"consumir" en el diccionario Español-Inglés

consumir

a vt

1  [+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
sólo 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 frm
mi 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 up

4 (=extinguir)
[+salud] to destroy
el 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 (Andes, CAm) (=sumergir) to submerge

b vi

1 (=comer) to eat
(=beber) to drink
por favor, váyase si no va a consumir please leave if you're not going to eat or drink

2 (=gastar) to consume
el mercado nos impulsa a consumir sin parar the market encourages us to consume constantly

c consumirse vpr

1 [líquido] to boil away
[salsa] to reduce

2 [vela, cigarro] to burn down
se le consumió el cigarro entre los dedos the cigarette burned out between his fingers
se le estaba consumiendo el cigarro mientras hablaba his cigarette was burning down as he spoke

3 [enfermo, anciano] to waste away

4 [tiempo] to run out

5 (=desesperarse)
se consume de envidia al ver mis triunfos  he's green with envy at my success
se consumía de pena tras la muerte de su hija  she was consumed with grief after the death of her daughter
me consumía en deseos de abrazarlo  I had a burning desire to embrace him, I was consumed with a desire to embrace him liter