baver

baver [bave]

➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb

[personne] to dribble ; (beaucoup) to slobber ; [animal] to slobber ; [chien enragé] to foam at the mouth ; [stylo] to leak

• en baver (inf) to have a hard time of it (inf)

• il m'en a fait baver he really gave me a hard time (inf)

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bave

verbe intransitif

1) [personne] to dribble; [animal] to slaver

2) (couler) [stylo] to leak; [pinceau] to dribble; [encre, peinture] to run

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en baver — to have a hard time

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bave vi

1) [enfant, malade] to dribble

2) fig

baver d'envie devant qch — to drool over sth

baver d'admiration devant qn — to be left open-mouthed in admiration of sb

3) [chien] to slobber, to slaver Grande-Bretagne to drool USA

4) [encre, couleur] to run

5)

en baver * — to have a hard time of it, to have a hard time

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baver verb table: aimer vi

1 [personne, bébé] to dribble, to drool; [chien enragé] to froth at the mouth; [animal] to slaver, to slobber; baver d'envie à la vue de qch to drool over sth; baver d'admiration to be open-mouthed with admiration;

2 (couler) [stylo] to leak; [pinceau] to dribble; [encre, peinture] to run;

3 ○(dénigrer) baver sur qn/qch to put sb/sth down○.

Idiomes

en baver (des ronds de chapeau)○ to have a hard time; il leur en a fait baver○ he gave them a hard time, he put them through the mill○ ou wringer○ US.

[bave] verbe intransitif

1. [bébé] to dribble, to drool, to slobber

[chien] to slaver, to slobber

[malade] to foam ou to froth at the mouth

j'avais des bottes neuves, tous les copains en bavaient! (familier & figuré) I had a pair of brand new boots, all my friends were green (with envy)!

baver d'admiration devant quelqu'un to worship the ground somebody walks on

2. (familier & locution)

en baver [souffrir] to have a rough ou hard time of it

on va t'en faire baver à l'armée they'll make you sweat blood ou they'll put you through it in the army

en baver des ronds de chapeau

{{ind}}a. [être étonné] to have eyes like saucers

{{ind}}b. [souffrir] to go through the mill, to have a rough time of it

3. [encre, stylo] to leak