devour

dɪˈvaʊər
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Translation of devour into German

Verb

tr.
1.

eating

eat food quickly and greedily
  • He devoured his dinner in minutes.Er verschlang sein Abendessen in Minuten.
2.

reading

read something eagerly and quickly
  • She devoured the novel in one sitting.Sie hat den Roman in einem Rutsch verschlungen.
3.

destruction

Rare
engulf or destroy completely
Rare
  • The flames devoured the entire building.Die Flammen verschlangen das gesamte Gebäude.
4.

absorption

Rare
absorb the mind fully
Rare
verzehren verschlingen in Anspruch nehmen
  • He was devoured by his obsession with the game.Er war von seiner Besessenheit mit dem Spiel verzehrt.
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Expressions with devour: examples in English and translations in German

mit den Augen verschlingen
intensiv betrachten
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
verschlingenv.

Parents gnash their teeth as rising rents devour almost their entire monthly income.

Eltern knirschen mit den Zähnen, wenn steigende Mieten fast ihr ganzes Einkommen verschlingen.

fressenv.

Give them enough carrion, they'll devour each other.

Liefern Sie denen genug Aas und sie fressen sich gegenseitig.

verzehrenv.

His overactive metabolism allowed him to devour massive quantities of food without gaining weight.

Sein überaktiver Stoffwechsel erlaubte es ihm, riesige Mengen an Essen zu verzehren, ohne zuzunehmen.

auffressenv.

Now a month will devour them* and their portions.

Nun wird ein Monat sie und ihre Anteile* auffressen.

vertilgenv.

Some even find ways to use microbes to devour toxic pollution.

Einige von ihnen finden sogar Mikroben, die giftige Schadstoffe vertilgen.

verspeisenv.

It is said that he once even wanted to devour his siblings.

Selbst seine Geschwister wollte er einst verspeisen so sagt man sich.

vernichtenv.

That the vampire will devour his child is certain.

Der Vampir wird sein Kind vernichten, das ist sicher.

zerstörenv.

It'll instantly devour her spirit; she will die.

Sie würde sofort ihren Geist zerstören, sie würde sterben.

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Other translations for devour:

  • schluckenv.
  • schlingenv.
  • hinunterschlingenv.

devour: Examples and translations in context

He loves to devour books during his free time at the library.

Er verschlingt gerne Bücher während seiner Freizeit in der Bibliothek.

She watched in amazement as her brother would devour his dinner.

Sie beobachtete erstaunt, wie ihr Bruder sein Abendessen regelrecht verschlang.

The fierce competition made the participants devour their textbooks for knowledge.

Der harte Wettbewerb brachte die Teilnehmer dazu, ihre Lehrbücher regelrecht zu verschlingen.

He was so hungry that he could devour an entire pizza by himself.

Er war so hungrig, dass er eine ganze Pizza alleine verschlingen konnte.

While on vacation, I love to devour leisure reads by the beach.

Im Urlaub liebe ich es, am Strand leichte Lektüre zu verschlingen.

I can't believe how quickly they devour the new cat food.

Ich kann nicht glauben, wie schnell sie das neue Katzenfutter verschlingen.

Ravenous after the race, he began to devour a huge burger.

Ausgehungert nach dem Rennen begann er, einen riesigen Burger zu verschlingen.

The dog would devour its treat in seconds, leaving nothing behind.

Der Hund würde seinen Leckerbissen in Sekunden verschlingen und nichts übrig lassen.

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