manger

CEFRB2

/ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A box or trough where animals eat their food.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A section of a bow of a ship partitioned from the hawsehole to keep water out.

Examples

  • Don't be a dog in the manger.

  • We sat in the Strasbourg salle-à-manger arguing the question for half an hour.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmæ̝ɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː] ~ [ˈmæ̝ɪ̯n.d͡ʒɐ̝ː]
  • [ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒɚ] ~ [ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A surname.

  2. A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.

More examples

In context

  • Tom acts like a dog in the manger.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The farmer filled the wooden blank with fresh hay for his hungry horses.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English manger, from Old French mangeoire, menjoere, from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger). Cognate with Galician manxadoira, Italian mangiatoia, Occitan manjadoira, French mangeoire.