- consumir
- v.1 to consume (producto).en casa consumimos mucho aceite de oliva we use a lot of olive oil at homeconsumir drogas to take drugsconsumir preferentemente antes de… best before…María consumió sus ahorros Mary consumed her savings.La malaria consumió a Pedro The swamp fever consumed Peter.La pasión consumió a Ricardo The passion consumed Richard.2 to use, to consume.esta estufa consume mucha electricidad this heater uses a lot of electricitymi coche consume cinco litros a los cien my car does twenty kilometers to the liter3 to destroy (destruir) (sujeto: fuego).le consumen los celos (figurative) he is eaten up by o consumed with jealousy4 to burn up.El auto consume mucha gasolina The car burns up too much fuel.* * *consumir► verbo transitivo1 (gastar, usar) to consume, use2 (destruir) to destroy, consume■ el fuego consume la madera fire destroys wood3 (tomar) to take, consume■ en España se consume más aceite de oliva que en otros países de Europa more olive oil is consumed in Spain than in other European countries■ no consumimos alcohol we don't drink alcohol4 figurado (carcomer, afligir) to consume; (poner nervioso) to get on one's nerves, infuriate■ la envidia lo consumía he was consumed with envy► verbo pronominal consumirse1 (extinguirse) to burn out2 (secarse) to boil away3 (destruirse) to be destroyed4 figurado (afligirse) to waste away5 figurado (carcomerse) to be consumed, be devoured* * *verbto consume* * *1. VT1) [+ comida, bebida, droga] to consume frm
en este bar se consume más vino que cerveza — more wine than beer is drunk o frm consumed in this bar
consúmase inmediatamente después de abierto — consume immediately after opening
solo consumo alimentos frescos — I only eat fresh food
en casa no consumimos leche de cabra — we don't drink goat's milk at home
no pueden sentarse aquí si no van a consumir nada — you can't sit here if you're not going to have anything to eat or drink
consuma productos andaluces — buy Andalusian products
consumir preferentemente antes de ... — best before ...
2) [+ energía, gasolina] to use, consume frmmi coche consume muy poco — my car uses very little fuel
consume gran cantidad de gasolina en el despegue — it consumes vast quantities of fuel on take-off
la moto consume cinco litros a los 100kms — the motorbike does 100kms to (every) five litres
3) [+ tiempo] to take up4) (=extinguir) [+ salud] to destroyel cáncer lo está consumiendo — cancer is destroying him, he's being wasted away by cancer
estos niños me están consumiendo la paciencia — these children are trying o taxing my patience, my patience is wearing thin with these children
el tejado fue consumido por las llamas — the roof was consumed by the flames
5) (=desesperar)los celos lo consumen — he is consumed o eaten up with jealousy
su terquedad me consume — his stubbornness gets on my nerves
6) And, CAm (=sumergir) to submerge2. VI1) (=comer) to eat; (=beber) to drinkpor favor, váyase si no va a consumir — please leave if you're not going to eat or drink
2) (=gastar) to consumeel mercado nos impulsa a consumir sin parar — the market encourages us to consume constantly
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) <comida/bebida> to eat/drink, consume (frml)no vamos a consumir nada — we're not going to have anything to eat/drink
consúmase en el día — eat o consume within one day
consumen cantidades industriales de mermelada — (hum) they get through vast quantities of jam (colloq & hum)
b) <gasolina/energía/producto> to consume, use; <tiempo> to take upeste coche consume ocho litros cada 100 kilómetros — this car does 100km on 8 liters of gasoline
c) <salud> to ruin2) (destruir, acabar con)a) fuego/llamas to consumeb) enfermedadel cáncer lo iba consumiendo — he was wasting away with cancer
c) envidia/celosla envidia/los celos la consumían — he was consumed by o with envy/jealousy
la ambición la consume — she is burning with ambition
3) (exasperar) to exasperate2.consumirse v prona) enfermo/anciano to waste awayconsumirse de algo: se consumía de pena — she was being consumed by grief
b) vela/cigarrillo to burn downc) líquido to reduce* * *= consume, expend, eat up, swallow up, use up, put away.Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex. Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.Ex. The importance of staff atitude is emphasized because the outreach effort has little chance of success without commitment -- it eats up time, energy, enthusiasm and imagination at a rapid rate.Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex. Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.Ex. He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.----* consumir a uno un sentimiento de + Nombre = be consumed by + a feeling of + Nombre.* consumir energía = consume + energy, take up + energy.* consumir esfuerzo = take up + energy.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* consumir + Posesivo + tiempo = swallow up + Posesivo + time.* consumir rápidamente = devour.* que consume mucha energía = power-hungry.* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* ritual en el que se consumen alucinógenos = mushroom ritual.* sin consumir = nonconsumptive.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) <comida/bebida> to eat/drink, consume (frml)no vamos a consumir nada — we're not going to have anything to eat/drink
consúmase en el día — eat o consume within one day
consumen cantidades industriales de mermelada — (hum) they get through vast quantities of jam (colloq & hum)
b) <gasolina/energía/producto> to consume, use; <tiempo> to take upeste coche consume ocho litros cada 100 kilómetros — this car does 100km on 8 liters of gasoline
c) <salud> to ruin2) (destruir, acabar con)a) fuego/llamas to consumeb) enfermedadel cáncer lo iba consumiendo — he was wasting away with cancer
c) envidia/celosla envidia/los celos la consumían — he was consumed by o with envy/jealousy
la ambición la consume — she is burning with ambition
3) (exasperar) to exasperate2.consumirse v prona) enfermo/anciano to waste awayconsumirse de algo: se consumía de pena — she was being consumed by grief
b) vela/cigarrillo to burn downc) líquido to reduce* * *= consume, expend, eat up, swallow up, use up, put away.Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
Ex: Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.Ex: The importance of staff atitude is emphasized because the outreach effort has little chance of success without commitment -- it eats up time, energy, enthusiasm and imagination at a rapid rate.Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex: Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.* consumir a uno un sentimiento de + Nombre = be consumed by + a feeling of + Nombre.* consumir energía = consume + energy, take up + energy.* consumir esfuerzo = take up + energy.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* consumir + Posesivo + tiempo = swallow up + Posesivo + time.* consumir rápidamente = devour.* que consume mucha energía = power-hungry.* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* ritual en el que se consumen alucinógenos = mushroom ritual.* sin consumir = nonconsumptive.* * *consumir [I1 ]vtA1 (frml); ‹comida/bebida› to consume (frml)si no van a consumir nada no pueden ocupar la mesa if you're not going to have anything to eat/drink, you can't sit at a tableconsuma productos nacionales buy home-produced goodsestos niños consumen cantidades industriales de mermelada (hum); these children get through vast quantities of jam (colloq hum)una vez abierto consúmase en el día once open, eat o consume within one day¿cuánto vino se consumió en la recepción? how much wine was drunk at the reception?, how much wine did they get through at the reception? (colloq)2 ‹gasolina/energía/producto› to consume, use; ‹tiempo› to take upeste coche consume ocho litros a los 100 (kilómetros) this car does 100km on 8 liters of gasoline, ≈ this car does 35 miles to the gallonaquí consumimos grandes cantidades de papel we use o get through vast quantities of paper hereestás consumiendo mi paciencia you're trying o taxing my patience, my patience is running out o wearing thinB (destruir, acabar con) «fuego/llamas» to consume; «incendio» to consume, destroyla terrible enfermedad que lo está consumiendo the terrible disease that is making him waste awayla ambición la consume she is burning with ambitionestá consumido por los celos he's eaten up o consumed with jealousy■ consumirsev pron1 «enfermo/anciano» to waste away consumirse DE algo:se consumía de celos he was consumed o eaten up with jealousyse consumía de pena she was being consumed by grief, she was pining away with griefconsumirse EN algo:se consumía en deseos de volver a verla (liter); he had a burning desire to see her again (liter), he was consumed with desire to see her again (liter)2 «vela/cigarrillo» to burn down3 «líquido» to reducese deja hervir para que se consuma algo el líquido boil off o away some of the liquid, leave it on the boil to reduce the liquid o so that the liquid reduces4 (achicarse) to shrink* * *
consumir (conjugate consumir) verbo transitivoa) (frml) ‹comida/bebida› to eat/drink, consume (frml)b) ‹gasolina/energía/producto› to consume, use;
‹tiempo› to take upc) ‹salud› to ruind) (destruir) [fuego/llamas] to consume;
[envidia/celos]:◊ la envidia la consumía she was consumed by o with envy
consumirse verbo pronominala) [enfermo/anciano] to waste away;◊ se consumía de pena she was being consumed by griefb) [vela/cigarrillo] to burn downc) [líquido] to reduce
consumir verbo transitivo to consume
consumir antes de..., best before...
'consumir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- agotar
- reconcomer
- consumido
- gastar
- tomar
English:
best
- burn up
- consume
- eat into
- eat up
- swallow up
- use
- carry
- drain
- eat
- swallow
* * *consumir♦ vt1. [producto] to consume;en casa consumimos mucho aceite de oliva we use a lot of olive oil at home;consumieron sus refrescos en el bar they had their drinks at the bar;está prohibido consumir bebidas alcohólicas en los campos de fútbol the consumption of alcohol is forbidden in football grounds;fue acusado de consumir drogas he was accused of taking drugs;consumir preferentemente antes de… [en envase] best before…2. [gastar] to use, to consume;esta estufa consume mucha electricidad this heater uses a lot of electricity;esta moto consume muy poco this motorbike uses very little Br petrol o US gas;mi coche consume 7 litros a los cien ≈ my car does 41 miles to the gallon3. [desgastar] to wear out;el rozamiento consume los neumáticos friction wears down the tyres4. [destruir] [sujeto: fuego] to destroy5. [destruir] [sujeto: enfermedad] to eat away at;el cáncer lo va consumiendo poco a poco he's gradually wasting away because of the cancer;los celos lo consumen he is eaten up by o consumed with jealousy;este calor me consume this heat is killing me o is too much for me♦ vito consume♦ See also the pronominal verb consumirse* * *consumirv/t & v/i consume;consumir preferentemente antes de … COM best before …* * *consumir vt: to consume♦ See also the reflexive verb consumirse* * *consumir vb1. (usar) to consume / to useeste coche consume mucha gasolina this car uses a lot of petrol2. (comer, beber) to eat [pt. ate; pp. eaten] / to drink [pt. drank; pp. drunk]consume dos litros de agua diarios she drinks two litres of water a day3. (destruir) to destroyuna larga enfermedad lo consume lentamente a long illness is slowly destroying him
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.
