'eats' tem referência cruzada com 'eat'. Encontra-se em uma ou mais das linhas abaixo.'eats' is cross-referenced with 'eat'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
Locuções verbais
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eat [sth] away,
eat away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (gnaw at, erode) | desgastar, corroer vt |
| | The chalk cliffs are being eaten away slowly by the action of the sea. |
| eat away at [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (worry) (sentido figurado) | corroer vt |
| | Raskolnikov's crime ate away at his peace of mind and, ultimately, his soul. |
| eat away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (erode) | destruir gradualmente |
| | The river eats away at the sand banks every time there's a flood. |
| eat in vi phrasal | (dine at home) | comer em casa |
| | We decided to eat in rather than go out to a restaurant. |
| eat into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (use or consume part of) (sentido figurado) | corroer vt |
| | Increasing costs are eating into the company's profits. |
| eat out vi phrasal | (dine at a restaurant) | comer fora expres v |
| | Anna wants to eat out this evening because she's tired of cooking. |
| | Anna quer comer fora essa noite porque ela está cansada de cozinhar. |
| eat up vi phrasal | informal (finish meal) (informal) | comer tudo expres v |
| | (BRA, informal, figurado) | matar vt |
| | If you eat up, we'll have more time to play. |
| | Se você comer tudo, teremos mais tempo para brincar. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (consume food completely) | comer tudo expres v |
| | If you eat up all your vegetables, you can have dessert. |
| | Se você comer todos seus vegetais, poderá comer a sobremesa. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (consume in great quantities) (figurado: consumir em grande quantidade) | engolir vt |
| | | consumir vt |
| | That new printer eats up our paper supplies at an alarming rate. |
| | Aquela nova impressora engole o papel de forma impressionante. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (enjoy) | curtir v int |
| | Everyone was praising him for a job well done and he was eating it up. |
| | Todos estavam lhe elogiando pelo trabalho bem feito e ele estava curtindo. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (believe) (informal, figurado) | engolir vt |
| | He lied about everything but he was so charming about it that she ate it up. |
| | Ele mentia sobre tudo, mas ele era tão charmoso que ela engolia. |
Formas compostas:
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| a bite to eat n | informal (snack) | lanche sm |
| | (informal) | uma boquinha expres |
| all-you-can-eat adj | (restaurant buffet: unlimited) (restaurante para se servir à vontade) | restaurante tipo bufê sm |
| | | de bufê loc adj |
| | At the all-you-can-eat restaurant he stuffed himself with cheap food. |
| could eat a horse expr | (be very hungry) (com muita fome) | varado de fome expres |
dog eat dog,
dog-eat-dog adj | figurative (merciless, fierce) | cada um por si expres |
| | (figurado) | selva sf |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | It's dog eat dog in the music business. |
| | It's a dog-eat-dog world; you have to be tough to succeed. |
| eat dinner v expr | (have evening meal) | jantar vt |
| | We usually eat dinner around 7 pm. |
| eat dirt v expr | figurative, slang (be humiliated) (ser humilhado; figurado) | engolir o orgulho expres v |
| | When Jessie's album became a huge hit, her critics were forced to eat dirt. |
| Eat dirt! interj | figurative, slang (insult) (figurado) | come poeira interj |
| | "Eat dirt, sucker!" Jeff growled as he hit a winning shot past his opponent. |
| eat humble pie v expr | figurative (be forced to admit error) | aguentar humilhações expres v |
| | | calçar as sandálias da humildade expres v |
| | Well I was wrong, so I guess I'll just have to eat humble pie. |
| | The team are making their detractors eat humble pie with a series of impressive wins. |
| eat like a bird v expr | figurative (consume little or in small amounts) | comer igual um passarinho loc v |
| | | bicar a comida loc v |
| | No wonder she's so skinny, she eats like a bird! |
| eat like a horse v expr | (eat large quantities) | comer como um boi expres |
| eat lunch v expr | (have midday meal) | almoçar v int |
| | I usually eat lunch at 1p.m. |
| Eat my shorts! interj | slang (contempt) (gíria, ofensivo) | vai à merda expres v |
| eat out of [sb]'s hand v expr | figurative (do what [sb] wants) (sentido figurado) | comer na mão de alguém expres |
| Eat up! interj | informal (finish your meal) (informal) | terminar de comer expres v |
| | | Come! expres v |
| | Eat up! We have a long march ahead of us. |
| | Termine de comer! Temos um longo caminho por fazer. |
| eat your fill v expr | (eat until full) | comer à vontade |
| | Everybody ate their fill at the buffet lunch. |
eat your heart out,
Eat your heart out! interj | slang, figurative (be envious) (sentido figurado) | morra de inveja |
| | Ronaldo, eat your heart out! Worcester City striker Sean Geddes has just scored a sensational goal. |
| eat your words v expr | figurative (admit you are wrong) | retire o que falou expres |
| | A fine performance by Bale made his doubters eat their words. |
| eat-in kitchen n | (kitchen used as dining room) | cozinha americana loc sf |
| | We hardly ever used the dining room since we always had our meals in the eat-in kitchen. |
Eat,
drink and be merry expr | (make the most of life) | viver a vida expres v |
| | | aproveitar enquanto pode expres v |
| | Don't worry about that till you're 50. For now, eat, drink and be merry! |
| good to eat adj | (tasty, delicious) | delicioso, saboroso adj |
| | Fresh strawberries are good to eat. |
live high on the hog,
live high off the hog,
eat high off the hog v expr | US, figurative (live life of luxury) | viver com todo luxo expres v |
| safe to eat adj | (food: free from germs and toxins) | próprio para o consumo expres |
| | Uncooked meat is not considered safe to eat in many places of the world. |