devoured

dɪˈvaʊərd
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Translation of devoured into German

Adjective

1.

consumption

consumed or eaten up completely
  • The devoured meal left no crumbs on the plate.Das verschlungene Mahl hinterließ keine Krümel auf dem Teller.
2.

destruction

Rare
destroyed or wasted completely
Rare
  • The devoured city lay in ruins after the attack.Die zerstörte Stadt lag nach dem Angriff in Trümmern.
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Expressions with devoured: examples in English and translations in German

von Eifersucht verzehrt
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.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.

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.

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

Adjective / Participle
verschlungenadj.

The dessert looked sweet as a fairy tale, ready to be devoured.

Das Dessert sah märchenhaft aus, bereit verschlungen zu werden.

gefressenpp.

So spruces normally topple over or are devoured by beetles.

Es ist der Normalfall, dass Fichte umkippt oder gefressen wird.

verzehrtadj.

The box contained twenty-four cookies, which were quickly devoured at the party.

Die Schachtel enthielt vierundzwanzig Kekse, die auf der Party schnell verzehrt wurden.

aufgefressenpp.

Their savings were devoured by unexpected bills, leaving them financially strained.

Ihre Ersparnisse wurden durch unerwartete Rechnungen aufgefressen und ließen sie finanziell angespannt zurück.

verspeistpp.

The two young men were devoured by the tiger.

Die beiden jungen Männer wurden verspeist, von dem Tiger.

vertilgtpp.

Pests are devoured by other animals and weeds are used as animal feed.

Schädlinge werden bei uns von Nützlingen vertilgt und Unkräuter dienen als Viehfutter.

zerfressenpp.

When the first plants begin to sprout, they are very quickly devoured.

Wenn dann die ersten Triebe kommen, sind diese sehr bald zerfressen.

aufgezehrtpp.

This story did not however last too long as all the magpies were soon devoured!

Es dauerte aber diese Geschichte gar nicht zu lange, - und alle die Elstern waren aufgezehrt!

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Other translations for devoured:

  • vernichtetadj.
  • zerstörtadj.

devoured: Examples and translations in context

She devoured the entire bag of candy in one hit at the cinema.

Sie hat die ganze Tüte Süßigkeiten im Kino in einem Zug verschlungen.

We devoured the fried chicken before the barbecue had even started.

Wir haben das Brathähnchen verschlungen, bevor der Grillabend überhaupt begonnen hatte.

At the picnic, the kids devoured the mac and cheese in minutes.

Beim Picknick haben die Kinder das Mac and Cheese in wenigen Minuten verschlungen.

The nabbed snacks were devoured in seconds by the hungry group of kids.

Die erbeuteten Snacks wurden in Sekunden von der hungrigen Kindergruppe verschlungen.

A snatched piece of cake was quickly devoured before anyone noticed.

Ein heimlich genommenes Stück Kuchen wurde schnell verschlungen, bevor es jemand bemerkte.

Must be from some animal the wolf killed and devoured.

Von einem Tier, das der Wolf getötet und verschlungen hat.

The body primarily distorts and is secondarily devoured by the dance.

Der Körper verzerrt sich primär und wird durch den Tanz sekundär verschlungen.

I devoured every new episode and I liked Q from the beginning.

Ich hab jede Folge verschlungen und mochte Q von Anfang an.

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