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Meanings of eat (eaten) in anglès

portuguès
consumir
català
disminuir
espanyol
disminuir

Use up (resources or materials)

      disminuir
      portuguès
      corroer
      català
      desgastar

      To cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid.

            desgastar
            Synonyms
            Examples for "rust"
            Examples for "rust"
            1
            Over the years, water and humidity have let rust and mould spread.
            Reuters
            2
            In a slightly menacing tone, it said: Coffee rust is the enemy.
            BBC
            3
            Then rub it off, Polly; rub the rust and the strangeness off.
            Villette
            4
            Lanolin from the sheepskin would help keep the sword free from rust.
            Bones of the Dragon
            5
            Word association paints a similarly unflattering picture: tin box, dinky and rust.
            The Irish Times
            1
            This neutralized flux will not corrode metal as will the ordinary acid.
            Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting / Electric, Forge and Thermit ...
            2
            It should corrode the hellstone faster than the skin oils alone would.
            The black prism
            3
            Nothing to rot the cloth or wood, nothing to corrode the metal.
            James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
            4
            Flesh would decay, metal would corrode, and one day they would be gone.
            Sea of Rust
            5
            The rod should preferably be of brass, which does not corrode like iron.
            Things To Make
            portuguès
            comer
            català
            cruspir-se

            Take in food; used of animals only.

                  cruspir-se
                  espanyol
                  consumir

                  Worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way.

                        consumir
                        Usage of eaten in anglès
                        1
                        Hyphen when used adjectivally: a half-eaten sandwich; a half-cut subeditor; half-time oranges.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        Take a second and think about the best food you've ever eaten.
                        The lost recipe for happiness
                        3
                        She'd hardly eaten anything today, and the wine was taking hold fast.
                        Killer
                        4
                        I will answer questions, but only after you have eaten, young one.
                        Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
                        5
                        I've eaten there probably a thousand times over the last 20 years.
                        The Irish Times
                        6
                        It had probably eaten a great number of plants it shouldn't have.
                        Stonewielder
                        7
                        In these examples the corn-spirit is represented and eaten in human shape.
                        The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
                        8
                        Shortly the very simple meal was ready and eaten in record time.
                        The Young Engineers in Mexico; Or, Fighting the Mine Swindlers
                        9
                        Either the inhabitants had been eaten years ago, or they had fled.
                        Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
                        10
                        It had been so long since she'd actually eaten a real meal.
                        Pretty Little Secrets
                        11
                        Some plants rich in cellulose can be eaten in the raw state.
                        School and Home Cooking
                        12
                        I had eaten quite recently and so had no need to hunt.
                        Stories: all-new tales
                        13
                        Something that could be eaten quickly and cold was prepared for morning.
                        The Plains of Passage
                        14
                        His sister might not need food, but he hadn't eaten all day.
                        The Necromancer
                        15
                        Her particular bugbears were celebrity chefs and food eaten out of season.
                        The Guardian
                        16
                        She didn't really believe that chili should be eaten with spaghetti, either.
                        Death Mask
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                        Common
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                        Common
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