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to eat up
01
comer todo, devorar
to consume completely, especially in reference to food
Transitive: to eat up food
información gramatical
composición morfológica
frasal
verbo de acción
regular
separable
partícula
up
verbo base
eat
presente
eat up
3.ª persona singular
eats up
participio presente
eating up
pretérito simple
ate up
participio pasado
eaten up
Ejemplos
The hungry children quickly ate up all the cookies that were on the table.
Los niños hambrientos devoraron rápidamente todas las galletas que estaban en la mesa.
02
agotar, consumir
to use up or deplete a significant amount of resources or materials
Transitive: to eat up resources or materials
Ejemplos
The growing population in the urban area began to eat up the available water resources.
La creciente población en el área urbana comenzó a agotar los recursos hídricos disponibles.
03
cubrir, devorar
to cover something entirely
Transitive: to eat up an area
Ejemplos
The thick fog began to eat up the entire landscape, reducing visibility.
La espesa niebla comenzó a devorar todo el paisaje, reduciendo la visibilidad.
04
tragarse, creerse
to accept or believe something completely, immediately, and without questioning
Transitive: to eat up sth
Ejemplos
Despite initial skepticism, she chose to eat up the new information shared by her friend.
A pesar del escepticismo inicial, ella eligió tragar la nueva información compartida por su amigo.
05
disfrutar enormemente, devorar
to take immense pleasure and satisfaction from a particular experience or activity
Transitive: to eat up an experience or activity
Ejemplos
The audience seemed to eat up the comedian's jokes, laughing uncontrollably.
El público parecía devorar los chistes del comediante, riendo sin control.
06
carcomer, devorar
to be consumed by guilt, regret, or remorse over something that happened in the past
desaprobatorio
informal
Ejemplos
I lied to my best friend, and it's been eating me up ever since.
Le mentí a mi mejor amigo, y me ha estado comiendo por dentro desde entonces.
eat up
01
¡Come con gusto!, ¡Buen provecho!
used to encourage someone to enjoy and consume their food enthusiastically
Ejemplos
Dinner is served, everyone!
¡La cena está servida, todos! ¡A comer!
