eats in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for eats in the English»Spanish Dictionary

eats [iːts] N npl inf

eats

comida f

eats

manduca f inf

eats

morfe m CSur sl

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

1. eat meal/vegetables:

eat

comer

I don't eat meat

no como carne

I won't eat you! inf

¡no te voy a comer!

she ate her way through the whole cake

acabó con or se comió todo el pastel

to eat humble pie or eat dirt or Am crow

morder el polvo inf

to eat humble pie or eat dirt or Am crow

tragarse el orgullo

to eat sb alive

comerse vivo a alguien

2. eat (upset, bother) sl:

what's eating her?

¿a esta qué le pica or qué bicho la picó? inf

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

eat

comer

to eat in/out

comer en casa/(a)fuera

we usually eat at 7 o'clock

solemos cenar a las siete

we ate off plastic plates

comimos en platos de plástico

to eat Chinese/Greek

comer comida china/griega

eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die)

a beber y a tragar (que el mundo se va a acabar)

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

eat up meal/food

comerse

eat it all up now!

¡cómetelo todo!

she was eating him up with her eyes

se lo comía con los ojos

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

eat up

terminar (de comer)

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

eat up fuel/electricity

consumir

eat up fuel/electricity

gastar

these big cars really eat up gas

estos coches grandes sí que tragan gasolina inf

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

eat up curiosity/ambition:

consumir

she's eaten up with envy

la envidia la carcome

she's eaten up with envy

la consume la envidia

jealousy is eating him up

lo consumen los celos

jealousy is eating him up

se lo comen los celos inf

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

1. eat into acid/rust:

eat into

corroer

2. eat into profits/savings:

eat into

comerse

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

1. eat away:

eat away rats/mice:

roer

eat away moths:

picar

eat away moths:

comerse

the termites gradually eat away the inside of the tree

las termitas carcomen poco a poco el interior del árbol

2. eat away acid:

eat away

corroer

3. eat away waves:

eat away

desgastar

binge-eat VB intr

binge-eat

darse atracones de comida en forma compulsiva

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he eats prodigiously

come una barbaridad

Translations for eats in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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comestibles y bebestibles

eats and drinks inf

comistrajo

eats pl inf

ovolactovegetariano (ovolactovegetariana)

lactovegetarian (who also eats eggs)

eats in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for eats in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.eat [i:t] ate, eaten VB trans

eat

comer

to eat breakfast

tomar el desayuno

to eat lunch/supper

comer/cenar

to eat one's fill

comer bien

to eat in

comer en casa

Phrases:

what is eating him? inf

¿qué mosca le ha picado?

II.eat [i:t] ate, eaten VB intr

eat

comer

eat away at VB trans, eat into VB trans

eat away at

corroer

eat up VB trans

eat up

comerse

eat up

terminar

eat away VB trans

eat away acid

corroer

eat away termites

carcomer

eat out VB intr

eat out

comer fuera

eat-by date [ˈi:tbaɪˌdeɪt] N

eat-by date

fecha f de caducidad

dog eat dog ADJ

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dog eat dog (very competitive)

de competencia despiadada

a dog eat dog place (marked by ruthless competition)

un lugar donde se dan zancadillas los unos a los otros fig

Translations for eats in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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es muy frutero

he eats a lot of fruit

tentempié

bite to eat

malcomer

to eat badly

el dinero solo da para malcomer

the money isn't sufficient to eat properly

malcomer

to eat without appetite

eats Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if he won't eat, neither will I

si él no come, yo tampoco

eat it now, it won't keep

cómetelo ahora, después se pondrá malo

to have sb eat out of one's hand

meterse a alguien en el bolsillo

to have enough to eat and drink

tener lo suficiente para comer y beber

to knock together something to eat

hacer algo rápido para comer

to eat like there's no tomorrow

comer a tutiplén

the money isn't sufficient to eat properly

el dinero solo da para malcomer

to eat a delicacy with great relish

relamerse con un manjar

to eat up all the biscuits

acabar todas las galletas

he eats a lot of fruit

es muy frutero