How is the word chewing-gum translated from French to English

English translation
gum
noun

Friandise que l'on mâche sans l'avaler.

A sweet thing you chew but do not swallow.

Examples with “chewing-gum”

See how the word “chewing-gum” is used in sentences

  • Veux-tu un chewing-gum ? — Would you like a piece of gum?

  • Mes gencives saignent quand je brosse trop fort. — My gums bleed when I brush too hard.

  • De la gomme suintait d'une fente de l'écorce. — Gum oozed from a crack in the bark.

  • Il y a un chewing-gum collé sous le bureau. — There's gum stuck under the desk.

  • Masse doucement la gencive avec une brosse souple. — Massage the gum gently with a soft brush.

  • Les enfants ont détaché de la gomme durcie du tronc de pin. — The kids picked hard gum off the pine trunk.

  • Crache ton chewing-gum avant le cours. — Spit out your gum before the lesson.

  • La gencive autour de cette dent est-elle encore douloureuse ? — Is the gum around that tooth still sore?

  • Cette gomme sert-elle à fabriquer de la colle ? — Is this gum used for making glue?

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