devour

dɪˈvaʊər
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Translation of devour from English into Spanish

Verb

tr.
1.

eating

eat food quickly and greedily
devorar engullir comer vorazmente
  • He devoured his dinner in minutes.Él devoró su cena en minutos.
2.

reading

read something eagerly and quickly
  • She devoured the novel in one sitting.Ella devoró la novela de una sola vez.
3.

destruction

Rare
engulf or destroy completely
Rare
  • The flames devoured the entire building.Las llamas devoraron todo el edificio.
4.

absorption

Rare
absorb the mind fully
Rare
  • He was devoured by his obsession with the game.Él estaba absorto por su obsesión con el juego.
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Expressions with devour: examples in English and translations in Spanish

devorar con los ojos
contemplar con deseo
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
devorarv.

The children were excited to devour their patties at the picnic.

Los niños estaban emocionados por devorar sus hamburguesas en el picnic.

consumirv.

He wants to devour Suzu's haku to return to his original self.

Quiere consumir su energía vital para recuperar su forma original.

devorarsev.

He can "devour" himself for a decade without advancing.

Él puede "devorarse" a sí mismo durante una década sin avanzar.

comersev.

Capitalism is starting to devour itself due to the lack of otherness.

El capitalismo está comenzando a comerse a si mismo por falta de alteridad.

engullirv.

Collect all the pieces of cheese in every round and do not allow the crocodile to devour you.

Recoge en cada ronda todos los trozos de queso y no se deje engullir por el cocodrilo.

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Other translations for devour:

  • absorberv.
  • comer vorazmentev.

devour: Examples and translations in context

His pet loves to devour its chow every morning without fail.

A su mascota le encanta devorar su comida cada mañana sin falta.

Watching the flames devour their home, they abandoned all hope of saving anything.

Al ver las llamas devorar su casa, perdieron toda esperanza de salvar algo.

The bakery is famous for its chocolate goodies that everyone loves to devour.

La panadería es famosa por sus delicias de chocolate que todos adoran devorar.

His sudden snack attack led him to devour an entire bag of cookies.

Su repentino ataque de gula lo llevó a devorar una bolsa entera de galletas.

The gas guzzler roared to life, ready to devour another tank of gasoline.

El tragagas rugió al arrancar, listo para devorar otro tanque de gasolina.

Eliminate insect pests and parasites that want to devour your garden.

Elimina las plagas de insectos y parásitos que quieres devorar tu jardín.

Let it get personal, and it'll devour your soul.

No se lo tome como algo personal, o le devorará el alma.

As the marines devour the culinary delights, two things become clear.

Como los marines devoran las delicias culinarias, dos cosas se aclaran.

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