eating - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

eating
eat (Verb)

Adjectives / Adverbs

eating  adj.	alimentario, alimentaria
eating  adj.	de la alimentación
eating  adj.	de la comida
eating  adj.	de la conducta alimentaria

Verbs

to eat (sth.)  | ate, eaten |	comer (algo)
to eat (sth.)  | ate, eaten |	tomar algo   - comer
to eat (sth.)  | ate, eaten |	alimentarse (de algo)
to eat (sth.)  | ate, eaten |	devorar algo
to eat (sth.)  | ate, eaten |	engullir algo
to eat (sth.)  | ate, eaten |	zampar algo
to eat into sth.  | ate, eaten |	carcomer algo
to eat into sth.  | ate, eaten |	corroer algo
to eat into sth.  | ate, eaten |	desgastar algo
to eat into sth.  | ate, eaten |	deteriorar algo
to eat (sth.)  | ate, eaten |	manducar [coll.]
to eat (sth.)  | ate, eaten |	papar algo [coll.]   - comida blanda
to eat (sth.)  | ate, eaten |	papear algo [vulg.]
to eat  | ate, eaten |	morfar [coll.] (Lat. Am.: Arg., Urug.)

Nouns

eating behavior^AE; eating behaviour^BE	comportamiento alimentario
eating behavior^AE; eating behaviour^BE	conducta alimenticia
eating irons (Amer.)	los cubiertos  m. pl.  pl., rarely in singular: cubierto
eating disorder [MED.]	trastorno alimentario
eating disorder [MED.][PSYCH.]	el desorden alimenticio

Definitions

to eat a meal or snack usually between breakfast and lunch or lunch and dinner

merendar

Phrases / Collocations

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.	A andar se aprende andando.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.	Machacando se aprende el oficio.   dated
to eat one's words	tragarse lo que uno ha dicho
to eat one's words	tragarse las palabras
to eat crow [coll.] (Amer.)	admitir un error
to eat crow [coll.] (Amer.)	admitir estar equivocado(-a)
eat my shorts [coll.] [vulg.]	multiplícate por cero [coll.]
to eat humble pie	admitir un error
to eat humble pie	tragarse el orgullo
I'll eat my hat if ...	¡Me rapo la cabeza si ...!
I'll eat my hat if ...	¡Que me aspen!
to eat like a horse [coll.] [fig.]	comer como una lima [fig.]   - mucho
to eat like a bird [coll.] [fig.]	comer como un pajarito [fig.]   - muy poco
to have one's cake and eat it, too	quererlo todo   - al mismo tiempo
to have one's cake and eat it, too	encender una vela a Dios y otra al diablo [fig.]
to have one's cake and eat it, too	estar en misa y repicando [fig.]

Examples

I love eating sweet strawberries.	Me encanta comer fresas dulces.
Do not leave the table until you have finished eating.	No te levantes de la mesa hasta que hayas acabado de comer.
Don't forget to remove the stone from the peach before eating it.	No olvides quitarle el hueso a la durazno antes de comerlo.
Experts advise eating five pieces of fruit a day.	Los expertos aconsejan comer cinco piezas de fruta al día.
I feel pain in my stomach after eating spicy food.	Siento dolor en el estómago después de comer comida picante.
I think I chipped a tooth while eating.	Creo que me rompí un diente mientras comía.
I can't eat any more, thank you. And I'm full.	No puedo comer más, gracias. Y estoy lleno.
If you don't like it, then don't eat it.	Si no te gusta, entonces no lo com
He ate most of the pizza, leaving the rest for later.	Se comió la mayor parte de la pizza, dejando el resto para más tarde.
I ate too much, and now I feel bad.	Comí demasiado y ahora estoy mal.
The cheese you ate stunk out the whole kitchen.	El queso que te comiste apestó toda la casa.
I always have some fruit while I work, today I ate a bunch of grapes.	Siempre tomo algo de fruta mientras trabajo, hoy me he comido un racimo de uvas.
Max ate a fourth of the cake.	Max se comió una cuarta parte del pastel.
Michael was not there when we ate the cake at the party, he arrived afterwards.	Michael no llegó estuvo cuando comimos la tarta en la fiesta, él llegó luego.
My stomach hurts because I ate too much.	Me duele la barriga porque comí demasiado.
What's for dinner? I've hardly eaten all day and I'm starving.	¿Qué hay de cena? No he comido casi en todo el día y estoy muerto de hambre.

Orthographically similar words

acting, beating, dating, easing, gating, heating, mating, rating, sating, seating

rating