eat in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for eat in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. eat (consume) person, animal:

eat cake, food, snack

mangiare

eat meal

consumare

I don't eat meat

non mangio carne

to eat (one's) breakfast

fare colazione

to eat (one's) lunch

fare pranzo or pranzare

to eat (one's) dinner

fare cena, cenare

I ate lunch in town

ho pranzato in città

to eat sth for lunch, dinner

mangiare qc per pranzo, cena

to eat oneself sick inf

rimpinzarsi fino alla nausea (on di)

it's not fit to eat (poisonous)

è velenoso or non è buono da mangiare

it's not fit to eat (inedible)

non è commestibile

it looks too good to eat

ha un aspetto troppo bello per essere mangiato

she looks good enough to eat!

è così bella che me la mangerei!

to eat one's way through a whole cake

mangiare una torta intera

to eat sb, sth alive person, piranha, mosquitoes:

divorare qn, qc

she'll eat you alive! inf seductress:

ti mangerà vivo! ti divorerà!

don't be afraid, I won't eat you!

non aver paura, non ti mangio

to eat one's words fig

rimangiarsi la propria parola

2. eat (guzzle) inf car:

eat petrol

consumare, bere

3. eat (worry):

eat inf

rodere

eat inf

preoccupare

what's eating you?

che cosa ti preoccupa?

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

1. eat (take food):

eat

mangiare

to eat from or out of plate, bowl

mangiare in

I'll soon have him eating out of my hand fig

presto lo avrò in pugno or farò di lui quello che voglio

2. eat (have a meal):

eat

mangiare, consumare i pasti

I never eat in the canteen

non mangio mai in mensa

we eat at six

ceniamo alle sei

III.eat [Brit iːt, Am it]

eat your heart out!

roditi il fegato!

to eat sb out of house and home

svuotare la dispensa a qn

I.eat away VB [iːt -] (eat [sth] away, eat away [sth])

eat away cliff, stone:

eat away water, wind:

erodere

eat away acid, rust, termites:

corrodere, attaccare

II.eat away VB [iːt -] (eat away at [sth])

eat away acid, rust:

corrodere, attaccare

eat away woodworm:

rodere, attaccare

eat away disease:

intaccare

eat away fig bills, fees: profits, savings

intaccare

eat in VB [iːt -]

eat in

mangiare a casa

binge-eat VB intr

binge-eat

abbuffarsi di continuo

eat-in [Brit, Am ˈitɪn] ADJ

eat-in meal:

eat-in

da consumare sul posto

I.eat up VB [iːt -] (eat up)

eat up

finire di mangiare, mangiare tutto

eat up!

mangia tutto!

II.eat up VB [iːt -] (eat [sth] up, eat up [sth])

1. eat up (finish):

eat up meal, vegetables

finire

2. eat up (guzzle) car:

eat up miles

divorare

eat up petrol

consumare, bere

3. eat up (use up) bills:

eat up savings

divorare, distruggere

4. eat up fig:

to be eaten up with person: envy, worry

essere roso da

to be eaten up with desire, curiosity, guilt

essere divorato da

eat into VB [iːt -] (eat into [sth])

1. eat into (damage) acid, rust:

eat into metal, paint

corrodere, fare un buco in

2. eat into (encroach on):

the continual interruptions ate into my day

le continue interruzioni mi hanno portato via molto tempo

I don't like my duties to eat into my leisure time

non mi va che i miei doveri mi portino via del tempo libero

3. eat into (use up) bills, fees:

eat into profits, savings

intaccare

eat out VB [iːt -]

eat out

mangiare fuori

Translations for eat in the Italian»English Dictionary

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andare a Canossa

to eat humble pie

rimangiare

to eat again

rimangiarsi la propria parola

to eat one's words

eat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for eat in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

eat

mangiare

to eat breakfast

fare colazione

to eat lunch/dinner

pranzare/cenare

to eat one's fill

mangiare a sazietà

Phrases:

eat your heart out!

mangiati il fegato!

to eat one's words

rimangiarsi ciò che si è detto

what is eating him? inf

cos'è che lo rode?

II.eat [i:t] VB intr

eat

mangiare

eat away at VB trans, eat into VB trans

eat away at

intaccare

eat up VB trans

eat up

mangiare tutto

eat away VB trans

eat away acid

corrodere

eat away termites

rosicchiare

eat in VB intr

eat in

mangiare a casa

I.eat out VB intr

eat out

mangiare fuori

II.eat out VB trans vulg

eat out

leccarla a

Translations for eat in the Italian»English Dictionary

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non toccare cibo

to eat nothing

rifocillarsi

to eat

mangiarsi qc

to eat sth up

ristorare

to give sth to eat [or drink]

ristorarsi

to have sth to eat [or drink]

eat Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have enough to eat and drink

avere da mangiare e bere a sufficienza

to give sb something to eat/drink

dare a qu qualcosa da mangiare/bere

I'll eat my hat if…

ci scommetterei che non…

it's a dog eat dog world

è una giungla

it's not fit to eat

non è commestibile

eat it now, it won't keep

mangialo ora, se no va a male

if he won't eat, neither will I

se lui non mangia, non mangio nemmeno io

to knock together something to eat

mettere insieme qualcosa da mangiare

every now and again he'll eat a pizza

la sua brava pizza ogni tanto se la mangia

to have a bite to eat

mangiare un boccone

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Free-range chicken is a chicken that is allowed to eat and roam in its natural habitat.

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Eagles will not enter burrows, unlike some mammalian carnivores that eat ground squirrels.

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Eat less and burn fat faster by having a bowl of soup as an appetiser or a snack.

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If we eat more vegetable, we will eat less meat and less grain -- and these are exportable.

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However, a philosopher can only eat spaghetti when he has both left and right forks.

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Most begonias are sour to the taste, and some people in some areas eat them.

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The crested shelduck is believed to eat aquatic vegetation, agricultural crops, algae, invertebrates, mollusks, crustaceans, carrion, and garbage.

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People who eat a varied diet are unlikely to develop a severe primary vitamin deficiency.

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Instead of constantly feeding on a live host, females attack salps, using their mouths and claws to eat the animal and hollow out its gelatinous shell.

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They mainly eat plants, but also some mollusks and aquatic insects.

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