| comer |
| 1. v. to eat | |
| ¿Cómo como? ¿Cómo cómo como? ¡Como como como! (classroom example of written accent) - How do I eat? What do you mean, how do I eat? I eat like I eat! | |
| 2. v. (colloquial) to eat away, corrode | |
| 3. v. to capture a piece | |
| 4. v. (double entendre, Mexico) to have sexual intercourse (because of similarity to coger) | |
| 5. n-m. eating, food | |
| quitárselo uno de su comer - to deprive oneself of something for the benefit of others | |
| el comer fuera es muy común - eating out is very common | |
| ...necesario para el alma como el comer para el cuerpo - ...necessary for the soul like food for the body | |
| tomar |
| 1. v. to take | |
| Los niños toman clases de inglés - The children take English classes | |
| Me tomó mucho tiempo - It took me a long time | |
| Tómalo con calma. - Take it easy. | |
| Me tomaron por un loco. - They took me for a lunatic. | |
| 2. v. to drink, have (especially an alcoholic beverage) | |
| Tomo una sidra. (I'll have a cider.) | |
| 3. v. to take (travel by means of) | |
| tomar el tren - to take the train | |
