to take one's meals at a restaurant

1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

4) (accompany, lead)

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

12) (assume)

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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1 il prendere; presa

2 quantità di selvaggina (di pesce, ecc.) presa; carniere (fig.): It was an excellent take, siamo tornati (sono tornati, ecc.) col carniere pieno; a great take of fish, una pesca eccezionale

3 incasso, introito (di cinema, teatr., ecc.)

4 (cinem., TV) ripresa

5 (fam.) guadagno; profitto; ricavo

6 (fisc.) gettito: the tax take, il gettito delle imposte

7 (fam.) bottino; parte ( del bottino, del malloppo)

8 (fam.) bustarella; pizzo; tangente

9 (fam. USA) punto di vista; interpretazione; teoria; opinione

● (fam.) to be on the take, prendere la bustarella (o il pizzo); farsi corrompere.

(pass. took, p. p. taken)

A v. t.

1 prendere; pigliare; afferrare; cogliere, sorprendere; catturare; conquistare, impadronirsi di; conquistare; guadagnare; ricevere; comprare; sottrarre; togliere; rubare: Will you take a glass of wine?, prendi (o vuoi) un bicchiere di vino?; to take st. (up) with one's hands, prendere qc. con le mani; to take sb. 's hand, prendere (o afferrare) la mano a q.; Let me take your coat!, posso prenderti il cappotto? ( lo metto a posto io, ecc.); I took the flat for a year, presi l'appartamento (in affitto) per un anno; Take what you like, piglia quello che vuoi!; He was taken in the act, è stato colto (o preso) in flagrante; The fortress was taken by the enemy, la fortezza fu conquistata (o presa) dal nemico; to take a Senate seat, conquistare un seggio al Senato (in Italia, ecc.); He takes three hundred pounds a month, guadagna (o prende) trecento sterline al mese; The thief took all the silver, il ladro ha rubato tutta l'argenteria; The shopkeeper took 10 p off the price, il negoziante tolse dieci penny dal prezzo; We take two newspapers daily, compriamo due giornali tutti i giorni

2 prendere con sé; portare via; portare; condurre; accompagnare: Take your umbrella with you, prenditi l'ombrello!; Take these parcels to the post office, will you?, mi porti questi pacchi alla posta?; This path will take you to the river, questo sentiero ti porterà al fiume; I took my guest home, accompagnai a casa l'ospite; Take the children for a walk, porta i bambini a fare una passeggiata! NOTA D'USO: - to bring o to take?-

3 prendere; accettare; assumere; accollarsi: Do you take credit cards?, accettate le carte di credito?; DIALOGO → - Paying 1- Which credit cards do you take?, quali carte di credito accettate?; to take holy orders, prendere gli ordini sacri; to take one's degree, prendere la laurea; They won't take our advice, non accettano i nostri consigli; He took the job, ha accettato il posto; They cannot take defeat, non riescono ad accettare la sconfitta; to take the blame, accollarsi (o assumersi) la colpa

4 prendere; assumere; ingerire: to take a medicine, prendere una medicina; to take one's meals at a restaurant, prendere i pasti (o mangiare) al ristorante; to take drugs, assumere droga; drogarsi

5 prendere; prendere in esame; considerare; giudicare; ritenere; reputare; valutare; supporre: to take sb. at his word, prendere q. in parola; to take st. as done, considerare qc. come già fatto; to take sb. as a swindler, prendere q. per un imbroglione; Let's take John, for instance, prendiamo John, per esempio; to take sb. at his face value, valutare q. per quello che sembra; I take it you're the person in charge here, se non sbaglio è lei che comanda qui; DIALOGO → - Wedding- I take it she said yes then?, suppongo che abbia detto di sì, quindi

6 comprendere, intendere: Do you take my meaning?, intendi quel che voglio dire?

7 portare: Take him another glass of wine, portagli un altro bicchiere di vino!

8 fare: to take a walk [a bath], fare una passeggiata [un bagno]; to take a nap, fare un sonnellino; to take a picture (o a photograph) fare una fotografia; to take an exam, fare (o dare, sostenere) un esame; (stat.) to take a census, fare un censimento; The horse took the jump, il cavallo ha fatto il salto ( non ha rifiutato l'ostacolo)

9 attirare; attrarre; trasportare (fig.); incantare; cattivarsi; affascinare: I was not much taken by ( o with) his behaviour, sono stato tutt'altro che attratto dal suo comportamento; This author takes his readers with him, quest'autore affascina (o trasporta) i lettori

10 (spesso impers.) impiegare; metterci; volerci; richiedere; occorrere: I took three days to finish my work, impiegai tre giorni per finire il mio lavoro; DIALOGO → - Building work- The builders said the job would take six to eight weeks, max, i muratori dicono che per i lavori ci vorranno da sei a otto settimane al massimo; How long did it take you to go there?, quanto tempo ci hai messo per andare là?; These things take time, ci vuol tempo per queste cose; It takes a lot of patience, ci vuole molta pazienza

11 resistere a; reggere (a); sostenere; sopportare: to take a thrust, reggere una spinta

12 (cinem., TV) riprendere; girare: to take a scene, riprendere una scena

13 prendere; possedere ( una donna)

14 (comm., leg.) prendere; accettare ( in pagamento)

15 (gramm.) reggere; prendere: Transitive verbs take a direct object, i verbi transitivi reggono il complemento oggetto

16 provare; sentire: to take pleasure in st. [in doing st.], provare piacere in qc. [a fare qc.]

17 misurare; rilevare; prendere: to take sb. 's temperature, misurare la temperatura (fam.: la febbre) a q.

18 afferrare; cogliere: to take an opportunity, cogliere un'occasione

19 ( di un recipiente, un locale, un veicolo) contenere; portare: This bottle only takes half a litre, questa bottiglia contiene solo mezzo litro; The hall can take 200 people, la sala può contenere 200 persone; The coach takes (up) 50 passengers, il pullman porta 50 passeggeri

20 tirare, sferrare; dare: to take a shot at a bird, tirare un colpo (o sparare) a un uccello; to take a punch at sb., tirare (o sferrare) un pugno a q.

21 portare ( una misura d'indumento): What size do you take, madam?, che misura (o numero) porta, signora?

22 ( sport) vincere: ( boxe) to take nearly every round, vincere quasi tutte le riprese; ( tennis) to take the set, vincere il set

23 (a dama, a scacchi) mangiare ( una pedina, un pezzo)

24 (fam.) darle (o suonarle) a (q.); battere (q.) ( a pugni, o in una gara): The champion took the challenger in the first round, il detentore del titolo batté lo sfidante nel primo round

25 ( boxe) incassare ( colpi): He can take blows well, incassa bene i colpi; è un buon incassatore

26 ( calcio, ecc.) fare, effettuare, eseguire ( un tiro, una rimessa, ecc.); dare ( un calcio); battere; segnare ( un gol, un canestro): to take a penalty, tirare (o battere) un rigore; ( cricket) to take a run, effettuare una corsa ( verso il wicket); to take a free kick, battere (o tirare) una punizione

27 (fam.) imbrogliare; truffare; fregare (fam.): The salesman tried to take me, il commesso ha cercato di fregarmi

28 (fam.; al passivo) defraudare; derubare: The old lady was taken for all her money, la vecchia signora è stata derubata di tutti i soldi

B v. i.

1 ( anche mecc.) prendere; far presa; attaccare: This gear won't take, quest'ingranaggio non prende (o non fa presa); The fire took rapidly, il fuoco prese subito; This paint takes well, questa vernice attacca bene

2 avere successo; attecchire; I don't think it will take, non credo che attecchirà

3 agire; funzionare; avere effetto: The vaccine did not take, il vaccino non ha agito

4 (fam.) essere fotogenico; venire bene: She does not take well, non viene bene ( in fotografia)

5 ( di pesce) abboccare ( all'amo)

● to take advantage of, approfittare di; sfruttare □ (mil.) to take aim, prendere la mira; mirare; puntare □ to take all the fun out of st., guastare la festa; rovinare tutto □ to take sb. 's arm, prendere il braccio di q.; prender q. per il braccio □ to take st. as read, dare qc. per letto □ (fig.) to take a back seat, occupare un posto di scarsa importanza; accontentarsi di un ruolo secondario □ (leg.) to take bankruptcy, accettare di essere messo in fallimento □ (autom., ecc.) to take a bend, prendere una curva: to take a bend as tightly as possible, stringere una curva al massimo □ to take bets, accettare scommesse □ (fig.) to take the bit between one's teeth, stringere i denti (fig.) □ to take breath, prendere (o ripigliare) fiato □ to take by surprise, cogliere di sorpresa; prendere (o conquistare) di sorpresa □ to take care, stare attento; fare attenzione; badare; guardarsi: Take care what you say, fa' attenzione a quel che dici!; Take care not to break it, bada di non romperlo! □ to take care of, badare a; prendersi cura di, aver cura di; (fam. eufem.) sistemare, eliminare, uccidere: Who will take care of the baby?, chi si prenderà cura del bambino?; Take care of yourself! abbi cura di te!; riguardati! □ (fig.) to take the chair, assumere la presidenza; presiedere una seduta □ to take a chair, prendere posto; accomodarsi; sedersi □ to take a chance, correre un rischio; tentare la sorte □ to take one's chances, correre il rischio; arrischiare, azzardare; tentare la sorte; stare al gioco (fig.) □ to take no chances, non volere correre rischi; andare sul sicuro □ to take charge of st., prendere in consegna qc.; occuparsi di qc.; assumere il comando (la direzione) di qc.: The new commander took charge of the garrison, il nuovo comandante assunse (o prese) il comando della guarnigione □ to take command, prendere il comando □ (relig.) to take communion, fare la comunione □ to take courage, farsi coraggio; farsi animo □ to take a deep breath, tirare un lungo respiro □ to take a different view, essere di tutt'altro avviso; essere di parere contrario □ to take effect, ( di una medicina, ecc.) avere (o fare) effetto; ( di una legge e sim.) entrare in vigore; essere attuato; andare in porto (fig.): The new law takes effect as of July 1st, la nuova legge entra in vigore dal primo di luglio □ to take a fever, contrarre una febbre ( malarica, ecc.) □ to take fright, prendersi paura; spaventarsi □ to take hold of sb., impadronirsi di q.: A great tenderness took hold of him, una grande tenerezza si è impadronita di lui □ to take hold of st., afferrare qc.: He took hold of the bar, ha afferrato la sbarra □ to take a holiday, andare in vacanza □ to take st. in hand, prendere in mano qc. (fig.); intraprendere qc. □ to take an interest in st., interessarsi a qc. □ to take into account, tener presente; tener conto di; prendere in considerazione: We must take his youth into account, dobbiamo tener conto della sua giovinezza □ to take sb. into one's confidence, concedere a q. la propria fiducia; mettere q. a parte dei propri segreti □ (fam.) to take it, tener duro; non batter ciglio □ to take it easy, prendersela comoda, non strapazzarsi; ( anche) non prendersela, restare calmo □ to take it into one's head (o mind), mettersi in testa, figgersi in capo ( un'idea, ecc.) □ to take a joke in earnest, prender sul serio uno scherzo □ to take a leap (o a jump), fare un salto □ to take leave of sb., prendere congedo (o commiato) da q.; accomiatarsi da q. □ to take leave of one's senses, impazzire □ (leg.) to take legal action, adire le vie legali □ to take legal advice, consultare un avvocato; rivolgersi a un legale per un parere □ to take a letter, ( anche) battere una lettera sotto dettatura □ to take sb. 's life, togliere la vita a q.; uccidere q. □ (fam.) to take one's life in one's hands, rischiare la vita □ to take a look at st., dare un'occhiata a qc. □ to take a look round, dare un'occhiata in giro; guardarsi attorno (o intorno) □ (fam.) to take the mickey out of sb., prendere in giro q.; sfottere q. (fam.) □ to take minutes, mettere a verbale; verbalizzare □ to take the nonsense out of sb., togliere i grilli dalla testa a q. □ to take notes, prendere appunti □ to take notice of st., fare attenzione a qc.; occuparsi (o interessarsi) di qc.; rendersi conto di qc. □ to take an oath, fare (o prestare) un giuramento □ to take offence, offendersi □ to take other people's ideas, appropriarsi delle idee altrui □ to take pains, darsi (o prendersi) pena (di fare qc.); sforzarsi; darsi da fare; fare il possibile: to take pains to do a job well, sforzarsi di fare bene un lavoro □ to take part in st., prendere parte, partecipare a qc. □ to take place, aver luogo; accadere; avvenire; verificarsi □ (polit.) to take power, salire al potere; andare al governo □ to take pride in st., andare orgoglioso di qc. □ (mil.) to take sb. prisoner, far prigioniero q. □ ( boxe) to take punishment, subire una punizione; incassare colpi durissimi □ (fam.) to take the rap, essere incolpato (spec. per colpe altrui); prendersi la colpa □ to take refuge, trovar rifugio; rifugiarsi; riparare □ to take a seat, prendere posto; mettersi a sedere; accomodarsi □ to take sides with sb., parteggiare per q.; schierarsi con q. □ to take stock, (comm.) fare l'inventario; (fig.) valutare la situazione (e sim.) □ to take things as they are, prendere il mondo come viene □ to take things coolly, conservare il sangue freddo; mantenere la calma; non agitarsi □ to take things easy, prender le cose alla leggera; tirare a campare; fare il proprio comodo; prendersela comoda □ to take things seriously, prender le cose sul serio □ to take one's time, prendersela comoda; andare adagio: He took his time over the job, se la prese comoda col lavoro □ to take its toll on sb. [st.], farsi sentire su q. [qc.] ( in senso negativo) □ to take the train, prendere il treno; servirsi del treno ( e non dell'autobus, ecc.): DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- I usually take the bus, but sometimes I go by train, di solito prendo l'autobus, ma a volte vado in treno □ to take the trouble to do st., prendersi il disturbo di fare qc.; darsi la pena di fare qc. □ to take turns, fare a turno, alternarsi: (autom.) to take turns at the wheel, alternarsi al volante □ to take a vow, fare un voto □ to take a wife, prender moglie □ to take wing, levarsi a volo □ to be taken ill, ammalarsi; sentirsi male □ (fam.) to be taken short, avere un bisognino ( un bisogno impellente) □ It took a lot of doing, ci volle del bello e del buono □ Take your seats!, seduti!, a posto!; ( anche, ferr.) in carrozza! □ How old do you take me to be?, quanti anni mi dai? □ (fam.) I can take him or leave him, non mi è né simpatico né antipatico; mi lascia indifferente □ Take it or leave it!, prendere o lasciare! □ (fam.) I am not taking any, grazie, no!; ( anche) non ci sto!

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1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

4) (accompany, lead)

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

12) (assume)

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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1. v/t eat

fig squander

mangiarsi le parole mumble

mangiarsi un'occasione throw away or waste an opportunity

2. m food

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mangiare v.tr.

1 to eat*; to have one's meals, to take* one's meals: mangia di tutto, he eats anything; abitualmente mangiamo in cucina, we usually eat in the kitchen; si mangia alle 12.30, lunch is at 12.30; a tavola, si mangia!, lunch (o dinner) is ready!; non c'è niente di buono da mangiare?, is there anything good to eat?; da lei si mangia bene, you eat well at her house; ristorante in cui si mangia bene, restaurant where the food is good; vuoi da mangiare?, would you like something to eat?; mangiare al ristorante, to eat at the restaurant; mangiare a sazietà, to eat one's fill; mangiare bene, male, to eat well, badly (o to have a good meal, to have a poor meal); mangiare con appetito, to eat heartily; mangiare di grasso, to eat meat; mangiare di magro, not to eat meat (o to abstain from eating meat); mangiare in bianco, to eat plain food; fare da mangiare, to do the cooking (o to cook); non sa fare da mangiare, she can't cook; mangio un boccone e arrivo, I'll eat a bite and be with you straightaway; mangiare fuori di casa, to eat out; mangiare qlco. di gusto, to eat sthg. with relish; ho mangiato proprio di gusto, I really enjoyed my meal; mangiare svogliatamente, to pick at one's food; dar da mangiare a, to feed; hai dato da mangiare al cane?, have you fed the dog? // mangiare a crepapelle, to stuff oneself with food // mangiare come un uccellino, to nibble at one's food // mangiare come un lupo, to eat like a horse // mangiare per quattro, to eat heartily (o greedily) // mangiarsi le unghie, to bite one's nails

2 (consumare) to consume, to eat* up; (corrodere) to corrode, to eat* away, to eat* into (sthg.): quella locomotiva mangia tanto carbone, that steam engine eats up a lot of coal; gli acidi mangiano i metalli, acids eat into (o corrode) metals; la riva fu mangiata dal fiume, the banks were eaten away by the river; la ruggine mangia il ferro, rust corrodes iron

3 (a carte, scacchi ecc.) to take*.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: mangiarsi qlcu. con gli occhi, to devour s.o. with one's eyes // se non la pianta me lo mangio vivo, if he doesn't cut it out, I'll tear him apart // mangiare qlcu. d (a)i baci, to smother s.o. with kisses // mangiarsi il fegato dalla rabbia, to be seething with anger // mangiare la foglia, to smell a rat // mangiare le parole, to mumble (o to speak indistinctly) // è così brava che se li mangia tutti, she is so good that she can run rings round everyone // mangiare alle spalle di qlcu., to be a sponger (o to sponge on s.o. o live off s.o.) // mangiare negli affari, to make an illicit profit in business; sono in troppi a mangiare in quella società, there are too many people on the fiddle in the company; mangiare i soldi a qlcu., to squander s.o.'s money; in due anni si è mangiato un patrimonio, he went through (o squandered) a fortune in two years; mangiarsi una fortuna al gioco, to gamble away a fortune.

mangiare s.m.

1 eating: il mangiare è il suo unico piacere, eating is his only pleasure

2 (cibo) food; (cucina) cooking: mangiare leggero, light food; mangiare pesante, heavy food; è il marito che si occupa del mangiare, it's her husband who does the cooking; il mangiare da loro è molto buono, the cooking at their house is very good.

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1. vt

1) (gen) to eat

2) Carte, Scacchi to take

2. sm

(cibo) food

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verbo transitivo

1) to eat*

2) (corrodere, rovinare) [ruggine, pioggia, acido] to eat* away [ metallo]; [ tarme] to eat* [ lana]

3) (nella dama, agli scacchi ecc.) to take*

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) to eat*; (fare pranzo) to have* lunch; (fare cena) to have* dinner

2) (guadagnare illecitamente)

verbo pronominale mangiarsi

1) (rosicchiarsi)

2) (articolare male)

3) (sperperare) to go* through [ patrimonio]

sostantivo maschile

1) (atto del mangiare) eating

2) (cibo) food

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/man'dʒare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 to eat*; mangialo tutto! eat (it) up! che cosa vorresti mangiare? what would you like to have? che cosa si mangia a pranzo? what's for lunch? non ti mangio mica! colloq. I won't eat you! mangiare qcn. di baci fig. to smother sb. with kisses; mangiare qcn. con gli occhi fig. to have one's eye on sb., to eye sb. up and down; mangiare vivo qcn. fig. to eat sb. alive

 2 (corrodere, rovinare) [ruggine, pioggia, acido] to eat* away [ metallo]; [ tarme] to eat* [ lana]; essere mangiato dai topi to be gnawed by rats; essere mangiato o farsi mangiare dalle zanzare to be eaten alive by mosquitos

 3 (nella dama, agli scacchi ecc.) to take*

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere)

 1 to eat*; (fare pranzo) to have* lunch; (fare cena) to have* dinner; mangiare cinese to eat Chinese; mangiare fuori to eat out; si mangia male qui the food is not good here; dare da mangiare a to feed [bambino, animale]; fare da mangiare to do the cooking, to cook, to make the meal; fare da mangiare per to cook for [ famiglia]; invitare qcn. a mangiare to invite sb. for a meal

 2 (guadagnare illecitamente) mangiare su qcs. to make an illicit profit with sth.

III mangiarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (rosicchiarsi) - rsi le unghie to bite one's nails

 2 (articolare male) - rsi le parole to clip o slur one's speech

 3 (sperperare) to go* through [ patrimonio]; si è mangiato tutto al gioco he gambled all his money away.

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/man'dʒare/

sostantivo m.

 1 (atto del mangiare) eating

 2 (cibo) food; è difficile nel mangiare he's a picky eater; gli piace il mangiare semplice he likes plain cooking.

(ground grain) Schrot[mehl], das

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- mealy

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n Mahlzeit f, Essen nt

we like to have a hot \meal in the evening wir essen abends gerne warm

M\meals on Wheels Essen nt auf Rädern

a heavy/light \meal ein schweres/leichtes Essen

to go out for a \meal essen gehen

▶ to make a \meal of sth (put in too much effort) einen großen Aufwand für etw akk betreiben, eine große Sache aus etw dat machen; (make a problem) etw aufbauschen

the press will make a \meal of this story das ist ein gefundenes Fressen für die Presse fam

n [grobes] Mehl

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1) Mahlzeit f; (= food) Essen nt

2) (= set meal) Menü nt

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meal¹ [miːl] s

1. grobes (Getreide)Mehl, Schrotmehl n

2. schott Hafermehl n, -grütze f

3. US Maismehl n

4. Mehl n, Pulver n (aus Früchten, Mineralen etc)

meal² [miːl] s Mahl(zeit) n(f), Essen n:

have a meal eine Mahlzeit einnehmen;

take one’s meals seine Mahlzeiten einnehmen, essen;

make a meal of sth fig umg

a) sich in eine Sache zu sehr hineinknien,

b) etwas aufbauschen;

he made a meal of it fig umg er war nicht mehr zu bremsen;

a meal out ein Essen im Restaurant;

have a meal out auswärts oder im Restaurant essen;

meals on wheels pl (als sg konstruiert) Essen auf Rädern

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(ground grain) Schrot[mehl], das

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Mahl -e n.

Mahlzeit -en f.

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1) take smb., smth. by (in, between, with, etc.) smth. take a child by the hand (him by the sleeve, an axe by the handle, a pen in one's hand, a stick between one's finger and thumb, coal with a pair of tongs, a butterfly with one's fingers, etc.) взять ребенка за руку и т.д.; take a man by the throat схватить /взять/ человека за горло; take a baby in one's arms взять ребенка на руки; he took a girl (me, his son, etc.) in his arms он обнял девушку и т.д.; take the stick between one's knees зажать палку между колен; take one's head between one's hands обхватить голову руками; take the trunk on one's back взвалить сундук себе на спину; take the bit between one's teeth закусить удила; take smth. from (from under, out of, etc.) smth. take a book from the table (a corkscrew from the shelf, etc.) взять книгу со стола и т.д.; take some paper from /out of/ a drawer (the fruit out of a bag, a handkerchief out of /from/ one's pocket, the pins out of one's hair, a cigarette out of the box, one's hands out of one's pockets, etc.) вытаскивать /вынимать/ бумагу из ящика и т.д.: take a box from under a chair вытаскивать ящик из-под стула; the dog took the food from my hand собака ела /брала пищу/ у меня из рук; take your hand off my shoulder (your foot off my toe, etc.) уберите руку с моего плеча и т.д.; can you take the spot out of these pants? можно вывести это пятно с брюк?; it took all the fun out of the game это испортило все удовольствие от игры; take smth. from smb. take a bone from a dog (the knife from the baby, the record from him, etc.) отбирать /отнимать/ кость у собаки и т.д. || take smb. under one's wing взять кого-л. под свое крылышко /под свою защиту/

2) || take smb. in marriage жениться на ком-л. или выйти замуж за кого-л.; take a widow in marriage жениться на вдове, взять в жены вдову

3) take smb., smth. with smb. take one's son (an assistant, a doctor, some money, a book, an overnight bag, etc.) with one захватить /взять с собой/ своего сына и т.д.; take me with you возьмите меня с собой; take letters with one (one's lunch with one, provisions with one, etc.) взять /захватить/ эти письма с собой и т.д.; take an umbrella with you прихватите [с собой] зонтик; take smth. to some place take the dishes to the kitchen (these letters to the post, the parcel to his house, etc.) относить тарелки на кухню и т.д.; take smth. to smb. take flowers to sick friends (your message to her, a book to your teacher, etc.) относить цветы больным друзьям и т.д.; take the news to him сообщить ему эту новость; take the matter to a lawyer пойти с этим делом к юристу; take smb. to smth. take the children to the cinema (one's wife to the theatre, etc.) сводить детей в кино и т.д.; take a friend to lunch угостить друга завтраком; take a girl to a dance сводить девушку на танцы; take smb. for smth. take a dog for a walk вывести собаку на прогулку

4) take smth. from smb., smth. take presents from boy-friends (flowers from them, assistance from the government, etc.) принимать подарки от поклонников и т.д.

5) take smth. for smth. take the blame for his failure (for her mistake, etc.) принять на себя вину за его провал и т.д.; take smth. upon oneself he takes a great deal upon himself он очень много на себя берет; take smth. for (of) smth. upon oneself take the responsibility for his safety (the office of president, the duties of a teacher, etc.) upon oneself взять на себя ответственность за его безопасность и т.д.; take it upon oneself to do smth. take it upon oneself to speak to them (to give orders, to say that, to speak to him personally, etc.) взять на себя /согласиться/ поговорить с ними и т.д.; take smth. with smth. take his remark (their advice, a compliment, etc.) with a smile (with a frown, with a laugh, etc.) встречать /реагировать на/ его замечание и т.д. улыбкой и т.д. || take smth. in bad part /in the wrong way/ принимать /истолковывать/ что-л. превратно; take smth. in good part не обижаться на что-л.; take smb. into one's confidence довериться кому-л.; take smb. into the secret доверить /поверить/ кому-л. тайну

6) || take smb.'s side /smb.'s part/ in smth. встать на чью-л. сторону в чем-л.; take smb.'s side /smb.'s part/ in an argument /in a controversy/ (in a quarrel, in a fight, etc.) встать на чью-л. сторону в споре и т.д.; take advantage of smth. воспользоваться чем-л.; take advantage of smb.'s offer (of his presence, of her position, etc.) воспользоваться чьим-л. предложением и т.д.; take advantage of smb.'s trust (of her love', etc.) злоупотреблять чьим-л. доверием и т.д.

7) take smth. for smth., smb. take a hall for a meeting (this room for my cousin, this suite for my friend, this building for a hospital, etc.) снимать зал для собрания /под собрание/ и т.д.; take smth. in some place take a house in the country (rooms in the suburbs, etc.) снимать дом загородом и т.д.; take smth. for some time take a cottage (a room, a house, etc.) for the summer (for a year, etc.) снимать /арендовать/ дачу и т.д. на лето и т.д.

8) take smb. into smth. take your brother into the business взять вашего брата компаньоном в наше дело; take her into service брать ее на службу; take them into our firm принять их [на службу] в нашу фирму

9) take smth. in smth. take a job in the city (a job in an office, etc.) наняться на работу в городе и т.д.; take a post in the firm занять какую-л. должность в фирме

10) take smth. to (at, in, etc.) some place take a car to the ferry (a freighter to Europe, a train to Boston, etc.) поехать машиной до переправы и т.д.; take a plane to the North полететь самолетом на север; take a train at (in) N сесть на поезд в N

11) take smth. for smth. take 25 dollars for the use of his car брать двадцать пять долларов за пользование машиной; will you take a check for the bill? можно уплатить вам по счету чеком?; what will you take for it? сколько вы за это хотите?; the man won't take a cent less for the car он не согласен уступить за машину ни цента

12) take smb. on (in, across, over, etc.) smth. the blow took him on the nose (across the face, over the head, in the stomach, etc.) удар пришелся ему по носу и т.д.

13) take smth. by smth. take a fortress (a place, a town, etc.) by force (by storm, by a ruse, by a clever manoeveur, etc.) захватить крепость и т.д. силой и т.д. || take smb. by surprise захватить кого-л. врасплох; take smb. in the act поймать /застать/ кого-л. на месте преступления

14) take smth. from (off, out of) smth. take two from seven (one number from another, a sum out of one's income, etc.) вычесть два из семи и т.д.; this make-up took ten years off her age благодаря косметике она выглядит на десять лет моложе; they took it out of his pay они удержали это из его зарплаты; take 20 per cent off the price снизить цену на двадцать процентов; take a turn off the programme снять выступление /номер/, исключить выступление /номер/ из программы; take the dead leaves and branches off a plant обобрать сухие листья и ветви с растения; take the lid off the saucepan (a saucepan off the fire, etc.) снимать крышку с кастрюли и т.д.; take smb. off smth. take him off his work отстранять его от работы; take her off the assignment отобрать у нее это поручение; take them off the list вычеркнуть их из списка || take smth., smb. off smb.'s hands избавлять кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.; I'll take it off your hands at t 10 я куплю это у вас за десять фунтов

15) take smth. in smth. take the first prize in a competition (the highest mark in a subject, the first prize in Latin, first class honours in the tripos examination, etc.) получить первый приз на соревнованиях и т.д.; take the first place in a chess tournament занять первое место в шахматном турнире; take smth. at some place take one's degree at Oxford получать степень в Оксфорде; take i 100 at Ascot выиграть сто фунтов на скачках в Аскете

16) || take a liking /а fancy/ to smth., smb. проникнуться добрыми чувствами к кому-л., чему-л.; he took a liking to this house (to this village, to a picture, etc.) ему понравился этот дом и т.д.; he took a liking to my sister ему приглянулась моя сестра; take a dislike to smb., smth. невзлюбить кого-л., что-л.; she took a dislike to me я ей не понравился; take an interest in smb., smth. заинтересоваться кем-л., чем-л.; take an interest in politics (in one's work, in one's neighbours, etc.) интересоваться политикой и т.д., проявлять интерес к политике и т.д.

17) || take time over smth. не спешить делать что-л.; take one's time over the job не спеша выполнять работу; he took an hour over his dinner он обедал целый час

18) take smth. in smth. most nouns take-s in the plural большинство существительных образуют множественное число с помощью '-s'

19) take a certain size in smth. take tens in boots (sixes in gloves, etc.) носить десятый размер обуви и т.д.

20) take smth. in (at) some place take one's meals in a hotel (at a restaurant, etc.) питаться в гостинице и т.д.; take the waters at a spa лечиться водами на курорте; take smth. with (in) smth. take cream with one's coffee (sugar in one's tea, etc.) пить кофе со сливками и т.д.; take smth. for smth. take an aspirin for a headache (some new medicine for one's liver, pills for insomnia, etc.) принимать аспирин от головной боли и т.д.; take smth. after (before, with) smth. take one tablet after each meal (a spoonful before dinner, a pill with milk, etc.) принимать по одной таблетке после каждой еды и т.д.

21) take smth. to (at, for, etc.) smth. take tickets to the theatre (a box at the opera, seats for Hamlet, etc.) брать /покупать/ билеты в театр и т.д.

22) take smb. in smth. take smb. in a new dress (in cap and gown, in a swim-suit, etc.) сфотографировать /снять/ кого-л. /, сделать чей-л. снимок/ в новом платье и т.д.; take smth. from smth. take a print from a negative отпечатать фотографию с негатива

23) take smb., smth. for smb., smth. take you for someone else (him for an Englishman, the painting for a genuine Rembrandt, everything for truth, etc.) принимать вас за кого-то другого и т.д.; what do you take me for? за кого вы меня принимаете?; do you take me for a fool? вы что, меня дураком считаете?; take smb., smth. at (on) smth. they take the total population of the country at two and a half million они считают /полагают/, что население страны равно двум с половиной миллионам человек; I suppose we must take it at that я полагаю, мы должны поставить на этом точку; I take it on your say-so я соглашаюсь с этим, потому что вы так говорите /доверяю вам/

24) take some subject's) in (at) smth. take as many subjects as possible in one's university days в студенческие годы изучать как можно больше дисциплин; she took four courses in her freshman year на первом курсе она изучала четыре предмета; she took French at school французский язык она изучала в школе; take smth. for (as) smth. I shall take this topic for my composition я возьму эту тему для сочинения; he took China as his subject oil выбрал Китай в качестве темы || take smth. in the examination сдавать экзамен по какому-л. предмету; take French in the exam держать экзамен по французскому языку

25) take smb. in smth. take children in German давать детям уроки немецкого языка; take him in Latin заниматься с ним по латыни /латынью/

26) take smth. during /at/ smth. take notes during /at/ a lecture вести конспект во время лекции, записывать лекцию; take smth. of smth. take notes of all he says (of all that passes, etc.) записывать все, что он говорит и т.д.; take minutes of the proceedings веста протокол заседания; take smth. on (in, by, from) smth. take a broadcast on tape (an film, etc.) записывать передачу на магнитную ленту и т.д.; take the minutes of a meeting in /by/ shorthand стенографировать протокол; take smth. from dictation писать что-л. под диктовку; take a letter from dictation писать письмо под диктовку

27) take smth. from smth., smb. take its title from the name of the hero (a name from the place of battle, its name from the inventor, etc.) называться /получить название/ по имени героя и т.д.; take a passage from a book (a whole passage straight from Dickens, a quotation from his novel, etc.) взять отрывок из книги и т.д.; we take our numbers from the Arabs (our letters from the Romans, etc.) наша система цифр идет от /заимствована у/ арабов и т.д.

28) take smb. in smth. the cold took me in the chest у меня [от простуды] заложило грудь

29) take smth. to smth. take the next turning (road, street, etc.) to the left (to the right) свернуть налево (направо) у следующего поворота и т.д.; take the road to London (to the North, etc.) поехать по дороге [, ведущей] в Лондон и т.д.

30) take smb. (in)to (through, across, etc.) some place take the man to the hospital (your friend to the station, the box to the hotel, her into the country, etc.) отправить /отвезти/ человека в больницу и т.д. ; they took him into a small room (into prison, into a cell, etc.) ere отвели или поместили в маленькую комнату и т.д.; the road (this path, the street, etc.) will take you to the river (to the village, through the centre of the town, etc.) эта дорога и т.д. приведет вас к реке и т.д.; the bus will take you into town (to London, etc.) этот автобус привезет /доставит/ вас в город и т.д.; only a tram will take you across the bridge через мост можно проехать только трамваем; take him over the house (the visitors round a museum, etc.) водить его по дому /показывать ему дом/ и т.д.; the work (business, etc.) took us to Paris эта работа и т.д. привела нас в Париж; take smb. into custody взять кого-л. под стражу; take smb. to smb. take a son to his mother отвести сына к матери; take smb. out of smth. take her out of the room выведите ее из комнаты; take him out of my way уберите его с моей дороги; take smth. from (out of, etc.) smth. take the case from court to court передавать дело из одного суда в другой; take the case out of court забрать дело из суда

31) take smb. through smth. take the boy through a book (through the first two chapters, through his first job, etc.) помочь мальчику прочесть книгу и т.д.; take smb. through college помочь кому-л. [деньгами] окончить колледж; save enough money to take you through college скопить достаточную сумму [денег], чтобы заплатить за обучение в колледже

32) aux || take pride in smth. гордиться чем-л.; take pride in his schoolwork (in one's appearance, in one's house and garden, etc.) гордиться своей работой или своими успехами в школе и т.д.; take credit for smth. приписывать себе /ставить себе в заслугу/ что-л.; he took credit for my work он приписал себе мои достижения; take offence at smth. обижаться /сердиться/ на что-л.; take offence at his remarks /at what he said/ сердиться на его замечания; take part in smth. принимать участие в чем-л.; take part in an enterprise (in the demonstration, in smb.'s sorrows, etc.) принимать участие в предприятии и т.д.; take pity on smb. пожалеть кого-л.; сжалиться над кем-л.; take pity on the poor man (on the losers, on the boy, etc.) пожалеть несчастного человека и т.д.; take notice of smb., smth. обратить внимание на кого-л., что-л.; don't take notice of him не обращайте на него внимания; take charge of smth., smb. принимать на себя ответственность за что-л., кого-л., take charge of the luggage (of the house, of the children, etc.) заняться багажом и т.д.; who is taking charge of the work while you are away? кто руководит работой в ваше отсутствие?; take care of smth., smb. (по)заботиться о чем-л., ком-л.; he will take care of that matter (of the account, etc.) он займется этим вопросом и т.д.; she will take саге of the baby она присмотрит за ребенком; take possession of smth. завладеть чем-л.; take hold of smth., smb. ухватиться за что-л., кого-л.; take hold of the rope (of the rail, of her arm, of the man, etc.) ухватиться за веревку и т.д.; take smb., smth. in hand взять кого-л., что-л. в руки; he took himself firmly in hand он взял себя в руки, он овладел собой; take smth., smb. into consideration /into account/ принимать что-л., кого-л. во внимание; take all these facts (the circumstances, her request, etc.) into consideration /into account/ принять во внимание /учесть/ все эти факты и т.д.; take it into one's head to do smth. (that...) coll. забрать себе в голову сделать что-л. (, что...)

33) aux take smth. in (at, after, on, etc.) smth. take a seat in the rear сесть /занять место/ позади /сзади/; take a swing at the ball замахнуться для удара по мячу; take a nap after dinner вздремнуть после обеда; take an oath on smth. поклясться в чем-л. || take a glance round one бросить взгляд вокруг, оглядеться; take leave of smb. попрощаться с кем-л.

1. Es·sen <-s> [ʼɛsn̩] nt

Essen

2. es·sen isst, aß, gegessen> [ʼɛsn̩]

vt ( Nahrung zu sich nehmen)

etw \Essen to eat sth;

\Essen Sie gern Äpfel? do you like apples?;

ich esse am liebsten Schokoladeneis I like chocolate ice cream most [or best] of all;

etw zum Nachtisch \Essen to have sth for dessert

gegessen sein ( fam) to be dead and buried

vi to eat; ( dinieren) to dine ( form)

von etw dat \Essen to eat some of sth, to eat of sth old ( probieren) to try sth, to have some of sth;

in der Kantine/einem Restaurant \Essen to eat in the canteen/a restaurant, to take one's meals/a meal in the canteen/a restaurant;

von einem Teller \Essen to eat off a plate;

griechisch/italienisch \Essen to have a Greek/an Italian meal;

lass uns chinesisch \Essen let's have a Chinese ( fam)

gutbürgerlich \Essen to eat good plain food;

kalt/warm \Essen to have a cold/hot meal;

\Essen gehen (zum E\Essen gehen) to go to eat;

ich geh jetzt erst mal \Essen ( fam) I'm just going for something to eat now;

( im Lokal speisen) to eat [or ( form) dine] out;

[gerade] beim E\Essen sein to be in the middle of eating [or a meal];

in diesem Restaurant kann man gut \Essen this restaurant does good food;

ich habe noch nirgends so schlecht gegessen nowhere have I had such a poor meal;

ich bin \Essen ( fam) I've gone to eat;

iss mal tüchtig! tuck in! ( fam), get stuck in! ( fam)

\Essen kommen! come and eat!

3. Es·sen <-s, -> [ʼɛsn̩] nt

1) (zubereitete Mahlzeit, Speise) meal, repast ( form) (Arbeits\Essen) working lunch/dinner; (Fest\Essen) dinner; ( offizielles Dinner) banquet, formal [or official] dinner;

\Essen auf Rädern meals on wheels;

zum \Essen bleiben to stay for [or ( Brit) to] lunch/dinner, to stay for a meal;

das \Essen auf den Tisch bringen to serve up [lunch/dinner] sep;

jdn zum \Essen einladen to invite sb to [or for] lunch/dinner, to invite sb for a meal;

\Essen fassen mil to draw rations; fam, to come and get one's meal;

ein \Essen [für jdn] geben to give [or throw] a banquet [for sb];

das \Essen kochen [ o fam machen] to cook [or ( fam) get] the meal;

zum \Essen kommen to come and eat

2) ( Nahrung) food no pl, no indef art;

fettes \Essen fatty food

1 food (food).

comida basura junk food

comida casera home cooking

comida chatarra junk food (Mexican Spanish)

comida corrida o corriente set meal (Mexican Spanish)

comidas para empresas business catering

comida para perros dog food

comida preparada convenience food

comida rápida fast food

2 meal (almuerzo, cena).

comida de Navidad Christmas dinner

comida de trabajo business lunch

past participle of spanish verb: comer.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: comedirse.

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► nombre femenino

1 (alimento) food

■ comida italiana italian food

2 (desayuno etc) meal

■ la primera comida del día the first meal of the day

3 (almuerzo) lunch

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comida basura junk food

comida campestre picnic

comida casera home cooking

comida de negocios business lunch

comida para gatos catfood

comida para perros dogfood

comida rápida fast food

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1) food

2) dinner

3) meal

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1) (=alimento) food

2) (=acto de comer) meal

3) esp Esp (=almuerzo) lunch

4) LAm (=cena) dinner, evening meal

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1) ( alimentos) food

2)

a) ( ocasión en que se come) meal

b) (AmL) (menú, platos) food

- comida basura/rápida

- comida de negocios/de trabajo

3)

a) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almuerzo) lunch, dinner (BrE)

b) (esp AmL) ( cena) dinner, supper; ( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea

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= food, meal, eats, cuisine, food supply, grub, chow, nosh, foodstuffs, fare, supper, supply of food.

Ex. Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of Domestic science, constituting phenomena studied.

Ex. The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.

Ex. Recounts the experience of some US book superstores in offering drinks and eats in order to make them user friendly.

Ex. Diet books are now more flexible, and there is a resurgence of interest in vegetarian cuisine.

Ex. This study investigated the mechanisms by which these changes have impacted on birds and their food supplies.

Ex. Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.

Ex. The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.

Ex. Top it off with spicy guacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex. Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.

Ex. This stylish cafe, situated in a heritage-listed building that used to be a gun shop, offers original, restaurant-quality fare.

Ex. A big pumpkin, cut into quarters and baked, is a sweet and warming supper.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* atracarse de comida = stuff + Posesivo + face.

* atracón de comida = binge eating.

* bolsa de comida = box lunch.

* buena comida, la = good food.

* búsqueda de comida = foraging.

* cama y comida = food and board, bed and board.

* comida al aire libre = cookout.

* comida basura = junk food.

* comida caliente = cooked meal.

* comida de dos platos y postre = three-course meal.

* comida de empresa = company dinner.

* comida de fuera = outside food.

* comida de Navidad = Christmas dinner.

* comida de trabajo = business meal, professional meal.

* comida de tres platos = three-course meal.

* comida ecológica = ecological food.

* comida en conserva = tinned food, canned food.

* comida enlatada = tinned food, canned food.

* comida escolar = school lunch, school dinner.

* comida grasa = fatty food.

* comida infantil = baby food.

* comida para animales = animal feed.

* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.

* comida para niños = baby food.

* comida para pájaros = bird seed.

* comida para perros = dog food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comida precocinada = baked goods.

* comida preparada = take-out.

* comida principal = main meal.

* comida rápida = fast food, junk food.

* comidas = dining.

* comida saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.

* comida sana = wholesome food, healthy food.

* comidas caseras = home cooking.

* comidas selectas = delicatessen [deli, -abrev.].

* comida tradicional de los negros del sur de los Estados Unidos = soul food.

* comida y alojamiento = board and lodging.

* comida y habitación = board and lodging.

* decoración de los carritos de la comida = trolley dressing.

* en las comidas = at meal times.

* gasto en comida = food bill.

* harto de comida = fullfed.

* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].

* industria de la comida rápida, la = fast-food industry, the.

* preparar la comida = cook + meal.

* puesto de café y comida = coffee and lunch corner.

* puesto de comida = food stall.

* restaurante de comida rápida = fast-food restaurant.

* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy melindroso con la comida = be a picky eater.

* ser muy tiquismiquis con la comida = be a picky eater.

* sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.

* * *

1) ( alimentos) food

2)

a) ( ocasión en que se come) meal

b) (AmL) (menú, platos) food

- comida basura/rápida

- comida de negocios/de trabajo

3)

a) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almuerzo) lunch, dinner (BrE)

b) (esp AmL) ( cena) dinner, supper; ( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea

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A (alimentos) food

gastamos mucho en comida we spend a lot on food

¿te gusta la comida china? do you like Chinese food o cooking?

comida para perros/gatos dog/cat food

1 (ocasión en que se come) meal

hago tres comidas al día I have o eat three meals a day

come mucho pan con la comida she eats a lot of bread with her meals o food

aquí la comida fuerte es la del mediodía here the main meal is at midday

2 (menú, platos) food

en este bar no sirven comidas they don't serve o ( BrE) do meals in this bar

está haciendo or preparando la comida he's getting the food ready o cooking the food

junk food

business/working lunch

school lunch o dinner ( BrE)

1 (esp Esp, Méx) (almuerzo) lunch, dinner ( BrE)

2 ( esp AmL) (cena) dinner, supper; (en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea

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1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

a) ( en general) food;

◊ comida para perros dog food;

b) ( ocasión en que se come) meal;

◊ la comida fuerte del día the main meal of the day;

c) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almuerzo) lunch

d) (esp AmL) ( cena) dinner, supper;

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comida nf

1. [alimento] food;

la comida francesa/mexicana French/Mexican food;

comida para perros/gatos dog/cat food

comida casera home cooking;

comidas a domicilio = home delivery of food;

comidas para empresas business catering;

comida para llevar takeaway food;

comida preparada ready meals;

comida rápida fast food

2. [acto de comer] meal;

se sirven comidas [en letrero] food served

3. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] lunch;

dar una comida to have a lunch party;

una comida de negocios o [m5] de trabajo a business lunch;

una comida campestre a picnic

4. esp Andes [a la noche] dinner

* * *

1 (comestibles) food

2 ocasión meal

* * *

comida nf

1) : food

2) : meal

3) : dinner

comida basura : junk food

comida rápida : fast food

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comida n

1. (alimentos) food

2. (al mediodía) lunch

3. (a cualquier hora) meal

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I. (en -r) food;

( ret) dish.

II. * eat ( fx bread, meat; there was nothing to eat),

( om måltid, ret, især) have ( fx breakfast, dinner, lunch; an egg; chicken);

( uden objekt oftest) have breakfast (, dinner etc) ( fx we have dinner at eight), have a meal ( fx have a meal at a restaurant),

(især am) eat;

( tage næring til sig) eat ( fx he was too ill to eat),

F take nourishment ( fx the prisoner refused to take nourishment);

( være på kost) have one's meals ( hos with), board ( hos with);

[ en restaurant hvor man spiser godt] a restaurant where the food is good;

[ hvornår skal vi spise?] what time are we eating (, having dinner etc)?

[ hvornår spiser I?] when do you have your meals (, dinner etc)?

[ når vi spiser] at mealtimes;

[ skal vi snart spise?] is dinner (etc) nearly ready?

[ han spiser meget] he eats a lot, he is a great eater;

[ spise sig mæt] have enough to eat, eat one's fill;

[ med præp, adv:]

[ spise af en tallerken] eat off (el. out of) a plate;

[ spise af hånden]

(fig) be eating out of his (, her etc) hand;

[ spise en af med] fob (el. palm) somebody off with ( fx promises);

[ spise hos en]

( enkelt måltid) have a meal with somebody ( fx come and have a meal with us), have dinner (etc) with somebody, dine (etc) with somebody;

( være på kost), se ovf;

[ spise op] eat up;

[ spise noget op] eat something up;

[ spise pengene op]

(dvs bruge dem på mad) spend all the money on food;

[ spise en formue op]

(dvs bruge den) run through a fortune;

[ spise til aften (, middag)] have (one's) supper (, dinner);

[ spise kylling til aften (, middag)] have chicken for supper (, dinner);

[ spise en ud af huset] eat somebody out of house and home;

[ spise ude]

(dvs ikke hjemme) eat out, dine out.

faire [fεʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. impersonal verb

4. auxiliary verb

5. reflexive verb

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