chewing gum and then I swallowed it by accident.	Je mâchais du chewing-gum et puis je l'ai avalé par accident.
My little brother watched me gleefully as I was chewing the worm.	Mon petit frère me regardait malicieusement pendant que je mâchais le ver.
The little boy didn't know what to paint and was chewing the handle of his paintbrush.	Le petit garçon ne savait pas quoi peindre et mâchouillait le manche de son pinceau.
Juancito told me that the teacher cautioned him because he was chewing gum in class.	Juancito m'a dit que la maîtresse lui a fait une remarque parce qu'il mâchait du chewing-gum en classe.
When his turn came, Herr Kranich was chewing a slice of smoked fish.	Lorsque son tour arriva, Herr Kranich était en train de mâcher une tranche de poisson fumé.
And he was chewing his nails.	Et il se rongeait les ongles.
Oh, yeah, I was chewing on a pen.	Ouais, je mâchais un stylo.
It was so painful that I felt like something was chewing on my muscle.	C’était si douloureux comme si quelque chose frottait contre mon muscle.
He was chewing on a handkerchief.	Il mâchait un mouchoir.
He was chewing us all out.	Il nous a tous engueulés.
That's not what you were saying earlier today when I was chewing you a new one.	Ce n'est pas ce que tu disais plus tôt quand je te sermonnais.
Sure, last time I saw him old Al Siramilli was chewing his ear off in the kitchen.	La dernière fois que je l'ai vu, le vieil Al Cirimele lui tenait la jambe dans la cuisine.
My mom gave me a poke because I was chewing with my mouth open.	Ma mère m'a donné un coup de coude parce que je mâchais la bouche ouverte.