chew up

mâcher, déchiqueter avec les dents

Mordre plusieurs fois quelque chose pour le ramollir ou le réduire en petits morceaux.

En anglais simple : To bite something repeatedly until it becomes soft or breaks into small pieces.

• Chew up your food before swallowing.
• The dog chewed up my shoe.
• Has the puppy chewed up another cushion?

Comment l'utiliser : chew something up (The puppy chewed my slippers up.)

Synonymes : chew

Expressions courantes : chew up something, chew up the food

défoncer, ravager

Abîmer la surface d’un terrain en le creusant ou en roulant dessus.

En anglais simple : To damage land by digging into it or driving over it.

• Those tyres will chew up the grass.
• The digger chewed up the garden.
• Heavy trucks have chewed up the muddy track.

Comment l'utiliser : chew something up (The heavy vehicles chewed the track up.)

Synonymes : tear up, damage

Expressions courantes : chew up land, chew up the lawn

écraser, battre à plate couture

Battre un adversaire très facilement et de façon complète.

En anglais simple : To beat an opponent very easily and completely.

• They will chew up our team.
• The champions chewed up their opponents yesterday.
• Our young team was chewed up in the final.

Comment l'utiliser : chew someone/something up (Their forwards chewed our defense up.)

Synonymes : crush, thrash, destroy

Expressions courantes : chew up opponents, chew up another team

tourmenter, ronger

Rendre quelqu’un très inquiet ou profondément malheureux.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel very worried or upset.

• That memory still chews me up.
• The thought of leaving chewed her up inside.
• He was chewed up by guilt after the accident.

Comment l'utiliser : something chews someone up (The guilt was chewing him up.)

Synonymes : torment, distress, upset

Expressions courantes : chew up someone, chew up someone inside