Translation of "devour" to French

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Dictionary translations for "devour"

devour [dɪˈvauə] verb Conjugation

devoured / devoured / devouring / devours

dévorer

The fire devoured the town.

Le feu dévora la ville.

engloutir (food)

Contexts with "devour"

The fire devoured the town. Le feu dévora la ville.

The starving man devoured the food. L'homme affamé a dévoré la nourriture.

When a dog is very hungry, it devours its food. Si un chien est très affamé, il dévore sa nourriture.

This book is the literary equivalent of Haribo sweets: you only want to eat one, but end up devouring the whole packet. Ce livre est l'équivalent littéraire des bonbons Haribo : on veut juste en goûter un, et on finit par dévorer le paquet tout entier.

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