No. 7,101 in German
fressen
"Fressen": To eat (used for animals).
In a sentence
Die Katze frisst ihren Fisch.
The cat is eating her fish.
'Fressen' is used here to describe the act of eating by animals, which is its primary dictionary meaning.
Mein Computer frisst ständig Daten, die ich verliere.
My computer constantly 'eats up' data that I lose.
Here, 'fressen' is used metaphorically to indicate the consumption or disappearance of data by the computer.
Warum frisst du mit den Händen?
Why are you eating with your hands?
In this sentence, 'fressen' is used colloquially or humorously to describe improper eating behavior in humans, suggesting an animal-like manner.
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