devour

dɪˈvaʊər
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Translation of devour into French

Verb

tr.
1.

eating

eat food quickly and greedily
  • He devoured his dinner in minutes.Il a dévoré son dîner en quelques minutes.
2.

reading

read something eagerly and quickly
  • She devoured the novel in one sitting.Elle a dévoré le roman en une seule fois.
3.

destruction

Rare
engulf or destroy completely
Rare
  • The flames devoured the entire building.Les flammes ont dévoré tout le bâtiment.
4.

absorption

Rare
absorb the mind fully
Rare
  • He was devoured by his obsession with the game.Il était dévoré par son obsession pour le jeu.
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Expressions with devour: examples in English and translations in French

dévorer des yeux
fixer intensément
He devoured the painting with his eyes, captivated by its beauty.

Synonyms and analogies of devour in English

Examples of devour in a sentence

  • The children devoured the cake at the party.
  • He devoured the report before the meeting.
  • Students devour textbooks before exams.
  • The storm devoured the coastal town.
  • The tsunami devoured everything in its path.
  • Her thoughts were devoured by the gripping novel.

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

Verb
dévorerv.

This almond brioche smells so good it makes you want to devour it.

Cette brioche à l'amande sent si bon qu'on a envie de la dévorer.

engloutirv.

He's going to devour all life in its path.

Il va engloutir toute vie sur son passage.

consumerv.

The one that shall devour all.

Il va consumer tout ce qui existe,

boufferv.

I doubt it, because they know that the competition will devour them.

Peut-être pas, parce qu'elles savent que la concurrence va les bouffer.

avalerv.

His predatory stare seemed to devour his victim before he'd even uttered a single insult.

Son regard canin semblait avaler sa victime avant même qu'il ne prononce une seule insulte.

croquerv.

Her strip in her kitchen will give you the urge to devour her.

Son strip dans sa cuisine va vous donner l'envie de la croquer.

détruirev.

It was feared that female stellar deities, the Tzitzimime, would descend and devour the earth.

On craignait que les divinités stellaires, les Tzitzimime, ne descendent détruire le monde.

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Other translations for devour:

  • goberv.
  • engouffrerv.
  • phagocyterv.

devour: Examples and translations in context

Show these witches no fear... or they will devour you.

Ne montre pas ta peur à ces sorcières ou elles te dévoreront.

His appetite will devour the earth and leave only a desert...

Son appétit va dévorer la terre et ne laisser qu'un désert...

He did not create kings to devour the human race.

Il n'a pas créé de rois pour dévorer la race humaine.

Never accept them as your social equals or they will devour you.

Ne les acceptez jamais comme vos égaux sociaux ou ils vous dévoreront.

As proof, I have taken more time to devour this volume.

Pour preuve, j'ai mis plus de temps à dévorer ce volume.

You have an important job to devour balloons and collect the coins.

Vous avez un travail important à dévorer les ballons et collecter les pièces.

The currency with which the populace pays those who flatter and devour.

Monnaie avec laquelle la populace paie ceux qui flattent et la dévorent.

They are twenty years old and want to devour the world.

Ils ont vingt ans et l'envie de dévorer le monde.

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