je veux te manger
The English phrase "I want to eat you" is expressed in French as je veux te manger.
In a romantic or sexual context, je veux te manger is a highly suggestive and sexually charged metaphor used to express intense desire for another person. While it can be used literally in a culinary context, it is a highly suggestive and sexually charged metaphor.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are addressing more than one person, or if you are using the formal vous to address a single person, the object pronoun te changes to vous, resulting in je veux vous manger.
Did you know?
- French speakers often use the verb manger to describe a sensation of 'cuteness aggression', where something is so adorable they want to 'eat it up'. This is common when speaking to babies or pets, though it lacks the sexual charge of je veux te manger.
- Using the formal vous in je veux vous manger can create a strangely erotic 'power play' dynamic in French literature and film.
- While je veux te manger is provocative, French also uses the word croquer (to crunch) in the phrase croquer quelqu'un to describe a sudden, irresistible attraction.
Examples in context
- Je veux te manger.I want to eat you.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase je veux te manger.Tatoeba #8191063 by bpeel, translation #8191059 by bpeel
- C'est vrai! J'ai une envie irrépressible de te dévorer!That's true! I have an irresistible urge to devour you!
- Quand je te vois, tu me fais saliver. Je veux te manger tout cru(e).When I see you, you make me drool. I want to eat you raw.
- Tu es si sexy, je veux te manger.You are so sexy, I want to eat you.
- Regarde-moi avec ces yeux, je veux te manger.Look at me with those eyes, I want to eat you.
Example conversation
Emma and Lucas are flirting privately at home.
- EmmaTu es magnifique ce soir, Lucas.You look magnificent tonight, Lucas.
- LucasToi aussi, Emma. Tu me rends fou.You too, Emma. You're driving me crazy.
- EmmaJe veux te manger tout entier.I want to eat you whole.
- LucasJe suis tout à toi.I am all yours.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
