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"Eat" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "comer", and "sleep" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "dormir". Learn more about the difference between "eat" and "sleep" below.
eat(
it
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. comer
I haven't eaten anything since this morning.No he comido nada desde esta mañana.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to worry or bother)
a. preocupar
Why are you so serious? What's eating you? Come on, tell me.¿Por qué estás tan serio? ¿Qué te preocupa? Vamos, dímelo.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
What's eating her? She didn't even say hello to us.¿Qué mosca le habrá picado? Ni siquiera nos saludó.
What's eating him? Why did he slam the door?¿Qué le pasa? ¿Por qué dio ese portazo?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. comer
We haven't eaten there in years.Hace años que no comemos allí.
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sleep(
slip
)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. dormir
My neighbor's dog was barking all night and I couldn't sleep.El perro de mi vecino estaba ladrando la noche entera y no pude dormir.
a. dormir
His kids sleep at their grandparents' house every weekend.Sus hijos duermen en la casa de sus abuelos todos los fines de semana.
a. acostarse con
Rumor has it that the boss is sleeping with his secretary.Corre el rumor de que el jefe se acuesta con su secretaria.
b. dormir con
I'm fond of you, but I don't want to sleep with you. There's no chemistry between us.Te tengo cariño, pero no quiero dormir contigo. No hay química entre nosotros.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. alojar
This house can sleep up to 15 people.Esta casa puede alojar hasta 15 personas.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el sueño
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
There are a number of ailments that can affect your quality of sleep.Existen varias enfermedades que pueden afectar la calidad de su sueño.
a. las legañas
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
He yawned and rubbed the sleep from his eyes.Bostezó y se limpió las legañas de los ojos.
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