devoured

dɪˈvaʊərd
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Translation of devoured from English into Swedish

Adjective

1.

consumption

consumed or eaten up completely
uppäten konsumerad
  • The devoured meal left no crumbs on the plate.Den uppätna måltiden lämnade inga smulor på tallriken.
2.

destruction

Rare
destroyed or wasted completely
Rare
förstörd ödelagd
  • The devoured city lay in ruins after the attack.Den förstörda staden låg i ruiner efter attacken.
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Expressions with devoured: examples in English and translations in Swedish

förtärd av svartsjuka
uppslukad av avundsjuka
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.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.

Expressions with devour: examples in English and translations in Swedish

titta intensivt
sluka med blicken
He devoured the painting with his eyes, captivated by its beauty.

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

Adjective / Participle
slukadadj./pp.

The voracious puppy devoured its meal in less than a minute.

Den glupska valpen slukade sin mat på mindre än en minut.

The young girl devoured the fairy tales before bed every night.

Den lilla flickan slukade alla sagorna varje kväll innan läggdags.

uppslukadpp.

In all her shortcomings she is devoured by love.

I sin bristfällighet blir hon helt uppslukad av kärlek.

Mankind was diseased, and devoured in the darkness.

Mänskligheten var fördärvad och uppslukad i mörkret.

uppätenpp.

It will go on like this until all food has been devoured.

Järven går sedan på så tills all mat är uppäten.

She probably thinks I've been devoured by now.

Hon tror nog att jag har blivit uppäten vid det här laget.

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Other translations for devoured:

  • förtärde
  • åt upp

devoured: Examples and translations in context

The hungry child devoured his meal in just a few minutes.

Det hungriga barnet slukade sin mat på bara några minuter.

After the long hike, I was hungry as a bear and devoured everything.

Efter den långa vandringen var jag hungrig som en varg och slukade allt.

After hiking all day, she was ravenous and devoured her food quickly.

Efter att ha vandrat hela dagen var hon vrålhungrig och slukade maten på nolltid.

His imagination was under the sway of the novels he devoured nightly.

Hans fantasi stod under inflytande av de romaner han slukade varje kväll.

Lost in the forest, they devoured unseasoned potatoes; hunger was the best sauce.

Vilse i skogen slukade de osaltade potatisar; hunger var den bästa kryddan.

I devoured everything he wrote when I was at law school.

Jag slukade allt han hade skrivit när jag läste juridik.

It's as if the ground had opened and devoured him.

Det är som att marken öppnat sig och slukat honom.

When the sword spirits devoured my body, everyone thought I was hopeless.

När svärdsanden uppslukade min kropp trodde alla att jag var förlorad.

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