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eat [sth] away,
eat away [sth] vtr phrasal sep		figurative (gnaw at, erode)carcomer⇒ vtr
 The chalk cliffs are being eaten away slowly by the action of the sea.
 La acción de las olas está lentamente carcomiendo los acantilados.
  socavar⇒, minar⇒ vtr
 La acción de las olas está socavando lentamente los acantilados.
 (figurado)consumir⇒ vtr
 La acción de las olas está consumiendo lentamente los acantilados.
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