suck

The child was sucking a candy, unaware of what was going on around her.
La fillette suçait un bonbon, sans se rendre compte de ce qui se passait autour d'elle.
The baby was sucking the nipple on the bottle too hard because the milk wasn't flowing properly.
Le bébé tétait la tétine du biberon trop fort parce que le lait ne coulait pas bien.
She was sucking up her soda through a drinking straw.
Elle sirotait son soda avec une paille.
She was sucking up cola through a straw.
Elle aspirait du cola avec une paille.
The host of the show was sucking up to the actress the entire interview.
L'animateur de l'émission a passé toute l'interview à cirer les pompes de l'actrice.
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