The German word for to eat is
essen
German Definition
eat | |
[1] (transitiv) essen | |
[2] (intransitiv) essen, speisen | |
[1] I wouldn't eat that – it looks horrible! | |
Ich werde das nicht essen – es schaut schrecklich aus! | |
[2] When are we eating today? | |
Wann essen wir heute? |
Translations for eat and their definitions
Essen | |||
n-n. (gerund of essen); eating | |||
Das Trinken lernt der Mensch schon früh, und später erst das Essen.So soll der Mensch aus Dankbarkeit das Trinken nicht vergessen. - Man learns to drink early on, and only later to eat.So man w | |||
n-n. meal | |||
n-n. food | |||
n-n. groceries | |||
Man sollte mit den Kindern Essen einkaufen gehen - One should buy groceries together with the kids. | |||
n. plural of Esse | |||
v. to eat | |||
Er isst gern Schokolade. - He likes eating chocolate. | |||
Ich esse einen Apfel. - I am eating an apple. | |||
v. to eat; to dine | |||
Wir haben noch nicht gegessen. - We have not eaten yet. | |||
Sie haben immer vor 9 Uhr abends gegessen. - They always ate before 9 o’clock in the evening. |
Fressen | ||
n. (gerund of fressen); gorging, feeding | ||
n. fodder, food (of an animal) | ||
n. (derogatory, vulgar) grub | ||
n. plural of Fresse | ||
v. to eat; to feed on; to devour | ||
v. to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig | ||
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral. - First comes the stomach, then comes ethics. | ||
v. (figurative, chiefly reflexive) to eat away (e.g. metal) +preo, durch | ||
v. (figurative, transitive,) to consume, to guzzle, to burn (e.g. fuel, money) | ||
v. to despise, to have a pet peeve against | ||
Den hab ich ja gefressen! - I have eaten that one. |
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