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21 anfressen
v/t (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)1. Maus etc.: nibble at; Raupe: eat; Motte: eat holes into; Vogel: peck at; die Motten haben den Mantel angefressen the moths have been at this coat2. CHEM. corrode, eat into, attack* * *ạn|fres|senvt sep2) (= zersetzen) to eat away, to erode* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) nibble [at]; < bird> peck [at]2) (zersetzen) eat away [at]2.* * *anfressen v/t (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)die Motten haben den Mantel angefressen the moths have been at this coat2. CHEM corrode, eat into, attack3. umg, pej:sich (dat)einen Bauch etc* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) nibble [at]; < bird> peck [at]2) (zersetzen) eat away [at]2. -
22 hineinfressen
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)1. Raupe etc.: eat into2. Säure etc.: eat into1. umg., pej. (hineinschlingen) gobble s.th. up2. umg., fig. (Kummer etc.) bottle s.th. up; jahrelang hat sie alles in sich hineingefressen she’s been bottling everything up for years* * *hi|nein|fres|senvt sep (inf)hinéínfressen (lit) — to wolf sth (down) (inf), to gobble sth down or up; (fig) Kummer etc to suppress sth
* * *hi·nein|fres·senI. vt irreg▪ etw in sich akk \hineinfressen to gobble sth [up [or down]], to devour [or BRIT bolt] sth, to wolf sth down, to guzzle [or scoff] sth fam2. (unterdrücken)II. vrdie Motten haben sich in den Pullover hineingefressen moths have eaten their way into the pullover* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verbetwas in sich hineinfressen — <animal, (derb) person> gobble something down or up, wolf something down
2.seine Sorgen/seinen Ärger in sich hineinfressen — (fig.) bottle up one's worries/anger
sich in etwas (Akk.) hineinfressen — eat into something
* * *hineinfressen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/r:sich hineinfressen in (+akk)1. Raupe etc: eat into2. Säure etc: eat intoB. v/t:etwas in sich (akk)1. umg, pej (hineinschlingen) gobble sth up2. umg, fig (Kummer etc) bottle sth up;jahrelang hat sie alles in sich hineingefressen she’s been bottling everything up for years* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verbetwas in sich hineinfressen — <animal, (derb) person> gobble something down or up, wolf something down
2.seine Sorgen/seinen Ärger in sich hineinfressen — (fig.) bottle up one's worries/anger
sich in etwas (Akk.) hineinfressen — eat into something
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23 въедаться
1) General subject: eat in (о химических веществах и т. п.), eat in, eat into, burn into (о кислоте и т. п.), burn into (о кислоте и т.п.)2) Polygraphy: eat in (о кислоте)3) Makarov: burn into (smth.) (о кислоте и т.п.), eat in (о в-вах и т. п.), eat into (о в-вах и т. п.), dig in (об инструменте и т. п.), dig into (об инструменте и т. п.) -
24 разяждам
1. eat away/up(за болест) waste (away)хим. attack2. прен. gnaw at; corrodeразяждам ce3. develop a hearty appetite4. (измъчвам се) be eaten up (от with)* * *разя̀ждам,гл.1. eat away/up; erode; (за ръжда, киселина) corrode, (за киселина и пр.) eat into, (за ръжда, вода метал и пр.) fret; (за болест) waste (away); хим. attack; мед. canker;2. прен. gnaw at; corrode;\разяждам се 1. develop a hearty appetite;2. ( измъчвам се) be eaten up (от with).* * *attack (хим); eat into (с киселина); fret (за ръжда, вода); corrode; eat away; gnaw{nO;}* * *1. (за болест) waste (away) 2. (за ръжда, киселина) corrode, (за киселина и) eat into. (за ръжда, вода, метал и) fret 3. (измъчвам се) be eaten up (от with) 4. develop a hearty appetite 5. eat away/up 6. РАЗЯЖДАМ ce 7. прен. gnaw at;corrode 8. хим. attack -
25 morder
v.1 to bite.salúdala, que no muerde (informal) you can say hello to her, she doesn't biteEl perro muerde a Ricardo The dog bites Richard.Ese perro muerde That dog bites.2 to eat into.3 to buy off (informal) (sobornar). (Caribbean Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela), Mexican Spanish)4 to gnaw at, to nibble.El conejo muerde la jaula The rabbit gnaws at the cage.5 to get a bribe from, to extract a bribe from.* * *1 to bite1 to bite■ ten cuidado que muerde be careful, it bites1 to bite\está que muerde familiar he's/she's fumingmorder el anzuelo to take the baitmorder el polvo to bite the dustmorderse las uñas to bite one's nails* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [con los dientes] to bite2) (=corroer) (Quím) to corrode, eat away; [+ recursos] to eat into3) (Mec) [+ embrague] to catch5) Méx (=estafar) to cheat6) * (=denigrar) to gossip about, run down7) ** (=reconocer) to recognize2.VI to bite3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( con los dientes) to biteb) (Tec) lima to file2) (Méx fam) policía/funcionario to extract a bribe from3) (Ven fam) (captar, entender) to get2.morder vi1) perro/serpiente to biteestar que muerde — (fam): to be hopping mad (colloq)
2) (Ven fam) ( entender)3.no mordió — he didn't get it (colloq)
morderse v pron (refl) to bite oneself* * *= bite.Ex. The author examines why a deviant news story such as 'Man bites dog' is more memorable than 'Dog bites man'.----* intentar morder = snap at.* morder el polvo = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt, be kaput.* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.* morderse el labio = bite + Posesivo + lip.* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.* morderse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.* mordiéndose las uñas = on tenterhooks.* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( con los dientes) to biteb) (Tec) lima to file2) (Méx fam) policía/funcionario to extract a bribe from3) (Ven fam) (captar, entender) to get2.morder vi1) perro/serpiente to biteestar que muerde — (fam): to be hopping mad (colloq)
2) (Ven fam) ( entender)3.no mordió — he didn't get it (colloq)
morderse v pron (refl) to bite oneself* * *= bite.Ex: The author examines why a deviant news story such as 'Man bites dog' is more memorable than 'Dog bites man'.
* intentar morder = snap at.* morder el polvo = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt, be kaput.* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.* morderse el labio = bite + Posesivo + lip.* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.* morderse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers, bite + Posesivo + fingernails.* mordiéndose las uñas = on tenterhooks.* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.* * *morder [E9 ]vtA1 «animal» to bitela mordió un perro a dog bit hermordía la manzana con avidez he was eagerly munching the apple2 ( Tec) «lima» to file¿mordiste la indirecta? did you get the hint?■ morderviA «perro/serpiente» to biteten cuidado que muerde be careful, it bitesestar que muerde ( fam): no le preguntes hoy, está que muerde don't ask him today, he'll just snap at you o bite your head offB■ morderse( refl) to bitemorderse las uñas/los labios to bite one's nails/one's lip* * *
morder ( conjugate morder) verbo transitivo
1 ( con los dientes) to bite;
2 (Méx fam) [policía/funcionario] to extract a bribe from
verbo intransitivo
to bite
morderse verbo pronominal ( refl) to bite oneself;
morder verbo transitivo to bite ➣ Ver nota en sting
♦ Locuciones: familiar está que muerde, she is in a foul mood
' morder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anzuelo
- correosa
- correoso
- polvo
- picar
English:
bite
- chew
- chew up
- crunch
- nip
- pie
- savage
- snap
- dust
* * *♦ vt1. [con los dientes] to bite2. [apretar] to grip3. [gastar] to eat into5. Carib, Méx [estafar] to cheat♦ vi1. [con los dientes] to bite;Famsalúdala, que no muerde you can say hello to her, she doesn't bite;Famestá que muerde he's hopping mad* * *v/t bite;está que muerde fig fam he’s/she’s furious fam* * *morder {47} v: to bite* * * -
26 comerse
1 to eat3 (color) to fade4 (el mar, la tierra) to swallow* * *1. VPR1) [+ comida] to eat¿quién se ha comido mi queso? — who's eaten my cheese?
2) (=destruir)el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra — the sun has bleached the carpet, the sun has caused the colours of the carpet to fade
3) [+ capital, recursos] to eat up4) (=saltarse) [+ párrafo] to miss out; [+ consonante] to swallow2.SMera muy parco en el comer — he didn't eat much, he wasn't a big eater
* * *(v.) = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew upEx. 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. In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* * *(v.) = make + a meal of, prey on/upon, chew upEx: 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: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* * *
■comerse verbo reflexivo
1 to eat: cómete todo el puré, eat up your purée
2 (omitir) to skip: me comí una erre, I skipped an R
♦ Locuciones: figurado comerse el coco, to worry: estuvé toda la tarde comiéndome el coco con lo que me diría, I spent all afternoon worrying about what he would say to me
' comerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coco
- marrón
- rosca
- tarro
- comer
English:
down
- eat into
- grow out of
- nail
- nail-biting
- ogle
- eat
- swallow
* * *vpr1. [alimentos] to eat;en mi casa se come a las dos we have lunch at two o'clock at home;en ese restaurante se come muy bien the food is very good at that restaurant;se comió los tres platos he had all three courses;cómetelo todo eat it all up;comerse las uñas to bite one's nails;Famcomo descubra al que ha hecho esto, me lo como vivo when I find out who did this, I'll have their guts for garters;Famtu amigo está para comérselo your friend's gorgeous;comerse a alguien a besos to cover sb with kisses;Fam Famcomerse un marrón: me ha tocado a mí comerme el marrón de limpiar la casa tras la fiesta I got lumbered with having to clean the house after the party;Esp Famcomerse un rosco: presume mucho, pero la realidad es que no se come un rosco he's always bragging, but the truth of the matter is he never gets off with anyone;¿y eso cómo se come? and what are we/am I supposed to make of that?2. [consumirse] to eat up;se la comen los celos, se come de celos she's consumed o eaten up with jealousy3. [desgastar] [colores] to fade;[metal] to corrode;el sol se comió los colores de la ropa the sun made the clothes fade;la humedad se come el hierro moisture causes iron to rust4. [en juegos de mesa] to take, to capture;se comió mi reina she took my queen5. [palabras, texto] to swallow;se comió un párrafo she missed out a paragraph;te has comido todos los acentos you've missed out all the accents;se come las palabras al hablar he swallows his words when speaking;Fam Figse va a comerse sus palabras she'll have to eat her words7. [ser mejor que] to beat;mi trabajo se come al tuyo my job beats yours♦ nmcuida mucho el comerse she's very careful about what she eats;es muy sobrio en el comerse he eats very frugally* * *v/r1 tb figeat up;comerse de envidia be consumed with envy;está para comértela fam she’s really tasty fam2 de color fade3:se comió una palabra she missed out a word* * *vr: to eat upcomer nm: eating, dining* * *comerse vb -
27 entamer
entamer [ɑ̃tame]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. to start ; [+ poursuites] to instituteb. [+ optimisme, moral] to wear down* * *ɑ̃tame1) ( démarrer) to start [activité, journée]; to initiate [procédure]; to enter into [bataille, entretien]; to open [réunion, négociation]2) ( affaiblir) to undermine [crédibilité, moral]; to shake [détermination]3) ( rogner) to eat into [économies]4) ( commencer à consommer) to cut into [pain, rôti]; to open [bouteille, pot]; to start eating [dessert, sandwich]5) ( entailler) to cut into6) ( ronger) to eat into [métal]* * *ɑ̃tame vt1) [gâteau, pain] to start, to cut into, [bouteille] to start2) [capital, budget] to make a dent in3) (= altérer) [confiance, détermination] to damage4) [carrière, livre] to start, [hostilités, pourparlers] to open* * *entamer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( démarrer) to start [activité, journée, grève]; to initiate [procédure, poursuites, démocratisation]; to enter into [collaboration, bataille, entretien]; to open [dialogue, réunion, négociation]; j'entamais ma lecture quand il a téléphoné I was just starting to read when he phoned; on vient juste d'entamer le dessert we've just started eating dessert;2 ( affaiblir) to undermine [crédibilité, moral, santé]; to shake [détermination]; to test [patience]; entamer la réputation de qn to undermine sb's reputation;3 ( rogner) to eat into [économies, capital];5 ( entailler) to cut into [bois, peau, os, verre];6 ( ronger) to eat into [métal].[ɑ̃tame] verbe transitif1. [jambon, fromage] to start[bouteille, conserve] to open3. [réduire - fortune, économies] to make a dent ou hole in ; [ - résistance] to lower, to deal a blow to ; [ - ligne ennemie] to break through4. [ébranler] to shakerien ne peut entamer sa confiance en lui nothing can shake ou undermine his self-confidence5. [user] to damagel'acide entame le fer acid eats into ou corrodes metal6. [écorcher - peau] to graze -
28 einfressen
v/refl (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)* * *ein|fres|senvr septo eat in ( in +acc -to)* * *sich in etwas (Akk.) einfressen — eat into something
* * *einfressen v/r (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)1.2. fig Neid etc:sich in jemanden einfressen take firm hold of sb* * *sich in etwas (Akk.) einfressen — eat into something
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29 żreć
(-ę, -esz); imp -yj; vt1) ( o zwierzęciu) to eat2) (pot) ( o człowieku) to gobble, ( o rdzy) to eat into* * *ipf.1. ( o zwierzętach) (= jeść) eat, feed.2. ( o człowieku) (= pożerać) gobble, wolf down.4. (o uczuciach, doznaniach) consume, eat into; żarła ją tęsknota she was being consumed by longing, longing was eating into her.ipf.pot. (= kłócić się) lead a cat-and-dog life ( z kimś with sb), bicker l. haggle constantly ( z kimś o coś with sb over sth).The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > żreć
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30 roer
v.1 to gnaw (at).2 to eat away (at).3 to nag or gnaw (at).* * *Present IndicativePast IndicativePresent Subjunctiveroa, roas, roa, roamos, roáis, roan;Imperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativeroe (tú), roa, roiga, roya (él/Vd.), roamos, roigamos, royamos (nos.), roed (vos.), roan, roigan, royan (ellos/Vds.).* * *VT1) [+ comida] to gnaw; (=mordiscar) to nibble at; [+ hueso] to gnaw, pick2) (=corroer) to corrode, eat away3) [+ capital] to eat into (bit by bit)4) [conciencia] to prick* * *verbo transitivoa) <hueso/cable> to gnaw (at)b) ( atormentar) to gnaw at, eat away at* * *= gnaw (at).Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.----* hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.* roer poco a poco = eat away at.* * *verbo transitivoa) <hueso/cable> to gnaw (at)b) ( atormentar) to gnaw at, eat away at* * *= gnaw (at).Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.
* hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.* roer poco a poco = eat away at.* * *vt1 ‹hueso/cable/libro› to gnaw (at)los ratones han roído el queso the mice have been at the cheese o have been nibbling the cheese2 (atormentar) to gnaw at, eat away atel remordimiento le roía las entrañas remorse was gnawing o eating away at him* * *
roer ( conjugate roer) verbo transitivo ‹hueso/cable› to gnaw (at)
roer verbo transitivo
1 (un hueso, una cosa) to gnaw
2 (una galleta, queso) to nibble
3 (la conciencia) to gnaw at, nag at
♦ Locuciones: un hueso duro de roer, a hard nut to crack
' roer' also found in these entries:
English:
eat into
- gnaw
- nibble
- nut
- eat
* * *roer vt1. [con dientes] to gnaw (at);ser duro de roer to be a tough nut to crack2. [gastar] to eat away (at)3. [atormentar] to nag o gnaw (at);le roe la conciencia por lo mal que se ha portado her appalling behaviour is gnawing (at) her conscience* * *v/t gnaw; figeat away at* * *roer {69} vt1) : to gnaw2) : to eat away at, to torment* * *roer vb to gnaw -
31 creuser
creuser [kʀøze]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ bois, falaise] to hollow out ; [+ sol, roc] to dig a hole in ; (au marteau-piqueur) to drill a hole inb. [+ puits, fondations, canal, tranchée] to dig ; [+ sillon] to plough (Brit), to plow (US) ; [+ trou] to dig ; (au marteau-piqueur) to drillc. ( = approfondir) [+ problème, sujet] to go into• la promenade, ça creuse (l'estomac) (inf) walking gives you a real appetite2. reflexive verba. [joues, visage] to become gauntb. [personne] se creuser (la cervelle or la tête) (inf) to rack one's brains• il ne s'est pas beaucoup creusé ! (inf) he didn't exactly overexert himself!* * *kʀøze
1.
1) ( ôter de la matière dans) [personne] to dig a hole in [terre]; to hollow out [tronc, fruit]; to drill a hole in [dent]; to dig into [roche]; [mer, eau] to eat into, to erode [falaise]2) ( pratiquer) to dig [trou, canal, tombe, terrier]; to sink [puits]; to plough GB, to plow US [sillon] ( dans in); [rivière] to hollow out [lit]3) ( marquer) [rides] to furrow [front, visage]elle avait le visage creusé par la faim/le chagrin — her face was gaunt with hunger/grief
4) ( accentuer la cambrure de)creuser le dos or les reins — to arch one's back
5) ( accentuer) to deepen, to increase [déficit, fossé]6) ( approfondir) [personne] to go into [something] in depth [sujet, théorie]
2.
verbe intransitif
3.
se creuser verbe pronominal [joues, visage] to become hollow; [mer, vagues] to be whipped up; [rides] to deepen; [écart] to widen••ça creuse — (colloq) it really gives you an appetite
se creuser (la tête or la cervelle) — (colloq) to rack one's brains
* * *kʀøze1. vt1) [trou, tunnel] to dig2) [sol] to dig a hole in, [bois] to hollow out3) fig to go into, to go deeply into2. vi* * *creuser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( ôter de la matière dans) [personne] to dig a hole in [terre]; to hollow out [tronc, fruit]; to drill a hole in [dent]; [bulldozer] to dig into [roche]; [mer, eau] to eat into, to erode [falaise, rochers]; [ver] to burrow through [terre];2 ( pratiquer) [personne] to dig [trou, souterrain, tombe, fossé]; to sink [puits, fondations]; to cut, to dig [canal, tunnel]; to plough GB, to plow US [sillon] (dans in); [lapin, renard] to dig [terrier]; [rivière] to hollow out [lit]; creuser un trou à la pelleteuse to dig a hole with a mechanical digger; creuser sa propre tombe lit, fig to dig one's own grave;3 ( marquer) [rides] to furrow [front, visage]; elle avait le visage creusé par la faim/le chagrin/l'épuisement her face was gaunt with hunger/grief/exhaustion;4 ( accentuer la cambrure de) creuser le dos or les reins to arch one's back;5 ( accentuer) to deepen, to increase [déficit, fossé, inégalités]; creuser l'écart entre to widen the gap between;6 ( approfondir) [personne] to go into [sth] in depth, to research [question, sujet, théorie]; vous ne creusez pas assez votre analyse your analysis does not go far enough; si tu creuses un peu, tu t'aperçois vite que if you scratch the surface you soon realize that.B vi creuser dans la craie/la roche/l'argile to dig into the chalk/the rock/the clay.C se creuser vpr1 ( devenir concave) [joues, visage] to become hollow; [mer, vagues] to be whipped up;2 ( s'accentuer) [rides] to deepen; [écart, différence] to widen.ça creuse○ it really gives you an appetite; se creuser (la tête or la cervelle)○ to rack one's brains.[krøze] verbe transitif1. [excaver - puits, mine] to dig, to sink ; [ - canal] to dig, to cut ; [ - tranchée] to dig, to excavate ; [ - sillon] to plough ; [ - passage souterrain, tunnel] to make, to bore, to diga. [à la pelle] to dig a holeb. [en grattant] to scratch a holeça a creusé un abîme ou fossé entre eux this has opened up a gulf between them2. [faire un trou dans - généralement] to hollow (out) ; [ - avec une cuillère] to scoop (out)3. [ployer]creuser les reins ou le dos to arch one's back4. [marquer - traits du visage]5. (familier) [ouvrir l'appétit de] to make hungryla marche m'a creusé (l'estomac) the walk gave me an appetite ou whetted my appetite ou made me feel hungry6. [approfondir - idée] to look ou to go into (inseparable) ; [ - problème, question] to look ou to delve into (inseparable)il paraît intelligent, mais il vaut mieux ne pas creuser (trop loin) he seems intelligent, but it might be better not to go into it too deeply7. COUTURE [décolleté] to make deeper ou lower[emmanchure] to make bigger————————se creuser verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)tu ne t'es pas beaucoup creusé pour écrire ce texte! you didn't overtax yourself when you wrote this text!————————se creuser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [yeux, visage] to grow hollow[joues] to grow gaunt ou hollow[fossettes, rides] to appear2. [augmenter - écart] to grow bigger -
32 corrodere
corrodersi corrode, rust* * *corrodere v.tr.1 to corrode; to consume; to eat* away; ( lentamente) to wear* away: la ruggine corrode il ferro, rust corrodes iron; col tempo l'acqua ha corroso la roccia, with the passing of time the waves have eaten away the rocks; è un pensiero fisso che mi corrode la mente, (fig.) it's a fixed idea that is corroding my mind2 (bot.) to canker.* * *1. [kor'rodere]vb irreg vt2. vip (corrodersi)to corrode, (roccia) to erode, wear away* * *[kor'rodere] 1.verbo transitivo [acido, ruggine] to corrode, to eat* (into, away) [metallo, superficie]; [ pioggia] to wear* away, to eat* away, to erode [ pietra]2.verbo pronominale corrodersi to corrode* * *corrodere/kor'rodere/ [80][acido, ruggine] to corrode, to eat* (into, away) [metallo, superficie]; [ pioggia] to wear* away, to eat* away, to erode [ pietra]II corrodersi verbo pronominaleto corrode. -
33 mordere
bite* * *mordere v.tr.1 to bite* into (sthg.), to bite* (anche fig.): il cane mi ha morso il braccio, the dog has bitten me in the arm (o has bitten my arm); mordere una mela, to bite into an apple // c'è un vento che morde, there is a biting wind // mordere il freno, (fig.) to strain at the leash // mordere la polvere, (fig.) to bite the dust // mi sarei morso le dita per non esserci andato, I could have kicked myself for not going // mordersi le labbra, la lingua, (fig.) to bite one's lip, one's tongue: appena detto questo mi sarei morso la lingua, as soon as I said it I could have bitten my tongue // un gatto che si morde la coda, (fig.) a vicious circle2 (fam.) (pungere) to bite*, to sting*: mi ha morso una zanzara, I've been bitten by a mosquito3 (far presa) to grip: l'ancora morse il fondo, the anchor gripped the bottom; i cingoli mordono meglio delle ruote, caterpillar-tracks grip better than wheels4 (intaccare, corrodere) to bite* into (sthg.), to eat* into (sthg.), to corrode: l'acido morde il metallo, acid eats into metal; la lima morse il ferro, the file bit into the iron.* * *['mɔrdere]verbo transitivo1) (addentare) [cane, persona] to bite* [persona, animale, oggetto]; [ persona] to bite* into [mela, panino]oggi il freddo morde — fig. today it's biting cold
3) (corrodere) [acido, ruggine] to eat* into, to corrode [ metallo]4) fig.mordere l'asfalto — [ pneumatici] to grip the road
••mordere il freno — to have o take the bit between one's teeth, to chafe o champ at the bit
* * *mordere/'mɔrdere/ [61]1 (addentare) [cane, persona] to bite* [persona, animale, oggetto]; [ persona] to bite* into [mela, panino]3 (corrodere) [acido, ruggine] to eat* into, to corrode [ metallo]mordere il freno to have o take the bit between one's teeth, to chafe o champ at the bit; mordere la polvere to bite the dust; - rsi la lingua to bite one's tongue; - rsi le mani to kick oneself. -
34 nagen
I vt/i gnaw; knabbernd: nibble (an + Dat at); nagen an (+ Dat) ätzend: auch GEOL. eat into, corrode; fig. gnaw at; an einem Knochen nagen gnaw at a bone; an der Unterlippe nagen bite one’s (lower) lip; an jemandes Gesundheit nagen fig. undermine s.o.’s health; Zweifel nagten an ihr fig. she felt a nagging doubt; Hungertuch* * *to gnaw; to rankle* * *na|gen ['naːgn]1. vi (lit, fig)to gnaw ( an +dat at); (= knabbern) to nibble ( an +dat at); (Rost, Wasser) to eat ( an +dat into)an einem Knochen nágen — to gnaw (on or at) a bone
2. vtto gnawwir haben nichts zu nágen noch zu beißen (old) — we've eaten our last crust
* * *na·gen[ˈna:gn̩]I. vi1. (mit den Nagezähnen beißen)an einem Knochen \nagen to gnaw on a bonean einem Bleistift \nagen to chew on a pencil2. (schmerzlich wühlen)▪ an jdm \nagen to nag [at] sbII. vtIII. vr* * *1.intransitives Verb gnaw2.an etwas (Dat.) nagen — gnaw [at] something
transitives Verb gnaw off* * *an +dat at);an einem Knochen nagen gnaw at a bone;an der Unterlippe nagen bite one’s (lower) lip;an jemandes Gesundheit nagen fig undermine sb’s health;B. v/r:sich durch etwas nagen gnaw through sth; Säure: eat through sth* * *1.intransitives Verb gnaw2.an etwas (Dat.) nagen — gnaw [at] something
transitives Verb gnaw off* * *v.to gnaw v. -
35 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 -
36 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.* * *1 (roer) to eat away1 figurado to be consumed (de, with), be eaten up (de, with)* * *1. VT1) [+ madera] to eat into, eat away2) [+ salud] to undermine2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) carcoma to eat away (at)b) < salud> to underminelos celos/la envidia le carcomían — he was eaten up o consumed with jealousy/envy
un vicio que carcome las bases de nuestra sociedad — a vice which eats away at the fabric of our society
* * *= 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.* * *verbo transitivoa) carcoma to eat away (at)b) < salud> to underminelos celos/la envidia le carcomían — he was eaten up o consumed with jealousy/envy
un vicio que carcome las bases de nuestra sociedad — a vice which eats away at the fabric of our society
* * *= 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.* * *carcomer [E1 ]vt1«carcoma»: la pata de la mesa está totalmente carcomida the table leg is completely worm-eaten o is riddled with woodworm2 «cáncer» to riddleel cáncer le ha carcomido los pulmones his lungs are riddled with cancer3 «envidia» to consumelos celos le carcomían las entrañas he was eaten up o consumed with jealousyes una duda que me carcome it is something that constantly preys on my mind* * *
carcomer ( conjugate carcomer) verbo transitivo
carcomer verbo transitivo to eat away (at): el odio le carcome, he's eaten up with hatred
* * *♦ vt1. [madera] to eat away at2. [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* * *v/t eat away; fig: de envidia eat away at, consume* * *carcomer vt: to eat away at, to consume -
37 гриза
(за червей) eat intoгриза кора хляб gnaw at/nibble a crust of breadгриза си ноктите gnaw/bite o.'s nailsконят гризе юздата the horse is champing the bitгризе ме съвестта. feel remorse, be smitten with remorse, my conscience pricks me, be conscience-smitten/stricken* * *гриза̀,гл.1. gnaw (at) (и прен.), ( отхапвам по малко) nibble (at); (за червей) eat into; \гриза кора хляб gnaw at/nibble a crust of bread; \гриза ноктите си gnaw/bite o.’s nails; \гриза сухар nibble (at) a rusk; конят гризе юздата the horse is champing the bit;2. ( измъчвам) fester, rankle, eat; гризе ме съвестта feel remorse, be smitten with remorse, my conscience pricks me, be conscience-smitten/-stricken; какво те гризе? what is eating you?* * *fret; gnaw; nibble: гриза a crust of bread- гриза коричка хляб* * *1. (за червей) eat into 2. gnaw (at) (и прен.), (отхапвам по малко) nibble (at) 3. ГРИЗА кора хляб gnaw at/nibble a crust of bread 4. ГРИЗА си ноктите gnaw/bite o.'s nails 5. ГРИЗА сухар nibble (at) a rusk 6. гризе ме съвестта. feel remorse, be smitten with remorse, my conscience pricks me, be conscience-smitten/ stricken 7. конят гризе юздата the horse is champing the bit -
38 syöpyä
yks.nom. syöpyä; yks.gen. syövyn; yks.part. syöpyi; yks.ill. syöpyisi; mon.gen. syöpyköön; mon.part. syöpynyt; mon.ill. syövyttiinbe corroded (verb)be eaten away (verb)be eroded (verb)be worn away (verb)become ingrained (verb)bite (verb)corrode (verb)eat (verb)eat into (verb)* * *• be eroded• be corroded• eat• be engraved• be impressed on a person's mind• be impressed• be worn away• become ingrained• bite• burn into• corrode• eat into• be eaten away -
39 растрачивать
1) General subject: dilapidate, dissipate, drone, drone away, drone out, eat, embezzle, embezzle (чужие деньги), peculate, play about (деньги, имущество), play around (деньги, имущество и т.п.), play away, play ducks and drakes with (что-л.), spend, sport away, squander, ted, throw away, waste, diffuse, eat crow, eat dirt, eat into, frit away3) American: knock down4) Law: misapply6) Business: defalcate, drop, misappropriate7) Makarov: fiddle away, eat into (состояние и др.) -
40 nagristi
vt pf bite into; leave half-bitten; chem corrode; fig: bite/cut/eat into, eat away at, eat one's way into, gnaw at, erode, sap, corrode, have a corrosive effect on, undercut, rot, attack I fig znatno nagristi bite/cut deeply into, erode considerably/significantl* * *• bite
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