- eat
- i:t
1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) comer- eatable
2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) comestibles, víveres- eat into- eat one's words
eat vb comerwhat do you want to eat? ¿qué quieres comer?El pasado de eat es ate y el participio pasado es eateneattr[iːt]transitive verb (pt ate tr[et, eɪt] , pp eaten tr['iːtən] )1 comer■ I don't eat fish no como pescado■ he's eating an ice-cream está comiendo un helado■ she eats cereals for breakfast desayuna cerealesintransitive verb1 comer■ don't eat so quickly no comas tan deprisa■ we always eat at 7.00 siempre cenamos a las 7.00■ have you eaten? ¿has comido?plural noun eats1 familiar comida sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be eaten up with jealousy/envy consumirle a uno los celos/la envidiato eat crow SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar humillarseto eat one's heart out morirse de envidiato eat humble pie humillarseto eat like a horse comer como una vacato eat like a bird comer como un pajaritoto eat one's words tragarse lo dichoto eat somebody alive comerse a alguien vivo,-ato eat somebody out of house and home más vale hacerle un traje a alguiento have somebody eating out of one's hand tener a alguien en el bolsilloI'll eat my hat! ¡que me maten!what's eating you? ¿qué mosca te ha picado?eat ['i:t] v, ate ['eɪt] ; eaten ['i:tə n] ; eating vt1) : comer2) consume: consumir, gastar, devorarexpenses ate up profits: los gastos devoraron las ganancias3) corrode: corroereat vi1) : comer2)to eat away at or to eat into : comerse3)to eat out : comer fueraeat (as a moth eats clothes)v.(§ p.,p.p.: ate, eaten) = apolillar v.v.(§ p.,p.p.: ate, eaten) = comer v.• consumir v.iːt
1.
(past ate; past p eaten) transitive verb1) \<\<meal/food\>\> comerI won't eat you! — (colloq) no te voy a comer!
to eat humble pie o eat dirt o (AmE) crow — morder* el polvo (fam), tragarse* el orgullo
2) (upset, bother) (sl)what's eating her? — ¿a ésta qué le pica or qué bicho la picó? (fam)
2.
vi comerto eat in/out — comer en casa/(a)fuera
we usually eat at 7 — solemos cenar a las siete
eat, drink and be merry — a beber y a tragar
Phrasal Verbs:- eat away- eat into- eat up[iːt] (pt ate) (pp eaten)1.VT comerthere's nothing to eat — no hay nada de or que comer
would you like something to eat? — ¿quieres comer algo?
he won't eat you * — no te va a morder
what's eating you? * — ¿qué mosca te ha picado?
to eat one's fill — hartarse
to eat one's lunch — comer, almorzar
to eat one's way through the menu — pedir todos los platos de la carta
- eat one's words2.VI comerhe eats like a horse — come más que una lima nueva
he always eats well — siempre tiene buen apetito
- eat away- eat in- eat into- eat out- eat up* * *[iːt]
1.
(past ate; past p eaten) transitive verb1) \<\<meal/food\>\> comerI won't eat you! — (colloq) no te voy a comer!
to eat humble pie o eat dirt o (AmE) crow — morder* el polvo (fam), tragarse* el orgullo
2) (upset, bother) (sl)what's eating her? — ¿a ésta qué le pica or qué bicho la picó? (fam)
2.
vi comerto eat in/out — comer en casa/(a)fuera
we usually eat at 7 — solemos cenar a las siete
eat, drink and be merry — a beber y a tragar
Phrasal Verbs:- eat away- eat into- eat up
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
