devour

dɪˈvaʊər
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Translation of devour from English into Swedish

Verb

tr.
1.

eating

eat food quickly and greedily
  • He devoured his dinner in minutes.Han slukade sin middag på några minuter.
2.

reading

read something eagerly and quickly
  • She devoured the novel in one sitting.Hon slukade romanen i ett svep.
3.

destruction

Rare
engulf or destroy completely
Rare
  • The flames devoured the entire building.Lågorna slukade hela byggnaden.
4.

absorption

Rare
absorb the mind fully
Rare
uppsluka
  • He was devoured by his obsession with the game.Han var uppslukad av sin besatthet av spelet.
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Expressions with devour: examples in English and translations in Swedish

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sluka med blicken
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
slukav.

She roams the beach, searching for bodies to devour.

Hon vandrar längs stranden och söker efter kroppar att sluka.

Seeing you devour half a pound of meat would kill their vibe.

Att se dig sluka ett kvarts kilo kött tar kål på stämningen.

förtärav.

For this great fire will devour us.

Denna stora eld kommer ju att förtära oss.

Those magic weapons are supposed to devour the flesh of any and all living beings.

Det är där magiska vapnen ska ju helt förtära människors kropp och själ.

uppslukav.

If I have trained you properly, you will try to devour me.

Om jag har lärt upp dig bra, försöker du uppsluka mig.

And from that spark, I'll light a blaze to devour you.

Med den gnistan ska jag tända ett bål som ska uppsluka er.

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devour: Examples and translations in context

Not so long ago, this city was ready to devour itself.

För inte så länge sedan, var denna stad redo att sluka sig.

If you can't shoot me, I'll devour you.

Om du inte kan skjuta mig kommer jag att sluka dig.

Most importantly that hate will devour a man faster than a grizzly can.

Det viktigaste var att hat kan sluka en man snabbare än en grizzly.

The desert is relentlessly approaching, soon it will devour our fields.

Öknen närmar sig obönhörligt, snart slukar den våra fält.

Who won't wait to devour their man once they've entranced him.

Som slukar sin man så fort de har hänfört honom.

Not so long ago, this city was ready to devour itself.

För inte så länge sedan, var denna stad redo att sluka sig.

While strictly non-carnivorous, they devour all non-organic material.

Medan de är strängt icke köttätande, förtär de allt icke organiskt material.

An undying flame who will devour all he touches.

En odödlig flamma som förtär allt han vidrör.

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