consumò tre anni in un'inutile ricerca

acqua, gas use, consume

( logorare) wear out

( mangiare) eat, consume

( bere) drink

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consumare¹ v.tr.

1 to consume; ( logorare) to use up, to consume; ( vestiario) to wear* out, to wear* down, to wear* away; ( corrodere) to eat* away: consumare le scarpe, to wear out one's shoes; consumare le provviste, to exhaust the supplies; il fuoco consumò ogni cosa, the fire burnt up everything; la ruggine aveva consumato il vecchio cancello, the old gate had been eaten away by rust; consumare le proprie energie, to use up one's energy; consumarsi gli occhi davanti al computer, to wear one's eyes out at the computer

2 ( dissipare) to waste, to go* through: consumare il denaro, to waste (o squander) one's money; consumò tutto lo stipendio in una settimana, he went through his wages in a week; consumò tre anni in un'inutile ricerca, he wasted three years in fruitless research

3 ( utilizzare) to consume, to use: la tua auto consuma molta benzina, consuma molto, your car gets through (o burns) a lot of petrol; caldaia che consuma molto carbone, boiler that consumes a lot of coal; lampada che consuma molto olio, lamp that burns a great deal of oil; il nostro paese consuma parecchia energia elettrica, our country consumes a lot of electric power

4 ( mangiare) to eat*; ( bere) to drink*: nella nostra famiglia consumiamo poca carne, we don't eat much meat in our family; consumare un pasto, to eat (o to have) a meal; si fermò nel bar senza consumare, he stayed in the bar without drinking anything.

◘ consumarsi v.intr.pron. to consume; to run* out; ( di combustibili) to burn* out; ( di vestiario) to wear* out: la candela si è consumata completamente, the candle has burnt out; le mie scarpe si sono consumate, my shoes have worn out; le pile si sono consumate, the batteries have run out

◆ v.rifl. ( struggersi) to waste away (with sthg.); ( nel dolore) to pine away (with sthg.); ( tormentarsi) to worry oneself (about s.o., sthg.): consumare dal dolore, to pine away with grief; consumare in lacrime, to cry one's heart out.

consumare² v.tr. ( portare a compimento) to commit, to carry out, to consumate: consumare un delitto, to commit a crime // consumare il matrimonio, to consumate a marriage.

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1. vt

1) (logorare: scarpe, vestiti) to wear out

2) (cibo) to consume, (sogg : malattia, passione) to consume, devour

3) (usare: acqua, luce, benzina) to use, (finire) to use up

4) (Dir : matrimonio) to consummate

2. vip (consumarsi)

(vestiario) to wear (out), (candela) to burn down, (penna, pennarello) to run dry, (persona: per malattia) to waste away

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verbo transitivo

1) (logorare) to wear* out [vestito, scarpe, oggetto]

2) fig. [ malattia] to consume [ persona]; (esaurire) [ persona] to spend* [ forze]; (dissipare) [ persona] to waste [tempo, vita]

3) (utilizzare) to consume [prodotto, energia]; [motore, macchina] to consume, to use (up) [carburante, olio]; (esaurire) to get* through, to use up [ scorte]

4) (mangiare) to consume, to eat* [carne, formaggio]; (bere) to consume, to drink* [alcol, caffè]

verbo pronominale consumarsi

1) (logorarsi) [vestito, scarpe] to wear* (out); [tacco, scalino] to wear* down

2) (esaurirsi) [ candela] to burn* down

3) fig.

verbo transitivo lett. to commit [ delitto]; to consummate [ matrimonio]

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I verbo transitivo

 1 (logorare) to wear* out [vestito, scarpe, oggetto]

 2 fig. [ malattia] to consume [ persona]; (esaurire) [ persona] to spend* [ forze]; (dissipare) [ persona] to waste [tempo, vita]

 3 (utilizzare) to consume [prodotto, energia]; [motore, macchina] to consume, to use (up) [carburante, olio]; (esaurire) to get* through, to use up [ scorte]; consumare poca benzina to be economical on petrol

 4 (mangiare) to consume, to eat* [carne, formaggio]; (bere) to consume, to drink* [alcol, caffè]; consumare un pasto to eat a meal; "da -rsi preferibilmente entro il 2005" "best before 2005"

II consumarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (logorarsi) [vestito, scarpe] to wear* (out); [tacco, scalino] to wear* down

 2 (esaurirsi) [ candela] to burn* down

 3 fig. - rsi nel dolore [ persona] to pine away.

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verbo transitivo

lett. to commit [ delitto]; to consummate [ matrimonio].