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to eat
01
mangiare
to put food into the mouth, then chew and swallow it
Transitive: to eat food
Esempi
They enjoy eating pizza on Friday nights.
Amano mangiare la pizza il venerdì sera.
He was too busy to eat lunch due to back-to-back meetings.
Era troppo occupato per mangiare il pranzo a causa di riunioni consecutive.
1.1
mangiare
to consume food as a meal
Intransitive
Esempi
We usually eat at our favorite restaurant on Sundays.
Di solito mangiamo nel nostro ristorante preferito la domenica.
We never eat at that diner because the food is not to our liking.
Non mangiamo mai in quella mensa perché il cibo non è di nostro gradimento.
02
rodere, divorare
to cause worry or annoyance for someone
Transitive: to eat sb
Esempi
Waiting for news of the surgery is eating me with anxiety.
Aspettare notizie dell'intervento chirurgico mi mangia l'ansia.
The long commute eats my mom with stress every day.
Il lungo viaggio mangia mia madre con lo stress ogni giorno.
03
corrodere, erosione
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
Esempi
The acid rain has eaten holes in the marble statues outside.
La pioggia acida ha eroso buchi nelle statue di marmo all'esterno.
The statue 's stone surface was slowly eaten by acid rain, resulting in visible erosion.
La superficie in pietra della statua è stata lentamente consumata dalla pioggia acida, risultando in una visibile erosione.
04
consumare, divorare
to use or utilize a lot of resources or materials
Transitive: to eat resources or materials
Esempi
The heavy machinery eats through coal to generate power.
I macchinari pesanti consumano carbone per generare energia.
This new software eats a lot of memory on my computer.
Questo nuovo software consuma molta memoria sul mio computer.
05
assorbire, sopportare
to bear a financial loss without seeking compensation or reimbursement
Transitive: to eat a financial loss
Esempi
The business ate the cost of the damaged goods.
L'azienda ha digerito il costo delle merci danneggiate.
The homeowner had to eat the roof repair expense.
Il proprietario di casa ha dovuto sopportare la spesa per la riparazione del tetto.
06
succhiare, leccare
to orally pleasure a person's genitals
Transitive: to eat sb
Esempi
He loves it when she eats him.
Ama quando lei lo mangia.
They engaged in mutual pleasure as they ate each other.
Si sono dedicati al piacere reciproco mangiandosi a vicenda.
07
spaccare, strafare
to rock or pull off an outfit exceptionally well
SlangEsempi
She ate that look at the awards show.
Lei ha sfoggiato quel look alla cerimonia dei premi.
He 's really eating in that new suit.
Lui sta davvero mangiando in quel nuovo completo.
Albero Lessicale
eatable
eater
eating
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