Meaning of äta upp | Babel Free
Definitioner
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to eat up, to consume entirely (all there is of something) transitive
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to eat (a person) transitive
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to finish eating, to eat all there is on the plate (implying that wasting food is not an option) intransitive
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to eat to (re)gain weight reflexive
Exempel
“nu äter vi upp det här”
we better eat all of this (no idea to save the leftovers for another day; implying that wasting food is not an option)
“Hela reformutrymmet åts upp av skattelöftet till pensionärerna”
The whole budget slack was consumed by the pledge to lower taxes for the retired
“ett lejon åt upp honom”
a lion ate him
“du är så söt, att jag kunde äta upp dig”
you are so sweet, I could eat you
“du får se på tv när du har ätit upp”
you can watch TV when you have finished your plate
“du ser mager ut, har du inte ätit upp dig under julhelgen?”
you look thin, haven't you gained anything during the Christmas holiday?
CEFR-nivå
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.