El acondicionador consume demasiada energía, por eso generalmente usamos el ventilador de techo.The air conditioner consumes a lot of electricity, so we usually use the ceiling fan.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
(figurative)
La culpa me consumía y finalmente confesé que yo había roto la computadora.The guilt was eating me up, and I ended up confessing that it was me who broke the computer.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
Si el mercado no consume, los precios bajan.If consumers don't spend, prices go down.
9.(to ingest)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
"No voy a consumir. Solo le estoy haciendo compañía a mi amigo", le dije a la mesera."I'm not having anything. I'm just keeping my friend company," I told the waitress.
El anciano se fue de la cafetería sin consumir.The old man left the café without drinking anything.
consumirse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
Los músculos del brazo se le consumieron por falta de actividad física, como resultado de la lesión.His arm muscles wasted away from lack of physical activity resulting from his injury.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
(figurative)
Julia no te felicitó por tu nuevo trabajo porque se consumía de envidia.Julia didn't congratulate you on your new job because she was eaten up with envy.
en este bar se consume más vino que cervezamore wine than beer is drunk o(formal) consumed in this bar;consúmase inmediatamente después de abiertoconsume immediately after opening
nuestro país consume enormes cantidades de bacalao
solo consumo alimentos frescosI only eat fresh food;en casa no consumimos leche de cabrawe don't drink goat's milk at home;no pueden sentarse aquí si no van a consumir nadayou 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 andalucesbuy Andalusian products;consumir preferentemente antes de ...best before ...
2[+energía, gasolina]to use;consume (formal)
mi coche consume muy pocomy car uses very little fuel;consume gran cantidad de gasolina en el despegueit consumes vast quantities of fuel on take-off;la moto consume cinco litros a los 100kmsthe motorbike does 100kms to (every) five litres
3[+tiempo]to take up
ya ha consumido el tiempo asignadoLa negociación ha consumido muchas horas de consultaha consumido su vida entre libros
4(extinguir)[+salud]to destroy
consumió su salud intentando acabar el proyecto
el cáncer lo está consumiendocancer is destroying him;he's being wasted away by cancer;estos niños me están consumiendo la pacienciathese children are trying o taxing my patience;my patience is wearing thin with these children;el tejado fue consumido por las llamasthe roof was consumed by the flames
5(desesperar)
los celos lo consumenhe is consumed o eaten up with jealousy;su terquedad me consumehis stubbornness gets on my nerves
6(And)(Centroamérica)(sumergir)to submerge
intransitive verb
1(comer)to eat;(beber)to drink
por favor, váyase si no va a consumirplease leave if you're not going to eat or drink
2(gastar)to consume
el mercado nos impulsa a consumir sin pararthe market encourages us to consume constantly
pronominal verb
consumirse
1[+líquido]to boil away;[+salsa]to reduce
deje hervir el arroz hasta que se consuma el aguacompruebe 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 dedosthe cigarette burned out between his fingers;se le estaba consumiendo el cigarro mientras hablabahis 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 acertadose le consume la vida y no se da cuenta
5(desesperarse)
se consume de envidia al ver mis triunfoshe's green with envy at my success;se consumía de pena tras la muerte de su hijashe was consumed with grief after the death of her daughter;me consumía en deseos de abrazarloI had a burning desire to embrace him;I was consumed with a desire to embrace him (literario)
