What does consumir in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word consumir in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use consumir in Portuguese.

The word consumir in Portuguese means consume, consume, consume, worry, be consumed, , consumir, gastar, usar, consumir, consumir, consumir, consumir, consumir, engolir, consumir, queimar, consumir, consumir antes de, abusar de, abusar em, mandar ver, consumir-se, inquietar-se, drogar-se, consumir-se, deteriorar-se. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word consumir

consume

verbo transitivo (comer ou beber)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

consume

verbo transitivo (usar, gastar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

consume

verbo transitivo (abater, enfraquecer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

worry

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (abater-se)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

be consumed

verbo pronominal/reflexivo (figurado (ficar reduzido a cinzas) (figurative)

consumir

transitive verb (eat)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Nosso rebanho consome bastante ração todos os dias.
Our livestock consumes quite a lot of feed every day.

gastar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (consume completely, exhaust)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Gastei quase tudo o que tinha na geladeira para esta refeição. Mary gastou toda a minha gasolina e não encheu o tanque.
I used up nearly everything in the refrigerator for this meal. Mary used up all my gas and didn't refill the tank.

usar

(use for fuel) (combustível)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
This truck runs on diesel.

consumir

transitive verb (use up)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
This app consumes a lot of my phone's battery power.

consumir

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (figurative (light, darkness: cover slowly) (figurativo)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

consumir

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal, figurative (use up rapidly) (informática, figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The main problem with the program is that it gobbles up memory by the megabyte.

consumir

transitive verb (destroy)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Infelizmente, o fogo consumiu completamente o museu.
Unfortunately, the fire completely consumed the museum.

consumir

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (figurative (feelings: affect slowly) (figurativo)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
A sense of resentment began to creep over her.

engolir

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (figurative (consume in great quantities) (figurado: consumir em grande quantidade)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Aquela nova impressora engole o papel de forma impressionante.
That new printer eats up our paper supplies at an alarming rate.

consumir, queimar

transitive verb (combust fuel)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O avião deve ter consumido uns mil litros até agora.
The plane must have burned a thousand litres by now.

consumir

transitive verb (obsess, take over) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The fear of being in a plane crash consumed her.

consumir antes de

(food: fresh until a specified date)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
Milk is best before the expiration date.

abusar de, abusar em

(indulge in [sth] excessively)

On weekends I like to curl up on the couch and binge on a box set.

mandar ver

transitive verb (UK, slang (consume a lot of) (BRA: gíria, fazer algo com exagero)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
It's not healthy to cane whisky like that every night.

consumir-se, inquietar-se

(figurative (worry, trouble) (preocupar)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
The old woman's warning gnawed at me.

drogar-se

verbal expression (abuse banned substances) (abuso de substâncias proibidas)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Models often take drugs to keep their weight down.

consumir-se, deteriorar-se

phrasal verb, intransitive (become thin and weak) (tornar-se fraco)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
If you don't eat you're just going to waste away. Some diseases can cause people to waste away.

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