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Синонимический ряд:eat (verb) bite; corrode; disintegrate; dissolve; eat; erode; etch; gnaw; scour; wear away -
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3 to eat away
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eat [i:t]• what's eating you? (inf) qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ?3. plural noun[sea] éroder ; [acid, mice] ronger[acid, rust, pest] ronger ; [rot, damp] attaquer► eat in• to eat in or take away? sur place ou à emporter ?[acid] ronger• it's really eaten into our savings ça a fait un trou dans nos économies► eat out intransitive verb aller au restaurant► eat up• eat up! mangez !( = finish off) finir[+ resources, profits] absorber ; [+ savings] engloutir* * *[iːt] 1.to eat (one's) lunch/dinner — déjeuner/dîner
to eat somebody/something alive — [mosquitoes] dévorer quelqu'un/quelque chose
2.to eat one's words — fig ravaler ses paroles
to eat from ou out of — manger dans
I'll have him eating out of my hand — fig j'en ferai ce que je voudrai
Phrasal Verbs:- eat away- eat into- eat out- eat up -
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(a) manger;∎ to eat (one's) breakfast/lunch/dinner prendre son petit déjeuner/déjeuner/dîner;∎ to eat one's fill manger tout son soûl ou content;∎ I don't eat meat je ne mange pas de viande;∎ there's nothing to eat il n'y a rien à manger;∎ would you like something to eat? voulez-vous manger quelque chose?;∎ to eat one's way through a whole cake manger un gâteau en entier;∎ it looks good enough to eat! on en mangerait!;∎ he/she looks good enough to eat il est beau/elle est belle à croquer;∎ go on, she's not going to eat you va, elle ne va pas te manger;∎ I'll eat my hat if he gets elected s'il est élu, je veux bien être pendu;∎ he eats people like you for breakfast il ne fait qu'une bouchée des gens comme toi;∎ to eat one's words ravaler ses mots;∎ they ate us out of house and home ils ont dévalisé notre frigo;∎ she ate her way through six packets of biscuits elle a réussi à engloutir six paquets de biscuits;(b) (of machine → credit card, ticket) avaler∎ what's eating you? qu'est-ce que tu as?□(a) (consume food) manger;∎ to eat like a horse manger comme un ogre;∎ to eat like a bird avoir un appétit d'oiseau, manger trois fois rien;∎ to eat for two (pregnant woman) manger pour deux;∎ to eat, drink and be merry faire la fête, s'amuser;∎ he eats out of my hand (bird) il vient manger dans ma main; figurative (person) il fait tout ce que je veux;∎ treat them right and you'll have them eating out of your hand traite-les bien et ils te mangeront dans la main(b) (have meal) dîner;∎ we eat at seven nous dînons à sept heures;∎ to eat well bien manger;∎ let's eat! on mange?familiar bouffe f;∎ plenty of eats plein à bouffer;∎ let's get some eats allons chercher de la bouffe➲ eat away(person) mangermanger chez soi ou à la maison➲ eat outsortir déjeuner ou dîner, aller au restaurant∎ to eat one's heart out se morfondre;∎ eat your heart out! dommage pour toi!➲ eat upmanger;∎ eat up! (there's lots more) vas-y, mange!∎ to eat up the miles dévorer ou avaler les kilomètres;∎ familiar this stove eats up the coal cette poêle mange beaucoup de charbon;∎ the telephone is really eating up my money le téléphone avale mes pièces à toute vitesse;∎ to be eaten up with sth (jealousy, hate, ambition) être rongé ou dévoré par qch -
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verb(past ate; past participle eaten)1) есть; поедать, поглощать; to eat crisp хрустеть, есть с хрустом;to eat wellа) иметь хороший аппетит;б) иметь приятный вкус2) разъедать, разрушатьeat awayeat ineat intoeat offeat upto eat one's heart out страдать молчаto eat the ginger amer. slang брать все лучшее, снимать пенки, сливкиto eat dirt (или humble pie, амер. crow) а) смириться, проглотить обиду, покориться;б) унижаться; униженно извинятьсяto eat one's terms (или dinners), to eat for the bar учиться на юридическом факультете; готовиться к адвокатуреto eat one's words брать назад свои словаto eat out of smb.'s hand безоговорочно подчиняться кому-л.; становиться совсем ручнымto eat smb. out of house and home объедать кого-л., разорять кого-л.I'll eat my boots (или hat, head) даю голову на отсечениеwhat's eating you? какая муха тебя укусила?Syn:consume, devour, dine, gobble, gorge, sup, wolf* * *(v) кушать; питаться; съесть* * *(ate, eaten) есть* * *[ iːt] v. есть, кушать, поедать; закусить; разъедать; разрушать; мучить; грызть, терзать* * *естьизводитькушатькушаяпоглощатьпоедатьпоемпоестьпоёмпожиратьпокоритьсяпокушатьразъедатьскушатьсливкисъесть* * *прош. вр. - ate, прич. прош. вр. - eaten 1) есть 2) разъедать, разрушать, въедаться (into) 3) разг. с аплодисментами, с шумом принимать что-л. -
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1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) comer- eatable
2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) comestibles, víveres- eat into- eat one's words
eat vb comerwhat do you want to eat? ¿qué quieres comer?tr[iːt]1 comer1 comer■ we always eat at 7.00 siempre cenamos a las 7.00■ have you eaten? ¿has comido?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be eaten up with jealousy/envy consumirle a uno los celos/la envidiato eat one's heart out morirse de envidiato eat humble pie humillarseto eat like a horse comer como una vacato eat like a bird comer como un pajaritoto eat one's words tragarse lo dichoto eat somebody alive comerse a alguien vivo,-ato eat somebody out of house and home más vale hacerle un traje a alguiento have somebody eating out of one's hand tener a alguien en el bolsilloI'll eat my hat! ¡que me maten!what's eating you? ¿qué mosca te ha picado?1) : comer2) consume: consumir, gastar, devorarexpenses ate up profits: los gastos devoraron las ganancias3) corrode: corroereat vi1) : comer2)3)to eat out : comer fuerav.(§ p.,p.p.: ate, eaten) = apolillar v.v.(§ p.,p.p.: ate, eaten) = comer v.• consumir v.iːt
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1) \<\<meal/food\>\> comerI won't eat you! — (colloq) no te voy a comer!
to eat humble pie o eat dirt o (AmE) crow — morder* el polvo (fam), tragarse* el orgullo
2) (upset, bother) (sl)what's eating her? — ¿a ésta qué le pica or qué bicho la picó? (fam)
2.
vi comerto eat in/out — comer en casa/(a)fuera
eat, drink and be merry — a beber y a tragar
Phrasal Verbs:- eat away- eat into- eat up[iːt] (pt ate) (pp eaten)1.VT comerthere's nothing to eat — no hay nada de or que comer
would you like something to eat? — ¿quieres comer algo?
what's eating you? * — ¿qué mosca te ha picado?
to eat one's lunch — comer, almorzar
- eat one's words2.VI comer- eat away- eat in- eat into- eat out- eat up* * *[iːt]
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1) \<\<meal/food\>\> comerI won't eat you! — (colloq) no te voy a comer!
to eat humble pie o eat dirt o (AmE) crow — morder* el polvo (fam), tragarse* el orgullo
2) (upset, bother) (sl)what's eating her? — ¿a ésta qué le pica or qué bicho la picó? (fam)
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vi comerto eat in/out — comer en casa/(a)fuera
eat, drink and be merry — a beber y a tragar
Phrasal Verbs:- eat away- eat into- eat up -
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1. v есть, поедать; питатьсяwhere shall we eat? — куда мы пойдём поесть?, где будем обедать ?
the child does not eat well — ребёнок плохо ест ; б) плотно поесть; хорошо питаться
2. v иметь вкус3. v разъедать, разрушать4. v растрачиватьthese two sicknesses have eaten deeply into his savings — эти две болезни пробили большую брешь в его сбережениях
5. v тревожить, мучитьto eat out — есть поедом, поносить, разносить
Синонимический ряд:1. bite (verb) bite; corrode; eat away; erode; fret; gnaw; scour; wear; wear away2. consume (verb) consume; devour; eat up; exhaust; feed on; ingest; meal; partake; partake of; take3. consume food (verb) chew; consume food; feast on; gobble down; gobble up; nibble; swallow food4. dine (verb) dine; feast; sup5. use up (verb) decay; fool away; rot; rust; rust away; spill; squander; use up; wasteАнтонимический ряд: -
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i:t 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) spise, fortære, ete- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) matvarer- eat into- eat one's wordsete--------fortære1) spise, ete, fortære2) ( overført) fortære, tære på• what's eating you?hva er det med deg? \/ hva er det som plager deg? \/ hva er det som feiler deg?3) etse, tære4) ( hverdagslig) smakedette smaker utmerket, dette er utmerket mat5) (om fellatio, vulgært) suge, sokkeeat a person out of house and home spise noen ut av huseteat away tære (eller etse) borteaten up with fortært av, fylt aveat in spise hjemmeeat into something ete seg inn i noe, gjøre innhugg i noe, tære på noeeat one's hat spise hatten sinhvis hun kommer i morgen, skal jeg spise hatten mineat one's heart out lengte (fortvilet) ettereat one's words ta i seg ordene sine, ta ordene sine tilbakeeat out spise ute (på restaurant)have somebody eating out of one's hand ha fullstendig overtak på noen, ha noen i sin hule håndeat something up (amer., hverdagslig, overført) sluke noe (rått)• can you believe it? The teacher ate up all that stuff about how I'd lost all my books in a firedu vil ikke tro det! Læreren slukte rått alt det der om at jeg hadde mistet bøkene mine i en branneat up spise opp, fortære, slukeeat your heart out! der fikk du som fortjent! -
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[iːt] 1.to eat (one's) lunch — fare pranzo, pranzare
to eat (one's) dinner — fare cena, cenare
to eat oneself sick — colloq. rimpinzarsi fino alla nausea (on di)
2) colloq. (worry) rodere, preoccupare2.to eat from o out of mangiare in [plate, bowl]; we eat at six ceniamo alle sei; I'll soon have him eating out of my hand — fig. presto lo avrò in pugno
- eat away- eat into- eat out- eat up••to eat sb. out of house and home — svuotare la dispensa a qcn
* * *[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) mangiare- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) vivande, viveri- eat into- eat one's words* * *[iːt] 1.to eat (one's) lunch — fare pranzo, pranzare
to eat (one's) dinner — fare cena, cenare
to eat oneself sick — colloq. rimpinzarsi fino alla nausea (on di)
2) colloq. (worry) rodere, preoccupare2.to eat from o out of mangiare in [plate, bowl]; we eat at six ceniamo alle sei; I'll soon have him eating out of my hand — fig. presto lo avrò in pugno
- eat away- eat into- eat out- eat up••to eat sb. out of house and home — svuotare la dispensa a qcn
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[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) comer- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) víveres- eat into- eat one's words* * *[i:t] vt+vi (ps ate, pp eaten) 1 comer, ingerir. 2 tomar uma refeição. 3 corroer, destruir. 4 gastar, consumir. to be eaten up by (with) sentir remorsos, ficar penalizado. to be eaten up with estar corroído de (algum sentimento). to eat crow reconhecer o erro, humilhar-se. to eat humble pie ser obrigado a admitir erro ou mentira. to eat away a) comer continuamente. b) destruir, corroer. to eat away at destruir pouco a pouco. to eat in a) comer em casa. b) corroer. to eat into corroer, consumir. to eat one’s gut of house and home explorar, arruinar alguém. to eat one’s head off não valer o que come. to eat one’s heart out consumir-se, sofrer em silêncio. to eat one’s words retirar o que disse, desmentir as próprias palavras, contradizer-se. to eat out comer fora de casa. to eat out of one’s hand comer na mão de alguém, subjugar-se a alguém. to eat up comer tudo. what’s eating you? o que o está preocupando? que é que o aflige? -
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[iːt] 1. pt ate, pp eaten, vt 2. viPhrasal Verbs:- eat away- eat into- eat out- eat up* * *[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) jeść- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) żywność- eat into- eat one's words -
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------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be eaten alive[Swahili Word] -liwa nyama mbichi[Part of Speech] phrase[Derived Word] idiomatic[Swahili Example] tutakuja kuliwa nyama mbichi hapa [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be eaten away by insects (of wood or grain)[Swahili Word] -bunguka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be eaten up[Swahili Word] -lika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] causing to eat[Swahili Word] ulishaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eat[Swahili Word] -la[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] I have <b>eat</b>en the beef that I bought at the store.[Swahili Example] Nime<b>kula</b> nyama ya ngombe ambayo nilinunua kwenye duka.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eat[Swahili Word] -sukutua[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eat food plain (without relish or sauce etc)[Swahili Word] -manga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eat greedily[Swahili Word] -lapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eat hastily[Swahili Word] -lapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eat quickly[Swahili Word] -papia chakula[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -papa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eat the first fruits of a new harvest[Swahili Word] -limbua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] limbuko N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eat the first fruits of a new harvest[Swahili Word] -rimbua[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] limbuko N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eat the fruits of a new harvest[Swahili Word] -rimbua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eat up[Swahili Word] -la[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] chakula N[Swahili Example] itakula siku nyingi [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eat up[Swahili Word] -sakata[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] eat up (food intended for others)[Swahili Word] -ima[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] give someone something to eat[Swahili Word] -rai[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------ -
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1. transitive verb,1) [Person:] essen; [Tier:] fressenwhat's eating you? — (coll.) was hast du denn?
eat one's words — seine Worte zurücknehmen
2) (destroy, consume, make hole in) fressen2. intransitive verb,eat its way into/through something — sich in etwas (Akk.) hineinfressen/durch etwas hindurchfressen
ate, eaten1) [Person:] essen; [Tier:] fressen2) (make a way by gnawing or corrosion)eat into — sich hineinfressen in (+ Akk.)
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/23222/eat_out">eat out- eat up* * *[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) essen- eatable2. noun- eat into- eat one's words* * *<ate, eaten>[i:t]I. vt1. (consume)have you \eaten? hast du [schon] gegessen?don't be afraid of the boss, he won't \eat you hab keine Angst vor dem Chef, er wird dich schon nicht [auf]fressen famto \eat one's fill sich akk satt essento \eat lunch/supper zu Mittag/Abend essento \eat a meal etwas essen, eine Mahlzeit einnehmen geh3.our boss \eats people like you for breakfast unser Boss ist Leuten wie dir haushoch überlegen▶ [I'm so hungry] I could \eat a horse ( esp hum fam) [ich bin so hungrig,] ich könnte ein ganzes Pferd verdrücken fam▶ to \eat one's words seine Worte zurücknehmen* * *[iːt] vb: pret ate, ptp eaten1. vt(person) essen, fressen (pej inf); (animal) fressento eat one's lunch/dinner — zu Mittag/Abend essen
he ate his way through... — er aß sich durch...
he's eating us out of house and home (inf) — der isst or frisst uns noch arm or die Haare vom Kopf (inf)
to eat one's words — (alles,) was man gesagt hat, zurücknehmen
See:→ alive2. viessen, fressen (pej inf); (animal) fressen3. n (inf)plFressalien pl (inf)* * *eat [iːt]A s pl umg Fressalien pl:there were plenty of eats es gab reichlich zu futternB v/t prät ate [et; besonders US eıt], pperf eaten [ˈiːtn]1. essen (Mensch), fressen (Tier): some people get a nettle rash from eating fish nach dem Genuss von Fisch, auf Fisch;I couldn’t eat another thing ich bring keinen Bissen mehr hinunter;eat o.s. sick ona) sich Schokolade etc überessen,b) so viel Schokolade etc essen, dass einem schlecht wird;eat one’s words alles(, was man gesagt hat,) zurücknehmen;eat sb out of house and home umg jemandem die Haare vom Kopf fressen, jemanden arm essen;don’t eat me umg friss mich nur nicht (gleich) auf!;what’s eating him? umg was (für eine Laus) ist ihm über die Leber gelaufen?, was hat er denn?; → boot1 A 1, cake A 1, crow1 1, dirt Bes Redew, dog Bes Redew, hat Bes Redew, heart Bes Redew, humble A a, salt1 A 1eaten by acid von Säure zerfressen;eaten by worms wurmstichiginto in akk)5. vulgC v/ieat like a bird bes US wie ein Spatz essen;eat well gut essen, einen guten Appetit haben;eat out of sb’s hand bes fig jemandem aus der Hand fressen2. fressen, nagen (beide auch fig):a) sich (hin)einfressen in (akk),b) fig seine Reserven etc angreifen, ein Loch reißen in (akk);eat through sth sich durch etwas hindurchfressen3. sich gut etc essen (lassen)* * *1. transitive verb,1) [Person:] essen; [Tier:] fressenhe won't eat you! — (fig.) er wird dich schon nicht fressen (ugs.)
what's eating you? — (coll.) was hast du denn?
2) (destroy, consume, make hole in) fressen2. intransitive verb,eat its way into/through something — sich in etwas (Akk.) hineinfressen/durch etwas hindurchfressen
ate, eaten1) [Person:] essen; [Tier:] fresseneat into — sich hineinfressen in (+ Akk.)
Phrasal Verbs:- eat out- eat up* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: ate, eaten)= essen v.(§ p.,pp.: aß, gegessen)fressen v.(§ p.,pp.: fraß, gefressen)verzehren v. -
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[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) spise- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) madvarer- eat into- eat one's words* * *[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) spise- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) madvarer- eat into- eat one's words -
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[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) jesti- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) jestvine- eat into- eat one's words* * *[i:t]1.transitive verbjesti, pojesti, žreti, glodati; trošiti; chemistry razjedati, uničiti; American hraniti; figuratively mučiti;2.intransitive verbjesti, hraniti se; colloquially imeti dober okusto eat one's head off — pojesti več, kakor je vredno njegovo delo, ne se izplačatito eat humble pie — opravičiti se, postati ponižento eat s.o.'s salt — živeti na tuj računto eat s.o. out of house and home — spraviti koga na beraško palico -
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1. phr v доедатьeat up, children! — дети, не оставляйте ничего на тарелке!
2. phr v есть с аппетитомthere is plenty for everyone, so eat up — еды хватит на всех, так что кушайте без стеснения
to eat out — есть поедом, поносить, разносить
3. phr v пожирать, снедатьcuriosity was simply eating her up, she was simply eaten up by curiosity — её просто снедало любопытство, любопытство не давало ей покоя
4. phr v разг. заглатывать, проглатыватьСинонимический ряд:1. ingest (verb) consume; devour; dispatch; eat; finish off; gobble; guzzle; ingest; polish off; put away; swallow2. spend (verb) deplete; drain; exhaust; expend; finish; play out; run through; spend; use up -
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[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) jíst, sníst- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) potraviny- eat into- eat one's words* * *• žrát• sníst• spapat• sníst najíst se• papat• jíst• eat/ate/eaten -
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[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) borða- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) matvæli- eat into- eat one's words -
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kiesz, étkezik, kimar* * *[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) eszik- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) ennivaló- eat into- eat one's words
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