devour

devour
verb
(to eat up greedily: The young zebra was devoured by a lion; She devoured the chocolates.) devorar
devour vb devorar
devour
tr[dɪ'vaʊəSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb
1 (food) devorar, zampar
2 (book etc) devorar
3 (destroy - of fire) devorar, destruir
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be devoured by something devorarle a uno algo, consumirle a uno algo
I was devoured by jealousy me consumían los celos
devour [di'vaʊər] vt
: devorar
devour
v.
devorar v.
dɪ'vaʊr, dɪ'vaʊə(r)
transitive verb
a) (consume) \<\<food/book\>\> devorar
b) (torment) (usu pass) devorar

he was devoured by jealousy — lo consumían los celos

[dɪ'vaʊǝ(r)]
VT [+ food] devorar

to be devoured with jealousy — morirse de envidia

to be devoured with curiosity — verse devorado or corroído por la curiosidad

* * *
[dɪ'vaʊr, dɪ'vaʊə(r)]
transitive verb
a) (consume) \<\<food/book\>\> devorar
b) (torment) (usu pass) devorar

he was devoured by jealousy — lo consumían los celos


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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