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1 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 -
2 quemar
v.1 to burn.quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flagEl fuego quemó las cortinas The fire burned=burnt the curtains.Elsa quemó la madera Elsa burned=set fire to the wood.2 to go through, to fritter away (malgastar) (ahorros).3 to burn out (informal) (desgastar).4 to be (scalding) hot (estar caliente).ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot5 to burn off, to consume, to burn up.El ejercicio quema calorías Exercise burns off calories.6 to be scorching, to be beating down, to be blazing down, to be blazing out.Este sol quema This sun is scorching.* * *2 (incendiar) to set on fire3 (destilar) to distil1 (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot3 figurado (ir a acertar) to get warm■ ¡que te quemas! you're getting warm!* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=hacer arder)a) [fuego, sol] [+ papeles, mueble, arroz, patatas] to burn; [+ edificio] to burn down; [+ coche] to set fire toel incendio ha quemado varias hectáreas de bosque — the fire has destroyed o burned down several hectares of woodland
he quemado la camisa con la plancha — I scorched o burned my shirt with the iron
nave 1)los guerrilleros quemaron varias aldeas — the guerrillas set fire to o burned several villages
b) [líquido hirviendo] to scald; [ácido, frío, helada] to burn2) (=dar sensación de calor) [radiador, especia picante] to burn3) [+ fusible] to blow4) (=gastar)a) [+ calorías] to burn, burn up; [+ energías] to burn offb) [+ fortuna] to squander; [+ dinero] to blow *, squander; [+ recursos] to use up5) * (=fastidiar) to bug *, get *lo que más me quemó fue que me tratara como a un estúpido — what bugged * me o got * me most was the way he treated me as if I was stupid
6) (=desgastar) [+ político, gobierno] to destroy, be the ruin ofun escándalo sexual puede quemar a cualquier político — a sex scandal can destroy o can be the ruin of any politician
tanto aparecer en televisión va a quemar su carrera — all these TV appearances will damage his career
7) (Com) [+ precios] to slash, cut; [+ géneros] to sell off cheap8) Cuba (=estafar) to swindle9) CAm (=denunciar) to denounce, inform on10) Ven * [con arma de fuego] to shoot11) Arg, Uru2. VI1) (=arder) [comida, líquido, metal] to be boiling (hot); [mejillas] to be burning¡cómo quema el sol! — the sun's really scorching (hot)!
este sol no quema nada — LAm you won't get tanned in this sun
2) (=picar) [especia, picante] to burn3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <basura/documentos> to burnb) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake3) ( accidentalmente)a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorchb) líquido/vapor to scaldc) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander2.quemar vi1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)2) sol to burn3.quemarse v pron1)a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singeb) (fam) ( en juegos)caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)
c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan2)a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn downb) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)un cantante que se quemó en un par de años — a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years
* * *= burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.Ex. In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.Ex. The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.Ex. Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.Ex. Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex. The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.Ex. This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.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. In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.----* fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.* quemar completamente = burn out.* quemarse = go up in + flames.* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.* sin quemar = unburned.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <basura/documentos> to burnb) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake3) ( accidentalmente)a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorchb) líquido/vapor to scaldc) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander2.quemar vi1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)2) sol to burn3.quemarse v pron1)a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singeb) (fam) ( en juegos)caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)
c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan2)a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn downb) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)un cantante que se quemó en un par de años — a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years
* * *= burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.
Ex: The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.Ex: Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.Ex: The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.Ex: This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.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: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.* fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.* quemar completamente = burn out.* quemarse = go up in + flames.* quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.* sin quemar = unburned.* * *quemar [A1 ]vtA (destruir, eliminar)1 ‹basura/documentos› to burn; ‹gases› to burn off2 (en la hoguera) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stakeB1 ‹leña/combustible/incienso› to burn2 ‹calorías› to burn up; ‹grasa› to burn off1 ‹comida› to burn; ‹mesa/mantel› to burn; (con la plancha) to scorchme quemó con el cigarrillo he burned me with his cigarette2 «líquido/vapor» to scald3 «ácido» ‹ropa/piel› to burn4 ‹motor› to burn… out; ‹fusible› to blowD1 «sol» ‹plantas› to scorchla helada quemó los geranios the frost burned o damaged the geraniumsE (malgastar) ‹fortuna/herencia› to squanderF( RPl arg) (hacer quedar mal) ‹persona› lo quemaron publicando esa foto it made him look ridiculous o it was very embarrassing for him when they published that photoloco, me quemaste diciéndole eso you idiot, you really messed me up ( AmE) o ( BrE) dropped me in it by telling him that ( colloq)G ‹CD› to burn■ quemarviA (estar muy caliente) «plato/fuente» to be very hot; «café/sopa» to be boiling ( colloq), to be boiling hot ( colloq), to be very hotB «sol» to burnaunque está nublado el sol quema igual even though it's cloudy, you can still get burneda estas horas el sol quema mucho at this time of day, the sun is very strong o really burns■ quemarseA1 ( refl) (lastimarse) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; ‹mano/lengua› to burn; ‹pelo/cejas› to singeme quemé con la plancha I burned myself on the iron2 ( fam)(en juegos): caliente, caliente … ¡te quemaste! getting warmer, warmer … you're burning o boiling! ( colloq)B1 (destruirse) «papeles» to get burned o burnt; «edificio» to burn down2 (sufrir daños) «alfombra/vestido» to get burned o burnt; «comida» to burnaquí se está quemando algo something's burning(+ me/te/le etc): se me quemaron las tostadas I burned the toast, the toast burnedC «persona»1 (desgastarse, agotarse) to burn oneself out2(pasarse de moda): un cantante que se quemó en un par de años a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of yearsen el mundo del espectáculo te quemas rápidamente in show business you're only famous for a short timeD( RPl arg) «persona» (quedar mal): te quemás si les hacés un regalo así it'll look really bad if you give them a gift like thatno digas eso en la entrevista porque te quemás don't say that in your interview or you'll blow your chances ( colloq)* * *
quemar ( conjugate quemar) verbo transitivo
1
b) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stake
2 ‹ calorías› to burn up;
‹ grasa› to burn off
3
( con la plancha) to scorch
‹ fusible› to blow
‹ piel› to burn;
( broncear) (AmL) to tan
verbo intransitivo
[café/sopa] to be boiling (hot) (colloq)
quemarse verbo pronominal
1
(con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself;
‹mano/lengua› to burn;
‹pelo/cejas› to singe
(— broncearse) (AmL) to tan
2
[ edificio] to burn down
[ comida] to burn;
3 [ persona] ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out
quemar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con el sol, fuego, etc) to burn
2 (con líquido) to scald
3 fam (psíquicamente) to burn out
II vi (una bebida, etc) to be boiling hot
' quemar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicharrar
- nave
- abrasar
- incendiar
English:
burn
- burn out
- burn up
- sear
- wood
- work off
- blow
- frost
- scorch
* * *♦ vt1. [sol, con fuego, calor] to burn;[con líquido hirviendo] to scald;quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flag;has quemado los macarrones you've burnt the macaroni;quemaban a los herejes en la hoguera heretics were burnt at the stake;quemar etapas [ir rápido] to come on in leaps and bounds, to progress rapidly;[ir demasiado rápido] to cut corners;quemar el último cartucho to play one's last card2. [calorías] to burn up;[grasa] to burn offel sol quemó las plantas the plants withered in the sun4. [malgastar] to run through, to fritter away;quemó sus ahorros en pocos meses she ran through her savings in just a few months6. CAm, Méx [delatar] to denounce, to inform on7. Carib, Méx [estafar] to swindleme quemaron con la publicación de esa noticia they really landed me in it by publishing that story♦ vi1. [estar caliente] to be (scalding) hot;ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot* * *I v/t1 burn3 famrecursos use up; dinero blow famII v/i be very hot* * *quemar vt: to burn, to set fire toquemar vi: to be burning hot* * *quemar vb2. (edificio, etc) to burn down3. (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot / to be very hot¡cuidado que quema! be careful, it's very hot!
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