Eat in Spanish | English to Spanish Translation

eat

∗ ≈

comer

∗ verb

"Eat" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.

eat

(pt ate [et, eɪt], pp eaten [ˈiːtən])

[iːt]

verbo transitivo

1. comer

to eat one's breakfast -> desayunar

2. (idioms)

to eat somebody out of house and home -> dejarle la nevera or la despensa vacía a alguien
I could eat a horse! (familiar) -> ¡tengo un hambre tremenda or canina! (español de España)
he won't eat you! (familiar) -> ¡no te va a comer!
what's eating you? (familiar) -> ¿qué te preocupa? (worrying you), ¿qué te pica? (RP)
to eat one's words -> tragarse (uno) sus propias palabras
if it works, I'll eat my hat (familiar) -> si esto funciona, me meto a monja

verbo intransitivo

3. comer

to have somebody eating out of one's hand (sentido figurado) -> tener a alguien en el bote or (español de España) el bolsillo (Am)

eat [it]

1. Comer (meal, food); masticar.

To eat one’s breakfast/dinner/supper -> almorzar/comer/cenar

2. Roer; consumir, usar, gastar.

3. Retractar, desaprobar lo dicho o hecho desdiciéndose de ello.

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

4. Alimentarse, mantenerse, sustentarse; comer. (n)

We usually eat at seven -> solemos cenar a las siete

5. Desdecirse, retractarse; apacentarse el ganado. (n)

6. Saber a, tener buen o mal gusto. (Familiar) (m)

va. (pret. ATE, pp. EATEN). What’s eating her?, ¿a ésta qué le pica o qué bicho la picó? (upset, bother).

eat [iːt] ate (past)eaten (participle:past)

verb:transitive

comer

there's nothing to eat no hay nada de or que comer; would you like something to eat? ¿quieres comer algo?; he won't eat you no te va a morder; what's eating you? ¿qué mosca te ha picado?; to eat one's fill hartarse; to eat one's lunch comer; almorzar; to eat one's way through the menu pedir todos los platos de la carta

he's eating us out of house and home come por ocho

to eat one's words tragarse las palabras

verb:intransitive

comer

he eats like a horse come más que una lima nueva; he always eats well siempre tiene buen apetito

I've got him eating out of my hand lo tengo dominado

Verb Conjugations for "eat" (go to comer)

Gerund: eating
Past Participle: eaten
Present Participle: eating

Indicative

Present	Preterit	Future
I eat	I ate	I will eat
you eat	you ate	you will eat
he/she eats	he/she ate	he/she will eat
we eat	we ate	we will eat
you eat	you ate	you will eat
they eat	they ate	they will eat