Dévoraient (en. Devoured)

/de.vɔ.ʁɛ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To eat something with great eagerness or to devour.

The children devoured their plates of spaghetti.

Les enfants dévoraient leurs assiettes de spaghetti.

To consume or exhaust something quickly.

The flames devoured the forest in a few hours.

Les flammes dévoraient la forêt en quelques heures.

To have a devastating or devouring effect on.

Doubts devoured his mind.

Les doutes dévoraient son esprit.

From the Latin verb 'devorare' meaning 'to eat entirely.'

devour a book

To read a book with great passion.

dévorer un livre

devour with jealousy

To be consumed by jealousy.

dévorer de jalousie

devour with one's eyes

To look at someone with great interest.

dévorer des yeux

devour

To eat something eagerly.

dévorer

devouring

The action of devouring or being devoured.

dévoration

devourer

One who devours.

dévoreur

To eat very quickly.

He devoured his sandwich in two seconds.

Il a dévoré son sandwich en deux secondes.

To be very passionate about something.

She devours Netflix series over the weekend.

Elle dévore les séries Netflix durant le week-end.