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äta meaning in English

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äta [åt, ätit, äten ätet ätna, pres. äter] verb

eat(to ingest, see also: consume; ingest)
verb
[UK: iːt] [US: ˈiːt]
I am eating. = Jag äter.

äta frukost verb

breakfast [breakfasted, breakfasting, breakfasts](to eat the morning meal)
verb
[UK: ˈbrek.fəst] [US: ˈbrek.fəst]

äta lunch verb

lunch [lunched, lunching, lunches](to eat lunch)
verb
[UK: ˈlʌntʃ] [US: ˈlʌntʃ]

äta middag verb

dinnerverb
[UK: ˈdɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈdɪ.nər]

äta upp gröten verb

eat one's Wheaties(fortify oneself)
verb

äta upp sina egna ord verb

eat one's words(regret something said)
verb
[UK: iːt wʌnz ˈwɜːdz] [US: ˈiːt wʌnz ˈwɝːdz]

äta ute verb

eat out(dine at a restaurant; to eat out from home )
verb
[UK: iːt ˈaʊt] [US: ˈiːt ˈaʊt]

ätare substantiv
{c}

eater [eaters](one who eats)
noun
[UK: ˈiː.tə(r)] [US: ˈiː.tər]

-ätare {c}

-vore(an animal identified by their kind of diet)

allätande adjektiv

omnivorous(having the ability to eat both animal and vegetable food)
adjective
[UK: ɒm.ˈnɪ.və.rəs] [US: amˈnɪ.və.rəs]

allätare [~n ~, ~ätarna] substantiv
{c}

omnivore [omnivores](animal eating both plants and meat)
noun
[UK: ˈɒm.nɪ.vɔː(r)] [US: ˈɒm.nɪ.vɔːr]
Humans are omnivores. = Människor är allätare.

asätare [~n ~, ~ätarna] substantiv
{c}

scavenger [scavengers](animal feeding on decaying matter)
noun
[UK: ˈskæ.vɪn.dʒə(r)] [US: ˈskæ.vən.dʒər]

biätare [~n ~, ~ätarna] substantiv
{c}

bee-eater(bird in the family Meropidae)
noun
[UK: biː ˈiː.tə(r)] [US: ˈbiː ˈiː.tər]

European bee-eater(Merops apiaster)
noun
[UK: ˌjʊə.rə.ˈpɪən biː ˈiː.tə(r)] [US: ˌjʊ.rə.ˈpiːən ˈbiː ˈiː.tər]

brukade + verb in infinitive; I used to eat cheese - Jag brukade äta ost. verb

used to(formerly and habitually or repeatedly)
verb
[UK: ˈjuːst] [US: ˈjuːst]

elmätare [~n ~, ~mätarna] substantiv
{c}

electricity meter(a device that measures the consumption of electricity)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˌlek.ˈtrɪ.sɪ.ti ˈmiː.tə(r)] [US: ə.ˌlek.ˈtrɪ.sə.ti ˈmiː.tər]

energy meter(a domestic electricity meter)
noun

fläta verb

braid [braided, braiding, braids](to intertwine)
verb
[UK: breɪd] [US: ˈbreɪd]

fläta substantiv
{c}

braid [braids](weave of three or more strands)
noun
[UK: breɪd] [US: ˈbreɪd]

fläta upp verb

unbraid(to disentangle the strands of a braid)
verb
[UK: ˌʌnˈbreɪd ] [US: ʌnˈbreɪd ]

fruktätare substantiv
{c}

frugivore(animal that eats mostly fruit)
noun

frätande adjektiv

corrosive(destroying texture or substance of a body)
adjective
[UK: kə.ˈrəʊ.sɪv] [US: kəˈro.ʊ.sɪv]

fröätare [~n ~, ~ätarna] substantiv
{c}

granivore(seed-eating animal)
noun

förgäta [förgätit, förgäten förgätet förgätna, pres. förgäter] verb

forget [forgot, forgotten, forgetting, forgets](to lose remembrance of)
verb
[UK: fə.ˈɡet] [US: fər.ˈɡet]

förtätad [förtätat ~e] adjektiv

condensed(having been condensed)
adjective
[UK: kən.ˈdenst] [US: kən.ˈdenst]

föräta [föräter, föråt, förätit, föräten förätet förätna, pres. föräter] verb

overeat [overate, overeaten, overeating, overeats](eat too much)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈriːt] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈriːt]

gasmätare [~n ~, ~mätarna] substantiv
{c}

gas meter [gas meters](a meter which measures the amount of gas supplied to a property via a gas main)
noun
[UK: ɡæs ˈmiː.tə(r)] [US: ˈɡæs ˈmiː.tər]

geigermätare [~n ~, ~mätarna] substantiv
{c}

Geiger counter(device)
noun
[UK: ˈɡaɪ.ɡəˈk.aʊn.tə] [US: ˈɡaɪ.ɡəˈk.aʊn.tə]

gräsätare [~n ~, ~ätarna] substantiv
{c}

graminivore(grass-eating animal)
noun

grön biätare substantiv
{c}

blue-cheeked bee-eater(Merops persicus)
noun

hastighetsmätare [~n ~, ~mätarna] substantiv
{c}

speedometer [speedometers](a device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle)
noun
[UK: spiː.ˈdɒ.mɪ.tə(r)] [US: spi.ˈdɑː.mə.tər]

hårdhetsmätare substantiv
{c}

sclerometer [sclerometers](device used to measure hardness)
noun
[UK: sklərˈɒmɪtə] [US: sklərˈɑːmɪɾɚ]

höjdmätare [~n ~, ~mätarna] substantiv
{c}

altimeter [altimeters](an apparatus for measuring altitude)
noun
[UK: ˈæl.tɪ.miː.tə(r)] [US: æl.ˈtɪ.mə.tər]

insektsätare [~n ~, ~ätarna] substantiv
{c}

insectivore [insectivores](insect-eating animal or plant)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈsek.tɪ.vɔː(r)] [US: ɪn.ˈsek.tɪ.vɔːr]

kukmätartävling substantiv

dick-measuring contest(competition to demonstrate worthiness)
noun

köttätande adjektiv

carnivorous(predatory or flesh-eating)
adjective
[UK: kɑː.ˈnɪ.və.rəs] [US: karˈnɪ.və.rəs]

köttätare [~n ~, ~ätarna] substantiv
{c}

carnivore [carnivores](meat-eating animal)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔː(r)] [US: ˈkɑːr.nɪ.ˌvɔːr]

lantmätare [~n ~, ~mätarna] substantiv
{c}

land surveyor(professional who measures land, delineates property boundaries, etc.)
noun
[UK: lænd sə.ˈveɪə(r)] [US: ˈlænd sər.ˈveɪər]

surveyor [surveyors](person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface)
noun
[UK: sə.ˈveɪə(r)] [US: sər.ˈveɪər]

människoätare [~n ~, ~ätarna] substantiv
{c}

man-eater(animal that eats humans)
noun
[UK: ˈmæn iː.tə(r)] [US: ˈmæn iː.tər]

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