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 dents ― to eat voraciously

   mordre à belles dents ― to bite voraciously

2. (figuratively) readily, enthusiastically, to the full, with both hands

   Synonym: à pleines dents

   déchirer à belles dents ― to tear enthousiastically

   croquer la vie à belles dents ― to live life to the full, to grab life with both hands