Locuciones verbales
eat | Ate |
eat [sth] away,
eat away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (gnaw at, erode) | carcomer⇒ vtr |
| | The chalk cliffs are being eaten away slowly by the action of the sea. |
| | La acción de las olas está lentamente carcomiendo los acantilados. |
| eat away at [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (worry) | corroer la mente loc verb |
| | Raskolnikov's crime ate away at his peace of mind and, ultimately, his soul. |
| | El crimen de Raskolnicov corroyó su mente: primero su paz interior y, finalmente, su alma. |
| eat away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (erode) | comerse⇒ v prnl |
| | The river eats away at the sand banks every time there's a flood. |
| | Las pisadas se van comiendo la piedra, por eso el escalón está tan deformado. |
| eat in vi phrasal | (dine at home) | cenar en casa loc verb |
| | We decided to eat in rather than go out to a restaurant. |
| | Preferimos cenar en casa a salir a un restaurante. |
| eat into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (use or consume part of) | comerse⇒ v prnl |
| | Increasing costs are eating into the company's profits. |
| | El incremento de los costos está comiéndose las ganancias de la compañía. |
| eat out vi phrasal | (dine at a restaurant) | cenar fuera, cenar afuera loc verb |
| | | salir a cenar loc verb |
| | Anna wants to eat out this evening because she's tired of cooking. |
| | Anna quiere cenar afuera hoy porque está cansada de cocinar. |
| eat [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | vulgar, offensive, informal (perform cunnilingus on) (figurado) | comerse a v prnl + prep |
| | | chupársela a v prnl + prep |
| | Vanessa loves it when her boyfriend eats her out. |
| | Vanessa ama cuando su novio la come. |
| eat up vi phrasal | informal (finish meal) | terminar de comer loc verb |
| | | terminar la comida loc verb |
| | If you eat up, we'll have more time to play. |
| | Si terminas de comer, tendremos más tiempo para jugar. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (consume food completely) | terminar⇒ vtr |
| | If you eat up all your vegetables, you can have dessert. |
| | Si terminas los vegetales, puedes comer postre. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (consume in great quantities) | devorar⇒ vtr |
| | | tragarse⇒ v prnl |
| | That new printer eats up our paper supplies at an alarming rate. |
| | Esta nueva impresora devora el papel de manera alarmante. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (enjoy) | disfrutar⇒ vtr |
| | Everyone was praising him for a job well done and he was eating it up. |
| | Todos lo felicitaban por su buen desempeño y él lo estaba disfrutando. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (believe) (figurado) | tragarse⇒ v prnl |
| | He lied about everything but he was so charming about it that she ate it up. |
| | Ella se tragaba todas las mentiras que él le contaba de un modo tan encantador. |
Compound Forms:
eat | Ate |
| a bite to eat n | informal (snack) | aperitivo, piscolabis, bocado nm |
| all-you-can-eat adj | (restaurant buffet: unlimited) | bufet libre, bufé libre, buffet libre nm + adj mf |
| | | bufet, buffet, bufé nm |
| | | buffet ilimitado nm + adj |
| | (AR) | tenedor libre loc nom m |
| | At the all-you-can-eat restaurant he stuffed himself with cheap food. |
| | Se llenó de comida barata en el bufet libre. |
| could eat a horse expr | (be very hungry) | me comería una vaca expr |
| | (AR) | me comería un caballo expr |
dog eat dog,
dog-eat-dog adj | figurative (merciless, fierce) (figurado) | selva nf |
| | | cruel, despiadado/a adj |
| Note: 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. |
| | Este mundo es una selva, tienes que ser duro para sobrevivir. |
| eat crow vtr + n | US, informal, figurative (be forced to admit error) | tragarse sus palabras, comerse sus palabras, comerse sus mentiras expr |
| | (AR, vulgar) | comérsela doblada expr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Si vuelve a insistir en culpar a su cuñada, ya tengo nueva evidencia y voy a hacer que se coma sus palabras. |
| eat dinner v expr | (have evening meal) | cenar⇒ vi |
| | We usually eat dinner around 7 pm. |
| | Generalmente cenamos alrededor de las 7 de la tarde. |
| eat dirt v expr | figurative, slang (be humiliated) | humillarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (vulgar) | comer mierda, tragar mierda loc verb |
| | | morder el polvo loc verb |
| | When Jessie's album became a huge hit, her critics were forced to eat dirt. |
| | Cuando el álbum de Jessie se convirtió en un éxito, sus críticos se vieron obligados a humillarse. |
| | Cuando el álbum de Jessie se convirtió en un éxito, sus críticos se vieron obligados a comer mierda (or: tragar mierda). |
| eat humble pie v expr | figurative (be forced to admit error) | tragarse el orgullo loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | comérsela v prnl |
| | (ES, coloquial) | tragárselas como puños loc verb |
| | 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. |
| | Bueno, me equivoqué así que supongo que debo tragarme el orgullo. |
| eat like a bird v expr | figurative (consume little or in small amounts) (figurado) | comer como un pajarito expr |
| | No wonder she's so skinny, she eats like a bird! |
| | Claro que está flaca, si come como un pajarito. |
| eat like a horse v expr | (eat large quantities) | comer como una lima loc verb |
| | (peyorativo) | comer como un cerdo loc verb |
| eat lunch v expr | (have midday meal) (almuerzo) | comer⇒ vi |
| | I usually eat lunch at 1p.m. |
| | Generalmente como a la 1 pm. |
| eat [sb] out of house and home v expr | (eat so much as to strain [sb]'s funds) | dejar la despensa vacía loc verb |
| eat out of [sb]'s hand v expr | figurative (do what [sb] wants) | comer de la mano de alguien loc verb |
| eat your fill v expr | (eat until full) | comer hasta hartarse, comer hasta el hartazgo vi + loc adv |
| | | comer hasta saciarse vi + loc adv |
| | (coloquial) | comer hasta reventar, tragar hasta reventar vi + loc adv |
| | Everybody ate their fill at the buffet lunch. |
| | Todos comieron hasta el hartazgo en el bufé del almuerzo. |
| eat your hat v expr | informal (disbelief) (incredulidad) | comerse las propias palabras loc verb |
| | (figurado) | meterse cura, meterse monja loc verb |
eat your heart out,
Eat your heart out! interj | slang, figurative (be envious) (AR, coloquial) | ¡chupate esa mandarina! expr |
| | | ¡toma eso! expr |
| | Ronaldo, eat your heart out! Worcester City striker Sean Geddes has just scored a sensational goal. |
| | Ronaldo, ¡chupate esta mandarina! El jugador del Worcester City, Sean Geddes acaba de meter un gol increíble. |
| eat your words v expr | figurative (admit you are wrong) (figurado, coloquial) | comerte tus palabras expr |
| | A fine performance by Bale made his doubters eat their words. |
| | El buen rendimiento de Bale hizo que los que dudaban de él se comieran sus palabras. |
| eat-in kitchen n | (kitchen used as dining room) | cocina comedor nf |
| | We hardly ever used the dining room since we always had our meals in the eat-in kitchen. |
| | Muy pocas veces usamos el comedor principal dado a que comemos en la cocina comedor. |
| good to eat adj | (tasty, delicious) | delicioso/a adj |
| | Fresh strawberries are good to eat. |
| | Las frutillas frescas son deliciosas. |
have your cake and eat it too,
have your cake and eat it expr | (have two good things at once) | tener lo mejor de dos mundos expr |
| | | tener la chancha y los veinte expr |
| I'll eat my hat expr | informal (expression of disbelief.) | que me parta un rayo expr |
| | (MX, vulgar) | que me lleve la chingada expr |
| Note: Used with an 'if' clause expressing something improbable: I'll eat my hat if he wins that race. |
live high on the hog,
live high off the hog,
eat high off the hog v expr | US, figurative (live life of luxury) | darse la gran vida loc verb |
| | | vivir como un rey, vivir a cuerpo de rey loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | vivir como un pachá loc verb |
| safe to eat adj | (food: free from germs and toxins) | apto para comer loc adj |
| | Uncooked meat is not considered safe to eat in many places of the world. |
| | La carne cruda no es considerada apta para comer en muchos países. |