What does consumare in Italian mean?

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

The word consumare in Italian means consume, exhaust, deplete, wear out, eat through, consume, exhaust yourself, wear yourself out, wear out, commit, to eat at the counter, consummation of marriage. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word consumare

consume, exhaust, deplete

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (esaurire, finire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Non riesco mai a consumare i miei buoni pasto perché mi porto sempre il pranzo da casa.
I never manage to use up my meal vouchers as I always bring my lunch from home.

wear out, eat through

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (logorare)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
La ruggine ha consumato le viti in pochi mesi.
The rust wore out the screws in a few months.

consume

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (pasto: mangiare) (eat or drink)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ha appena consumato il suo pasto.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. He is capable of consuming incredible amounts of chocolate.

exhaust yourself, wear yourself out

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (esaurirsi, finire)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
La candela si è quasi consumata e rischiamo di rimanere presto al buio.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. The woman wore herself out cleaning the three bedroom house.

wear out

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (persone: indebolirsi)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Laura si è consumata per le preoccupazioni arrecatele da suo figlio.
Laura wore herself out worrying about her son.

commit

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (compiere, effettuare) (a crime)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'autopsia sul corpo della vittima ha stabilito che il delitto è stato consumato tra le dieci e le dodici.
The autopsy of the victim's body revealed that the crime had been committed between ten and twelve.

to eat at the counter

consummation of marriage

(first sexual intercourse after wedding)

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