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consume+tediously

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1 que consume mucha CPU

= CPU intensive

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS report writer is CPU intensive and cumbersome to operate.

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= CPU intensive

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS report writer is CPU intensive and cumbersome to operate.

Spanish-English dictionary > que consume mucha CPU
2 que consume mucha energía

(adj.) = energy-intensive, power-hungry

Ex. The objective is to continue to reduce total energy consumption by introducing more energy-efficient industrial processes and switching to less energy-intensive industries.

Ex. Power hungry plasma screen televisions are expected to be banned under new EU legislation.

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(adj.) = energy-intensive, power-hungry

Ex: The objective is to continue to reduce total energy consumption by introducing more energy-efficient industrial processes and switching to less energy-intensive industries.

Ex: Power hungry plasma screen televisions are expected to be banned under new EU legislation.

Spanish-English dictionary > que consume mucha energía
3 que consume tiempo

(adj.) = time-consuming [time consuming]

Ex. International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.

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(adj.) = time-consuming [time consuming]

Ex: International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.

Spanish-English dictionary > que consume tiempo
4 persona que consume LSD

• acid head

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > persona que consume LSD
5 que consume mucho tiempo

• time consuming

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > que consume mucho tiempo
6 CPU (Unidad Central de Procesamiento)

= CPU (Central Processing Unit).

Ex. The processing of data is carried out by a central processing unit (CPU) or microprocessor unit (MPU).

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* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* tiempo de CPU = CPU time.

Spanish-English dictionary > CPU (Unidad Central de Procesamiento)
7 abrasar

v.

1 to burn down (quemar) (casa, bosque).

el sol abrasó los campos the sun parched the fields

El aire caliente abrasaba su garganta The hot air burned his throat.

2 to be boiling hot.

este sol abrasa the sun is really hot today

3 to consume.

La pasión lo consumía Passion consumed him...

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abrasar

► verbo transitivo

1 (quemar) to burn, scorch

2 (calentar) overheat

► verbo intransitivo

1 to burn (up)

■ esta sopa abrasa this soup is scalding hot

► verbo pronominal abrasarse

1 to burn

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FRASEOLOGÍA

abrasarse de amores figurado to be madly in love

abrasarse de calor figurado to be sweltering

abrasarse de sed figurado to be parched

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1. VT

1) (=quemar) to burn (up); [con lejía] to scorch

murieron abrasados — they burned to death

2) [+ plantas] [sol] to dry up, parch; [viento] to sear; [helada] to cut, nip

3) (=derrochar) to squander, waste

4) (=avergonzar) to fill with shame

2.

VI

esta sopa abrasa — this soup's boiling

3.

See:

abrasarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( quemar) to burn

murieron abrasados — they were burned to death

b) bebida to scald, burn; comida to burn

c) (liter) pasión to consume (liter)
2.
abrasar vi sol to burn, scorch
3.
abrasarse v pron bosque to be burned (down); planta to get scorched

nos abrasábamos bajo el sol — we were sweltering under the sun

se abrasaba en deseo — (liter) he was aflame with desire (liter)

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= scorch, sear, singe, consume, burn, scald.

Ex. If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.

Ex. Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.

Ex. Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.

Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

Ex. In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.

Ex. In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( quemar) to burn

murieron abrasados — they were burned to death

b) bebida to scald, burn; comida to burn

c) (liter) pasión to consume (liter)
2.
abrasar vi sol to burn, scorch
3.
abrasarse v pron bosque to be burned (down); planta to get scorched

nos abrasábamos bajo el sol — we were sweltering under the sun

se abrasaba en deseo — (liter) he was aflame with desire (liter)

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= scorch, sear, singe, consume, burn, scald.

Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.

Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.

Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.

Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.

Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.

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abrasar [A1 ]

vt

1 (quemar) to burn

cuatro personas murieron abrasadas four people were burned to death

2 «bebida» to scald, burn; «comida» to burn

3 ( liter); «pasión» to consume ( liter)

■ abrasar

vi

«sol» to burn, scorch

este café abrasa this coffee is very hot, this coffee's boiling (hot) ( colloq)

■ abrasarse

v pron

«bosque» to be burned (down); «planta» to get scorched

nos abrasábamos en aquella habitación we were sweltering in that room

se abrasaba en deseo ( liter); he was aflame with desire ( liter)

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abrasar ( conjugate abrasar) verbo transitivo
a) ( quemar) to burn;

◊ murieron abrasados they were burned to death

b) [ bebida] to scald, burn;

[ comida] to burn
verbo intransitivo [ sol] to burn, scorch
abrasarse verbo pronominal [ bosque] to be burned (down);
[ planta] to get scorched;
◊ nos abrasábamos bajo el sol we were sweltering under the sun

abrasar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to scorch

' abrasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calcinar
English:
scorch
- sear

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abrasar

♦ vt

1. [quemar] [casa, bosque] to burn down;
[persona, mano, garganta] to burn
2. [desecar] to scorch;

el sol abrasó los campos the sun parched the fields

3. [consumir] to consume;

lo abrasaba el deseo he was consumed by desire

♦ vi
[café, sopa] to be boiling hot;
este sol abrasa the sun is really hot today

♦ See also the pronominal verb abrasarse

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abrasar

I v/t burn

II v/i

1 del sol be scorching

2 de bebida, comida be boiling hot

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abrasar vt

quemar: to burn, to sear, to scorch

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abrasar vb

1. (quemar) to burn [pt. & pp. burnt]

me abrasé la lengua I burnt my tongue

2. (estar muy caliente) to be boiling hot

esta sopa abrasa this soup is boiling hot

Spanish-English dictionary > abrasar
8 aburrido

adj.

1 boring, dull, humdrum, uninteresting.

2 bored, tired.

f. & m.

bore, boring person, tiresome person.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: aburrir.

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aburrido

► participio pasado

1→ link=aburrir aburrir

► adjetivo

1 (ser aburrido) boring, tedious; (monótono) dull, dreary

2 (estar aburrido) bored, weary; (cansado) tired of; (harto) fed up with

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(f. - aburrida)

adj.

1) boring, tedious

2) bored, fed up

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ADJ (=que aburre) boring, tedious; (=que siente aburrimiento) bored

un libro aburrido — a boring book

una espera aburrida — a tedious wait

¡estoy aburrido de decírtelo! — I'm tired of telling you!
ABURRIDO ¿"Bored" o "boring"? ► Usamos bored para referirnos al hecho de {estar} aburrido, es decir, de sentir aburrimiento: Si estás aburrida podrías ayudarme con este trabajo If you're bored you could help me with this work ► Usamos boring con personas, actividades y cosas para indicar que alguien o algo {es} aburrido, es decir, que produce aburrimiento: ¡Qué novela más aburrida! What a boring novel! No me gusta salir con él; es muy aburrido I don't like going out with him; he's very boring
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I
- da adjetivo

1) < persona>

a) [estar] ( sin entretenimiento) bored

estoy muy aburrido — I'm bored stiff

b) [estar] ( harto) fed up

aburrido de algo — tired of something, fed up with something

aburrido de + inf — tired of -ing

2) [ser] <película/persona> boring; < trabajo> boring, tedious
II
- da masculino, femenino bore

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= tedious, deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], drab, stodgy, unexciting, uninteresting, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], bored, boring, wearying, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring, unmoving, dull, cut and dried [cut and dry].

Nota: Escrito con guiones cuando se usa como adjetivo.

Ex. In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.

Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.

Ex. One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.

Ex. The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.

Ex. There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.

Ex. The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.

Ex. Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.

Ex. One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste.

Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

Ex. A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.

Ex. The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').

Ex. Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.

Ex. The outcome is strangely unmoving.

Ex. These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.

Ex. I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.

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* de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.

* día aburrido = dull day.

* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.

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I
- da adjetivo

1) < persona>

a) [estar] ( sin entretenimiento) bored

estoy muy aburrido — I'm bored stiff

b) [estar] ( harto) fed up

aburrido de algo — tired of something, fed up with something

aburrido de + inf — tired of -ing

2) [ser] <película/persona> boring; < trabajo> boring, tedious
II
- da masculino, femenino bore

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= tedious, deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], drab, stodgy, unexciting, uninteresting, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], bored, boring, wearying, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], uninspiring, unmoving, dull, cut and dried [cut and dry].

Nota: Escrito con guiones cuando se usa como adjetivo.

Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.

Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.

Ex: One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.

Ex: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.

Ex: There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.

Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.

Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.

Ex: One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste.

Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.

Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').

Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.

Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.

Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.

Ex: I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.

* de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.

* día aburrido = dull day.

* estar aburrido como una ostra = be bored stiff.

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aburrido¹ -da

adjective

A ‹persona›

1 [ ESTAR] (sin entretenimiento) bored

estoy muy aburrido I'm bored stiff

2 [ ESTAR] (harto) fed up

me tienes aburrido con tus quejas I'm fed up with your complaints

aburrido DE algo tired OF sth, fed up WITH sth

estoy aburrido de sus bromas I'm tired of o fed up with her jokes

aburrido DE + INF tired of -ING

estoy aburrido de pedírselo I'm tired of asking him for it

B [ SER] ‹película/persona› boring

es un trabajo muy aburrido it's a really boring o tedious job

la conferencia fue aburridísima the lecture was really boring

aburrido² -da

masculine, feminine

bore

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Del verbo aburrir: ( conjugate aburrir)

aburrido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
aburrido
aburrir
aburrido
◊ -da adjetivo

1 [estar] ‹ persona›
a) ( sin entretenimiento) bored;

◊ estoy muy aburrido I'm bored stiff

b) ( harto) fed up;

aburrido de algo tired of sth, fed up with sth;
aburrido de hacer algo tired of doing sth
2 [ser] ‹película/persona› boring;
‹ trabajo› boring, tedious
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
bore
aburrir ( conjugate aburrir) verbo transitivo
to bore
aburrirse verbo pronominal
a) ( por falta de entretenimiento) to get bored

b) ( hartarse) aburridose de algo/algn to get tired of o fed up with sth/sb;

aburridose de hacer algo to get tired of doing sth
aburrido,-a adjetivo
1 (cargante, tedioso) tu hermano es aburrido, your brother's boring
2 (que no se divierte) tu hermano está aburrido, your brother's bored
(cansado, hastiado) estoy aburrido de tus quejas, I'm tired of your complaints
aburrir verbo transitivo to bore
♦ Locuciones: aburrir a las ovejas, to be incredibly boring
' aburrido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aburrida
- acto
- amargada
- amargado
- harta
- harto
- insípida
- insípido
- ladrillo
- pesada
- pesado
- petardo
- plomo
- sopa
- tostón
- aburridor
- aguado
- bastante
- cansado
- de
- enojoso
- latoso
- mamado
- podrido
English:
bored
- boring
- dreary
- dull
- grind
- plough through
- quiet
- shade
- stiff
- tedious
- tediously
- uninspiring
- especially
- staid
- wade

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aburrido, -a

♦ adj

1. [harto, fastidiado] bored;

estar aburrido de hacer algo to be fed up with doing sth;

estoy aburrido de esperar I'm fed up with o tired of waiting;

me tiene muy aburrido con sus constantes protestas I'm fed up with her constant complaining;

Comp
Fam
estar aburrido como una ostra to be bored stiff

2. [que aburre] boring;

este libro es muy aburrido this book is very boring;

la fiesta está muy aburrida it's a very boring party

♦ nm,f

bore;

¡eres un aburrido! you're so boring!

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aburrido

adj que aburre boring; que se aburre bored;

aburrido de algo bored o fed up fam with sth

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aburrido, -da adj

1) : bored, tired, fed up

2) tedioso: boring, tedious

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aburrido¹ adj

1. (sin entretenimiento) bored

no tengo nada que hacer y estoy aburrido I haven't got anything to do and I'm bored

2. (tedioso, pesado) boring

¡qué programa más aburrido! what a boring programme!

aburrido² n (persona) bore

Spanish-English dictionary > aburrido
9 apurar

v.

1 to finish off.

2 to hurry (meter prisa).

3 to trouble.

4 to embarrass.

5 to press, to urge, to buck up.

El tiempo límite apura a María The deadline pressed Mary.

6 to drink up.

El chico apuró el vaso de leche The boy drank up the glass of milk.

7 to speed up, to rush, to expedite, to hasten.

Juana apuró el trámite Johanna speeded up the procedure.

8 to consume, to drain.

9 to need urgently to.

Me apura terminar esto I need urgently to finish this.

Me apura dinero I need money urgently.

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apurar

► verbo transitivo

1 (terminar) to finish up

■ apurar una copa to drain a glass

■ apuraron dos botellas de vino they polished off two bottles of wine

2 (apremiar) to urge, put pressure on

■ si me apuras... if you insist..., if you push me...

3 (purificar) to purify

4 (averiguar) to investigate

5 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (dar prisa) to hurry, rush

► verbo pronominal apurarse

1 (preocuparse) to get worried, be worried

2 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (darse prisa) to hurry, rush

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verb

1) to exhaust, drain

2) eat up, drink up

3) hurry

•

- apurarse

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1. VT

1) (=agotar) [+ bebida] to drink up; [+ comida] to eat up; [+ provisión, medios] to use up, exhaust, finish off

apuró hasta la última gota de agua — he drank up the last drop of water

apura tu copa, que nos vamos — drink up, we're going

apuró la copa hasta el final — he drained the glass

tenemos que apurar todos los medios para conseguir nuestro objetivo — we have to exhaust all our means to achieve our aim

apuró hasta el último momento de sus vacaciones — he stretched out his holiday until the last moment

2) (=agobiar) to put pressure on, pressurize

deja que haga lo que pueda sin apurarlo — let him do what he can without pressurizing him o putting him under pressure

no dejes que el trabajo te apure — don't let your work get on top of you

si se me apura, yo diría que es la mejor playa de España — if pushed, I would say that it is the best beach in Spain

3) (=avergonzar) to embarrass

me apuraba oírla hablar de esa manera — it really embarrassed me to hear her speak like that

4) (=comprobar) [+ detalles] to check on; [+ cuestión] to study minutely; [+ misterio] to clear up, get to the bottom of

5) esp LAm (=meter prisa) to rush, hurry

¡no me apures! — don't rush o hurry me!

6) (Téc) to purify, refine

2.

VI Chile to be urgent

este trabajo le apura mucho — this job is very urgent

me apura ver al doctor — I have to see the doctor urgently

3.

See:

apurarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <copa/botella>

apura esa botella que todavía queda aceite — there's still some oil left in that bottle, use it up

apuró la cerveza y se fue — he finished (off) his beer and left

2) ( apremiar)

nos están apurando para que lo terminemos — they're pushing us to finish it

no me apures — (AmL) don't hurry o rush me

fue buena, si me apuran, excelente — it was good, if pressed, I'd say it was excellent
2.
apurar vi (Chi) (+ me/te/le etc) ( urgir)

no me apura — I'm not in a hurry for it

le apura mucho la entrega — he needs it delivered very urgently
3.
apurarse v pron

1) ( preocuparse) to worry

2) (AmL) ( darse prisa) to hurry

apúrate! — hurry up!, get a move on! (colloq)

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= hustle.

Ex. The fair is open for visits from parents and friends as well as pupils and it is important that no one should be hustled through too quickly.

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* apurar a Alguien = press to + the point.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <copa/botella>

apura esa botella que todavía queda aceite — there's still some oil left in that bottle, use it up

apuró la cerveza y se fue — he finished (off) his beer and left

2) ( apremiar)

nos están apurando para que lo terminemos — they're pushing us to finish it

no me apures — (AmL) don't hurry o rush me

fue buena, si me apuran, excelente — it was good, if pressed, I'd say it was excellent
2.
apurar vi (Chi) (+ me/te/le etc) ( urgir)

no me apura — I'm not in a hurry for it

le apura mucho la entrega — he needs it delivered very urgently
3.
apurarse v pron

1) ( preocuparse) to worry

2) (AmL) ( darse prisa) to hurry

apúrate! — hurry up!, get a move on! (colloq)

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= hustle.

Ex: The fair is open for visits from parents and friends as well as pupils and it is important that no one should be hustled through too quickly.

* apurar a Alguien = press to + the point.

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apurar [A1 ]

vt

A

(acabar, agotar): apura esa botella que todavía queda aceite there's still some oil left in that bottle, use it up

apuró la cerveza y se fue he finished (off) his beer and left

B

(apremiar): la actuación es buena, si me apuran, excelente the acting is good, if pressed, I'd say it was excellent

nos están apurando para que terminemos de pintar la casa they're pushing us o putting pressure on us to finish painting the house

no me apures ( AmL); don't hurry o rush me

■ apurar

vi

( Chi) (+ me/te/le etc) (urgir): no me apura I'm not in a hurry for it, it's not urgent

le apura mucho la entrega he needs it delivered very urgently

■ apurarse

v pron

A (preocuparse) to worry

no te apures, ya encontraremos alguna manera de arreglarlo don't worry, we'll find a way of fixing it ( colloq)

B ( AmL) (darse prisa) to hurry

¡apúrate! hurry up!, get a move on! ( colloq)

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apurar ( conjugate apurar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹copa/botella›:
◊ apuró la cerveza y se fue he finished (off) his beer and left

2 ( meter prisa):
◊ nos están apurando para que lo terminemos they're pushing us to finish it;

no me apures (AmL) don't hurry o rush me
verbo intransitivo (Chi) (+ me/te/le etc) ( urgir):
◊ no me apura I'm not in a hurry for it

apurarse verbo pronominal
1 ( preocuparse) to worry
2 (AmL) ( darse prisa) to hurry;
◊ ¡apúrate! hurry up!

apurar verbo transitivo
1 (acabar) to finish off
2 (avergonzar) to embarrass
3 (dar prisa) to hurry
' apurar' also found in these entries:
English:
drain
- rush
- hurry
- hustle

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apurar

♦ vt

1. [agotar] to finish off;
[existencias, la paciencia] to exhaust;
apurar algo hasta la última gota to finish sth down to the last drop;

apuró el vaso y se marchó he drained his glass and left

2. [meter prisa a] to hurry

3. [preocupar] to trouble

4. [avergonzar] to embarrass

5. Comp

si me apuras: tardaré tres días, dos si me apuras it'll take me three days, two if you push me;

había unos diez, doce si me apuras there were about ten, twelve at the most

♦ vi

1. Esp [afeitar] to give a close o smooth shave

2. Andes [urgir]
es muy tranquilo, nunca nada le apura he's very laid-back, he's never in a hurry

♦ See also the pronominal verb apurarse

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apurar

I v/t

1 vaso finish off

2 a alguien pressure, put pressure on

II v/i Chi

:

no me apura I’m not in a hurry for it

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apurar vt

1) apresurar: to hurry, to rush

2) : to use up, to exhaust

3) : to trouble

♦ See also the reflexive verb apurarse

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apurar vb (terminar) to finish off / to drain

apuró el vaso de leche he finished off the glass of milk

si me apuras if pressed

Spanish-English dictionary > apurar
10 asesino silencioso

(n.) = silent killer

Ex. There are a number of diseases that are known as ' silent killers' because they gradually consume you without causing any serious symptoms in the early stages.

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(n.) = silent killer

Ex: There are a number of diseases that are known as ' silent killers' because they gradually consume you without causing any serious symptoms in the early stages.

Spanish-English dictionary > asesino silencioso
11 carcomer

v.

1 to eat away at (also figurative).

Esta duda carcome mi mente This doubt eats away at my mind.

2 to corrode, to gnaw, to bite, to eat away.

El mar carcome la madera The sea corrodes the wood.

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carcomer

► verbo transitivo

1 (roer) to eat away

2 figurado (salud) to undermine, eat away at; (envidia etc) to eat up, consume

■ aquella enfermedad fue carcomiendo su salud that illness undermined his health

■ le carcomen los celos he is consumed with jealousy

► verbo pronominal carcomerse

1 figurado to be consumed (de, with), be eaten up (de, with)

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1. VT

1) [+ madera] to eat into, eat away

2) [+ salud] to undermine

2.

See:

carcomerse

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verbo transitivo

a) carcoma to eat away (at)

el marco está totalmente carcomido — the frame is completely worm-eaten

b) < salud> to undermine

los celos/la envidia le carcomían — he was eaten up o consumed with jealousy/envy

es una duda que me carcome — it is something that constantly preys on my mind

un vicio que carcome las bases de nuestra sociedad — a vice which eats away at the fabric of our society

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= corrode, gnaw (at), consume, eat away at.

Ex. At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.

Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.

Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

Ex. Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.

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verbo transitivo

a) carcoma to eat away (at)

el marco está totalmente carcomido — the frame is completely worm-eaten

b) < salud> to undermine

los celos/la envidia le carcomían — he was eaten up o consumed with jealousy/envy

es una duda que me carcome — it is something that constantly preys on my mind

un vicio que carcome las bases de nuestra sociedad — a vice which eats away at the fabric of our society

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= corrode, gnaw (at), consume, eat away at.

Ex: At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.

Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.

Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.

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carcomer [E1 ]

vt

1

«carcoma»: la pata de la mesa está totalmente carcomida the table leg is completely worm-eaten o is riddled with woodworm

2 «cáncer» to riddle

el cáncer le ha carcomido los pulmones his lungs are riddled with cancer

3 «envidia» to consume

los celos le carcomían las entrañas he was eaten up o consumed with jealousy

es una duda que me carcome it is something that constantly preys on my mind

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carcomer ( conjugate carcomer) verbo transitivo
a) [ carcoma] to eat away (at);

◊ el marco está carcomido the frame is worm-eaten

b) ‹ salud› to undermine;

◊ la envidia lo carcomía he was eaten up with envy

carcomer verbo transitivo to eat away (at): el odio le carcome, he's eaten up with hatred

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carcomer

♦ vt

1. [madera] to eat away at

2. [persona] to eat away at;

la enfermedad está carcomiendo su salud the sickness is eating away at his health;

le carcome la envidia he's eaten up with envy;

me carcome una duda there's a doubt niggling away at me

♦ See also the pronominal verb carcomerse

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carcomer

v/t eat away; fig: de envidia eat away at, consume

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carcomer vt

: to eat away at, to consume

Spanish-English dictionary > carcomer
12 comer

v.

1 to eat (ingerir alimentos).

no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat

¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?; (al mediodía) what's for dinner? (a noche)

comer fuera to go out for lunch (al mediodía)

¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/etc ready, children!

dar de comer to feed

2 to take, to capture.

me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops

3 to eat up.

les come la envidia they're eaten up with envy

eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time

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comer

► verbo transitivo

1 to eat

■ comer pescado to eat fish

2 (tomar) to have

■ para cenar comimos sopa we had soup for dinner

3 (color) to fade

4 (corroer) to corrode

5 figurado (gastar) to eat away; (combustible) to use, use up

6 (en ajedrez) to take, capture

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to eat; (a mediodía) to have lunch, lunch; (por la noche) to have dinner, dine

■ ayer comimos a las dos yesterday we had lunch at two

■ mañana vamos a comer fuera tomorrow we're going to eat out

■ David me ha invitado a comer David's invited me to lunch

► nombre masculino

1 eating

► verbo pronominal comerse

1 to eat

■ se lo comió todo he ate all of it

2 figurado (saltarse) to omit; (párrafo) to skip; (palabra) to swallow

■ se come las palabras she doesn't pronounce her words very clearly

3 (color) to fade

4 (el mar, la tierra) to swallow

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FRASEOLOGÍA

comer como un pajarito familiar not to eat enough to feed a sparrow

comer como una lima / comer como un regimiento / comer por cuatro familiar to eat like a horse

come con los ojos his (her, your, etc) eyes are bigger than his (her, your, etc) belly

comerse a alguien a besos figurado to smother somebody with kisses

comerse a alguien con los ojos figurado to look at somebody lovingly

comerse algo con los ojos familiar to devour something with one's eyes

comerse las uñas to bite one's nails

¿con qué se come eso? familiar what the heck is that?

dar de comer to feed

echar de comer (a los animales) to feed (the animals)

está para comérsela familiar (mujer) she's really tasty

me come la envidia figurado I'm green with envy

no tener qué comer not to have enough to live on

ser de buen comer to be a good eater

sin comerlo ni beberlo familiar without having had anything to do with it

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verb

to eat

- dar de comer

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1. VT

1) [+ comida] to eat

¿quieres comer algo? — would you like something to eat?

no tienen qué comer — they have nothing to eat

sin comerlo ni beberlo —

sin comerlo ni beberlo, me vi envuelto en un caso de contrabando de drogas — without really knowing how, I found myself involved in a drug smuggling case

ha recibido una herencia sin comerlo ni beberlo — he's come into an inheritance without having done anything to deserve it
coco I, 2), tarro 2)
2) (=almorzar) to have for lunch, eat for lunch

los domingos suelo comer paella — on Sundays I usually have paella for lunch

3) (=hacer desaparecer)

el pelo te come la cara — your hair's covering half your face

esto come las existencias — this devours the stocks

poco a poco el polvo fue comiendo la casa — dust gradually took over the house

• comer terreno, la derecha les está comiendo terreno — the right is gaining ground on them

el equipo se dejó comer el terreno — the team conceded a lot of ground

4) (=destruir, consumir)

un ácido que come la plata — an acid that corrodes silver

el agua comió la piedra — the water wore down the stone

eso les come la moral — that's eating away at their morale

le come la envidia por dentro — she is eaten up o consumed with envy

5) (=escocer)

el picor me come la pierna — my leg's stinging

6) (Ajedrez) to take

2. VI

1) (=ingerir alimento) to eat

¿qué hay para comer? — what have we got to eat?, what is there to eat?

los leones tienen que cazar para comer — lions have to hunt to eat

¡come y calla! — shut up and eat your food! *

• comer de algo — (=tomar comida) to eat sth; (=vivir) to live off sth

come de los platos de los demás — she eats other people's food

no todos podemos comer de lo que cultivamos — not all of us can live off what we grow ourselves

• comer fuera — to eat out

comer con los ojos —

siempre comes con o por los ojos — your eyes are bigger than your stomach

- comer como una vaca o fiera

- no comer ni dejar comer

- el mismo que come y viste

2) (=tomar la comida principal) esp Esp [a mediodía] to have lunch; LAm [por la noche] to have dinner

comemos a la una — we have lunch at one

me gusta comer fuerte y cenar poco — I like to have a big lunch and a light evening meal

3)

• dar de comer — to feed

estaba dando de comer al niño — she was feeding her child

dar de comer a las gallinas — to feed the hens

ni siquiera nos dio de comer — she didn't even give us anything to eat

4) And
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comer a algn — to screw sb ***

3.

See:

comerse

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer — I'm not hungry

este niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)

comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse

b)

dar de comer — to feed

dar(le) de comer a alguien (en la boca) — to spoonfeed somebody

darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid

come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told

2)

a) ( tomar una comida) to eat

todavía no hemos comido — we haven't eaten yet

salir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out

a comer! — lunch (o dinner etc) is ready!

¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien — the food here is very good

b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer — they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
2.
comer vt

1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eat

no puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso — have a little cheese

¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer — they don't have anything to eat

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)

me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)

2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 3

3) (en ajedrez, damas) to take
3.
comerse v pron

1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow

2)

a) (enf) < comida> to eat

cómetelo todo — eat it all up

comerse algo de un bocado — to gulp something down in one go

está para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)

comerse las uñas — to bite one's nails

se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy

comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)

b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)

a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)

b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away at

el colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees

se los va a comer la mugre — they'll be up to their ears in muck (colloq)

4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)
II
masculino eating

una persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food

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= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.

Ex. Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.

Ex. Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

Ex. They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.

Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.

Ex. Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.

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* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.

* comer carroña = scavenging.

* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.

* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.

* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.

* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.

* comer en casa = eat in.

* comer fuera = eat out.

* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.

* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.

* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* comerse los restos de = scavenge.

* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.

* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dar de comer = feed.

* descanso para comer = meal break.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* ganas de comer = appetite.

* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* naranja de comer = eating orange.

* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.

* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.

* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.

* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

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I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer — I'm not hungry

este niño no me come nada — (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq)

comer como un sabañón or (Esp) una lima or (Méx) un pelón de hospicio — (fam) to eat like a horse

b)

dar de comer — to feed

dar(le) de comer a alguien (en la boca) — to spoonfeed somebody

darle de comer al gato/al niño — to feed the cat/the kid

come y calla! — shut up and do as you're told

2)

a) ( tomar una comida) to eat

todavía no hemos comido — we haven't eaten yet

salir a comer (fuera) — to go out for a meal, to eat out

a comer! — lunch (o dinner etc) is ready!

¿qué hay de comer? — ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?; ( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien — the food here is very good

b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner (BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer — they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
2.
comer vt

1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eat

no puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso — have a little cheese

¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer — they don't have anything to eat

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla — look at my sweater, the moths have been at it

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas — (liter) like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo — (Esp)

me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo — I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? — (Esp fam) what on earth's that? (colloq)

2) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) comerse 3

3) (en ajedrez, damas) to take
3.
comerse v pron

1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow

2)

a) (enf) < comida> to eat

cómetelo todo — eat it all up

comerse algo de un bocado — to gulp something down in one go

está para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)

comerse las uñas — to bite one's nails

se lo come la envidia — he's eaten up o consumed with envy

comerse a alguien vivo — (fam) to skin somebody alive (colloq)

b) (fam) ( ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

3) (enf) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)

a) acido/óxido to eat away (at); polilla/ratón to eat away (at)

b) inflación/alquiler <sueldo/ahorros> to eat away at

el colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees

se los va a comer la mugre — they'll be up to their ears in muck (colloq)

4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)
II
masculino eating

una persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food

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= eat, graze (on), dine, munch, nosh.

Ex: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.

Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.

Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.

Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.

* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.

* comer carroña = scavenging.

* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.

* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse.

* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.

* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse.

* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.

* comer en casa = eat in.

* comer fuera = eat out.

* comerse = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew up.

* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.

* comerse con los ojos = ogle.

* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon.

* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.

* comerse los restos de = scavenge.

* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.

* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dar de comer = feed.

* descanso para comer = meal break.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* ganas de comer = appetite.

* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* lugar para comer = eating facility.

* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

* naranja de comer = eating orange.

* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.

* salir a comer = eat out.

* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater.

* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.

* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.

* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.

* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

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comer¹ [E1 ]

vi

A

1 (tomar alimentos) to eat

no tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry o I don't feel like eating anything

no hay nada para comer there's nothing to eat

este niño no me come nada ( fam); this child won't eat anything (I make for him) ( colloq)

las palomas comían de su mano the pigeons were eating out of o from her hand

el sueldo apenas si les alcanza para comer he hardly earns enough to feed them

comer como un sabañón or ( Esp) una lima or ( Méx) un pelón de hospicio ( fam); to eat like a horse

comer como un pajarito ( fam); to eat like a bird

2

dar de comer to feed

todavía hay que darle de comer (en la boca) we still have to spoonfeed him

darle de comer al gato to feed the cat

tengo que darles de comer a los niños I have to get the kids something to eat, I have to feed the kids

nos dieron de comer muy bien they fed us very well

ni siquiera nos dieron de comer they didn't even give us anything to eat

darle a algn de comer aparte ( fam); to treat sb with kid gloves

B

1

(tomar una comida): todavía no hemos comido we haven't eaten yet, we haven't had lunch ( o dinner etc) yet

hace mucho tiempo que no salimos a comer (fuera) we haven't been out for a meal o eaten out for ages

¿dónde comieron anoche? where did you go for dinner o have dinner last night?

no queremos comer en el hotel we don't want to have our meals in the hotel o to eat at the hotel

¡niños, a comer! lunchtime ( o dinnertime etc), children!

¿qué hay de comer? (a mediodía) what's for lunch?; (por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien the food here is very good

donde comen dos, comen tres there's always room for one more at the table

2 (esp Esp, Méx) (almorzar) to have lunch, have dinner ( BrE colloq)

nos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunch

3 ( esp AmL) (cenar) to have dinner

comemos a las nueve we have o eat dinner at nine

nos invitaron a comer they asked o invited us to dinner

■ comer

vt

A ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat

como mucha fruta I eat a lot of fruit

no puedo comer chocolate I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso have a little cheese

tienes que comer todo lo que te sirvan you must eat (up) everything they give you

¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat

nadie te va a comer ( fam); nobody's going to bite your head off, nobody's going to eat you

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla look at my sweater, the moths have been at it o it's really moth-eaten

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas ( liter); like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo or sin comerla ni beberla: me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it o any part in it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? ( fam); what on earth's that? ( colloq), what's that when it's at home? ( BrE colloq)

B ( fam)

(hacer desaparecer): ese peinado le come mucho la cara that hairstyle hides half her face

estos zapatos me comen los calcetines my socks keep slipping down with these shoes

estos gastos nos han empezado a comer los ahorros these expenses have started eating into our savings

el alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo the rent swallows up half my salary, half my salary goes on the rent

si seguimos así nos va a comer la mugre if we go on like this we'll be swallowed up by dirt

C (en ajedrez, damas) to take

■ comerse

v pron

A ‹acento/palabra›

te has comido todos los acentos you've left off o forgotten o ( BrE) missed off all the accents

me comí dos líneas I missed out o skipped two lines

se comen la `s' final they don't pronounce the final `s', they leave off o drop the final `s'

se come la mitad de las palabras he swallows o he doesn't pronounce half his words

B

1 ( enf) ‹comida› to eat

cómetelo todo eat it all up

se lo comió de un bocado he gulped it down in one go

está para comérsela ( fam); she's really tasty ( colloq), she's a real dish ( colloq)

no te comas las uñas don't bite your nails

¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam); have you lost your tongue?, has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq)

se lo come la envidia he's eaten up o consumed with envy

se comió cuatro años de cárcel ( fam); he did four years in prison o inside ( colloq)

comerse a algn vivo ( fam); to skin sb alive ( colloq)

si se entera mi madre me come viva if my mother finds out she'll skin me alive o have my guts for garters o make mincemeat of me ( colloq)

2 (estrellarse contra) ‹árbol/poste› to smash o crash into

3 (ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadow

nadando y corriendo, él se come a su hermano ( fam); he can beat his brother hollow at swimming and running ( colloq), he knocks spots off his brother when it comes to swimming and running ( colloq)

C ( fam)

(hacer desaparecer): el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra the sun has faded the colors in the carpet

el mar se ha comido casi toda la arena the sea has washed away nearly all the sand

el ácido se come el metal the acid eats into o eats away the metal

el colegio de los niños se me come casi todo el sueldo almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees, the children's school fees eat up almost all of my salary

D ( Col fam) (poseer sexualmente) to have ( colloq)

comer²

masculine

eating

una persona de buen comer someone who enjoys his/her food

el arte del buen comer the art of good eating

el comer es como el rascar, todo es cuestión de empezar once you start eating, you don't want to stop

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comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
a) ( en general) to eat;

◊ no tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry;

este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de comer a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de comer al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a comer (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de comer? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;

( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch;

◊ nos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

verbo transitivo
a) ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat;

◊ ¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?;

no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat
b) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) See Also→ comerse 3

c) (en ajedrez, damas) to take

comerse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( al escribir) ‹acento/palabra› to leave off;

‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
b) ( al hablar) ‹ letra› to leave off;

‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
◊ cómetelo todo eat it all up;

comerse las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
a) [acido/óxido] to eat away (at);

[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
b) [inflación/alquiler] ‹sueldo/ahorros› to eat away at

comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
' comer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- aire
- algo
- alimentar
- carrillo
- cosa
- dar
- deshora
- después
- empezar
- emplazar
- enana
- enano
- estomacal
- exacerbar
- exigua
- exiguo
- gana
- hambre
- hasta
- hincharse
- jambar
- le
- leguminosa
- menda
- mierda
- picar
- reserva
- rollo
- sabañón
- saciedad
- saque
- sopor
- tarde
- tarro
- terminar
- tragar
- troglodita
- tutiplén
- a
- acabar
- ansia
- apretujado
- austero
- barato
- barbaridad
- bueno
- carta
- chocolate
- de
English:
any
- avoid
- before
- bolt
- brisk
- buffet
- company
- conscious
- craving
- crunch
- cut out
- digestion
- directive
- eat
- eat out
- entertain
- fancy
- feed
- feeding
- finish
- for
- forage
- free rein
- full
- go
- go out
- good
- grab
- grain
- guzzle
- have
- hour
- invite
- just
- leftovers
- linger
- lunch
- lunchtime
- mealtime
- mop
- nosh
- out
- overwhelming
- pick at
- plate
- plough through
- process
- put away
- spoon-feed
- spot

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comer

♦ vt

1. [alimentos] to eat;

no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat;

¿quieres comer algo? would you like something to eat?;

no tengas miedo, nadie te va a comer don't be afraid, nobody's going to eat you;

Comp

ni come ni deja comer he's a dog in the manger;

Comp
Fam
comer el coco o [m5] tarro a alguien [convencer] to brainwash sb;

Comp

sin comerlo ni beberlo: sin comerlo ni beberlo, le hicieron jefe he became boss through no merit of his own;

sin comerlo ni beberlo, nos encontramos en la bancarrota through no fault of our own, we went bankrupt

2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have for lunch;
esp Andes [a la noche] to have for dinner;
hoy hemos comido pescado we had fish today

3. [en juegos de mesa] to take, to capture;

me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops

4. [consumir] to eat up;

tus gastos nos comen casi todo mi sueldo your expenses eat up almost all of my salary;

esta estufa come mucha leña this stove uses o gets through a lot of wood;

los come la envidia they're eaten up with envy;

eso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time;

me están comiendo los mosquitos the mosquitoes are eating me alive

♦ vi

1. [ingerir alimentos] to eat;

ahora no tengo ganas de comer I don't feel like eating o I'm not hungry right now;

comer fuera, salir a comer to eat out;

yo llevaré la bebida, tú compra las cosas de comer I'll get the drink, you buy the food;

comer a la carta to eat à la carte;

¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/ etc ready, children!;

¡come y calla! shut up and eat your dinner!;

dar de comer al perro to feed the dog;

no sé qué darles de comer a mis hijos esta noche I don't know what to give the children to eat this evening;

en ese restaurante dan de comer muy bien the food is very good in that restaurant;
Fam
ser de buen comer to have a healthy appetite;
Fig
tener qué comer to have enough to live on;

Comp
Fam
comer a dos carrillos to stuff one's face;

Comp

comer como una lima o [m5] un regimiento to eat like a horse;

Comp

comimos como curas o [m5] reyes we ate like kings;

Comp

comer y callar beggars can't be choosers;

Comp
Fam
dar o [m5]echar de comer aparte a alguien: a mi profesor hay que darle o [m5] echarle de comer aparte you have to be careful how you deal with my teacher, because you never know how he's going to react;

Comp

donde comen dos comen tres there's always room for one more at the table

2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have lunch;

¿qué hay de comer? what's for lunch?;

en casa comemos a las tres we have lunch at three o'clock at home;

hemos quedado para comer we've arranged to meet for lunch;

comer fuera, salir a comer to go out for lunch

3. esp Andes [a la noche] to have dinner

♦ See also the pronominal verb comerse

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comer

I v/t eat; a mediodía have for lunch

II v/i eat; a mediodía have lunch;

dar de comer a alguien feed s.o.;

no tienen qué comer they haven’t a thing to eat;

sin comerlo ni beberlo fam all of a sudden

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comer vt

1) : to eat

2) : to consume, to eat up, to eat into

comer vi

1) : to eat

2) cenar: to have a meal

3)

dar de comer : to feed

♦ See also the reflexive verb comerse

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comer vb

1. (en general) to eat [pt. ate; pp. eaten]

hay que comer más verduras you must eat more vegetables

¿comes pescado? do you eat fish?

2. (al mediodía) to have lunch

siempre como en casa I always have lunch at home

me ha invitado a comer he's invited me to lunch

dar de comer to feed [pt. & pp. fed]

fuimos a dar de comer a los patos we went to feed the ducks

Spanish-English dictionary > comer
13 conservar en archivo

(v.) = archive

Ex. Many disciplines generate and consume complex information which is expressed and archived in a visual form that defies concise verbal description.

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(v.) = archive

Ex: Many disciplines generate and consume complex information which is expressed and archived in a visual form that defies concise verbal description.

Spanish-English dictionary > conservar en archivo
14 consumido

adj.

1 consumed, used-up, burn-out, worn-out.

2 consumed.

3 emaciated, beaten by old age, feeblish.

4 hectic.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: consumir.

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consumido

► participio pasado

1→ link=consumir consumir

► adjetivo

1 figurado (muy flaco) thin, emaciated

2 figurado (afligido) consumed

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar consumido,-a por algo figurado to be consumed with something, be eaten up with something

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ADJ

1) [fruta] shrivelled, shrunken

2) [persona] (=flaco) skinny

3) (=tímido) timid; (=inquieto) fretful, easily upset

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- da adjetivo [estar] emaciated

lo encontré consumido — he looked thin and drawn; ver tb consumir

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= shrunken, spent, shrivelled [shriveled, -USA].

Ex. Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.

Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex. Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.

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- da adjetivo [estar] emaciated

lo encontré consumido — he looked thin and drawn; ver tb consumir

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= shrunken, spent, shrivelled [shriveled, -USA].

Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.

Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex: Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.

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consumido -da

adjective

[ ESTAR] emaciated

no lo reconocí, lo encontré consumido I didn't recognize him, he looked so thin and drawn o he looked emaciated

ver tb consumir

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Del verbo consumir: ( conjugate consumir)

consumido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
consumido
consumir
consumido
◊ -da adjetivo [estar] (por enfermedad, hambre) emaciated;

ver tb consumir
consumir ( conjugate consumir) verbo transitivo
a) (frml) ‹comida/bebida› to eat/drink, consume (frml)

b) ‹gasolina/energía/producto› to consume, use;

‹ tiempo› to take up
c) ‹ salud› to ruin

d) ( destruir) [fuego/llamas] to consume;

[envidia/celos]:
◊ la envidia la consumía she was consumed by o with envy

consumirse verbo pronominal
a) [enfermo/anciano] to waste away;

◊ se consumía de pena she was being consumed by grief

b) [vela/cigarrillo] to burn down

c) [ líquido] to reduce

consumido,-a adjetivo emaciated
consumir verbo transitivo to consume
consumir antes de..., best before...
' consumido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotada
- agotado
- consumida
- preparada
- preparado
English:
emaciated
- shrunken

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consumido, -a adj
[flaco] emaciated
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consumido

adj drawn, haggard

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consumido, -da adj

: thin, emaciated

Spanish-English dictionary > consumido
15 consumidor

adj.

consuming, consumptive, wasteful.

m.

1 consumer, user.

2 consumer.

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consumidor

► adjetivo

1 consuming

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 consumer

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(f. - consumidora)

noun

consumer

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consumidor, -a
SM / F consumer
productos al consumidor — consumer products

consumidor(a) de drogas — drug user, drug taker

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I
- dora adjetivo

consumidor de algo: los países consumidores de este cereal — the countries which consume this cereal
II
- dora masculino, femenino consumer

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= consumer, eater, consumptive.

Nota: Adjetivo.

Ex. Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.

Ex. It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel 'Confessions of an Opium eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.

Ex. This has made enhancement and customization more controllable and less consumptive of resources.

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* Asociación Nacional de Oficinas de Información al Consumidor (NACAB) = National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux (NACAB).

* confianza del consumidor = consumer confidence.

* consumidor de bebidas = drinker.

* consumidor de drogas = drug user.

* consumidor de heroina = heroin user.

* consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].

* defensa del consumidor = consumer protection.

* departamento de defensa del consumidor = consumer protection department.

* derecho del consumidor = consumer law.

* derechos del consumidor = consumer rights [consumers' rights].

* determinado por el consumidor = consumer-driven [consumer driven].

* dirigido al consumidor = consumer-oriented.

* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores = market segmentation.

* educación de consumidores = consumer education.

* grupo de consumidores = consumer group.

* guiado por el consumidor = consumer-driven [consumer driven].

* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.

* índice de confianza del consumidor = consumer confidence index.

* información al consumidor = consumer information, consumer advice, consumer affairs.

* no consumidor = nonconsumptive.

* oficina del consumidor = consumer guidance office.

* oficina de protección al consumidor = consumer protection office.

* servicio de información al consumidor = Consumer Advice Centre (CAC), consumer advisory service.

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I
- dora adjetivo

consumidor de algo: los países consumidores de este cereal — the countries which consume this cereal
II
- dora masculino, femenino consumer

* * *

= consumer, eater, consumptive.

Nota: Adjetivo.

Ex: Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.

Ex: It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel 'Confessions of an Opium eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.

Ex: This has made enhancement and customization more controllable and less consumptive of resources.

* Asociación Nacional de Oficinas de Información al Consumidor (NACAB) = National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux (NACAB).

* confianza del consumidor = consumer confidence.

* consumidor de bebidas = drinker.

* consumidor de drogas = drug user.

* consumidor de heroina = heroin user.

* consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].

* defensa del consumidor = consumer protection.

* departamento de defensa del consumidor = consumer protection department.

* derecho del consumidor = consumer law.

* derechos del consumidor = consumer rights [consumers' rights].

* determinado por el consumidor = consumer-driven [consumer driven].

* dirigido al consumidor = consumer-oriented.

* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores = market segmentation.

* educación de consumidores = consumer education.

* grupo de consumidores = consumer group.

* guiado por el consumidor = consumer-driven [consumer driven].

* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.

* índice de confianza del consumidor = consumer confidence index.

* información al consumidor = consumer information, consumer advice, consumer affairs.

* no consumidor = nonconsumptive.

* oficina del consumidor = consumer guidance office.

* oficina de protección al consumidor = consumer protection office.

* servicio de información al consumidor = Consumer Advice Centre (CAC), consumer advisory service.

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consumidor¹ - dora

adjective

consumidor DE algo:

las empresas consumidoras de petróleo oil-consuming companies

los países consumidores de este cereal the countries which consume this cereal

consumidor² - dora

masculine, feminine

consumer

proteger al consumidor to protect the consumer

somos grandes consumidores de carne vacuna we are great consumers of beef o beef consumers, we consume a lot of beef

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consumidor
◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino

consumer
consumidor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino consumer

' consumidor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consumidora
English:
consumer
- consumer advocate
- consumer credit
- drug
- user

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consumidor, -ora

♦ adj

el primer país consumidor de electricidad the country with the highest consumption of electricity

♦ nm,f
[de producto] consumer; [en bar, restaurante] patron, customer;
es un gran consumidor de comida rápida he eats a lot of fast food

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consumidor

m, consumidora f COM consumer

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consumidor, - dora n

: consumer

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consumidor n consumer

Spanish-English dictionary > consumidor
16 consumir

v.

1 to consume (producto).

en casa consumimos mucho aceite de oliva we use a lot of olive oil at home

consumir drogas to take drugs

consumir preferentemente antes de… best before…

María consumió sus ahorros Mary consumed her savings.

La malaria consumió a Pedro The swamp fever consumed Peter.

La pasión consumió a Ricardo The passion consumed Richard.

2 to use, to consume.

esta estufa consume mucha electricidad this heater uses a lot of electricity

mi coche consume cinco litros a los cien my car does twenty kilometers to the liter

3 to destroy (destruir) (sujeto: fuego).

le consumen los celos (figurative) he is eaten up by o consumed with jealousy

4 to burn up.

El auto consume mucha gasolina The car burns up too much fuel.

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consumir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gastar, usar) to consume, use

2 (destruir) to destroy, consume

■ el fuego consume la madera fire destroys wood

3 (tomar) to take, consume

■ en España se consume más aceite de oliva que en otros países de Europa more olive oil is consumed in Spain than in other European countries

■ no consumimos alcohol we don't drink alcohol

4 figurado (carcomer, afligir) to consume; (poner nervioso) to get on one's nerves, infuriate

■ la envidia lo consumía he was consumed with envy

► verbo pronominal consumirse

1 (extinguirse) to burn out

2 (secarse) to boil away

3 (destruirse) to be destroyed

4 figurado (afligirse) to waste away

5 figurado (carcomerse) to be consumed, be devoured

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verb

to consume

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1. VT

1) [+ comida, bebida, droga] to consume frm

en este bar se consume más vino que cerveza — more wine than beer is drunk o frm consumed in this bar

consúmase inmediatamente después de abierto — consume immediately after opening

solo consumo alimentos frescos — I only eat fresh food

en casa no consumimos leche de cabra — we don't drink goat's milk at home

no pueden sentarse aquí si no van a consumir nada — you can't sit here if you're not going to have anything to eat or drink

consuma productos andaluces — buy Andalusian products

consumir preferentemente antes de... — best before...

2) [+ energía, gasolina] to use, consume frm

mi coche consume muy poco — my car uses very little fuel

consume gran cantidad de gasolina en el despegue — it consumes vast quantities of fuel on take-off

la moto consume cinco litros a los 100kms — the motorbike does 100kms to (every) five litres

3) [+ tiempo] to take up

4) (=extinguir) [+ salud] to destroy

el cáncer lo está consumiendo — cancer is destroying him, he's being wasted away by cancer

estos niños me están consumiendo la paciencia — these children are trying o taxing my patience, my patience is wearing thin with these children

el tejado fue consumido por las llamas — the roof was consumed by the flames

5) (=desesperar)

los celos lo consumen — he is consumed o eaten up with jealousy

su terquedad me consume — his stubbornness gets on my nerves

6) And, CAm (=sumergir) to submerge

2. VI

1) (=comer) to eat; (=beber) to drink

por favor, váyase si no va a consumir — please leave if you're not going to eat or drink

2) (=gastar) to consume

el mercado nos impulsa a consumir sin parar — the market encourages us to consume constantly

3.

See:

consumirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) <comida/bebida> to eat/drink, consume (frml)

no vamos a consumir nada — we're not going to have anything to eat/drink

consúmase en el día — eat o consume within one day

consumen cantidades industriales de mermelada — (hum) they get through vast quantities of jam (colloq & hum)

b) <gasolina/energía/producto> to consume, use; < tiempo> to take up

este coche consume ocho litros cada 100 kilómetros — this car does 100km on 8 liters of gasoline

c) < salud> to ruin

2) (destruir, acabar con)

a) fuego/llamas to consume

b) enfermedad

el cáncer lo iba consumiendo — he was wasting away with cancer

c) envidia/celos

la envidia/los celos la consumían — he was consumed by o with envy/jealousy

la ambición la consume — she is burning with ambition

3) ( exasperar) to exasperate
2.
consumirse v pron

a) enfermo/anciano to waste away

consumirse de algo: se consumía de pena — she was being consumed by grief

b) vela/cigarrillo to burn down

c) líquido to reduce

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= consume, expend, eat up, swallow up, use up, put away.

Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

Ex. Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.

Ex. The importance of staff atitude is emphasized because the outreach effort has little chance of success without commitment -- it eats up time, energy, enthusiasm and imagination at a rapid rate.

Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.

Ex. Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.

Ex. He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.

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* consumir a uno un sentimiento de + Nombre = be consumed by + a feeling of + Nombre.

* consumir energía = consume + energy, take up + energy.

* consumir esfuerzo = take up + energy.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* consumir + Posesivo + tiempo = swallow up + Posesivo + time.

* consumir rápidamente = devour.

* que consume mucha energía = power-hungry.

* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* ritual en el que se consumen alucinógenos = mushroom ritual.

* sin consumir = nonconsumptive.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) <comida/bebida> to eat/drink, consume (frml)

no vamos a consumir nada — we're not going to have anything to eat/drink

consúmase en el día — eat o consume within one day

consumen cantidades industriales de mermelada — (hum) they get through vast quantities of jam (colloq & hum)

b) <gasolina/energía/producto> to consume, use; < tiempo> to take up

este coche consume ocho litros cada 100 kilómetros — this car does 100km on 8 liters of gasoline

c) < salud> to ruin

2) (destruir, acabar con)

a) fuego/llamas to consume

b) enfermedad

el cáncer lo iba consumiendo — he was wasting away with cancer

c) envidia/celos

la envidia/los celos la consumían — he was consumed by o with envy/jealousy

la ambición la consume — she is burning with ambition

3) ( exasperar) to exasperate
2.
consumirse v pron

a) enfermo/anciano to waste away

consumirse de algo: se consumía de pena — she was being consumed by grief

b) vela/cigarrillo to burn down

c) líquido to reduce

* * *

= consume, expend, eat up, swallow up, use up, put away.

Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

Ex: Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.

Ex: The importance of staff atitude is emphasized because the outreach effort has little chance of success without commitment -- it eats up time, energy, enthusiasm and imagination at a rapid rate.

Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.

Ex: Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.

Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.

* consumir a uno un sentimiento de + Nombre = be consumed by + a feeling of + Nombre.

* consumir energía = consume + energy, take up + energy.

* consumir esfuerzo = take up + energy.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* consumir + Posesivo + tiempo = swallow up + Posesivo + time.

* consumir rápidamente = devour.

* que consume mucha energía = power-hungry.

* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* ritual en el que se consumen alucinógenos = mushroom ritual.

* sin consumir = nonconsumptive.

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consumir [I1 ]

vt

A

1 ( frml); ‹comida/bebida› to consume ( frml)

si no van a consumir nada no pueden ocupar la mesa if you're not going to have anything to eat/drink, you can't sit at a table

consuma productos nacionales buy home-produced goods

estos niños consumen cantidades industriales de mermelada ( hum); these children get through vast quantities of jam ( colloq hum)

una vez abierto consúmase en el día once open, eat o consume within one day

¿cuánto vino se consumió en la recepción? how much wine was drunk at the reception?, how much wine did they get through at the reception? ( colloq)

2 ‹gasolina/energía/producto› to consume, use; ‹tiempo› to take up

este coche consume ocho litros a los 100 (kilómetros) this car does 100km on 8 liters of gasoline, ≈ this car does 35 miles to the gallon

aquí consumimos grandes cantidades de papel we use o get through vast quantities of paper here

estás consumiendo mi paciencia you're trying o taxing my patience, my patience is running out o wearing thin

B (destruir, acabar con) «fuego/llamas» to consume; «incendio» to consume, destroy

la terrible enfermedad que lo está consumiendo the terrible disease that is making him waste away

la ambición la consume she is burning with ambition

está consumido por los celos he's eaten up o consumed with jealousy

■ consumirse

v pron

1 «enfermo/anciano» to waste away consumirse DE algo:

se consumía de celos he was consumed o eaten up with jealousy

se consumía de pena she was being consumed by grief, she was pining away with grief

consumirse EN algo:

se consumía en deseos de volver a verla ( liter); he had a burning desire to see her again ( liter), he was consumed with desire to see her again ( liter)

2 «vela/cigarrillo» to burn down

3 «líquido» to reduce

se deja hervir para que se consuma algo el líquido boil off o away some of the liquid, leave it on the boil to reduce the liquid o so that the liquid reduces

4 (achicarse) to shrink

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consumir ( conjugate consumir) verbo transitivo
a) (frml) ‹comida/bebida› to eat/drink, consume (frml)

b) ‹gasolina/energía/producto› to consume, use;

‹ tiempo› to take up
c) ‹ salud› to ruin

d) ( destruir) [fuego/llamas] to consume;

[envidia/celos]:
◊ la envidia la consumía she was consumed by o with envy

consumirse verbo pronominal
a) [enfermo/anciano] to waste away;

◊ se consumía de pena she was being consumed by grief

b) [vela/cigarrillo] to burn down

c) [ líquido] to reduce

consumir verbo transitivo to consume
consumir antes de..., best before...
' consumir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- agotar
- reconcomer
- consumido
- gastar
- tomar
English:
best
- burn up
- consume
- eat into
- eat up
- swallow up
- use
- carry
- drain
- eat
- swallow

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consumir

♦ vt

1. [producto] to consume;

en casa consumimos mucho aceite de oliva we use a lot of olive oil at home;

consumieron sus refrescos en el bar they had their drinks at the bar;

está prohibido consumir bebidas alcohólicas en los campos de fútbol the consumption of alcohol is forbidden in football grounds;

fue acusado de consumir drogas he was accused of taking drugs;

consumir preferentemente antes de… [en envase] best before…

2. [gastar] to use, to consume;

esta estufa consume mucha electricidad this heater uses a lot of electricity;

esta moto consume muy poco this motorbike uses very little Br petrol o US gas;

mi coche consume 7 litros a los cien ≈ my car does 41 miles to the gallon

3. [desgastar] to wear out;

el rozamiento consume los neumáticos friction wears down the tyres

4. [destruir] [sujeto: fuego] to destroy

5. [destruir] [sujeto: enfermedad] to eat away at;

el cáncer lo va consumiendo poco a poco he's gradually wasting away because of the cancer;

los celos lo consumen he is eaten up by o consumed with jealousy;

este calor me consume this heat is killing me o is too much for me

♦ vi

to consume

♦ See also the pronominal verb consumirse

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consumir

v/t & v/i consume;

consumir preferentemente antes de … COM best before …

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consumir vt

: to consume

♦ See also the reflexive verb consumirse

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consumir vb

1. (usar) to consume / to use

este coche consume mucha gasolina this car uses a lot of petrol

2. (comer, beber) to eat [pt. ate; pp. eaten] / to drink [pt. drank; pp. drunk]

consume dos litros de agua diarios she drinks two litres of water a day

3. (destruir) to destroy

una larga enfermedad lo consume lentamente a long illness is slowly destroying him

Spanish-English dictionary > consumir
17 consumir energía

(v.) = consume + energy, take up + energy

Ex. A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation.

Ex. The new Statutes, which inevitably took up a lot of our energies, have delivered at least some of the objectives which the Working Party envisaged.

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(v.) = consume + energy, take up + energy

Ex: A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation.

Ex: The new Statutes, which inevitably took up a lot of our energies, have delivered at least some of the objectives which the Working Party envisaged.

Spanish-English dictionary > consumir energía
18 consumo

m.

consumption.

bienes/sociedad de consumo consumer goods/society

se ha disparado el consumo de agua mineral sales of mineral water have shot up

consumo de combustible fuel consumption

consumo de drogas drug-taking

pres.indicat.

1 1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: consumir.

2 1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: consumir.

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consumo

► nombre masculino

1 consumption

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noun m.

consumption

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SM

1) [de productos] consumption

el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas — alcohol consumption

una charla sobre el consumo de drogas — a talk on drug use

ha aumentado nuestro consumo de gas — our gas consumption has gone up, we are using more gas

ordenadores de bajo consumo — low-energy computers

bienes de consumo — consumer goods

fecha de consumo preferente — best-before date

precios al consumo — retail prices

sociedad de consumo — consumer society

2) pl consumos (Econ) municipal tax on food

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masculino consumption

motores de bajo consumo — engines with low gas (AmE) o (BrE) petrol consumption

un alto consumo de grasas animales — a high intake of animal fats

- consumo mínimo

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= consumption, intake.

Ex. The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.

Ex. The conclusion drawn is that the intake of gingseng improves the capacity for physical work.

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* artículo de consumo = commodity, consumer commodity.

* bajo consumo = low power consumption.

* bien de consumo = trade product, economic good.

* bienes de consumo = consumer goods.

* bienes de consumo duraderos = consumer durables.

* consumo de alcohol = alcohol consumption.

* consumo de bebidas = drink consumption.

* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas = underage drinking, drinking, boozing.

* consumo de café = coffee consumption.

* consumo de carburante = fuel consumption, petrol consumption.

* consumo de combustible = fuel consumption.

* consumo de gasolina = petrol consumption.

* consumo de información = consumption of information.

* consumo energético = energy use, energy consumption.

* consumo excesivo de = greed for.

* consumo innecesario de = drain on.

* convertir Algo en un artículo de consumo = commodify.

* cooperativa de consumo = food co-op.

* cultura de consumo = consumer culture.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.

* eficacia de consumo de combustible = fuel efficiency.

* envenenamiento por consumo de setas = mushroom poisoning.

* hábito de consumo = shopping habit, buying habit, purchasing habit, consumption habit.

* hábito de consumo de alcohol = drinking practice, drinking habit.

* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax.

* índice de precios al consumo = cost of living index.

* Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC) = consumer price index (CPI), Retail Price Index (RPI).

* información como artículo de consumo, la = information commodity.

* información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices.

* listo para el consumo = ready-to-eat.

* producto de consumo = consumable, consumer product, convenience product.

* prueba de detección de consumo de drogas = drug testing.

* relacionado con el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas = drink-related.

* sociedad de consumo = consumer society, affluent society.

* venta para consumo dentro del establecimiento = on-trade sale.

* venta para consumo fuera del establecimiento = off-trade sale.

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masculino consumption

motores de bajo consumo — engines with low gas (AmE) o (BrE) petrol consumption

un alto consumo de grasas animales — a high intake of animal fats

- consumo mínimo

* * *

= consumption, intake.

Ex: The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.

Ex: The conclusion drawn is that the intake of gingseng improves the capacity for physical work.

* artículo de consumo = commodity, consumer commodity.

* bajo consumo = low power consumption.

* bien de consumo = trade product, economic good.

* bienes de consumo = consumer goods.

* bienes de consumo duraderos = consumer durables.

* consumo de alcohol = alcohol consumption.

* consumo de bebidas = drink consumption.

* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas = underage drinking, drinking, boozing.

* consumo de café = coffee consumption.

* consumo de carburante = fuel consumption, petrol consumption.

* consumo de combustible = fuel consumption.

* consumo de gasolina = petrol consumption.

* consumo de información = consumption of information.

* consumo energético = energy use, energy consumption.

* consumo excesivo de = greed for.

* consumo innecesario de = drain on.

* convertir Algo en un artículo de consumo = commodify.

* cooperativa de consumo = food co-op.

* cultura de consumo = consumer culture.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.

* eficacia de consumo de combustible = fuel efficiency.

* envenenamiento por consumo de setas = mushroom poisoning.

* hábito de consumo = shopping habit, buying habit, purchasing habit, consumption habit.

* hábito de consumo de alcohol = drinking practice, drinking habit.

* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax.

* índice de precios al consumo = cost of living index.

* Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC) = consumer price index (CPI), Retail Price Index (RPI).

* información como artículo de consumo, la = information commodity.

* información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices.

* listo para el consumo = ready-to-eat.

* producto de consumo = consumable, consumer product, convenience product.

* prueba de detección de consumo de drogas = drug testing.

* relacionado con el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas = drink-related.

* sociedad de consumo = consumer society, affluent society.

* venta para consumo dentro del establecimiento = on-trade sale.

* venta para consumo fuera del establecimiento = off-trade sale.

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consumo

masculine

consumption

motores de bajo consumo engines with low gas ( AmE) o ( BrE) petrol consumption

el consumo habitual de este fármaco taking this drug regularly o ( frml) regular consumption of this drug

un alto consumo de grasas animales a high intake of animal fats

tenemos que cuidar el consumo de electricidad we must watch how much electricity we use, we must be careful with our electricity consumption

Compuesto:

consumo mínimo

( AmL) minimum charge

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Del verbo consumar: ( conjugate consumar)

consumo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

consumó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Del verbo consumir: ( conjugate consumir)

consumo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
consumar
consumir
consumo
consumir ( conjugate consumir) verbo transitivo
a) (frml) ‹comida/bebida› to eat/drink, consume (frml)

b) ‹gasolina/energía/producto› to consume, use;

‹ tiempo› to take up
c) ‹ salud› to ruin

d) ( destruir) [fuego/llamas] to consume;

[envidia/celos]:
◊ la envidia la consumía she was consumed by o with envy

consumirse verbo pronominal
a) [enfermo/anciano] to waste away;

◊ se consumía de pena she was being consumed by grief

b) [vela/cigarrillo] to burn down

c) [ líquido] to reduce

consumo sustantivo masculino
consumption;
◊ consumo mínimo (AmL) minimum charge;

el consumo de drogas drug-taking
consumar verbo transitivo
1 frml to complete, carry out
2 (un asesinato) to commit
(una venganza) to carry out
consumir verbo transitivo to consume
consumir antes de..., best before...
consumo sustantivo masculino consumption
bienes/sociedad de consumo, consumer goods/society

' consumo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- etílica
- etílico
- gasto
- índice
- IPC
- reducir
- restringir
- sacrificar
- sociedad
- apto
- artículo
- fecha
- moderar
English:
ban
- clamp down
- consumable
- consumer goods
- consumer price index
- consumer society
- consumption
- CPI
- cut down
- drug abuse
- durable
- fit
- intake
- limit
- repeal
- Retail Price Index
- RPI
- unfit
- unsafe
- abuse
- consumer
- cut
- drug
- peak
- retail

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consumo nm

consumption;

el consumo de energía energy consumption;

se ha disparado el consumo de agua mineral sales of mineral water have shot up;

consumo de drogas drug-taking;

le parece bien el consumo moderado de alcohol he thinks drinking in moderation is acceptable;

bienes de consumo consumer goods;

sociedad de consumo consumer society

Comp
Econ consumo privado private consumption, consumer spending; Econ consumo público public o government consumption
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consumo

m consumption;

de bajo consumo economical;

artículo de gran consumo high-volume item

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consumo nm

: consumption

* * *

consumo n consumption

artículos de consumo consumer goods

Spanish-English dictionary > consumo
19 contrario

adj.

1 contrary, opposite, adverse, opposed.

2 contrary, negative, antagonistic, antipathetic.

m.

1 opposite, antithesis, reverse, converse.

2 opponent, adversary, enemy, rival.

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contrario

► adjetivo

1 (opuesto) contrary, opposite

■ iba en sentido contrario he was going in the opposite direction

■ puntos de vista contrarios contrary points of view

2 (perjudicial) harmful (a, to), bad (a, for)

■ el fumar es contrario a la salud smoking is bad for your health

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 opponent, adversary, rival

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

al contrario on the contrary

de lo contrario otherwise

en dirección contraria in the wrong direction

llevar la contraria a alguien to oppose somebody

por el contrario on the contrary

todo lo contrario quite the opposite

la parte contraria DERECHO the opponent 2 (en deportes) the opposing team

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(f. - contraria)

adj.

contrary, opposite

- al contrario

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contrario, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=rival) [partido, equipo] opposing

el abogado de la parte contraria — the opposing party's lawyer

no llegaron nunca a la portería contraria — they never got near the other o opposing side's goal

se pasó al bando contrario — he went over to the other o opposing side

2) (=opuesto) [extremo, efecto, significado, sexo] opposite

tuvo el resultado contrario al deseado — it had the opposite of the desired effect

mi opinión es contraria a la vuestra — I have the opposite opinion to you

soy contrario al aborto — I am opposed to o against abortion

se mostraron contrarios al acuerdo — they came out against the agreement, they were opposed to the agreement

su actitud es contraria a los intereses del país — his attitude is against o contrary to the nation's interests

• dirección contraria, tomamos la dirección contraria — we went in the opposite direction

lo multaron por ir en dirección contraria — he was fined for travelling in the wrong direction

• intereses contrarios — conflicting o opposing interests

• pie contrario, se puso el zapato en el pie contrario — she put her shoe on the wrong foot

• sentido contrario, un coche que venía en sentido contrario — a car coming in the opposite direction

el portavoz se expresó en sentido contrario — the spokesperson expressed the opposite view

en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj — anti-clockwise

• viento contrario — headwind
caso 1), b)
3) [en locuciones]

• al contrario — on the contrary, quite the opposite

no me disgusta la idea, al contrario, me encanta — I don't dislike the idea, on the contrary o quite the opposite, I think it would be wonderful

-¿te aburres? -¡que va, al contrario! — "are you bored?" - "no way, quite the opposite!"

se puso el jersey al contrario — he put his jumper on inside out

antes al contrario, muy al contrario — frm on the contrary

• al contrario de, todo salió al contrario de lo previsto — everything turned out the opposite of what we expected

al contrario de lo que creíamos, hizo muy buen tiempo — contrary to what we thought, the weather turned out very nice

siempre va al contrario de todo el mundo — she always has to be different to everyone else, she always does the opposite to everyone else

al contrario que o de ella, yo no estoy dispuesto a aguantar — unlike her, I'm not willing to put up with it

• lo contrario, ¿qué es lo contrario de alto? — what is the opposite of tall?

nunca he dicho lo contrario — I never said anything else o different

soy inocente, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario — I am innocent until proven otherwise

a mí me pasa lo contrario que a ti — for me it's different than for you

de lo contrario — otherwise, or else

salga o, de lo contrario, llamaré a la policía — please leave, otherwise o or else I'll call the police

• por el contrario, los inviernos, por el contrario, son muy fríos — the winters, on the other hand o on the contrary, are very cold

parece ir todo bien, y por el contrario, la situación es muy complicada — it all appears to be going well, when in fact the situation is rather difficult

• todo lo contrario — quite the opposite, quite the reverse

-¿es feo? -no, todo lo contrario — "is he ugly?" - "no, quite the opposite o reverse"

no hay descenso de precios, sino todo lo contrario — prices are not going down, quite the opposite o reverse, in fact

es todo lo contrario de su marido — she is the exact opposite of her husband

ha sucedido todo lo contrario de lo que esperábamos — exactly the opposite of what we expected has happened

2.

SM / F opponent

3.

SM (=opuesto) opposite

¿cuál es el contrario del negro? — what is the opposite of black?

4.

SF

llevar la contraria —

¿por qué siempre tienes que llevar la contraria? — why do you always have to be so contrary?

siempre me lleva la contraria en todo — he always contradicts me about everything

no le gusta que le lleven la contraria — he doesn't like to be contradicted

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I
- ria adjetivo

1) ( opuesto) <opiniones/intereses> conflicting; < dirección> opposite

vientos contrarios — headwinds

mientras no se demuestre lo contrario — until proven otherwise

contrario a algo: mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you; soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am against the use of violence; se manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the idea; sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests; contrario a lo que se esperaba... contrary to expectations,...; en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj counterclockwise (AmE), anticlockwise (BrE); el coche venía en sentido contrario — ( por el otro carril) the car was coming in the opposite direction; ( por el mismo carril) the car was coming straight at us

2) ( adversario) < equipo> opposing; < bando> opposite

pasarse al bando contrario — to change sides

la parte contraria — (Der) the opposing party

3) (en locs)

al contrario — on the contrary

al contrario de: al contrario de su hermano... unlike his brother,...; al contrario de lo que esperábamos,... contrary to (our) expectations,...; todo salió al contrario de como lo planearon it turned out just the opposite to what they had planned; de lo contrario or else, otherwise; por el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate; pensé que era rico - por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich - on the contrary o far from it, he doesn't have a penny; todo lo contrario quite the opposite; llevar la contraria: él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he always has to take the opposite view; llevarle la contraria a alguien — to contradict somebody
II
- ria masculino, femenino opponent

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= contrary, opposing, inimical, antipathetic, opposite, competing, opposed, adversarial, aversive, reverse, objector.

Ex. Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.

Ex. When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.

Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex. In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.

Ex. Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Free Trade and Protection', 'Protection' See 'Free Trade and Protection''.

Ex. This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.

Ex. Librarianship is faced with the problem of the reconciliation of opposed objectives -- the arrest of deterioration in books versus the idea that books are meant to be used, becoming ultimately worn with use.

Ex. The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.

Ex. In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.

Ex. He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.

Ex. Objectors to a major wind farm plan say developers have exaggerated its green benefits.

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* al contrario = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary.

* de lo contrario = if not, otherwise.

* demostrar lo contrario = prove + differently.

* en sentido contrario = to the contrary.

* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.

* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.

* inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario = innocent until proven guilty.

* justamente todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* justamente todo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.

* justo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.

* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* muy por el contrario = in marked contrast.

* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.

* todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, in marked contrast.

* viento contrario = headwind.

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I
- ria adjetivo

1) ( opuesto) <opiniones/intereses> conflicting; < dirección> opposite

vientos contrarios — headwinds

mientras no se demuestre lo contrario — until proven otherwise

contrario a algo: mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you; soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am against the use of violence; se manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the idea; sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests; contrario a lo que se esperaba... contrary to expectations,...; en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj counterclockwise (AmE), anticlockwise (BrE); el coche venía en sentido contrario — ( por el otro carril) the car was coming in the opposite direction; ( por el mismo carril) the car was coming straight at us

2) ( adversario) < equipo> opposing; < bando> opposite

pasarse al bando contrario — to change sides

la parte contraria — (Der) the opposing party

3) (en locs)

al contrario — on the contrary

al contrario de: al contrario de su hermano... unlike his brother,...; al contrario de lo que esperábamos,... contrary to (our) expectations,...; todo salió al contrario de como lo planearon it turned out just the opposite to what they had planned; de lo contrario or else, otherwise; por el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate; pensé que era rico - por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich - on the contrary o far from it, he doesn't have a penny; todo lo contrario quite the opposite; llevar la contraria: él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he always has to take the opposite view; llevarle la contraria a alguien — to contradict somebody
II
- ria masculino, femenino opponent

* * *

= contrary, opposing, inimical, antipathetic, opposite, competing, opposed, adversarial, aversive, reverse, objector.

Ex: Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.

Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.

Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex: In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.

Ex: Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Free Trade and Protection', 'Protection' See 'Free Trade and Protection''.

Ex: This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.

Ex: Librarianship is faced with the problem of the reconciliation of opposed objectives -- the arrest of deterioration in books versus the idea that books are meant to be used, becoming ultimately worn with use.

Ex: The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.

Ex: In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.

Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.

Ex: Objectors to a major wind farm plan say developers have exaggerated its green benefits.

* al contrario = vice versa, to the contrary, contrariwise, quite the opposite, quite the contrary.

* de lo contrario = if not, otherwise.

* demostrar lo contrario = prove + differently.

* en sentido contrario = to the contrary.

* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj = counterclockwise, anti-clockwise.

* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.

* inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario = innocent until proven guilty.

* justamente todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* justamente todo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.

* justo lo contrario de = quite the opposite of.

* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* muy por el contrario = in marked contrast.

* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.

* todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, in marked contrast.

* viento contrario = headwind.

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contrario¹ - ria

adjective

A (opuesto) ‹opiniones/intereses› conflicting; ‹sentido/dirección› opposite

vientos contrarios headwinds

palabras de significado contrario words with opposite meanings

los vehículos iban en direcciones contrarias the vehicles were traveling in opposite directions

mientras no se demuestre lo contrario, es inocente she is innocent until proven guilty

contrario A algo:

mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you, my opinion is quite the converse of yours ( frml)

soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am opposed to o I am against the use of violence

se manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the idea

la propuesta es contraria a los intereses de la compañía the proposal is against o ( frml) contrary to the company's interests

contrario a lo que se esperaba la operación fue un éxito contrary to expectations, the operation was a success

en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj counterclockwise ( AmE), anticlockwise ( BrE)

B (adversario) ‹equipo› opposing; ‹bando› opposite

pasarse al bando contrario to change sides, join the opposition

el defensa del equipo contrario estaba en fuera de juego the opposing team's o the other team's back was offside

la parte contraria ( Der) the opponent

C ( en locs):

al contrario: no me opongo a que venga; al contrario, me parece una idea excelente I don't mind if he comes; on the contrary o quite the opposite o far from it, I think it's an excellent idea

al contrario de su hermano, es negado para los deportes unlike his brother, he's useless at sport

al contrario de lo que habíamos pensado, resultó ser agradabilísimo contrary to (our) expectations, he turned out to be very nice

de lo contrario or else, otherwise

por el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate

pensé que era rico — por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich — on the contrary o far from it o quite the opposite, he doesn't have a penny

todo lo contrario quite the opposite o reverse

¿te resultó aburrido? — todo lo contrario, lo encontré fascinante did you find it boring? — quite the opposite o quite the reverse o on the contrary, I found it fascinating

ella es muy tímida pero el hermano es todo lo contrario she's very shy but her brother's quite the opposite o the complete opposite

llevar la contraria: seguro que se opone, porque él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he's sure to object, because he always has to take the opposite view

le molesta sobremanera que le lleven la contraria she hates being o to be contradicted

contrario² - ria

masculine, feminine

opponent

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Del verbo contrariar: ( conjugate contrariar)

contrarío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

contrarió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
contrariar
contrario
contrariar ( conjugate contrariar) verbo transitivo ( disgustar) to upset;
( enojar) to annoy
contrario
◊ - ria adjetivo

1 ( opuesto) ‹opiniones/intereses› conflicting;
‹dirección/lado› opposite;
‹ equipo› opposing;
‹ bando› opposite;
◊ yo pienso lo contrario I think the opposite;

mientras no se demuestre lo contrario until proven otherwise;
sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests;
See Also→ sentido 2 4
2 ( en locs)
◊ al contrario on the contrary;

al contrario de su hermano … unlike his brother, …;
de lo contrario or else, otherwise;
por el contrario on the contrary;
en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate;
todo lo contrario quite the opposite;
llevarle la contraria a algn to contradict sb
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
opponent
contrariar verbo transitivo
1 (disgustar) to upset
2 (contradecir) to go against
contrario,-a
I adjetivo
1 opposite: otro coche venía en sentido contrario, another car was coming in the other direction
no me cae mal, más bien todo lo contrario, I don't dislike him, quite the contrary
2 (negativo, nocivo) contrary [a, to]
II sustantivo masculino y femenino rival
♦ Locuciones: siempre lleva la contraria, he always argues
al contrario/por el contrario, on the contrary
de lo contrario, otherwise
' contrario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caso
- contraria
- decir
- estar
- irse
- mientras
- nunca
- pequeña
- pequeño
- pulverizar
- revés
- soler
- Tiro
- campo
- contramano
- oponer
- sentido
English:
adverse
- against
- agree
- aloud
- anticlimax
- anticlockwise
- antisocial
- camp
- contrary
- counterclockwise
- direction
- headwind
- lick
- opposing
- opposite
- otherwise
- perverse
- reverse
- unprofessional
- wrong
- counter
- incline
- irregular
- quite

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contrario, -a

♦ adj

1. [opuesto] [dirección, sentido, idea] opposite;
[opinión] contrary;
soy contrario a las corridas de toros I'm opposed to bullfighting;

mientras no se demuestre lo contrario, es inocente she's innocent until proved otherwise;

de lo contrario otherwise;

respeta a tu madre o de lo contrario tendrás que marcharte show your mother some respect, otherwise you'll have to go;

todo lo contrario quite the contrary;

¿estás enfadado con él? – todo lo contrario, nos llevamos de maravilla are you angry with him? – quite the contrary o not at all, we get on extremely well;

ella es muy tímida, yo soy todo lo contrario she's very shy, whereas I'm the total opposite

2. [desfavorable, perjudicial]
es contrario a nuestros intereses it goes against our interests;

el abuso de la bebida es contrario a la salud drinking is bad for your health

3. [rival] opposing;

el equipo contrario no opuso resistencia the opposing team o opposition didn't put up much of a fight;

el diputado se pasó al bando contrario the MP left his party and joined their political opponents, Br the MP crossed the floor of the House

♦ nm,f
[rival] opponent
♦ nm
[opuesto] opposite;
gordo es el contrario de flaco fat is the opposite of thin

♦ al contrario loc adv

on the contrary;

al contrario de lo que le dijo a usted contrary to what he told you;

no me disgusta, al contrario, me encanta I don't dislike it, quite the contrary in fact, I like it;

al contrario de mi casa, la suya tiene calefacción central unlike my house, hers has central heating;

no me importa, antes al contrario, estaré encantado de poder ayudar I don't mind, on the contrary o indeed I'll be delighted to be able to help

♦ por el contrario loc adv

no queremos que se vaya, por el contrario, queremos que se quede we don't want her to go, on the contrary, we want her to stay;

este modelo, por el contrario, consume muy poco this model, by contrast, uses very little;

este año, por el contrario, no hemos tenido pérdidas this year, on the other hand, we haven't suffered any losses

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contrario

I adj

1 contrary; sentido opposite;

al contrario, por el contrario on the contrary;

todo lo contrario just the opposite;

de lo contrario otherwise;

ser contrario a algo be opposed to sth;

llevar la contraria a alguien contradict s.o.

2 equipo opposing

II m, contraria f adversary, opponent

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contrario, - ria adj

1) : contrary, opposite

al contrario: on the contrary

2) : conflicting, opposed

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contrario¹ adj

1. (equipo) opposing

puntos de vista contrarios opposing points of view

2. (dirección) opposite

iba en sentido contrario he was going in the opposite direction

3. (persona) opposed

somos contrarios a la violencia we're opposed to violence

contrario² n

1. (persona) opponent

le robó la pelota al contrario he robbed the ball from his opponent

2. (palabra) opposite

"alto" es el contrario de "bajo" "tall" is the opposite of "short"

al contrario / por el contrario on the contrary

Spanish-English dictionary > contrario
20 corroer

v.

1 to corrode.

El ácido sulfúrico corroe el hierro Sulphuric acid corrodes iron.

2 to consume, to eat away at.

le corroe la envidia he's consumed with envy

3 to poison, to corrode, to erode.

Su odio corroe a Elsa Her hate poisons Elsa.

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corroer

Conjugation model [ ROER], like link=roer roer

► verbo transitivo

1 (desgastar) to corrode

2 GEOLOGÍA to erode

3 figurado (perturbar) to corrode, eat away, eat up

■ los celos lo corroen he's eaten up with jealousy

► verbo pronominal corroerse

1 (desgastarse) to become corroded

2 figurado to be eaten up (de, with)

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verb

1) to corrode

2) erode

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1. VT

1) (Téc) to corrode

2) (Geol) to erode

3) (=reconcomer) to corrode, eat away

le corroen los celos — he is eaten up with jealousy

2.

See:

corroerse

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1.
verbo transitivo < metal> to corrode; < mármol> to erode

la envidia la corroe — she is eaten up with envy
2.
corroerse v pron to corrode

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= corrode, bite into, gnaw (at).

Ex. At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.

Ex. The design was cut in a wax ground so that, when the plate was immersed in acid, the furrows allowed the acid to bite into the copper, making grooves that would hold ink Mezzotint = El diseño se tallaba sobre una superficie de cera de modo que, cuando la lámina se sumergía en ácido, los surcos permitían que el ácido corroyera el cobre, haciendo surcos que recibían la media tinta.

Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.

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* corroer poco a poco = eat away at.

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1.
verbo transitivo < metal> to corrode; < mármol> to erode

la envidia la corroe — she is eaten up with envy
2.
corroerse v pron to corrode

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= corrode, bite into, gnaw (at).

Ex: At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.

Ex: The design was cut in a wax ground so that, when the plate was immersed in acid, the furrows allowed the acid to bite into the copper, making grooves that would hold ink Mezzotint = El diseño se tallaba sobre una superficie de cera de modo que, cuando la lámina se sumergía en ácido, los surcos permitían que el ácido corroyera el cobre, haciendo surcos que recibían la media tinta.

Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.

* corroer poco a poco = eat away at.

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corroer [ E13 ]

vt

‹metal› to corrode; ‹mármol› to erode, wear away

la envidia la corroe she is eaten up with envy

la desintegración de la familia corroe las bases mismas de la sociedad the disintegration of the family erodes the very foundations of society

■ corroerse

v pron

to corrode

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corroer ( conjugate corroer) verbo transitivo ‹ metal› to corrode;
‹ mármol› to erode
corroer verbo transitivo
1 to corrode
2 figurado los celos le corroen, he is eaten up with jealousy
' corroer' also found in these entries:
English:
bite
- corrode
- eat away
- erode
- eat

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corroer

♦ vt

1. [desgastar] to corrode;
[madera] to rot; [roca] to erode
2. [consumir] to consume, to eat away at;

lo corroe la envidia he's consumed with envy

♦ See also the pronominal verb corroerse

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corroer

v/t corrode; fig

eat up

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corroer {69} vt

1) : to corrode

2) : to erode, to wear away

Spanish-English dictionary > corroer

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