comer en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de comer en el diccionario español»inglés

I.comer¹ V. intr.

1.1. comer (tomar alimentos):

comer

to eat

no tengo ganas de comer

I'm not hungry o I don't feel like eating anything

no hay nada para comer

there's nothing to eat

este niño no me come nada coloq.

this child won't eat anything (I make for him) coloq.

las palomas comían de su mano

the pigeons were eating out of o from her hand

el sueldo apenas si les alcanza para comer

he hardly earns enough to feed them

comer como un sabañón o Esp. una lima o Méx. un pelón de hospicio coloq.

to eat like a horse

comer como un pajarito coloq.

to eat like a bird

1.2. comer:

dar de comer

to feed

todavía hay que darle de comer (en la boca)

we still have to spoonfeed him

darle de comer al gato

to feed the cat

tengo que darles de comer a los niños

I have to get the kids something to eat

tengo que darles de comer a los niños

I have to feed the kids

nos dieron de comer muy bien

they fed us very well

ni siquiera nos dieron de comer

they didn't even give us anything to eat

darle a alg. de comer aparte coloq.

to treat sb with kid gloves

2.1. comer (tomar una comida):

todavía no hemos comido

we haven't eaten yet

todavía no hemos comido

we haven't had lunch (o dinner etc.) yet

hace mucho tiempo que no salimos a comer (fuera)

we haven't been out for a meal o eaten out for ages

¿dónde comieron anoche?

where did you go for dinner o have dinner last night?

no queremos comer en el hotel

we don't want to have our meals in the hotel o to eat at the hotel

¡niños, a comer!

lunchtime (o dinnertime etc.), children!

¿qué hay de comer? (a mediodía)

what's for lunch?

¿qué hay de comer? (por la noche)

what's for dinner o supper?

aquí se come muy bien

the food here is very good

donde comen dos, comen tres provb.

there's always room for one more at the table

2.2. comer esp. Esp., Méx. (almorzar):

comer

to have lunch

comer

to have dinner ingl. brit. coloq.

nos invitaron a comer

they asked us to lunch

2.3. comer esp. amer. (cenar):

comer

to have dinner

comemos a las nueve

we have o eat dinner at nine

nos invitaron a comer

they asked o invited us to dinner

II.comer¹ V. trans.

1. comer fruta/verdura/carne:

comer

to eat

como mucha fruta

I eat a lot of fruit

no puedo comer chocolate

I can't have o eat chocolate

come un poco de queso

have a little cheese

tienes que comer todo lo que te sirvan

you must eat (up) everything they give you

¿puedo comer otro?

can I have another one?

no tienen qué comer

they don't have anything to eat

nadie te va a comer coloq.

nobody's going to bite your head off

nadie te va a comer coloq.

nobody's going to eat you

mira el suéter, me lo comió la polilla

look at my sweater, the moths have been at it o it's really moth-eaten

como un cáncer que le come las entrañas liter.

like a cancer gnawing away at his insides

sin comerlo ni beberlo o sin comerla ni beberla me llevé el castigo sin comerlo ni beberlo

I got punished even though I didn't have anything to do with it o any part in it

¿(y) eso con qué se come? coloq.

what on earth's that? coloq.

¿(y) eso con qué se come? coloq.

what's that when it's at home? ingl. brit. coloq.

2. comer coloq. (hacer desaparecer):

ese peinado le come mucho la cara

that hairstyle hides half her face

estos zapatos me comen los calcetines

my socks keep slipping down with these shoes

estos gastos nos han empezado a comer los ahorros

these expenses have started eating into our savings

el alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo

the rent swallows up half my salary

el alquiler me come la mitad del sueldo

half my salary goes on the rent

si seguimos así nos va a comer la mugre

if we go on like this we'll be swallowed up by dirt

3. comer (en ajedrez, damas):

comer

to take

III.comerse V. vpr

1. comerse acento/palabra:

te has comido todos los acentos

you've left off all the accents

te has comido todos los acentos

you've forgotten all the accents

te has comido todos los acentos

you've missed off all the accents ingl. brit.

me comí dos líneas

I missed out o skipped two lines

se comen la 's' final

they don't pronounce the final 's'

se comen la 's' final

they leave off o drop the final 's'

se come la mitad de las palabras

he swallows o he doesn't pronounce half his words

2.1. comerse (enfático):

comerse comida

to eat

cómetelo todo

eat it all up

se lo comió de un bocado

he gulped it down in one go

está para comérsela coloq.

she's really tasty coloq.

está para comérsela coloq.

she's a real dish coloq.

no te comas las uñas

don't bite your nails

¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato? coloq.

have you lost your tongue?

¿se te ha comido la lengua el gato? coloq.

has the cat got your tongue? coloq.

se lo come la envidia

he's eaten up o consumed with envy

se comió cuatro años de cárcel coloq.

he did four years in prison o inside coloq.

comerse a alg. vivo coloq.

to skin sb alive coloq.

si se entera mi madre me come viva

if my mother finds out she'll skin me alive o have my guts for garters o make mincemeat of me coloq.

2.2. comerse (estrellarse contra):

comerse árbol/poste

to smash into

comerse árbol/poste

to crash into

2.3. comerse (ser muy superior):

comerse

to surpass

comerse

to overshadow

nadando y corriendo, él se come a su hermano coloq.

he can beat his brother hollow at swimming and running coloq.

nadando y corriendo, él se come a su hermano coloq.

he knocks spots off his brother when it comes to swimming and running coloq.

3. comerse coloq. (hacer desaparecer):

el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra

the sun has faded the colors in the carpet

el mar se ha comido casi toda la arena

the sea has washed away nearly all the sand

el ácido se come el metal

the acid eats into o eats away the metal

el colegio de los niños se me come casi todo el sueldo

almost all my salary goes on the children's school fees

el colegio de los niños se me come casi todo el sueldo

the children's school fees eat up almost all of my salary

4. comerse Col. coloq. (poseer sexualmente):

comerse

to have coloq.

comer² SUST. m

comer

eating

una persona de buen comer

someone who enjoys his/her food

el arte del buen comer

the art of good eating

el comer es como el rascar, todo es cuestión de empezar provb.

once you start eating, you don't want to stop

Traducciones de comer en el diccionario inglés»español

comer [ingl. am. ˈkəmər, ingl. brit. ˈkʌmə] SUST.

1. comer:

all comers, the contest is open to all comers

el certamen está abierto al público en general or a todos los que quieran participar

he said he would take on all comers

dijo que se enfrentaría a cualquiera que quisiera retarlo

2. comer (promising person, thing) ingl. am. coloq.:

she/he/it looks like a comer

parece que tiene posibilidades or futuro

she/he/it looks like a comer

parece prometedora/prometedor

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

to put on the feedbag hum., arcznte.

comer

to eat shellfish

comer mariscos

to eat shellfish

comer marisco Esp.

tuck into

ponerse a comer

overeat

comer demasiado

postprandial

de después de comer

trencherman

persona f de buen comer

eating

(el) comer

eating place

sitio m para comer

comer en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de comer en el diccionario español»inglés

I.comer [ko·ˈmer] V. intr.

1. comer (alimentarse):

comer

to eat

dar de comer a un animal

to feed an animal

comer caliente

to have a warm meal

2. comer (almorzar):

comer

to have lunch

antes/después de comer

before/after lunch

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

comer por siete

to eat like a horse

II.comer [ko·ˈmer] V. trans.

1. comer (ingerir):

comer

to eat

2. comer fig. (consumir):

comer

to consume

3. comer (corroer):

comer

to eat away

4. comer (colores):

comer

to fade

5. comer (en juegos):

comer

to take

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

sin comerlo ni beberlo

without asking for it

me echaron la culpa a mí sin comerlo ni beberlo

I got blamed although I had nothing to do with it

III.comer [ko·ˈmer] V. v. refl. comerse

1. comer (ingerir):

comer

to eat up

comerse a alguien a besos

to smother sb with kisses

está para comérsela

she looks a treat

2. comer (corroer):

comer

to eat away

3. comer (colores):

comer

to fade

4. comer:

comer (palabras)

to skip

comer (al pronunciar)

to slur

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

comer con moderación

to eat in moderation

Traducciones de comer en el diccionario inglés»español

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

eat out

comer fuera

eat out

comer el coño

overeat

comer demasiado

to have lunch

comer

lunch

comer

mealtime

hora f de comer

lunch hour

hora f de comer

lunch break

descanso m para comer

eat in

comer en casa

eat

comer

to eat lunch/dinner

comer/cenar

to eat lunch/dinner

almorzar/comer amer.

to eat one's fill

comer hasta saciarse

eat

comer

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

The trophy had to be won three successive times, being held for two years against all comers.

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Comer remained in the background most of the time but kept close check on the serial as it was developed.

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Cet shamed all comers by reminding them how he had bested them in combat.

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He regularly advertised that he could defeat all comers in a dancing contest, and he made good on his boasts.

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Unbreakable seems to be a favorite amongst established fans and new comers.

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The hospital provided free care to all comers without respect to nationality or religion.

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At the end of his second session, he was noted as a comer and potential top legislator.

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He would offer mass lessons in whatever step was the rage, and take on all comers willing to challenge his status as the undisputed master.

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Comer had the highest percentage of the vote of any candidate on the ballot.

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He bartered goods and services to all comers, siphoning off enough to sustain himself.

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