ate in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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ate [Am eɪt, Brit ɛt, eɪt] past eat

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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eat-by date [ˈiːtbʌɪ deɪt] N Brit

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

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I.atar VB trans

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II.atar VB intr

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III.atarse VB vpr

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See also pie2, pie1

pie2 [pai] N m LatAm

1.2. pie en locs:

a pie
on foot
queda muy cerca, podemos ir a pie
it's very near, we can walk o go on foot
¿vamos a pie o en coche?
shall we walk or take the car?
esta semana ando a pie LatAm
I'm walking everywhere this week
(a pie de) una nota a pie de página
a note at the foot of the page
viviendas a pie de playa Spain
houses with access to the beach
oficina a pie de calle Spain
office with direct access to the street
una entrevista a piecalle Spain
an interview in the street
experimentos a pie de aula Spain
experiments in the classroom
al pie Col
very close
al pie Col
just round the corner
de pie
standing
estuvimos de pie casi dos horas
we were standing (up) o we were on our feet for almost two hours
tuvimos que viajar de pie todo el camino
we had to stand all the way
ponte de pie
stand up
(en pie) estoy en pie desde las siete de la mañana
I've been up since seven o'clock this morning
ya no podía tenerme en pie
I could hardly walk/stand
ya no podía tenerme en pie
I was ready to drop
solo la pequeña iglesia quedó en pie
only the little church remained standing
queda en pie la cita para mañana
our date for tomorrow is still on
mi oferta/la promesa sigue en pie
my offer/the promise still stands
ganado en pie LatAm
livestock
ganado en pie LatAm
cattle on the hoof
a pie pelado Chil
barefoot
a pie pelado Chil
in one's bare feet
a pie(s) juntillas está siguiendo a pies juntillas las indicaciones de sus superiores
he's following his bosses' instructions to the letter
se cree a pies juntillas todo lo que le dicen
he blindly believes every word he's told
buscarle tres o cinco pies al gato inf (buscar complicaciones)
to complicate matters
buscarle tres o cinco pies al gato inf (buscar complicaciones)
to make life difficult
buscarle tres o cinco pies al gato (exponerse al peligro)
to ask for trouble inf
cojear del mismo pie inf
to be two of a kind inf
cojear del mismo pie inf
to be tarred with the same brush inf
con buen pie o con el pie derecho a ver si mañana nos levantamos con el pie derecho
I hope things will get off to a better start tomorrow
con los pies inf
badly
esta camisa la debes haber planchado con los pies
this shirt looks as if you ironed it with your eyes closed
una solicitud escrita con los pies
a very poorly written letter of application
el gerente lleva la empresa con los pies
the manager is making a hash o mess of running the company inf
con los pies por o para delante inf, euph
feet first
de esta casa me sacarán con los pies por delante
they'll have to carry me out of this house feet first o in a box inf, euph
con los pies sobre la tierra
with one's feet on the ground
tiene los pies bien puestos sobre la tierra
she has her feet firmly on the ground
con mal pie o con el pie izquierdo
badly
empezó con mal pie
she got off to a bad start
empezó con mal pie
she started badly
hoy me levanté o empecé el día con el pie izquierdo
I got up on the wrong side of the bed today Am
hoy me levanté o empecé el día con el pie izquierdo
I got out of bed on the wrong side today Brit
con pie(s) de plomo inf
very carefully o warily
ándate con pies de plomo
tread very warily o carefully
dar pie a algo
to give rise to sth
su conducta dio pie a murmuraciones
her behavior gave rise to o sparked off rumors
no quiero que esto dé pie a una discusión
I don't want this to cause o to be the cause of an argument
darle pie a alg. no le des pie para que te siga criticando
don't give him cause o reason o grounds to criticize you again
de a pie
common
de a pie
ordinary
el ciudadano de a pie
the man in the street
el ciudadano de a pie
the average man/person
a mí me gusta hablar con la gente de a pie
I like talking to ordinary people
de la cabeza a los pies o de pies a cabeza
from head to foot o toe
de la cabeza a los pies o de pies a cabeza
from top to toe inf
echar pie atrás Chil
to back down
en pie de guerra
on a war footing
en pie de guerra
ready for war
en pie de guerra
on full alert
en (un) pie de igualdad
on an equal footing
en (un) pie de igualdad
on equal terms
estar a pie Chil inf
to be lost inf
estar atado de pies y manos
to be bound hand and foot
estar atado de pies y manos
to have one's hands tied
estar con un pie en el estribo inf
to be about to leave
me pillas con un pie en el estribo
I was just on my way out o about to leave
ya están con un pie en el estribo
they're all set to go
estar con un pie en la tumba o sepultura
to have one foot in the grave
hacer pie
to be able to touch the bottom
yo aquí no hago pie
I can't touch the bottom here
yo aquí no hago pie
I'm out of my depth here
írsele los pies a alg. cuando empezó la música se me iban los pies
once the music began I couldn't keep my feet still
leche al pie de la vaca LatAm
milk fresh from the cow
nacer de pie
to be born under a lucky star
no doy/da pie con bola inf
I/he can't get a thing right
no estirar los pies más de lo que da la frazada RioPl inf
to cut one's coat according to one's cloth
no tener ni pies ni cabeza
to make no sense whatsoever
el ensayo no tenía ni pies ni cabeza
the essay made no sense whatsoever o was totally unintelligible
un plan sin pies ni cabeza
a crazy o an absurd plan
pararle a alg. los pies Spain
to take sb down a peg or two
pararle a alg. los pies Spain
to put sb in his/her place inf
perder pie (en el agua)
to get out of one's depth
perder pie (resbalarse)
to lose one's footing
perder pie (confundirse)
to slip up
pies de barro
feet of clay
un héroe con pies de barro
a hero with feet of clay
poner (los) pies en polvorosa inf
to take to one's heels
poner (los) pies en polvorosa inf
to make oneself scarce
poner (los) pies en polvorosa inf
to hotfoot it inf
poner los pies en un lugar
to set foot in a place
hoy no he puesto pie en la calle
I haven't set foot outside the house today
por mi/tu/su (propio) pie
unaided
por mi/tu/su (propio) pie
without any help
saber de qué pie cojea alg. Spain inf
to know sb's faults o weak points
salir por pies Spain inf
to take to one's heels
salir por pies Spain inf
to make oneself scarce
salir por pies Spain inf
to hotfoot it inf
ser más viejo que andar a pie CSur inf
to be as old as the hills inf
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comía con angurria
he ate greedily

ate in the PONS Dictionary

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

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ate pt of eat

See also eat

I.eat <ate, eaten> [it] VB trans

I.eat <ate, eaten> [it] VB trans

eat away at VB trans, eat into VB trans

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truss up
atar

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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