zamparse

zamparse

► verbo pronominal

1 familiar to wolf down

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VPR

1) (=lanzarse) to bump, crash

se zampó en medio del corro — he thrust himself roughly into the circle

2) [en fiesta, reunión] to gatecrash, go along uninvited

3)

zamparse en — to dart into, shoot into

se zampó en el cine — he shot into the cinema

4) (=comerse)

zamparse algo — to wolf sth down

se zampó cuatro porciones enteras — he wolfed down four whole helpings

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(v.) = gobble up, put away, scoff

Ex. From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).

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.

Ex. The birds -- known as monk parakeets -- won't stop scoffing the farmers' crops -- they're not fussy about what they eat.

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(v.) = gobble up, put away, scoff

Ex: From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).

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.

Ex: The birds -- known as monk parakeets -- won't stop scoffing the farmers' crops -- they're not fussy about what they eat.

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■zamparse vr fam to gobble up, to wolf down
'zamparse' also found in these entries:
English:
guzzle
- pack away
- scoff
- shovel down
- put
- quaff

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vpr

to wolf down, to scoff;

se lo ha zampado todo she's eaten the lot!

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zamparse

v/r wolf down fam