snoepen

Signification (Anglais)

1. to eat sweets or other tasty foods
2. (intransitive) to snack, to eat between meals
3. to savor, enjoy (used with 'van' and an object)

Concepts

savourer

se délecter

manger avec gourmandise

se régaler

avoir le bec sucré

aimer

amuser

Coupé comme

snoe‧pen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsnu.pə(n)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Attested from the 16th century. Etymology unclear, but Philippa et al. posit a derivation from Dutch snappen. Compare German Low German snopen (“to nibble, snack, lick”), West Frisian snobje (“buy candy, snack, have an affair”), Norwegian snopa, perhaps all ultimately from Old Norse snópa (“to idle around”), from Proto-Germanic *snōpāną, related to Proto-Germanic *snapāną, *snappōną (“to snap, chatter”).

Phrases

Kinderen snoepen te veel .

Les enfants mangent trop.