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audio eat (t)

tr. ate (t), eat·en (tn), eat·ing
  1. (to consume) comer
  2. (to devour) tragar, devorar
  3. (to corrode) corroer
  4. jerga (to annoy) molestar, fastidiar

expresiones idiomáticas:
to eat away (at, through)
corroer, carcomer
to eat breakfast
tomar el desayuno, desayunar
to eat crow
aceptar la derrota
to eat dinner
tomar la cena, cenar
to eat humble pie
retractarse
to eat into
  1. (to corrode) corroer, carcomer
  2. (to use up) gastar, desgastar
to eat lunch
tomar el almuerzo, almorzar
to eat one's heart out
consumirse con (amargura, anhelo)
to eat one's words
retractarse, tragarse las palabras
to eat someone out of house and home
comer mucho
to eat up
  1. (to devour) comerselo todo
  2. (to use up) consumir, gastar
  3. (to be credulous) creer sin crítica
  4. (to enjoy) deleitarse en
what's eating you?
¿qué mosca te ha picado?
intr.
comer, alimentarse

expresiones idiomáticas:
to eat like a horse
comer como un caballo, comer excesivamente
to eat out
comer fuera (de casa)
to have someone eating out of one's hand
poder manejar a alguien como uno quiere
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