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ate Meaning in French (ate signification en français)

mangé, a mangé
Synonymes:dégustéconsommé
mangé in English:ate
Phonetic:mɑ̃ʒe
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La signification de ate en français est mangé, a mangé. (Forme du passé simple du verbe 'manger', se référant à l'action de consommer de la nourriture en la mettant dans la bouche, en mâchant et en avalant.)

Usage Note: Forme passée du verbe 'manger'.

Definitions of Ate

  1. 1
    verb
    a mangé

    Ate is the simple past tense of the verb 'to eat', referring to the action of consuming food by putting it into the mouth, chewing, and swallowing.

    Forme du passé simple du verbe 'manger', se référant à l'action de consommer de la nourriture en la mettant dans la bouche, en mâchant et en avalant.

Example Sentences

“She ate an apple for breakfast.”

Elle a mangé une pomme au petit-déjeuner.

“We ate dinner late last night.”

Nous avons mangé tard hier soir.

“The dog quickly ate its food.”

Le chien a rapidement mangé sa nourriture.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

dégustéconsommé

In English:

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

jeûné

In English:

fastedabstained

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveeat
third person singulareats
past participleeaten
present participleeating
agent nouneater

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

eat humble pieidiom

To admit that you were wrong.

eat one's wordsidiom

To be forced to retract what one has said.

eat outphrasal_verb

To eat a meal in a restaurant rather than at home.