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to eat
01
comer
to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it
Transitive: to eat food
Ejemplos
They enjoy eating pizza on Friday nights.
Disfrutan comer pizza los viernes por la noche.
He was too busy to eat lunch due to back-to-back meetings.
Estaba demasiado ocupado para comer el almuerzo debido a reuniones consecutivas.
1.1
comer
to consume food as a meal
Intransitive
Ejemplos
We usually eat at our favorite restaurant on Sundays.
Por lo general comemos en nuestro restaurante favorito los domingos.
We never eat at that diner because the food is not to our liking.
Nunca comemos en ese restaurante porque la comida no es de nuestro agrado.
02
preocupar
to cause worry or annoyance for someone
Transitive: to eat sb
Ejemplos
Waiting for news of the surgery is eating me with anxiety.
Esperar noticias de la cirugía me come la ansiedad.
The long commute eats my mom with stress every day.
El largo viaje come a mi madre con estrés todos los días.
03
corroer, desgastar
to gradually destroy, damage, or weaken something through exposure to or contact with a corrosive substance like water, air, or an acid
Transitive: to eat sth
Ejemplos
The acid rain has eaten holes in the marble statues outside.
La lluvia ácida ha devorado agujeros en las estatuas de mármol afuera.
The statue 's stone surface was slowly eaten by acid rain, resulting in visible erosion.
La superficie de piedra de la estatua fue lentamente devorada por la lluvia ácida, lo que resultó en una erosión visible.
04
consumir, devorar
to use or utilize a lot of resources or materials
Transitive: to eat resources or materials
Ejemplos
The heavy machinery eats through coal to generate power.
La maquinaria pesada consume carbón para generar energía.
This new software eats a lot of memory on my computer.
Este nuevo software consume mucha memoria en mi computadora.
05
absorber, asumir
to bear a financial loss without seeking compensation or reimbursement
Transitive: to eat a financial loss
Ejemplos
The business ate the cost of the damaged goods.
El negocio asumió el costo de los bienes dañados.
The homeowner had to eat the roof repair expense.
El propietario tuvo que asumir el gasto de la reparación del techo.
06
chupar, lamer
to orally pleasure a person's genitals
Transitive: to eat sb
Ejemplos
He loves it when she eats him.
Le encanta cuando ella lo come.
They engaged in mutual pleasure as they ate each other.
Se entregaron al placer mutuo mientras se comían el uno al otro.
07
arrasar, romper
to rock or pull off an outfit exceptionally well
SlangEjemplos
She ate that look at the awards show.
Ella arrasó con ese look en la ceremonia de premios.
He 's really eating in that new suit.
Él realmente come en ese traje nuevo.
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