English term
eat himself sick
"A starving person is likely not going to be able to control himself and he's going to eat himself sick"
Mi intento de traducir esa frase es "comer hasta enfermarse", pero no me suena natural, así que apelo a su colaboración. Gracias de antemano, colegas
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Proposed translations
comer hasta enfermar
1. No puedo resistirme a la comida durante la fiesta y termino comiendo hasta enfermarme.
2. Si sigues comiendo así, vas a terminar enfermándote con tanta comida.
3. Mi amiga siempre come chocolates hasta enfermarse, no puede controlarse.
se pondrá a a comer hasta enfermar(se)
en España se dice enfermar o ponerse enfermo, en LA se prefiere la forma pronominal
Brazil
Professor of Physics and Systems Analyst
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: Spanish to Portuguese, English to Portuguese
comer hasta reventar/... hartarse/atiborrarse
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Note added at 1 hr (2023-11-15 20:10:17 GMT)
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https://comerbeber.com/verbos-comer-y-beber
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
ponerse enfermo de tanto comer
"Es probable que una persona hambrienta no sea capaz de controlarse y se ponga enferma de tanto comer"
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