roer

v.

1 to gnaw (at).

2 to eat away (at).

3 to nag or gnaw (at).

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ROER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

roo/roigo/royo, roes, roe, roemos, roéis, roen.

Past Indicative

roí, roíste, royó, roímos, roísteis, royeron.

Present Subjunctive

roa, roas, roa, roamos, roáis, roan;

roiga, roigas, roiga, roigamos, roigáis, roigan;

roya, royas, roya, royamos, royáis, royan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

royera, royeras, royera, royéramos, royerais, royeran;

royese, royeses, royese, royésemos, royeseis, royesen.

Future Subjunctive

royere, royeres, royere, royéremos, royereis, royeren.

Imperative

roe (tú), roa, roiga, roya (él/Vd.), roamos, roigamos, royamos (nos.), roed (vos.), roan, roigan, royan (ellos/Vds.).

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VT

1) [+ comida] to gnaw; (=mordiscar) to nibble at; [+ hueso] to gnaw, pick

2) (=corroer) to corrode, eat away

3) [+ capital] to eat into (bit by bit)

4) [conciencia] to prick

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verbo transitivo

a) <hueso/cable> to gnaw (at)

los ratones han roído el queso — the mice have been nibbling the cheese

un libro roído por los ratones — a book gnawed by mice

b) (atormentar) to gnaw at, eat away at

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= gnaw (at).

Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.

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* hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

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verbo transitivo

a) <hueso/cable> to gnaw (at)

los ratones han roído el queso — the mice have been nibbling the cheese

un libro roído por los ratones — a book gnawed by mice

b) (atormentar) to gnaw at, eat away at

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= gnaw (at).

Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.

* hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

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roer [E13 ]

vt

1 ‹hueso/cable/libro› to gnaw (at)

los ratones han roído el queso the mice have been at the cheese o have been nibbling the cheese

2 (atormentar) to gnaw at, eat away at

el remordimiento le roía las entrañas remorse was gnawing o eating away at him

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roer (conjugate roer) verbo transitivo ‹hueso/cable› to gnaw (at)
roer verbo transitivo
1 (un hueso, una cosa) to gnaw
2 (una galleta, queso) to nibble
3 (la conciencia) to gnaw at, nag at
♦ Locuciones: un hueso duro de roer, a hard nut to crack
'roer' also found in these entries:
English:
eat into
- gnaw
- nibble
- nut
- eat

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roer vt

1. [con dientes] to gnaw (at);

Comp

ser duro de roer to be a tough nut to crack

2. [gastar] to eat away (at)

3. [atormentar] to nag o gnaw (at);

le roe la conciencia por lo mal que se ha portado her appalling behaviour is gnawing (at) her conscience

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roer

v/t gnaw; fig

eat away at

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roer {69} vt

1) : to gnaw

2) : to eat away at, to torment

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roer vb to gnaw