comer [ˈkʌməʳ]
comer [ˈkʌmə(r)]
sustantivo
también:
- open to all comers -> abierto(a) para todo el mundo
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comer [ka-mar]
sustantivo
1Viniente, el que viene.
- The contest is open to all comers -> el certamen está abierto al público en general o a todos los que quieran participar
- She/he/it looks like a comer -> parece que tiene posibilidades o futuro, parece prometedor (promising person, thing)
(Coloq.)
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comer
transitive verb
1
to eat
(alimentos)
; to have for lunch
(al mediodía) (peninsular Spanish, Mexican Spanish)
; to have for dinner
(a la noche) (especially Andes)
- no come carne casi nunca -> she hardly ever eats meat
2
to take, to capture
(en los juegos de tablero)
- me comió un alfil -> he took one of my bishops
3
to eat up
(consumir)
- les come la envidia -> they're eaten up with envy
- eso me come mucho tiempo -> that takes up a lot of my time
4
(expresiones)
- ni come ni deja comer -> he's a dog in the manger
- no tengas miedo, nadie te va a comer -> don't be afraid, nobody's going to eat you
- sin comerlo ni beberlo -> through no credit of one's own; (algo bueno) through no fault of one's own (algo malo)
intransitive verb
5
to eat
(ingerir alimentos)
; to have lunch
(al mediodía) (peninsular Spanish, Mexican Spanish)
; to have dinner
(a la noche) (especially Andes)
- ¿qué hay de comer? -> what's for lunch?; (al mediodía) what's for dinner? (a noche)
- comer fuera -> to go out for lunch (al mediodía)
- ¡a comer, chicos! -> lunch is/dinner's/etc ready, children!
- dar de comer -> to feed
comerse
pronomial verb
1
to eat
(alimentos)
- en ese restaurante se come muy bien -> the food is very good at that restaurant
- se comió los tres platos -> he had all three courses
- comerse las uñas -> to bite one's nails
- comerse a alguien con los ojos o con la mirada (figurative) -> to be unable to keep one's eyes off somebody
- ¿y eso cómo se come? (figurative) -> and what are we/am I supposed to make of that?
- tu amigo está para comérselo (informal) -> your friend's gorgeous
2
to eat up
(desgastar) (recursos)
; to corrode
(metal)
- el sol se comió los colores de la ropa -> the sun made the clothes fade
3
to take, to capture
(en los juegos de tablero)
4
to swallow
(palabras, texto)
- se comió un párrafo -> she missed out a paragraph
- se va a comer sus palabras (informal) -> she'll have to eat her words
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comer [co-merr’]
article & verb transitive
1
To eat, to chew or swallow something, to feed.
2
To dine.
3
To be in possession of an income. (Colloquial)
- Él se come diez mil dólares de renta -> he spends ten thousand dollars a year
4
To run through a fortune.
5
To have an itching all over one’s body.
6
verb reflexive
7
To suppress some letter or syllable in the pronunciation of words.
- Se lo comió todo -> he ate it all up
- Se come las palabras -> he mumbles
- Tiene muchos nombres y se come el García -> she has lots of names and drops the García
8
To corrode, to consume. (Metaphorical)
9
Comerse una dama; to take a queen in the game of chess.
- Comerse un peón -> to take a pawn in the same game
- Comerse de risa -> to refrain from laughing
- Comerse unos a otro -> (Met.), to be constantly at drawn daggers
- Comerse a uno con los ojos -> to look daggers at any one
- ¿En qué bodegón hemos comido juntos -> where have we eaten together
- Tener que comer -> to have a competency to live upon
- Ganar de comer -> to earn a livelihood
10
(fig.) Le come la envidia, she is eaten up with envy.
verb neuter
11
To eat; (comer de), to eat, to partake. (n)
- Comer como una vaca -> to eat like a horse
12
(fig.) El mismo que come y viste, the very same. (n)
- Este pescado es de buen comer -> this fish is good eating
- No tienen qué comer -> they don’t have enough to live on
(a rebuke for undue familiarity).
verb
1
COMIDA. (Obsolete) (m)
comer
verbo:transitivo
1 [+comida] to eat
¿quieres comer algo? would you like something to eat?
no tienen qué comer they have nothing to eat
sin comerlo ni beberlo
sin comerlo ni beberlo, me vi envuelto en un caso de contrabando de drogas without really knowing how, I found myself involved in a drug smuggling case; ha recibido una herencia sin comerlo ni beberlo he's come into an inheritance without having done anything to deserve it
2 (almorzar) to have for lunch; eat for lunch
los domingos suelo comer paella on Sundays I usually have paella for lunch
3 (hacer desaparecer)
el pelo te come la cara your hair's covering half your face; esto come las existencias this devours the stocks; poco a poco el polvo fue comiendo la casa dust gradually took over the house
comer terrenoterreno
la derecha les está comiendo terreno the right is gaining ground on them; el equipo se dejó comer el terreno the team conceded a lot of ground
verbo:intransitivo
1 (ingerir alimento) to eat
¿qué hay para comer? what have we got to eat?; what is there to eat?; los leones tienen que cazar para comer lions have to hunt to eat
¡come y calla! shut up and eat your food!; (familiar)
comer de algode (tomar comida) to eat sth; (vivir) to live off sth
come de los platos de los demás she eats other people's food; no todos podemos comer de lo que cultivamos not all of us can live off what we grow ourselves
comer fuerafuera to eat out
comer con los ojos
siempre comes con por los ojoso your eyes are bigger than your stomach
comer como una vaca fierao to eat like a horse
no comer ni dejar comer to be a dog in the manger
el mismo que come y viste the very same
2 (tomar la comida principal) especialmente (España) (a mediodía) to have lunch; (Latinoamérica) (por la noche) to have dinner
comemos a la una we have lunch at one
me gusta comer fuerte y cenar poco I like to have a big lunch and a light evening meal
verbo:pronominal
comerse1 [+comida] to eat
solo me he comido un bocadillo all I've had to eat is a sandwich; ¿quién se ha comido mi queso? who's eaten my cheese?; se lo comió todo he ate it all (up)
comerse las uñasuñas to bite one's nails
comerse a algn a besos to smother sb in kisses
comerse a algn con los ojos la vistao to devour sb with one's eyes
¿cómo se come eso? what on earth is that?
está para comérsela (familiar) she's really gorgeous tasty;o (familiar)
comerse el mundo to conquer the world
comerse a algn por pies to take sb in completely
2 (destruir)
el sol se ha ido comiendo los colores de la alfombra the sun has bleached the carpet; the sun has caused the colours of the carpet to fade; el ácido se ha comido el metal the acid has eaten the metal away
se comen unos a otros they're at daggers drawn
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Verb Conjugation for "comer"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | como | comí | comía | comeré | coma |
| Tú | comes | comiste | comías | comerás | comas |
| Ella/Él/Usted | come | comió | comía | comerá | coma |
| Nosotros | comemos | comimos | comíamos | comeremos | comamos |
| Vosotros | coméis | comisteis | comíais | comeréis | comáis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | comen | comieron | comían | comerán | coman |
