devoured

dɪˈvaʊərd
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Translation of devoured into French

Adjective

1.

consumption

consumed or eaten up completely
  • The devoured meal left no crumbs on the plate.Le repas dévoré ne laissait aucune miette sur l'assiette.
2.

destruction

Rare
destroyed or wasted completely
Rare
  • The devoured city lay in ruins after the attack.Le paysage anéanti après l'attaque témoignait de la destruction totale.
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Expressions with devoured: examples in English and translations in French

dévoré par la jalousie
rongé par la jalousie
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.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

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absorb the mind fully
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  • He was devoured by his obsession with the game.Il était dévoré par son obsession pour le jeu.

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.

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

Adjective / Participle
dévorépp.

They devoured the fresh fruit after spending hours at the beach.

Elles ont dévoré les fruits frais après des heures passées à la plage.

mangépp.

They have devoured six million pesos in loans, scandalously.

Ils ont mangé six millions de pesos de prêts, de façon scandaleuse.

consumépp.

And then he prayed again on the mountain, and fire came down from heaven and devoured the sacrifice.

Puis il a encore prié sur la montagne, et le feu est descendu du ciel et a consumé le sacrifice.

dévorantprtp.

The children giggled as they devoured the delicious custard cream cookies.

Les enfants ont ri en dévorant les délicieux biscuits à la crème anglaise.

engloutipp.

He quickly devoured his slice of pan pizza before heading to work.

Il a rapidement englouti sa part de pizza épaisse avant de partir au travail.

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Other translations for devoured:

  • ravagéadj.
  • dévorer

devoured: Examples and translations in context

He devoured that biography, savoring every detail of the author's life.

Il a dévoré cette biographie, admirant chaque détail de la vie de l'auteur.

Exhausted from the trip, they devoured the hotel dinner in silence.

Épuisés par le voyage, ils ont dévoré le dîner de l'hôtel en silence.

The children came home from swimming hungry as bears and devoured everything.

Les enfants sont rentrés de la piscine affamés comme des loups et ont tout dévoré.

After the match, the players devoured a bowl of spaghetti bolognese.

Après le match, les joueurs ont dévoré un saladier de pâtes à la bolognaise.

He devoured the shortcake, leaving nothing behind on his plate.

Il a dévoré le gâteau, ne laissant rien dans son assiette.

The kids devoured their servings of strawberry shortcake in no time.

Les enfants ont dévoré leurs portions de fraisier en un rien de temps.

When the actor entered, fans devoured him with their eyes from every corner.

Quand l'acteur est entré, les fans l'ont dévoré des yeux de partout.

The children devoured the scalloped carrots, happily asking for seconds.

Les enfants ont dévoré les carottes à la dauphinoise, en redemandant joyeusement.

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devoured by jealousy
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