o·ver·eat

(ō′vər-ēt′)

intr.v. o·ver·ate (-āt′), o·ver·eat·en (-ēt′n), o·ver·eat·ing, o·ver·eats

To eat to excess, especially when habitual.

o′ver·eat′er n.

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overeating

(ˌəʊvərˈiːtɪŋ)

the act of consuming too much food

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

overeating - eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)

gluttony, gula

deadly sin, mortal sin - an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; "theologians list seven mortal sins"

Translations

mangiata

overeating

[ˌəʊvərˈiːtɪŋ] N → comida f excesiva

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overeating

[ˌəʊvərˈiːtɪŋ] n → hyperphagie f, tendance f à trop mangerover-egg [ˌəʊvərˈɛg] vt (= exaggerate) → exagérer
to over-egg the pudding → exagérer

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overeating

[ˌəʊvərˈiːtɪŋ] n → iperalimentazione f
obesity is only partly caused by overeating → l'obesità è causata solo parzialmente dall'iperalimentazione

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