no come

does not eat

→ no
phrase Common #8,500
does not eat Used to say that someone or something does not eat. Depending on context, it can refer to a person, animal, or thing that does not consume food.
SP: Mi perro no come cuando hace mucho calor.
EN: My dog doesn't eat when it's very hot.

Ella no come mucho.

She doesn't eat much.

No come bien desde que está enfermo del estómago.

He hasn't been eating well since he got a stomach bug.

No come, no habla.

He doesn't eat, he doesn't talk.

— El espíritu de la colmena (1973)

Hay gente que no come huevos.

Some people don't eat eggs.

Tom no come carne o huevos.

Tom doesn't eat meat or eggs.

Mi padre no come muchas frutas.

My father doesn't eat many fruits.

Tom no come mucha carne.

Tom doesn't eat much meat.

Tom no come pescado.

Tom doesn't eat fish.

Y además, el que no trabaja no come.

And besides, he who does not work does not eat.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

La vaca no come carne.

The cow does not eat meat.

No come nada.

He doesn't eat anything.

— Vivir (1952)

Sra. Eunice, no come nada esa chica, eh.

Mrs. Eunice, that girl hardly eats anything, huh.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Mary no come carne roja.

Mary doesn't eat red meat.

Tom no come carne, y Mary tampoco.

Tom doesn't eat meat, and neither does Mary.

Tom dijo que no come carne.

Tom said he doesn't eat meat.

Tom no come más que frutas y verduras.

Tom eats nothing but fruits and vegetables.

Ella no come carne, ¿verdad?

She doesn't eat meat, does she?

Como Tom no quiere engordar más, no come tarta.

Since Tom doesn’t want to gain any more weight, he doesn’t eat cake.

El loro es una ave judía; no come nada.

The parrot is a Jewish bird; it doesn't eat anything.

— Khrustalyov, mi coche! (1999)

No come, apenas si duerme.

He doesn't eat, he barely sleeps.

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Tom no sabe por qué María no come carne.

Tom doesn't know why María doesn't eat meat.

Papá no come postre.

Dad doesn't eat dessert.

Mi padre no come mucha fruta.

My father doesn't eat much fruit.

Aquel niño no come.

That child doesn't eat.

Tom no come entre comidas en un esfuerzo para frenar su incremento de peso.

Tom doesn't eat between meals in an effort to curb his weight gain.

Yo te dije, un fantasma no come.

I told you, a ghost doesn't eat.

— Lazzaro feliz (2018)

Ella no come ni bebe.

She doesn't eat or drink.

Mi bisnieto no come huevos.

My great-grandson doesn't eat eggs.

Y no come, lo devora.

And he doesn’t just eat it—he devours it.

— El tambor de hojalata (1979)

El que no come cerdo.

The one who doesn't eat pork.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

No come mucho, bebe bastante bien, pero está llena de energía.

She doesn't eat much, she drinks quite well, but she's full of energy.

— Drácula (2025)

No come.

He isn't eating.

— Un profeta (2009)

Tom no come carne roja.

Tom doesn't eat red meat.

Tom no come mucho.

Tom doesn't eat much.

Tom no come tanto como Mari.

Tom doesn’t eat as much as Mari.

Él no come eso.

He doesn't eat that.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

No come pescado crudo.

He/She doesn't eat raw fish.

Papá no come mucha fruta.

Dad doesn't eat much fruit.

Tom no come carne.

Tom doesn't eat meat.

El maestro Howl casi no come nada.

Master Howl hardly eats anything.

— El castillo ambulante (2004)

Tom no come nada aparte de las verduras que él mismo cultiva.

Tom doesn’t eat anything except the vegetables he grows himself.

El perro de mi vecino no come comida de perros seca.

My neighbor's dog doesn't eat dry dog food.