"du bout des dents" meaning in Français

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Adverb

IPA: \dy bu dɛ dɑ̃\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-du bout des dents.wav
  1. Avec réticence, sans envie.
    Sense id: fr-du_bout_des_dents-fr-adv-pKuPQg~R Categories (other): Exemples en français, Pages liées à Wikisource en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: manger du bout des dents
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