ate in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ate in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

ate [Am eɪt, Brit ɛt, eɪt] past eat

See also eat

I.eat <pt ate, pp eaten> [Am it, Brit iːt] VB trans

II.eat <pt ate, pp eaten> [Am it, Brit iːt] VB intr

I.eat <pt ate, pp eaten> [Am it, Brit iːt] VB trans

II.eat <pt ate, pp eaten> [Am it, Brit iːt] VB intr

I.eat up VB [Am it -, Brit iːt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (finish)

II.eat up VB [Am it -, Brit iːt -] (v + adv) (finish meal)

III.eat up VB [Am it -, Brit iːt -] (v + adv + o) (consume)

IV.eat up VB [Am it -, Brit iːt -] (v + o + adv) (consume)

eat into VB [Am it -, Brit iːt -] (v + prep + o)

eat away VB [Am it -, Brit iːt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

eat-by date [ˈiːtbʌɪ deɪt] N Brit

eat away at VB [Am it -, Brit iːt -] (v + adv + prep + o)

Translations for ate in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

ate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ate in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

eat away at VB trans, eat into VB trans

Translations for ate in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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They ate frugal meals, and spent their days both in contemplative prayer and interceding on behalf of others.
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A beautiful house stood there; she tidied it up and ate a meal before coming out to climb the same tree.
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Less than 1 per cent said they regularly ate a fry-up for lunch and just 3 per cent choose fast food on a regular basis.
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On all other nights they ate meat roasted, stewed, or boiled, while on this night they ate only roasted meat.
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He taught class and trained for two hours on the day of his death, ate a light dinner and went to bed early.
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The masses ate him up with a spoon, while highbrow literary critics roasted him on a spit.
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I set this blood on the fire, let it coagulate, and ate the lumps without salt.
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He ate the pancakes with a fork; but he used a spoon to capture the remaining syrup.
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Each trial lasted 15 min and after 45 min participants ate ad libitum (freely) a variety of snacks.
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Four people ate the toxic mushrooms, which look very similar to a popular edible Chinese mushroom.
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