Usage examples of "consumir" in Spanish with translation to English

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Para un luchador de zumo consumir 20.000 calorías al día no es nada. A sumo wrestler thinks nothing of consuming 20,000 calories a day.
¿Qué alimentos no debería consumir un diabético? What foods should a diabetic not eat?
Él fue apartado del equipo por consumir drogas. He was dropped from the team for using drugs.
Quiero que mi vida sea más, a fin de cuentas, que simplemente consumir productos y generar basura. I want my life to amount to more than just consuming products and generating garbage.
¿Cuáles son aquellos alimentos que puedes consumir para bajar el colesterol? What are some foods you can eat to lower your cholesterol?
El auto consume mucha bencina. The car consumes a lot of fuel.
Estamos consumiendo mucho tiempo al escribir cartas a mano. We're eating up a lot of time writing letters by hand.
La mujer sospechaba que su hijo consumía drogas. The woman suspected that her son was using drugs.
No consumo ningún tipo de drogas I don't take drugs
Los suizos consumen mucha cerveza. The Swiss consume a large amount of beer.
Mary estaba consumiendo drogas, así que la policía la arrestó. Mary was using drugs, so the police arrested her.
Él sucumbió a la tentación y consumió drogas. He yielded to temptation and took drugs.
Este aire acondicionado consume mucha electricidad. This air conditioner consumes a lot of electricity.
Hemos consumido todos los recursos naturales. We have consumed all the natural resources.
El fuego consumió la casa entera The fire consumed the whole house.
El fuego consumió el edifico completo. The fire consumed the whole building.
¿Tiene idea de cuántos huevos son consumidos por año? Do you have any idea how many eggs are consumed per year?
Las selvas tropicales producen oxígeno y consumen dióxido de carbono. Tropical rainforests produce oxygen and consume carbon dioxide.
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