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consumption

/kənˈsʌm|p|.ʃən/

Translation

n [u]
consumo
compra
consumo
the consumption of coffee
el consumo de café
uso
gasto
consumición
(old-fash)
tuberculosis
pron. La u se pronuncia como en el término inglés sun
(Definition of consumption n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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