nf. comet

nf. comet, celestial body with a luminous tail

v. eat; consume food; destroy; wear away, corrode; consume; take a meal

v. eat up, devour; drop

v. commit; make; give, entrust

v. commit, perpetrate

(v.) = eat ; graze (on) ; dine ; munch ; nosh.
Ex: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group = Fueron en coche desde el aeropuerto al restaurante donde él había quedado para cenar con el presidente del grupo "Amigos de la Biblioteca".
Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.
Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.
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* comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face ; stuff + Reflexivo + with.
* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.
* comer carroña = scavenging.
* comer como una lima = eat like + a horse ; eat like + an elephant.
* comer como un animal = eat like + an animal.
* comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse ; eat like + an elephant.
* comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird.
* comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse ; eat like + an elephant.
* comer con apetito = eat with + appetite.
* comer demasiado = overeat ; eat + too much.
* comer demasiado poco = eat + too little ; undereat.
* comer en casa = eat in.
* comer en exceso = overeat ; eat + too much.
* comer excesivamente = overeat ; eat + too much.
* comer fuera = eat out.
* comer la cena = eat + Posesivo + dinner.
* comerle el coco a Alguien = brainwash.
* comerle el coño a Alguien = eat + Posesivo + cunt ; eat + Posesivo + pussy.
* comerle el tarro a Alguien = brainwash.
* comer + Nombre + para el almuerzo = have + Nombre + for lunch.
* comer + Nombre + para el desayuno = have + Nombre + for breakfast.
* comer + Nombre + para la cena = have + Nombre + for dinner.
* comer saludable = eat + healthfully ; eat + healthy ; eat + healthily.
* comer saludablemente = eat + healthfully ; eat + healthy ; eat + healthily.
* comer sanamente = eat + healthfully ; eat + healthy ; eat + healthily.
* comer sano = eat + healthfully ; eat + healthy ; eat + healthily.
* comerse = make + a meal of ; prey on/upon ; chew up ; eat into ; eat into.
* comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive.
* comerse con los ojos = ogle ; give + Nombre + the eye ; make + eyes at ; eye + Nombre + up.
* comerse el coco = rack + Posesivo + brains.
* comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon ; rack + Posesivo + brains.
* comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers ; bite + Posesivo + fingernails.
* comerse los restos de = scavenge.
* comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge.
* comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through.
* comerse una rosca con = get off with.
* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.
* con ganas de comer algo = peckish.
* dar de comer = feed.
* descanso para comer = meal break.
* el gato + comerse + la lengua = the cat + have got + Posesivo + tongue.
* estar para comérselo = look like + a million bucks ; look like + a million dollars ; look + delicious ; look + yummy.
* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.
* ganas de comer = appetite.
* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time] ; feeding time ; eating time.
* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other ; be two of a kind ; be a right pair.
* lugar para comer = eating facility.
* morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.
* naranja de comer = eating orange.
* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food ; be off + Posesivo + oats.
* para comérselo = cuddly .
* perder las ganas de comer = go off + Posesivo + food ; go off + Posesivo + oats.
* ponerlo todo perdido al comer = be a messy eater.
* ponerse a comer = dig into ; tuck into.
* quitarle a Alguien las ganas de comer = put + Nombre + off + Posesivo +`food ; put + Nombre + off + Posesivo + oats.
* quitársele a Uno las ganas de comer = go off + Posesivo + food ; go off + Posesivo + oats.
* salir a comer = eat out.
* ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater ; be a fussy eater.
* ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater ; be a fussy eater.
* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater ; be a fussy eater.
* sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.
* sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it ; without asking for it.
* somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat.
* tengo tanta hambre que me comería una vaca/elefante/caballo = I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

(v.) = perpetrate.
Ex: This article examines the specific methods used to address the abuses perpetrated by governments and to reveal the truth.
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* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.
* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.
* cometer el error de = fall into + the error of ; blunder into.
* cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.
* cometer plagio = plagiarise [plagiarize, -USA].
* cometer suicidio = commit + suicide.
* cometer un acto de traición = commit + an act of treason.
* cometer un acto ruin = commit + a despicable act.
* cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.
* cometer una falta = make + a mistake ; commit + error ; make + error ; be caught out ; slip up.
* cometer una imprudencia = commit + imprudence ; be reckless.
* cometer una injusticia = do + injustice.
* cometer un atentado = carry out + an attack.
* cometer una traición = commit + treason ; commit + an act of treason.
* cometer un crimen = commit + murder.
* cometer un delito = commit + a crime ; carry out + a crime ; commit + offence.
* cometer un disparate = make + a blunder ; make + a bloomer ; put + Posesivo + foot in it ; put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth ; stick + Posesivo + foot in it ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; blunder ; flub.
* cometer un error = commit + error ; make + a mistake ; make + error ; be caught out ; slip up.
* cometer un error al escribir a máquina = mistype.
* cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder ; make + a bloomer ; make + a blunder ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; blunder ; flub.
* cometer un error mecanográfico = make + a typo.
* cometer un error ortográfico = misspell.
* cometer un error ortográfico al escribir a máquina = mistype.
* cometer un error tipográfico = make + a typo.
* cometer un fallo = make + a mistake ; commit + error ; make + error ; be caught out ; slip up.
* cometer un fraude = commit + a fraud ; embezzle.
* cometer un pecado = commit + sin ; sin.
* cometer un robo = execute + a theft.
* cometer un suicidio político = commit + political suicide.