WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| consumir⇒ vtr | (comer o beber algo) (more formal) | consume⇒ vtr |
| | | drink⇒ vtr |
| | | eat⇒ vtr |
| | | use⇒ vtr |
| | Los españoles consumen mucho aceite de oliva. |
| | Spaniards consume a lot of olive oil. |
| consumir vtr | (agotar totalmente) | consume⇒ vtr |
| | El incendio consumió el bosque. |
| | The fire consumed the forest. |
| consumir loc verb | (usar) | use⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | consume⇒ vtr |
| | (figurative, informal, fuel) | guzzle⇒ vtr |
| | Es un coche muy elegante pero consume mucha gasolina. |
| | It's a very elegant car but it uses a lot of petrol. |
| Additional Translations |
| consumirse⇒ v prnl | (agotarse, acabarse) (fire) | burn down v expr |
| | | be consumed⇒, be used up⇒ vi |
| | La leña se consumió lentamente en la fogata. |
| | The logs burned down slowly on the bonfire. |
| consumirse v prnl | figurado (carcomerse, corroerse) | be consumed. be overcome vi + adj |
| | Se consumía de nostalgia lejos de su país. |
| | She was overcome (or: consumed) with nostalgia far from her homeland. |
| consumirse v prnl | (apagarse por poca salud) | be consumed by [sth] v expr |
| | Enfermó y se consumió poco a poco hasta morir. |
| | He fell ill and was consumed by it little by little until he died. |
| consumir⇒ vtr | (empeorar la salud de alguien) (body) | consume⇒, ravage⇒ vtr |
| | La enfermedad estaba consumiendo a su padre. |
| | The illness was consuming (or: ravaging) his father. |
| consumir vtr | figurado (corroer, comer por dentro) (emotions) | consume⇒ vtr |
| | (figurative) | eat up vtr phrasal sep |
| | (figurative) | gnaw at vi + prep |
| | Los celos consumían a Otelo. |
| | Jealousy consumed Othello. |
'consumir' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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