mâcher
/ma.ʃe/
1.
verbInf1st
chew
masticate
Arrête de mâcher ton stylo, c'est dégueulasse.
Stop chewing on your pen, it's gross.
2.
verbInf1st
spoon-feed (figurative); do all the work for someone
make things too easy; present ready-made
Je ne vais pas tout lui mâcher, il doit apprendre par lui‑même.
I'm not going to spoon‑feed him; he has to learn by himself.
