manger à tous les râteliers: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Franceneutral
  • To eat from all the feeding racks; to feed at multiple troughs.

  Examples

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  • Les cochons dans la ferme mangent à tous les râteliers pour ne jamais manquer de nourriture.

    The pigs on the farm eat from all the feeding troughs so they never lack food.

  • Tu as vu les chevaux qui mangent à tous les râteliers? Ils semblent vraiment gourmands.

    Did you see the horses eating from all the troughs? They really seem greedy.

  • Chaque matin, les vaches mangent à tous les râteliers dans la grange avant de sortir au pâturage.

    Every morning, the cows eat from all the troughs in the barn before going out to pasture.

• 2.

  Franceinformal
  • To seek advantages, favors, or benefits from multiple sources simultaneously; to be opportunistic or to have many concurrent romantic or material involvements.

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  • Il ne choisit jamais, il mange à tous les râteliers, que ce soit en affaires ou en amour.

    He never chooses; he feeds at all troughs, whether in business or in love.

  • Marie est connue pour manger à tous les râteliers, profitant des avantages de plusieurs côtés à la fois.

    Marie is known for being opportunistic, taking advantage of benefits from several sides at once.

  • Si tu continues à manger à tous les râteliers, tu risques de perdre la confiance de tes partenaires.

    If you keep seeking favors everywhere, you risk losing the trust of your partners.