devouring

dɪˈvaʊərɪŋ
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Translation of devouring into French

Adjective

1.

consumption

consuming or engulfing completely
  • The devouring flames left nothing behind.Les flammes dévorantes n'ont rien laissé derrière elles.
2.

emotion

having an intense and overwhelming desire
  • She had a devouring passion for knowledge.Elle avait une passion dévorante pour la connaissance.
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Expressions with devouring: examples in English and translations in French

dévorant
ravageur
The all-devouring fire left nothing behind.

Synonyms and analogies of devouring in English

Examples of devouring in a sentence

  • Devouring waves crashed against the shore.
  • His devouring ambition drove him to succeed.
  • A devouring curiosity led her to explore new cultures.
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

Rare
absorb the mind fully
Rare
  • 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 "devouring" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
dévorantadj./prtp.

The raging inferno swept rapidly through the forest, devouring every tree for miles.

La fournaise avançait rapidement dans la forêt, dévorant chaque arbre sur plusieurs kilomètres.

engloutissantprtp.

She breezed through her reading list, devouring novels at an impressive speed.

Elle a dévoré sa liste de lecture avec aisance, engloutissant les romans à une vitesse impressionnante.

dévoreuseadj./nf.

His mouth was alive with a devouring plague, his eyes afire with unending blaze.

Dans sa bouche était la peste dévoreuse et dans ses yeux, l'incendie.

Noun
dévorationnf.

So ecstasy as a devouring process through light requires a general bedazzlement.

L'extase comme dévoration par la lumière nécessite ainsi un éblouissement général.

engloutissementnm.

All you know is excess and devouring and more, and more, and more!

Vous ne connaissez que l'excès et l'engloutissement, toujours plus.

dévorementnm.

The general progression of automation devalues all labor directly derived from the interior character of the worker and triggers the process of natural destruction, the process of "devouring" (Verzehr) substance (the resources offered by Mother Nature, the generous donor).

L'automatisme général en progression dévalorise tout travail issu directement de l'intériorité du travailleur et enclenche le processus de destruction de la nature, le processus de "dévorement" (Verzehr) des substrats (des ressources offertes par Mère-Nature, généreuse donatrice).

dévorer

He added pickles and onions to his hamburger bun before devouring it.

Il a ajouté des cornichons et des oignons à son pain avant de le dévorer.

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devouring: Examples and translations in context

During the purge, politics became red in tooth and claw, devouring former allies.

Lors de l'épuration, la politique se fit sans pitié, dévorant d'anciens alliés.

The financial world can be red in tooth and claw, devouring reckless investors.

Le monde de la finance se montre sans pitié, dévorant les investisseurs imprudents.

He had a gargantuan appetite, devouring three large pizzas in one sitting.

Il avait un appétit d'ogre, dévorant trois grandes pizzas en une seule fois.

This predatory ladybug helps gardeners by devouring large numbers of aphids.

Cette coccinelle prédatrice aide les jardiniers en dévorant une grande quantité de pucerons.

There is a passion if devouring that it cannot be described.

Il y a une passion si dévorante qu'elle ne peut se décrire.

Dealing out violence and death devouring souls with an insatiable appetite.

Répandant la violence et la mort dévorant des âmes avec un appétit insatiable.

The army ants swarm over the fallen fruit, devouring it quickly.

Les fourmis légionnaires déferlent sur le fruit tombé, le dévorant rapidement.

In her spare time, she scratched her itch for reading by devouring books.

Pendant son temps libre, elle assouvissait sa soif de lecture en dévorant des livres.

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