mordre
French → English
verb//mɔȁdȁ//
(physical) Bite: to use teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something
Le chien a mordu le facteur la jambe.
(English) The dog bit the mailman on the leg.
Elle a mordu dans une pomme bien m re.
(English) She bit into a very ripe apple.
verb//mɔȁdȁ//
(academic) Take to: to show a keen interest or ability in a new subject
Cet l ve commence mordre s rieusement aux math matiques.
(English) This student is starting to really take to mathematics.
Malgr ses efforts, il n'a jamais pu mordre au latin.
(English) Despite his efforts, he was never able to get the hang of Latin.
Entry ID: fr:en:mordre · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary