| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
eat [sth] away,
eat away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (gnaw at, erode) (bildlig) | äta på ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The chalk cliffs are being eaten away slowly by the action of the sea. |
| eat away at [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (worry) (bildlig) | tära på, äta på vtr + prep |
| | | uppluckra vtr |
| | Raskolnikov's crime ate away at his peace of mind and, ultimately, his soul. |
| eat away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (erode) (formell) | erodera vtr |
| | | äta på vtr + prep |
| | The river eats away at the sand banks every time there's a flood. |
| eat in vi phrasal | (dine at home) | äta hemma vitr + adv |
| | We decided to eat in rather than go out to a restaurant. |
| eat into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (use or consume part of) (även bildlig) | tära på, fräta på vtr + prep |
| | Increasing costs are eating into the company's profits. |
| eat out vi phrasal | (dine at a restaurant) | äta ute, äta på restaurang uttr |
| | Anna wants to eat out this evening because she's tired of cooking. |
| eat [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | slang, vulgar (perform cunnilingus on) (bildlig) | äta upp ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | sluka vtr |
| eat up vi phrasal | informal (finish meal) | ät upp maten, ät upp vbal uttr |
| | If you eat up, we'll have more time to play. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (consume food completely) | äta upp, äta upp maten vbal uttr |
| | If you eat up all your vegetables, you can have dessert. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (consume in great quantities) (bildlig) | äta upp vtr partikel oskilj |
| | That new printer eats up our paper supplies at an alarming rate. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (enjoy) | ta till sig vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | suga i sig vbal uttr |
| | | uppskatta vtr |
| | Everyone was praising him for a job well done and he was eating it up. |
eat [sth] up,
eat up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (believe) (bildlig) | svälja vtr |
| | | gå på vtr + prep |
| | He lied about everything but he was so charming about it that she ate it up. |