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1 zamparse
1 familiar to wolf down* * *VPR1) (=lanzarse) to bump, crash2) [en fiesta, reunión] to gatecrash, go along uninvited3)zamparse en — to dart into, shoot into
4) (=comerse)* * *(v.) = gobble up, put away, scoffEx. From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).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.Ex. The birds -- known as monk parakeets -- won't stop scoffing the farmers' crops -- they're not fussy about what they eat.* * *(v.) = gobble up, put away, scoffEx: From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).
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.Ex: The birds -- known as monk parakeets -- won't stop scoffing the farmers' crops -- they're not fussy about what they eat.* * *
■zamparse vr fam to gobble up, to wolf down
' zamparse' also found in these entries:
English:
guzzle
- pack away
- scoff
- shovel down
- put
- quaff
* * *vprto wolf down, to scoff;se lo ha zampado todo she's eaten the lot!* * *v/r wolf down fam -
2 pimplarse
1 familiar to knock back* * *VPRpimplarse una botella — to down a bottle *, quaff a bottle *
* * *vprse pimpló dos botellas él solo he downed two bottles on his own* * *v/r famdrink -
3 beber de un trago
• drink down• drink off• quaff• toss down• toss off
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