à pleines dents

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a plɛn dɑ̃/

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Adverb

à pleines dents

1. voraciously

   Synonym: à belles dents

   manger à pleines dents ― to eat voraciously

   déchirer à pleines dents ― to tear voraciously

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

   Synonym: à belles dents

   mordre à pleines dents ― to bite enthusiastically

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

See also

• sourire à pleines dents
• à pleines mains