graze

• Nom désignant une éraflure ou une égratignure légère sur la peau, ou l'action de frôler ou de toucher légèrement quelque chose en passant.

A noun referring to a light scratch or scrape on the surface of the skin, or an act of touching something lightly in passing.

1. Minor skin injuryB1formal

   A superficial wound or scrape on the skin caused by rubbing against a rough surface.

   Écorchure

   • He got a graze on his knee after falling off his bike.
   • The graze on her arm was cleaned and bandaged.
   • It's just a minor graze, nothing serious.

   Synonymesabrasionscrapescratch

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le fait de brouter de l'herbe ou d'autre végétation dans un champ, ou encore le fait de toucher ou d'érafler légèrement quelque chose en passant.

A verb used to indicate the act of eating grass or other vegetation in a field, or to lightly touch or scrape something in passing.

1. Feed on grassA2formal

   To eat grass or other plants growing in a field, typically used for animals.

   Paître (se nourrir d'herbe)

   • The cows were grazing in the meadow.
   • Sheep graze on the hillside all day.
   • The horses grazed peacefully in the pasture.

   Synonymesbrowsecropforagenibblepasture

2. Eat lightlyB1informal

   To eat small amounts of food throughout the day rather than having full meals.

   grignoter

   • She tends to graze on snacks instead of eating proper meals.
   • He grazed on fruit and nuts during the hike.
   • Many people graze at parties, trying a little bit of everything.

   Synonymesforagenibblepicksnack

   Antonymesbingefeastgorge

3. Scrape lightlyB1formal

   To touch or scrape something lightly, often causing minor damage.

   effleurer

   • The car grazed the wall as it turned the corner.
   • He grazed his knee when he fell off the bike.
   • The bullet grazed his arm, leaving a small wound.

   Synonymesabradebrushscrapescratchshaveskin

   Antonymescutdentgashgougelaceratepenetratepiercescore