consumir

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consumir
transitive verb
1 to consume (producto)
  • en casa consumimos mucho aceite de oliva -> we use a lot of olive oil at home
  • consumir drogas -> to take drugs
  • consumir preferentemente antes de… -> best before…
2 to use, to consume (gastar)
  • esta estufa consume mucha electricidad -> this heater uses a lot of electricity
  • mi coche consume cinco litros a los cien -> my car does twenty kilometers to the liter
3 to destroy (destruir) (sujeto: fuego) ; to eat away at (sujeto: enfermedad)
  • le consumen los celos (figurative) -> he is eaten up by o consumed with jealousy
intransitive verb
4 to consume
consumirse
pronomial verb
1 to waste away (persona)
  • se consume de envidia -> he is eaten up o consumed with envy
2 to burn out (fuego)

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consumir [con-soo-meer]
article & verb transitive
1 To consume, to destroy, to waste, to exhaust; to lick up: to obliterate; to melt.
  • Le consumen los celos -> he is eaten up with jealously
  • Ese deseo le consume -> that desire is burning him up
  • Me consume su terquedad -> his obstinacy is getting on my nerves
2 In the sacrifice of the mass, to swallow the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
verb reflexive
3 To be spent, to be exausted.
  • Se ha consumido la vela -> the candle is finished
4 To fret, to be uneasy, to be vexed.
  • Consumirse de envidia -> to be eaten up with jealously
  • Consumirse de rabia -> to fume with rage
5 To wear away, to waste away, to languish, to consume, to linger, to fail.

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consumir
verbo:transitivo
1 [+comida, bebida, droga] to consume; (formal)
en este bar se consume más vino que cerveza more wine than beer is drunk consumed in this bar;o (formal) consúmase inmediatamente después de abierto consume immediately after opening
nuestro país consume enormes cantidades de bacalao
solo 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
el papel que consumimos en la oficina es reciclado
consuma productos andaluces buy Andalusian products; consumir preferentemente antes de ... best before ...
2 [+energía, gasolina] to use; consume; (formal)
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
ya ha consumido el tiempo asignado La negociación ha consumido muchas horas de consulta ha consumido su vida entre libros
4 (extinguir) [+salud] to destroy
consumió su salud intentando acabar el proyecto
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 taxing my patience;o 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 eaten up with jealousy;o su terquedad me consume his stubbornness gets on my nerves
6 (And) (Centroamérica) (sumergir) to submerge
verbo:intransitivo
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
verbo:pronominal
consumirse
1 [+líquido] to boil away; [+salsa] to reduce
deje hervir el arroz hasta que se consuma el agua compruebe que el caldo no se consume totalmente
2 [+vela, cigarro] to burn down
se ha consumido la vela
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
hay otros subjects: fuego, brasas
3 [+enfermo, anciano] to waste away
se está consumiendo con los años
4 [+tiempo] to run out
el tiempo se consume y no habéis acertado se le consume la vida y no se da cuenta
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; (literario)

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Verb Conjugation for "consumir"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo consumo consumí consumía consumiré consuma
Tú consumes consumiste consumías consumirás consumas
Ella/Él/Usted consume consumió consumía consumirá consuma
Nosotros consumimos consumimos consumíamos consumiremos consumamos
Vosotros consumís consumisteis consumíais consumiréis consumáis
Ellos/Ustedes consumen consumieron consumían consumirán consuman
Gerund: consumiendo / Participle: consumido / Complete consumir conjugation >
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