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Traduzioni di eat away nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

eat away VB [ingl am it -, ingl brit iːt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. eat away:

eat away rats/mice:

roer

eat away moths:

picar

eat away moths:

comerse

the termites gradually eat away the inside of the tree

las termitas carcomen poco a poco el interior del árbol

2. eat away acid:

eat away

corroer

3. eat away waves:

eat away

desgastar

eat away at VB [ingl am it -, ingl brit iːt -] (v + adv + prep + o)

1. eat away at:

eat away at rats/mice:

roer

eat away at moths:

picar

eat away at moths:

comerse

inflation is eating away at business confidence/at people's savings

la inflación está minando la confianza de los empresarios/se está comiendo los ahorros de la gente

2. eat away at acid:

eat away at

corroer

3. eat away at sea:

eat away at

desgastar

Traduzioni di eat away nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

roer

to eat away at

Traduzioni di eat away nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.away [ingl am əˈweɪ, ingl brit əˈweɪ] AVV away often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back away, do away with, slip away, etc.). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, do, slip, etc.).

1.1. away (from place, person):

I looked away

aparté la vista

he limped away

se alejó cojeando

they dragged the fallen tree away

se llevaron el árbol caído arrastrándolo

I turned away

me di la vuelta

I turned away

me di vuelta CSud

1.2. away (indicating removal):

the bark had been stripped away

habían quitado la corteza

2.1. away (in the distance):

it isn't far away

no queda lejos

we're still a long way away

todavía estamos muy lejos

Easter is a long way away

falta mucho para Pascua

it's 20 miles away

queda a 20 millas

she lives an hour's drive away

vive a una hora de aquí en coche

2.2. away (absent):

she's away in Canada

está en Canadá

they're both away today

ninguno de los dos está hoy

I'll be away all next week

toda la semana que viene no voy a estar or voy a estar fuera

2.3. away SPORT esp ingl brit :

to play away

jugar fuera (de casa)

3. away (on one's way):

we were away before sunrise

partimos or salimos antes del amanecer

a couple of drinks and she's away colloq

se toma un par de copas y se desata

you only have to mention golf and he's away colloq

apenas le mencionas el golf y no hay quien lo pare

4.1. away with imperative:

I've got some questions to ask you — OK, ask away!

tengo algunas preguntas que hacerle —¡dígame!

I've got some questions to ask you — OK, ask away!

tengo algunas preguntas que hacerle —¡pregunte nomás! AmLat

4.2. away (continuously):

he's been painting away all morning

se ha pasado toda la mañana pintando

I could hear him singing away in the bath

lo oía cantar en el baño

5.1. away (into nothing):

the ghostly figure melted away into the darkness

la figura fantasmal se desvaneció en la oscuridad

5.2. away (indicating use of time):

you're dreaming your life away

se te está yendo la vida en sueños

they danced the night away

bailaron toda la noche

6.1. away (in opposite direction to):

to face away from the light

ponerse de espaldas a la luz

the hotel faces away from the sea

el hotel da hacia el lado opuesto al mar

she pulled the child away from the cliff edge

apartó al niño del borde del acantilado

6.2. away (at a distance, separated from):

away

lejos de

away from his family

lejos de su familia

stand well away from the fire

no te acerques al fuego

the ideal place if you want to be/get away from it all

el lugar ideal si te quieres alejar del mundanal ruido

locuzioni:

away with letter as prep away with her to the tower!

¡llevadla a la torre!

away with these stale old conventions!

¡abajo con estos convencionalismos caducos!

II.away [ingl am əˈweɪ, ingl brit əˈweɪ] AGG attr

away game or ingl brit also match

partido m que se juega fuera (de casa)

Vedi anche: wipe away, waste away, wash away, take away, fire away, fade away, die away, blow away

wipe away VB [ingl am waɪp -, ingl brit wʌɪp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (remove)

wipe away tears

secar

wipe away tears

enjugar letter

wipe away blood

limpiar

wipe away memory

borrar

waste away VB [ingl am weɪst -, ingl brit weɪst -] (v + adv)

waste away person/body:

consumirse

waste away muscle:

atrofiarse

wash away VB [ingl am wɑʃ, wɔʃ -, ingl brit wɒʃ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. wash away (carry away):

wash away hut/bridge/pier

llevarse

wash away hut/bridge/pier

arrasar con

2. wash away (cleanse):

wash away dirt/stains

quitar (lavando)

wash away sins

quitar

I.take away VB [ingl am teɪk -, ingl brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. take away (carry away):

take away

llevarse

he took the empty dishes away

retiró or se llevó los platos vacíos

“not to be taken away” (on book)

para consulta en sala

2. take away (lead off):

take away person

llevarse

3. take away (remove, confiscate):

take away possession

quitar

take away possession

sacar CSud

to take away sb's hopes

quitarle las esperanzas a alguien

to take sth away from sb

quitarle algo a alguien

to take sth away from sb

sacarle algo a alguien CSud

he took the ball away from the children

les quitó la pelota a los niños

her children were taken away from her

le quitaron a los niños

they took their children away from the school

sacaron a los niños del colegio

4. take away (erase, obliterate):

this will take the pain/taste away

con esto se te pasará or se te quitará el dolor/gusto

nothing can take away my memories of that trip

nada me puede quitar el recuerdo de aquel viaje

5. take away MAT:

34 take away 13 equals 21

34 menos 13 es igual a 21

if you take away 13 from 34 …

si a 34 le restas 13 …

II.take away VB [ingl am teɪk -, ingl brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv)

take it away! colloq

¡adelante!

III.take away VB [ingl am teɪk -, ingl brit teɪk -] (v + adv + o) ingl brit

take away food:

take away

llevar

to eat here or take away?

¿para comer aquí o para llevar?

fire away VB [ingl am ˈfaɪ(ə)r -, ingl brit ˈfʌɪə -] (v + adv) colloq usu in imperative

there are some questions I'd like to ask you — fire away!

quisiera hacerte unas preguntas — ¡adelante!

there are some questions I'd like to ask you — fire away!

quisiera hacerte unas preguntas — ¡pregunta nomás! AmLat

fade away VB [ingl am feɪd -, ingl brit feɪd -] (v + adv)

fade away love/grief:

irse apagando

fade away chances/hopes/memory:

desvanecerse

the sound slowly faded away

el sonido se fue apagando poco a poco or gradualmente

he faded away into obscurity

fue cayendo poco a poco en el olvido

you must eat something or you'll fade away

si no comes algo te vas a consumir

die away VB [ingl am daɪ -, ingl brit dʌɪ -] (v + adv)

die away storm/wind:

amainar

die away anger/indignation:

pasar

her voice died away

su voz se fue apagando

her voice died away

su voz se fue extinguiendo letter

blow away VB [ingl am bloʊ -, ingl brit bləʊ -] sl (v + o + adv)

1. blow away (kill):

blow away

liquidar colloq

one more word and I'll blow you away!

una palabra más y te liquido or te vuelo la tapa de los sesos colloq

2. blow away (have strong effect on) ingl am:

that kind of music just blows me away

ese tipo de música me enloquece colloq

that kind of music just blows me away

es que flipo con ese tipo de música Spagna colloq

the tragedy blew me away

la tragedia me dejó anonadado

I.eat <pass ate, part perf eaten> [ingl am it, ingl brit iːt] VB vb trans

1. eat meal/vegetables:

eat

comer

I don't eat meat

no como carne

I won't eat you! colloq

¡no te voy a comer!

she ate her way through the whole cake

acabó con or se comió todo el pastel

to eat humble pie or eat dirt or ingl am crow

morder el polvo colloq

to eat humble pie or eat dirt or ingl am crow

tragarse el orgullo

to eat sb alive

comerse vivo a alguien

2. eat (upset, bother) sl:

what's eating her?

¿a esta qué le pica or qué bicho la picó? colloq

II.eat <pass ate, part perf eaten> [ingl am it, ingl brit iːt] VB vb intr

eat

comer

to eat in/out

comer en casa/(a)fuera

we usually eat at 7 o'clock

solemos cenar a las siete

we ate off plastic plates

comimos en platos de plástico

to eat Chinese/Greek

comer comida china/griega

eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die)

a beber y a tragar (que el mundo se va a acabar)

eat away nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di eat away nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

eat away VB vb trans

eat away acid

corroer

eat away termites

carcomer

eat away at VB vb trans, eat into VB vb trans

eat away at

corroer

Traduzioni di eat away nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

comerse

to eat away

comer

to eat away

hurtar

to eat away

carcomer

to eat away [or into]

apolillar

to eat away

Traduzioni di eat away nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

away [əˈweɪ] AVV

1. away (distant):

10 km away

a 10 km

as far away as possible

lo más lejos posible

to be miles away fig

no prestar atención

2. away (absent):

away

fuera

to be away on holiday

estar de vacaciones

3. away (in future time):

to be only a week away

no faltar más que una semana

right away!

¡enseguida!

4. away (continuously):

to write away

escribir sin cesar

I.eat [i:t] ate, eaten VB vb trans

eat

comer

to eat breakfast

tomar el desayuno

to eat lunch/supper

comer/cenar

to eat one's fill

comer bien

to eat in

comer en casa

locuzioni:

what is eating him? colloq

¿qué mosca le ha picado?

II.eat [i:t] ate, eaten VB vb intr

eat

comer

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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Without a proper familial structure within any nation, instability begins to eat away at many other facets in the society, including the economy.

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For the spiritually inclined, such doubt and confusion can eat away at their belief system.

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To us, it's upbeat and dance worthy, until this sickness starts to eat away at us, too.

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Once they were shaped, the chloroform would eat away at the thin styrene model parts, thus bonding them to the wooden understructure.

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It's important to keep an eye on fees because they will eat away at returns over time.

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They eat away at trust and credibility -- for everyone.

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The parasite is contracted through sandfly bites and eat away at human immune cells until they're no longer strong enough to fight off bugs.

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While that won't prevent snow from accumulating, it can eat away at some of the snow that falls.

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This would require a growing demand to eat away at surplus supply headroom.

reneweconomy.com.au

They eat away at one's being and reopen constantly.

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