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1 eat away
småningom förstöra, fräta bort, nöta bort -
2 eat
v. äta; förstöra; tära, fräta; förtära* * *[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) äta- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) matvaror- eat into- eat one's words -
3 corrode
v. korrodera, fräta sönder; frätas sönder; bli rostig; bli uppäten; rosta* * *[kə'rəud](to destroy or eat away (as rust, chemicals etc do).) fräta bort (sönder)- corrosive -
4 erode
v. erodera, fräta bort; frätas bort; äta, gnaga* * *[i'rəud](to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) fräta (nöta) bort, erodera- erosion -
5 tuck in
1) (to gather bedclothes etc closely round: I said goodnight and tucked him in.) stoppa om2) (to eat greedily or with enjoyment: They sat down to breakfast and started to tuck in straight away.) stoppa i sig
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