Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
chompers
French translation:
Quenottes
Added to glossary by
Teddy Monteiro de Brito
Apr 21 17:24
20 days ago
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English term
IT / Engineering / Medical / Safety
Native in: German 
, French
Works in: French to German, German to French, English to German, and 3 more.
chompers
English to French
Medical
Zoology
dentition
Cf. https://www.kobo.com/fr/fr/audiobook/tooth-by-tooth-1
Comparing Fangs, Tusks, and **Chompers**
Et dans mon texte :
Kittens are born without any teeth, but they will soon start to develop mean fangs and **chompers**.
Kittens are born toothless, but soon after they start to develop mean fangs and **chompers**.
Merci beaucoup !
Comparing Fangs, Tusks, and **Chompers**
Et dans mon texte :
Kittens are born without any teeth, but they will soon start to develop mean fangs and **chompers**.
Kittens are born toothless, but soon after they start to develop mean fangs and **chompers**.
Merci beaucoup !
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +3 | Quenottes |
Teddy Monteiro de Brito
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| 4 | [redoutables] crocs |
Sandra Mouton
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| 3 | chocottes |
Bourth
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Change log
May 5, 2024 11:03: Teddy Monteiro de Brito Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Teddy Monteiro de Brito
France
France
Native in French
France
Physiotherapist, French translation
Native in: French (Variants: Canadian, Belgian, Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, Portuguese to French, French to English
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Quenottes
https://dictionnaire.lerobert.com/definition/quenotte
https://dictionnaire.lerobert.com/definition/dent
Seeing as "chompers" is slang for teeth, I suggest using an equivalent slang word for teeth in French. I didn't write "crocs" here since the word "fangs" is already used in this excerpt, so I looked for another translation. I think this one matches the tone of this audio book, which seems to be aimed at children.
Example : "Et pour prévenir l’apparition du tartre, rien de tel qu’un petit brossage de ses petites quenottes !" → https://ziggyfamily.com/blogs/chats/pourquoi-et-comment-pren...
https://dictionnaire.lerobert.com/definition/dent
Seeing as "chompers" is slang for teeth, I suggest using an equivalent slang word for teeth in French. I didn't write "crocs" here since the word "fangs" is already used in this excerpt, so I looked for another translation. I think this one matches the tone of this audio book, which seems to be aimed at children.
Example : "Et pour prévenir l’apparition du tartre, rien de tel qu’un petit brossage de ses petites quenottes !" → https://ziggyfamily.com/blogs/chats/pourquoi-et-comment-pren...
Peer comment(s):
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Jennifer Levey
: https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/669009554/carte-quenottes-be...
15 mins
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| agree |
Lilia Grib
1 day 8 mins
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| agree |
Franck Sarrazin
1 day 12 hrs
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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chocottes
Splitting hairs here … 'Chompers' can indeed be translated by 'quenottes', both being terms for teeth in general. But here a distinction is drawn between 'fangs' and 'chompers', the suggestion being that it is the 'chompers' that do the chewing.
Quand on claque des dents it is the same 'chompers' that make the noise, as a rule. Chattering the incisors can only ever be a half-hearted attempt at chattering of the teeth. Tooth chattering is primarily a reaction to cold, but also to fear. And when teeth chatter out of fear, on a les chocottes, i.e. those back teeth are doing their thing. So a distinction can be drawn between 'fangs' or crocs and 'chompers' or chocottes.
Ceux-ci épousent la forme des chocottes dans leur totalité, que ce soit pour la mâchoire supérieure ou inférieure.
https://www.lesnumeriques.com/brosse-a-dent-electrique/faste...
https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/chocotte
Alors que vous faites tout ce qui est possible pour prendre soin de vos dents, qu’est-ce qui rend vos 32 chocottes si sensibles, et que pouvez-vous faire à ce sujet?
https://www.armandhammer.com/fr-ca/articles/sensitive-teeth-...
That said, I don't know I've ever seen a cat, much less a kitten, with chattering teeth.
Quand on claque des dents it is the same 'chompers' that make the noise, as a rule. Chattering the incisors can only ever be a half-hearted attempt at chattering of the teeth. Tooth chattering is primarily a reaction to cold, but also to fear. And when teeth chatter out of fear, on a les chocottes, i.e. those back teeth are doing their thing. So a distinction can be drawn between 'fangs' or crocs and 'chompers' or chocottes.
Ceux-ci épousent la forme des chocottes dans leur totalité, que ce soit pour la mâchoire supérieure ou inférieure.
https://www.lesnumeriques.com/brosse-a-dent-electrique/faste...
https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/chocotte
Alors que vous faites tout ce qui est possible pour prendre soin de vos dents, qu’est-ce qui rend vos 32 chocottes si sensibles, et que pouvez-vous faire à ce sujet?
https://www.armandhammer.com/fr-ca/articles/sensitive-teeth-...
That said, I don't know I've ever seen a cat, much less a kitten, with chattering teeth.
7 days
Sandra Mouton
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in French
United Kingdom
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Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Russian to French, Latin to French, and 3 more.
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[redoutables] crocs
Comme la connotation n'est pas mignonne ici et que "chompers" vient compléter "fangs" (voir mon commentaire en discussion), j'utiliserais le terme générique pour dents d'animal, qui est aussi la version familière de dents, "crocs".
Discussion
to chomp: munch or chew food noisily or vigorously.
ORIGIN imitating the sound