à belles dents

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a bɛl dɑ̃/
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Adverb

à belles dents

  1. voraciously
    Synonym: à pleines dents
    manger à belles dentsto eat voraciously
    mordre à belles dentsto bite voraciously
  2. (figuratively) readily, enthusiastically, to the full, with both hands
    Synonym: à pleines dents
    déchirer à belles dentsto tear enthousiastically
    croquer la vie à belles dentsto live life to the full, to grab life with both hands
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