devoured

dɪˈvaʊərd
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Translation of devoured from English into Dutch

Adjective

1.

consumption

consumed or eaten up completely
verorberd opgegeten
  • The devoured meal left no crumbs on the plate.De verorberde maaltijd liet geen kruimels op het bord achter.
2.

destruction

Rare
destroyed or wasted completely
Rare
  • The devoured city lay in ruins after the attack.De verwoeste stad lag in puin na de aanval.
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Expressions with devoured: examples in English and translations in Dutch

verteerd door jaloezie
She was devoured by jealousy when she saw them together.

Synonyms and analogies of devoured in English

adj.consumedeatenobliteratedMore synonyms

Examples of devoured in a sentence

  • The devoured pizza left everyone satisfied.
  • The devoured landscape was unrecognizable.
  • The devoured forest left nothing but ashes.
devour
dɪˈvaʊər
Verb
tr.
1.

eating

eat food quickly and greedily
  • He devoured his dinner in minutes.Hij verslond zijn avondeten in een paar minuten.
2.

reading

read something eagerly and quickly
  • She devoured the novel in one sitting.Ze verslond de roman in één keer.
3.

destruction

Rare
engulf or destroy completely
Rare
  • The flames devoured the entire building.De vlammen verzwolg het hele gebouw.
4.

absorption

Rare
absorb the mind fully
Rare
  • He was devoured by his obsession with the game.Hij was in beslag genomen door zijn obsessie met het spel.

Expressions with devour: examples in English and translations in Dutch

met zijn ogen verslinden
intens bekijken
He devoured the painting with his eyes, captivated by its beauty.

Translations of "devoured" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Participle
verslondenpp.

The meat was quickly devoured by the flesh-eating vultures circling above.

Het vlees werd snel verslonden door de vleesetende gieren die erboven cirkelden.

opgegetenpp.

A little peach sat on the table, waiting to be devoured.

Op tafel lag een klein perzikje dat erom vroeg opgegeten te worden.

verteerdpp.

He returned to me, devoured by remorse.

Hij kwam terug bij mij, verteerd door wroeging.

verorberdpp.

All over the world our movies and articles are devoured with great admiration.

Over de hele wereld worden onze films en artikelen met smaak verorberd.

opgevretenpp.

Swarms of locusts have devoured crops, with entire harvests completely destroyed.

Zwermen sprinkhanen hebben gewassen opgevreten en complete oogsten zijn volledig vernietigd.

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Other translations for devoured:

  • vernietigdpp.
  • verwoestpp.

devoured: Examples and translations in context

He devoured the entire collection of science fiction books in one month.

Hij heeft in één maand de hele verzameling sciencefictionboeken verslonden.

The trial transcripts were edited into a page turning narrative that readers devoured overnight.

De procesverslagen werden bewerkt tot een pageturner die lezers in één nacht verslonden.

Returning from battle, the soldiers devoured dry rations, discovering hunger is the best sauce.

Terugkerend van het slagveld verslonden de soldaten droge rantsoenen; honger is de beste saus.

The debris was then heated to millions of degrees before being devoured.

Het puin werd vervolgens tot miljoenen graden verhit voor hij werd verslonden.

I have devoured this lengthy novel in a feverish trance.

Ik heb deze lange roman in een koortsige trance verslonden.

Movements erupt and then implode, devoured internally by parasites.

De bewegingen braken uit en imploderen dan, verslonden intern door parasieten.

I'll be stripped clean and devoured like an animal.

Ik zal worden gestript schoon en verslonden als een dier.

Must be from some animal the wolf killed and devoured.

Vast van 'n dier dat de wolf heeft verslonden.

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devoured by jealousy
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