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Definīcijas

1. to eat (to take food into one's mouth in order to chew and swallow it)
   transitive
2. to eat, to have (to consume a meal)
   transitive
3. to sting, to bite
   colloquial, transitive
4. to eat, to kill, to destroy
   transitive
5. to eat, to destroy; to make disappear
   colloquial, transitive
6. to nag, to harass, to criticize constantly, to cause pain to
   colloquial, transitive

Ekvivalenti

Piemēri

“ēst maizi, gaļu”

to eat bread, meat

“ēst kartupeļus, zupu”

to eat potatoes, soup

“aicināt ēst”

to invite to eat

“man gribas ēst”

I want to eat (= I am hungry)

“pat saldējumu viņa ēda pavisam savādāk nekā citas meitenes”

even ice cream she ate quite differently from the other girls

“pie galda sasēdušies, visi ēda klusu”

having sat at the table, they all ate silently

“ēst brokastis, pusdienas”

to have breakfast, lunch

“ēst launagu”

to have a snack

“viņi varēja iet⟳ rotaļas... un pēcāk visi kopā ēst vakariņas”

they could go play... and later on all together have dinner

“kad saules karstums kļuva neciešams, dunduri un odi ēda viņu kailās muguras”

when the sun heat became unbearable, the horseflies and mosquitoes ate their naked backs

“dārzā spradži ēda kapostus nost”

in the garden, the flea-beetles ate the cabbages away

“rūsa ēd dzelzi”

rust eats iron

“skābe ēd metālu”

acid eats metal

“saule Bišudruvu dārzā un sētā ēda un kausēja sniegu dienās, migla siltajās naktīs”

in the garden and backyard of the Bišudruvu (family), the sun ate and melted the snow during the day, and the fog (did the same) in the warm nights

“labi, ka virtuvē nebija saimnieces; tā viņu vienmēr ēda kā par veco kannu, kā par sarūsējušo mazgājamo bļodu”

good that the landlady was not in the kitchen; she always nagged/harassed (lit ate) him like an old pot, like a rusty wash basin

“māte gan prot sabojāt garastāvokli... ko viņa mani nav ēdusi šo nelaimīgu matu dēļ!”

mother really knows how to spoil the mood... what (= how often) hasn't she nagged/harassed me about that damn hair!

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