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1 eat (ate, eaten)
حَلَّلَ \ analyse, analyze: to study the parts or causes of (chemical matter, a sentence, a difficulty, etc.) in order to understand it fully. eat (ate, eaten): to destroy as if by eating: The acid was eating away the metal. -
2 eat, (ate, eaten)
أَتْلَفَ \ blast: to destroy through heat, cold etc.. damage: to harm: The storm damaged the crop: My car was badly damaged in the accident. destroy: break to pieces; ruin. eat, (ate, eaten): to destroy as if by eating: The acid was eating away the metal. ruin: to destroy; damage seriously: Storms ruined the crops. -
3 eat, ate, eaten
أَكَلَ \ eat, ate, eaten: to take (food) into the mouth and swallow it, to destroy as if by eating: The acid was eating away the metal. -
4 izjesti
• eat away -
5 corroer gradualmente
• eat away -
6 desgastar poco a poco
• eat away -
7 съедать
eat глагол: -
8 carcomer
• eat away• eat away at• gnashing• gnaw at• prey away at -
9 проесть
eat away; eat through; spend; eatСинонимический ряд:прожрать (глаг.) прожрать; прохарчить -
10 проедать
eat away; eat through; spend; eatСинонимический ряд:прожирать (глаг.) прожирать -
11 съесть
eat; have; eat away; corrode; bite; gnaw; sting; torment; am; is; are; there is; there areСинонимический ряд:1. искусать (глаг.) заесть; закусать; изъесть; искусать; покусать; сожрать2. скушать (глаг.) поглотить; поесть; пожрать; проглотить; скушать; слопать; стрескать; убрать; умять; уничтожить; уписать; уплести; усидеть -
12 berangsur-angsur akan habis
eat away, ate away, eaten away, eating away -
13 corroer
• eat away• eat into• erode -
14 rozežírat
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15 desgastar
• eat away• wear down the skin of• wear on• wear the willow• wear to rags -
16 roer
• eat away• erode• gnashing• gnaw at -
17 izgristi
• eat away; erode; etch -
18 najesti
• eat away; grub -
19 comer
v.1 to eat (ingerir alimentos).no come carne casi nunca she hardly ever eats meat¡a comer, chicos! lunch is/dinner's/etc ready, children!dar de comer to feed2 to take, to capture.me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops3 to eat up.les come la envidia they're eaten up with envyeso me come mucho tiempo that takes up a lot of my time* * *1 to eat2 (tomar) to have3 (color) to fade4 (corroer) to corrode6 (en ajedrez) to take, capture1 eating1 to eat3 (color) to fade4 (el mar, la tierra) to swallow\comer como un pajarito familiar not to eat enough to feed a sparrowcomer como una lima / comer como un regimiento / comer por cuatro familiar to eat like a horsecome con los ojos his (her, your, etc) eyes are bigger than his (her, your, etc) bellycomerse a alguien a besos figurado to smother somebody with kissescomerse a alguien con los ojos figurado to look at somebody lovinglycomerse algo con los ojos familiar to devour something with one's eyescomerse las uñas to bite one's nails¿con qué se come eso? familiar what the heck is that?dar de comer to feedechar de comer (a los animales) to feed (the animals)me come la envidia figurado I'm green with envyno tener qué comer not to have enough to live onser de buen comer to be a good eatersin comerlo ni beberlo familiar without having had anything to do with it* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ comida] to eat¿quieres comer algo? — would you like something 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
coco I, 2), tarro 2)ha recibido una herencia sin comerlo ni beberlo — he's come into an inheritance without having done anything to deserve it
2) (=almorzar) to have for lunch, eat for lunch3) (=hacer desaparecer)•
comer terreno, la derecha les está comiendo terreno — the right is gaining ground on them4) (=destruir, consumir)le come la envidia por dentro — she is eaten up o consumed with envy
5) (=escocer)6) (Ajedrez) to take2. VI1) (=ingerir alimento) to eat¿qué hay para comer? — what have we got to eat?, what is there to eat?
¡come y calla! — shut up and eat your food! *
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comer de algo — (=tomar comida) to eat sth; (=vivir) to live off sthcomer con los ojos —
siempre comes con o por los ojos — your eyes are bigger than your stomach
2) (=tomar la comida principal) esp Esp [a mediodía] to have lunch; LAm [por la noche] to have dinner3)• dar de comer — to feed
4) And***comer a algn — to screw sb ***
3.See:* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( tomar alimentos) to eateste 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)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 eatsalir 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, have dinner (BrE colloq)c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner2.comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
comer vt1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eatno puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate
¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?
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 33) (en ajedrez, damas) to take3.comerse v pron1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow2)a) (enf) < comida> to eatestá para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)
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, overshadow3) (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 atel colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees
4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)IImasculino eatinguna persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food
* * *= 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!.* * *I 1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( tomar alimentos) to eateste 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)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 eatsalir 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, have dinner (BrE colloq)c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner2.comemos a las nueve — we have o eat dinner at nine
comer vt1) <fruta/verdura/carne> to eatno puedo comer chocolate — I can't have o eat chocolate
¿puedo comer otro? — can I have another one?
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 33) (en ajedrez, damas) to take3.comerse v pron1) ( al escribir) <acento/palabra> to leave off; <línea/párrafo> to miss out; ( al hablar) < letra> to leave off; < palabra> to swallow2)a) (enf) < comida> to eatestá para comérsela — (fam) she's really tasty (colloq)
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, overshadow3) (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 atel colegio de los niños se come casi todo el sueldo — almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees
4) (Col fam) ( poseer sexualmente) to have (colloq)IImasculino eatinguna persona de buen comer — someone who enjoys his/her food
* * *= 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!.* * *viA1 (tomar alimentos) to eatno tengo ganas de comer I'm not hungry o I don't feel like eating anythingno hay nada para comer there's nothing to eatlas palomas comían de su mano the pigeons were eating out of o from her handel sueldo apenas si les alcanza para comer he hardly earns enough to feed themcomer como un pajarito ( fam); to eat like a bird2dar de comer to feedtodavía hay que darle de comer (en la boca) we still have to spoonfeed himdarle de comer al gato to feed the cattengo que darles de comer a los niños I have to get the kids something to eat, I have to feed the kidsnos dieron de comer muy bien they fed us very wellni siquiera nos dieron de comer they didn't even give us anything to eatdarle a algn de comer aparte ( fam); to treat sb with kid glovesB1(tomar una comida): todavía no hemos comido we haven't eaten yet, we haven't had lunch ( o dinner etc) yethace 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 gooddonde comen dos, comen tres there's always room for one more at the tablenos invitaron a comer they asked us to lunchcomemos a las nueve we have o eat dinner at ninenos invitaron a comer they asked o invited us to dinner■ comervtA ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eatcomo mucha fruta I eat a lot of fruitno puedo comer chocolate I can't have o eat chocolatecome un poco de queso have a little cheesetienes 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 eatnadie te va a comer ( fam); nobody's going to bite your head off, nobody's going to eat youmira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla look at my sweater, the moths have been at it o it's really moth-eatencomo un cáncer que le come las entrañas ( liter); like a cancer gnawing away at his insidessin 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 faceestos zapatos me comen los calcetines my socks keep slipping down with these shoesestos gastos nos han empezado a comer los ahorros these expenses have started eating into our savingsel alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo the rent swallows up half my salary, half my salary goes on the rentsi seguimos así nos va a comer la mugre if we go on like this we'll be swallowed up by dirtC (en ajedrez, damas) to take■ comerseA ‹acento/palabra›te has comido todos los acentos you've left off o forgotten o ( BrE) missed off all the accentsme comí dos líneas I missed out o skipped two linesse 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 wordsB1 ( enf) ‹comida› to eatcómetelo todo eat it all upse lo comió de un bocado he gulped it down in one gono 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 envysi 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 into3 (ser muy superior) to surpass, overshadownadando 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 carpetel mar se ha comido casi toda la arena the sea has washed away nearly all the sandel ácido se come el metal the acid eats into o eats away the metalel 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 salaryeatinguna persona de buen comer someone who enjoys his/her foodel arte del buen comer the art of good eatingel comer es como el rascar, todo es cuestión de empezar once you start eating, you don't want to stop* * *
comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
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?
verbo transitivo
◊ ¿puedo comer otro? can I have another one?;
no tienen qué comer they don't have anything to eat
comerse verbo pronominal
1
‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
comerse las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
[polilla/ratón] 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
* * *♦ vt1. [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;ni come ni deja comer he's a dog in the manger;Famsin 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 bankrupt2. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] to have for lunch;esp Andes [a la noche] to have for dinner;hoy hemos comido pescado we had fish today3. [en juegos de mesa] to take, to capture;me comió un alfil he took one of my bishops4. [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♦ vi1. [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;Famser de buen comer to have a healthy appetite;Figtener qué comer to have enough to live on;Famcomer a dos carrillos to stuff one's face;comer y callar beggars can't be choosers;Famdar 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;donde comen dos comen tres there's always room for one more at the table2. 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* * *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* * *comer vt1) : to eat2) : to consume, to eat up, to eat intocomer vi1) : to eat2) cenar: to have a meal3)dar de comer : to feed* * *comer vb¿comes pescado? do you eat fish?2. (al mediodía) to have lunch -
20 consumir
v.1 to consume (producto).en casa consumimos mucho aceite de oliva we use a lot of olive oil at homeconsumir drogas to take drugsconsumir 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 electricitymi coche consume cinco litros a los cien my car does twenty kilometers to the liter3 to destroy (destruir) (sujeto: fuego).le consumen los celos (figurative) he is eaten up by o consumed with jealousy4 to burn up.El auto consume mucha gasolina The car burns up too much fuel.* * *1 (gastar, usar) to consume, use2 (destruir) to destroy, consume3 (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 countries1 (extinguirse) to burn out2 (secarse) to boil away3 (destruirse) to be destroyed4 figurado (afligirse) to waste away5 figurado (carcomerse) to be consumed, be devoured* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ comida, bebida, droga] to consume frmen este bar se consume más vino que cerveza — more wine than beer is drunk o frm consumed in this bar
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
consumir preferentemente antes de... — best before...
2) [+ energía, gasolina] to use, consume frm3) [+ tiempo] to take up4) (=extinguir) [+ salud] to destroyel 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
5) (=desesperar)los celos lo consumen — he is consumed o eaten up with jealousy
2. VI1) (=comer) to eat; (=beber) to drinkpor favor, váyase si no va a consumir — please leave if you're not going to eat or drink
2) (=gastar) to consume3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)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 upc) < salud> to ruin2) (destruir, acabar con)a) fuego/llamas to consumeb) enfermedadc) envidia/celosla envidia/los celos la consumían — he was consumed by o with envy/jealousy
3) ( exasperar) to exasperate2.consumirse v prona) enfermo/anciano to waste awayconsumirse de algo: se consumía de pena — she was being consumed by grief
b) vela/cigarrillo to burn downc) 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.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)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 upc) < salud> to ruin2) (destruir, acabar con)a) fuego/llamas to consumeb) enfermedadc) envidia/celosla envidia/los celos la consumían — he was consumed by o with envy/jealousy
3) ( exasperar) to exasperate2.consumirse v prona) enfermo/anciano to waste awayconsumirse de algo: se consumía de pena — she was being consumed by grief
b) vela/cigarrillo to burn downc) 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.* * *consumir [I1 ]vtAsi 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 tableconsuma productos nacionales buy home-produced goodsestos 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 upeste coche consume ocho litros a los 100 (kilómetros) this car does 100km on 8 liters of gasoline, ≈ this car does 35 miles to the gallonaquí consumimos grandes cantidades de papel we use o get through vast quantities of paper hereestás consumiendo mi paciencia you're trying o taxing my patience, my patience is running out o wearing thinB (destruir, acabar con) «fuego/llamas» to consume; «incendio» to consume, destroyla terrible enfermedad que lo está consumiendo the terrible disease that is making him waste awayla ambición la consume she is burning with ambitionestá consumido por los celos he's eaten up o consumed with jealousy1 «enfermo/anciano» to waste away consumirse DE algo:se consumía de celos he was consumed o eaten up with jealousyse consumía de pena she was being consumed by grief, she was pining away with griefconsumirse 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 down3 «líquido» to reducese 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 reduces4 (achicarse) to shrink* * *
consumir ( conjugate consumir) verbo transitivo
‹ tiempo› to take up
[envidia/celos]:◊ la envidia la consumía she was consumed by o with envy
consumirse verbo pronominal
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
* * *♦ vt1. [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;mi coche consume 7 litros a los cien ≈ my car does 41 miles to the gallon3. [desgastar] to wear out;el rozamiento consume los neumáticos friction wears down the tyres4. [destruir] [sujeto: fuego] to destroy5. [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♦ vito consume* * *v/t & v/i consume;consumir preferentemente antes de … COM best before …* * *consumir vt: to consume* * *consumir vb1. (usar) to consume / to use3. (destruir) to destroy
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