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1 greedily
adverb con avaricia/codicia; glotonamentetr['griːdɪlɪ]1 (avariciously) con avaricia, avariciosamente2 (eat, look) con gula, con glotoneríagreedily ['gri:dəli] adv: con avaricia, con gulaadv.• vorazmente adv.'griːdḷi, 'griːdɪlia) < eat> con gula or glotoneríab) ( avariciously) con avaricia['ɡriːdɪlɪ]ADV con avidez; [eat] con voracidad* * *['griːdḷi, 'griːdɪli]a) < eat> con gula or glotoneríab) ( avariciously) con avaricia -
2 greedily
adv.1 con glotonería (to eat); con avidez (to eye, behave)2 codiciosamente, ávidamente, avaramente, glotonamente. -
3 lick greedily
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4 eat greedily
v.comer con avidez, comer excesivamente, comer en exceso, comer demasiado rápido. -
5 guzzle
tr['gʌzəl]v.• apiparse v.• chupar v.• tragar v.• zamparse* v.'gʌzəl
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a) ( drink greedily) chupar (fam)b) ( eat greedily) (BrE) engullirse*, tragarse*
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via) ( drink) chupar (fam)b) ( eat) (BrE) engullir*['ɡʌzl]1. VT1) [+ food] engullirse, tragarse; [+ drink] soplarse, tragarse (LAm)2) * hum [car] [+ petrol] tragar mucho2.VI (=eat) engullir, tragar; (=drink) soplar, tragar (LAm)* * *['gʌzəl]
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a) ( drink greedily) chupar (fam)b) ( eat greedily) (BrE) engullirse*, tragarse*
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via) ( drink) chupar (fam)b) ( eat) (BrE) engullir* -
6 scoff
skof((sometimes with at) to express scorn: She scoffed at my poem.) mofarse, burlarsetr[skɒf]1 (mock) mofarse (at, de), burlarse (at, de)1 mofas nombre femenino plural, burlas nombre femenino plural————————tr[skɒf]1 familiar (eat greedily) tragarse, zamparse, engullir, jalarse, devorarscoff ['skɑf] vito scoff at : burlarse de, mofarse den.• befa s.f.• burla s.f.• hazmerreír s.m.• mofa s.f.v.• burlarse v.• fisgar v.• matraquear v.• mofar v.• mofarse v.• pitorrearse v.
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1. skɑːf, skɒfto scoff (AT somebody/something) — burlarse or mofarse (de algn/algo)
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scoff vt ( eat greedily) (BrE colloq) \<\<food\>\> engullirse*, zamparse, morfarse (RPl arg)
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noun burla f, mofa f[skɒf]1.VI mofarse, burlarse (at sb/sth de algn/algo)my friends scoffed at the idea — mis amigos se mofaron or se burlaron de la idea
2.VT * (=eat) zamparse *, papearse *** * *
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1. [skɑːf, skɒf]to scoff (AT somebody/something) — burlarse or mofarse (de algn/algo)
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scoff vt ( eat greedily) (BrE colloq) \<\<food\>\> engullirse*, zamparse, morfarse (RPl arg)
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7 devour
(to eat up greedily: The young zebra was devoured by a lion; She devoured the chocolates.) devorardevour vb devorartr[dɪ'vaʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (food) devorar, zampar2 (book etc) devorar3 (destroy - of fire) devorar, destruir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be devoured by something devorarle a uno algo, consumirle a uno algodevour [di'vaʊər] vt: devorarv.• devorar v.dɪ'vaʊr, dɪ'vaʊə(r)a) ( consume) \<\<food/book\>\> devorarb) ( torment) (usu pass) devorar[dɪ'vaʊǝ(r)]VT [+ food] devorarto be devoured with curiosity — verse devorado or corroído por la curiosidad
* * *[dɪ'vaʊr, dɪ'vaʊə(r)]a) ( consume) \<\<food/book\>\> devorarb) ( torment) (usu pass) devorar -
8 gorge
ɡo:‹
1. noun(a deep narrow valley: A river ran along the bottom of the gorge.) desfiladero; barranco
2. verb(to eat greedily until one is full: He gorged himself on fruit at the party.) atiborrarse de, atracarse de, hartarse degorge n cañón / desfiladerotr[gɔːʤ]1 (mountain pass) desfiladero; (ravine) barranco\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto gorge oneself on atiborrarse de, atracarse de1) satiate: saciar, hartar2)to gorge oneself : hartarse, atiborrarse, atracarse famgorge nravine: desfiladero mn.• abra (Terreno) s.f.• atracón s.m.• barranca s.f.• barranco s.m.• barranquera s.f.• encañada s.f.• garganta s.f.• gola s.f.• gorja s.f.• quebrada s.f.v.• aforrar v.• atiborrar v.• engullir v.
I gɔːrdʒ, gɔːdʒ2) ( throat) (arch)to make somebody's gorge rise — (liter) producirle* náuseas a alguien
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reflexive verbto gorge oneself — atiborrarse or (fam) atracarse* de comida
[ɡɔːdʒ]to gorge oneself ON o WITH something — atiborrarse de algo, pegarse* un atracón de algo (fam)
1. N1) (Geog) cañón m, barranco m2) (Anat) garganta f2.VTto gorge o.s. — atracarse (with, on de)
3.VI atracarse (on de)* * *
I [gɔːrdʒ, gɔːdʒ]2) ( throat) (arch)to make somebody's gorge rise — (liter) producirle* náuseas a alguien
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reflexive verbto gorge oneself — atiborrarse or (fam) atracarse* de comida
to gorge oneself ON o WITH something — atiborrarse de algo, pegarse* un atracón de algo (fam)
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9 grab
1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.) asir, agarrar, coger2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.) apropiarse de, arrebatar, echar mano a
2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) asimiento, acto de agarrar- grab atgrab vb agarrar / coger / asirtr[græb]1 (seize, snatch) coger, agarrar, asir2 (capture, arrest) pillar, coger3 familiar entusiasmar■ how does that grab you? qué te parece eso?1 asimiento, agarrón nombre masculino2 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL cuchara\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be up for grabs estar disponiblesnatch: agarrar, arrebatargrab vi: agarrarsegrab n1)to make a grab for : tratar de agarrar2)up for grabs : disponible, libren.• arrebatiña s.f.• gancho arrancador s.m.• pala de doble concha s.f. (Computing; graphics)v.• capturar (una imagen)v.• agarrar v.• agazapar v.• arrebatar v.• atrapar v.• trabar v.
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1. græb- bb- transitive verba) ( seize) \<\<rope/hand\>\> agarrar; \<\<chance\>\> aprovecharb) ( appropriate) \<\<land\>\> apropiarse de, apoderarse de; \<\<money\>\> llevarsec) (eat, take hurriedly) (colloq)grab a seat — agárrate un asiento (AmL fam), coge asiento (Esp)
d) ( appeal to) (colloq) \<\<idea\>\> atraer*how does that grab you? — ¿qué te parece?
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vidon't grab, wait your turn — no arrebates, espera que te toque a ti
to grab AT something: she grabbed at the rope — trató de agarrar la cuerda
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up for grabs — (colloq)
[ɡræb]the job is up for grabs — el puesto está vacante or libre
1. N1) (=snatch)to make a grab at or for sth — intentar agarrar algo
2) (esp Brit) (Tech) cuchara f2. VT1) (=seize) coger, agarrar (LAm); (greedily) echar mano ato grab hold of sth/sb — agarrar algo/a algn
2) (fig) [+ chance etc] aprovechar3) * (=attract, appeal to)how does that grab you? — ¿qué te parece?
3.VIto grab at — (=snatch) tratar de coger or (LAm) agarrar; (in falling) tratar de asir
4.CPDgrab bag * N — (US) (=lucky dip) pesca f milagrosa
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1. [græb]- bb- transitive verba) ( seize) \<\<rope/hand\>\> agarrar; \<\<chance\>\> aprovecharb) ( appropriate) \<\<land\>\> apropiarse de, apoderarse de; \<\<money\>\> llevarsec) (eat, take hurriedly) (colloq)grab a seat — agárrate un asiento (AmL fam), coge asiento (Esp)
d) ( appeal to) (colloq) \<\<idea\>\> atraer*how does that grab you? — ¿qué te parece?
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vidon't grab, wait your turn — no arrebates, espera que te toque a ti
to grab AT something: she grabbed at the rope — trató de agarrar la cuerda
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up for grabs — (colloq)
the job is up for grabs — el puesto está vacante or libre
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10 greed
ɡri:d(a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) avaricia; gula- greedy- greedily
- greediness
greed n1. avaricia / codicia2. glotonería / gulatr[griːd]1 (for money, power) codicia, avaricia2 (for food) gula, glotoneríagreed ['gri:d] n1) avarice: avaricia f, codicia f2) gluttony: glotonería f, gula fn.• avaricia s.f.• codicia s.f.• gula s.f.• voracidad s.f.v.• codiciar v.griːdmass nouna) ( for food) gula f, glotonería f, angurria f (CS)b) (for power, money) codicia f, avaricia f[ɡriːd]N avaricia f, codicia f ; (for food) gula f, glotonería f* * *[griːd]mass nouna) ( for food) gula f, glotonería f, angurria f (CS)b) (for power, money) codicia f, avaricia f -
11 hog
hoɡ
1. noun((especially American) a pig.) cerdo, puerco, marrano
2. verb1) (to gobble up greedily.) acaparar2) (to take or use more of than one ought to; to keep or use longer than one ought to: She's hogging the telephone and no-one else can use it.) acaparar•- hogwash- go the whole hog
tr[hɒg]1 cerdo, puerco, marrano1 acaparar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go the whole hog llegar hasta el final, liarse la manta a la cabezahog n1) pig: cerdo m, -da f2) glutton: glotón m, -tona fn.• cerdo s.m.• chancho s.m.• cochino s.m.• glotona s.f.• glotón s.m.• gorrino s.m.• guarro s.m.• marrano s.m.• puerco s.m.
I hɔːg, hɒgnoun (AmE Agr, Zool) cerdo, -da m,f, puerco, -ca m,f, chancho, -cha m,f (AmL); ( person) (colloq) tragón, -gona m,f (fam), angurriento, -ta m,f (CS fam)to go the whole hog: let's go the whole hog and have champagne mira, de perdidos, al río: pidamos champán; to live high on o off the hog — (AmE colloq) vivir a todo tren (fam)
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transitive verb - gg- (colloq) \<\<food/bathroom/limelight\>\> acaparar; \<\<discussion\>\> monopolizar*[hɒɡ]1. N1) (esp US) (=pig) cerdo m, puerco m, chancho m (LAm)2) (Brit) (=castrated pig) cerdo m castradohe's a greedy hog * — es un cerdo *
- go the whole hog2.VT * acaparar* * *
I [hɔːg, hɒg]noun (AmE Agr, Zool) cerdo, -da m,f, puerco, -ca m,f, chancho, -cha m,f (AmL); ( person) (colloq) tragón, -gona m,f (fam), angurriento, -ta m,f (CS fam)to go the whole hog: let's go the whole hog and have champagne mira, de perdidos, al río: pidamos champán; to live high on o off the hog — (AmE colloq) vivir a todo tren (fam)
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transitive verb - gg- (colloq) \<\<food/bathroom/limelight\>\> acaparar; \<\<discussion\>\> monopolizar* -
12 tuck in
1) (to gather bedclothes etc closely round: I said goodnight and tucked him in.) arropar2) (to eat greedily or with enjoyment: They sat down to breakfast and started to tuck in straight away.) comer vorazmente, devorar, zamparexpr.• acostar v.1) v + adv ( eat) (colloq) ponerse* a comer, atacar* (fam)2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (in trousers, under mattress) meterb) \<\<child/invalid\>\> arropar1.VI + ADV (Brit) * (=eat) comer con apetitotuck in! — ¡a comer!, ¡a ello!
2. VT + ADV1) [+ shirt, blouse] remeter, meter dentro2) [+ child] (in bed) arropar* * *1) v + adv ( eat) (colloq) ponerse* a comer, atacar* (fam)2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (in trousers, under mattress) meterb) \<\<child/invalid\>\> arropar -
13 wolf
wulf
1. plural - wolves; noun(a type of wild animal of the dog family, usually found hunting in packs.) lobo
2. verb(to eat greedily: He wolfed (down) his breakfast and hurried out.) zampar- wolf-cub- wolf-whistle
- keep the wolf from the door
wolf n lobotr[wʊlf]1 lobo1 tragarse, zamparse, devorar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto cry wolf gritar "¡al lobo!", dar una falsa alarmato keep the wolf from the door no pasar hambreto throw somebody to the wolves arrojar a alguien a los lobosa lone wolf un lobo solitarioa wolf in sheep's clothing un lobo con piel de corderowolf cub lobato, lobeznowolf whistle silbido de admiraciónv.• comer vorazmente v.• zampar v.n.(§ pl.: wolves) = lobo s.m.• mujeriego s.m.
I wʊlfa) ( Zool) lobo mto cry wolf: he's cried wolf once too often ya ha venido demasiadas veces con el mismo cuento; to keep the wolf from the door — mantenerse* a flote, no pasar miseria, parar la olla (CS, Per fam)
b) ( womanizer) (colloq) donjuán m, tenorio m
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transitive verb wolf (down) devorar(se), engullir(se)*[wʊlf]1. N(pl wolves) [wʊlvz]1) (=animal) lobo mlone wolf — (fig) lobo m solitario
- cry wolf- keep the wolf from the door- throw sb to the wolves2) * (=womanizer) tenorio m2.VT (also: wolf down) zamparse *, engullir3.CPDwolf whistle N — silbido m de admiración
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I [wʊlf]a) ( Zool) lobo mto cry wolf: he's cried wolf once too often ya ha venido demasiadas veces con el mismo cuento; to keep the wolf from the door — mantenerse* a flote, no pasar miseria, parar la olla (CS, Per fam)
b) ( womanizer) (colloq) donjuán m, tenorio m
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transitive verb wolf (down) devorar(se), engullir(se)* -
14 gula
gula sustantivo femenino greed, gluttony
gula sustantivo femenino gluttony ' gula' also found in these entries: English: greed - greedily - greediness
См. также в других словарях:
Greedily — Greed i*ly, adv. In a greedy manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
greedily — O.E. grædiglice; see GREEDY (Cf. greedy) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
greedily — adv. Greedily is used with these verbs: ↑devour, ↑drink, ↑eye, ↑gulp … Collocations dictionary
greedily — greedy ► ADJECTIVE (greedier, greediest) ▪ having or showing greed. DERIVATIVES greedily adverb greediness noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
greedily — adverb see greedy … New Collegiate Dictionary
greedily — See greedy. * * * … Universalium
greedily — adverb In a greedy manner; with keen or ardent desire; avidly; eagerly … Wiktionary
greedily — adv. desirously, covetously, avariciously, selfishly, graspingly … English contemporary dictionary
greedily — greed·i·ly … English syllables
greedily — See: greedy … English dictionary
greedily — adverb in a greedy manner (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑avariciously, ↑covetously • Derived from adjective: ↑greedy, ↑covetous (for: ↑covetously), ↑ … Useful english dictionary