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1 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 -
2 carcoma
f.1 woodworm (insect).2 wood dust (polvo).3 deathwatch beetle, deathwatch.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: carcomer.* * *1 (insecto) woodworm2 (polvo) wood dust3 figurado plague* * *SF1) (=insecto) woodworm2) (=preocupación) anxiety, perpetual worry* * *a) (Zool) woodwormb) (preocupación, ansiedad) anxiety* * *= woodworm.Ex. Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.* * *a) (Zool) woodwormb) (preocupación, ansiedad) anxiety* * *= woodworm.Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.
* * *1 ( Zool) woodworm2 (preocupación, ansiedad) anxiety* * *
Del verbo carcomer: ( conjugate carcomer)
carcoma es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
carcoma
carcomer
carcoma sustantivo femenino (Zool) woodworm
carcomer ( conjugate carcomer) verbo transitivo
carcoma sustantivo femenino Zool woodworm
carcomer verbo transitivo to eat away (at): el odio le carcome, he's eaten up with hatred
' carcoma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carcomer
English:
woodworm
- wood
* * *carcoma nf1. [insecto] woodworm2. [polvo] wood dust3. [preocupación] anxiety, grief* * *f ZO woodworm
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