French Dictionary

French-English translation of manger

1 manger Verb, transitive

(a) to eat food; qu'est-ce qu'on mange ce soir? what are we having to eat this evening?, what are we having for dinner?, what's for dinner? (Infml)
(b) to squander, go through money

Present: je mange, tu manges, il/elle mange, nous mangeons, vous mangez, ils/elles mangent
Imperfect: je mangeais, tu mangeais, il/elle mangeait, nous mangions, vous mangiez, ils/elles mangeaient
Future: je mangerai, tu mangeras, il/elle mangera, nous mangerons, vous mangerez, ils/elles mangeront
Perfect: j' ai mangé, tu as mangé, il/elle a mangé, nous avons mangé, vous avez mangé, ils/elles ont mangé
Present subjunctive: je mange, tu manges, il/elle mange, nous mangions, vous mangiez, ils/elles mangent

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2 se manger Verb, pronominal Pronounce

(a) to be edible; ça se mange? is it edible, can you eat it?, can it be eaten?; ça se mange avec un morceau de pain it goes with a piece of bread, you eat it with a bit of bread

3 manger Noun, masculine

(a) food; après ~ after meals, after eating; (on one occasion) after the meal, after we've (etc) eaten; je ferai ça après ~ I'll do it after the meal (or) after I've eaten

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French-English translation of manger