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1 dévorer
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2 dévorer
dévorer [devɔʀe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. ( = manger) to devour• cet enfant dévore ! this child has a huge appetite!• dévorer qn/qch des yeux to eye sb/sth hungrilyb. [jalousie, maladie] to consume* * *devɔʀe1) ( consommer) to devour [nourriture, proie, livre]2) ( miner) [obsession, sentiment] to consume3) ( consumer) to eat up [kilomètres]* * *devɔʀe vt1) (= manger) [tigre] to devour, [personne affamée] to devour2) fig, [feu, soucis] to consume3) fig, [livres] to devourdévorer qn des yeux — to eye sb intently, (avec convoitise) to eye sb greedily
dévorer qn du regard — to eye sb intently, (avec convoitise) to eye sb greedily
dévorer qch des yeux; dévorer qch du regard — to eye sth intently, (avec convoitise) to eye sth greedily
* * *dévorer verb table: aimer vtr1 ( consommer) to devour [nourriture, proie, livre]; être dévoré par les moustiques to be eaten alive by mosquitoes; dévorer qn de baisers to smother sb with kisses; dévorer qn des yeux to devour sb with one's eyes;2 ( miner) [obsession, sentiment] to consume; dévoré d'ambition/de chagrin consumed with ambition/sorrow;[devɔre] verbe transitif1. [manger - suj: animal, personne] to devourdévoré par les moustiques eaten alive ou bitten to death by mosquitoesdévorer quelque chose des yeux ou du regard to stare hungrily ou to gaze greedily at somethingdévorer quelqu'un des yeux ou du regard to stare hungrily ou to gaze greedily at somebody3. [consommer] to use (up)dans mon métier, je dévore du papier/de la pellicule in my job I use (up) huge quantities of paper/of film4. [tenailler] to devourl'ambition le dévore he's eaten ou devoured by ambitionêtre dévoré par l'envie/la curiosité/les remords to be eaten up with envy/curiosity/remorse -
3 avaler
avaler [avale]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [+ nourriture, boisson] to swallow• avaler la fumée [fumeur] to inhale* * *avale1) ( ingurgiter) to swallow [aliment, sirop, carte de crédit]; fig [entreprise] to swallow up [entreprise]‘ne pas avaler’ — Médecine ‘not to be taken internally’
2) ( inhaler) to inhale [fumée, vapeur]3) (colloq) ( admettre) to swallow [mensonge]* * *avale vt1) [aliment, comprimé] to swallow"ne pas avaler" — "not to be taken internally"
avaler la pilule fig — to grin and bear it, to take one's medicine
2) (= croire) [histoire, mensonges, affront] to swallow* * *avaler verb table: aimer vtr1 ( ingurgiter) [personne] to swallow [aliment, sirop, médicament]; [machine] to swallow [ticket, carte de crédit]; fig [entreprise] to swallow up [petite entreprise]; ‘ne pas avaler’ Pharm ‘not to be taken internally’; avaler sa salive to swallow; j'ai avalé de travers it went down the wrong way; j'ai avalé mon vin de travers my wine went down the wrong way; avaler ses mots fig to swallow one's words; avaler un livre fig to devour a book; avaler l'obstacle Sport to make nothing of an obstacle;3 ○( admettre) to swallow [histoire, récit, mensonge]; faire avaler qch à qn to make sb swallow sth; on te ferait avaler n'importe quoi they'd make you swallow anything; c'est dur à avaler○ it's difficult to swallow.tu as avalé ta langue? hum have you lost your tongue?; il a avalé son parapluie or sa canne hum he's so stiff and starchy.[avale] verbe transitifavaler quelque chose de travers: j'ai dû avaler quelque chose de travers something went down the wrong wayà midi, elle prend à peine le temps d'avaler son déjeuner at lunchtime, she bolts her meal(en usage absolu) [manger, boire] to swallow2. (figuré)avaler les obstacles/kilomètres to make light work of any obstacle/of distancesavaler son bulletin ou son acte de naissance ou sa chique (familier) to kick the bucket, to go and meet one's maker (humoristique)comme quelqu'un qui aurait avalé son ou un parapluiea. [raide] stiffly, with his back like a rodb. [manquant d'adaptabilité] stiffly, starchily4. [lire - roman, article] to devour6. (familier) [accepter - insulte] to swallowa. [insultes] to swallow insultsb. [mensonges] to be taken ina. [insultes] to humiliate somebodyb. [mensonges] to take somebody in -
4 gaver
gaver [gave]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. reflexive verb► se gaver* * *gave
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verbe transitif to force-feed [oies]; to stuff [somebody] with food [personne]
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se gaver verbe pronominal1) ( se nourrir) to stuff oneself (de with)2) figse gaver de — to devour [romans, émissions]
* * *ɡave vt1) [animal] to force-feed2) figgaver qn de (= remplir) — to cram sb with, to fill sb up with
3)ça me gave * — I'm sick of it *
Ça me gave de me lever à 6 heures. — I'm sick of getting up at 6 o'clock. *
* * *gaver verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( nourrir) to force-feed [oies]; to stuff [sb] with food [personne]; gaver qn de gâteaux to stuff sb with cakes; être gavé to be full up;2 fig gaver qn d'âneries to cram sb's head with silly ideas; gaver qn de publicité to bombard sb with advertising.B se gaver vpr1 ( se nourrir) to stuff oneself (de with);[gave] verbe transitif2. [bourrer]————————se gaver de verbe pronominal plus prépositionto fill ou to stuff oneself up with -
5 enfiler
enfiler [ɑ̃file]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. [+ aiguille, perles] to threadb. [+ vêtement] to put on2. reflexive verb* * *ɑ̃file
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1) ( mettre) to slip on2) to thread [aiguille]3) ( entrer dans) to take [rue]4) ( dire) pej to spout [phrases]
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s'enfiler verbe pronominal1) (colloq) ( avaler) to guzzle down; fig to devour2) (colloq) ( faire) to get landed (colloq) with [corvée]* * *ɑ̃file vt1) [vêtement]enfiler qch [gants, chaussettes, collant] — to slip sth on, [veste, slip] to slip sth on, to slip into sth
J'ai rapidement enfilé un pull avant de sortir. — I slipped on a sweater before going out.
2) (= insérer)3) [rue, couloir] to take4) [perles] to string5) [aiguille] to threadJ'ai du mal à enfiler cette aiguille. — I am having difficulty threading this needle.
* * *enfiler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( mettre) to slip on; enfiler un pull à qn to slip a pullover on sb; enfiler des bracelets to slip on some bracelets;2 to thread [aiguille]; enfiler qch sur to thread sth onto;3 ( entrer dans) to take [couloir, rue];5 ●( forniquer avec) to screw●.B s'enfiler vpr2 ○( faire) to get landed○ with [corvée];[ɑ̃file] verbe transitif1. [faire passer]2. [disposer - sur un fil] to thread ou to string (on) (separable) ; [ - sur une tige] to slip on (separable)————————s'enfiler verbe pronominal intransitif————————s'enfiler verbe pronominal transitif1. [avaler - boisson] to knock back, to put away ; [ - nourriture] to guzzle, to gobble up (separable), to put away (separable)2. [faire - corvée] to get through (inseparable) -
6 engloutir
engloutir [ɑ̃glutiʀ]➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb[+ nourriture] to wolf down ; [+ navire] to swallow up ; [+ fortune] [personne] to squander ; [dépenses] to swallow up* * *ɑ̃glutiʀ1) ( faire disparaître) [mer, tempête, brouillard] to engulf, to swallow up2) (colloq) ( dévorer) to gulp [something] down* * *ɑ̃ɡlutiʀ vt1) [repas] to devour2) [revenus, capitaux] to swallow up* * *engloutir verb table: finir vtr1 ( faire disparaître) [mer, séisme, tempête, nuit, brouillard] to engulf, to swallow up;2 ○( dévorer) to gulp [sth] down, to wolf [sth] (down);3 ( dépenser) [personne, pays] to squander [argent, somme]; ( coûter) [projet, affaire] to swallow up [argent, somme]; engloutir sa fortune dans un projet to sink one's fortune into a project.[ɑ̃glutir] verbe transitif3. [dépenser] to squander————————s'engloutir verbe pronominal intransitif -
7 engouffrer
engouffrer [ɑ̃gufʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ fortune] to swallow up ; [+ nourriture] to wolf down2. reflexive verb► s'engouffrer [vent] to rush• s'engouffrer dans un tunnel/dans une rue to disappear into a tunnel/up a street* * *ɑ̃gufʀe
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1) (colloq) ( manger) to gobble up
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s'engouffrer verbe pronominal1) lit (dans une pièce, un passage) [personne, vent, eau] to rush ( dans in); (dans un taxi, le métro) to dive ( dans into)2) figs'engouffrer dans — ( pour en profiter) to rush to take advantage of; ( pour combler un vide) to rush into
* * *ɑ̃ɡufʀe vtto swallow up, to devour* * *engouffrer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ○( manger) to gobble up [plat, nourriture];2 ( dépenser) [personne, pays] to sink; ( coûter) [projet, affaire] to swallow up; engouffrer une fortune dans qch to sink a fortune into sth;3 ( mettre) to stuff (dans into);4 ( faire disparaître) [mer, nuit] to engulf.B s'engouffrer vpr1 lit (dans pièce, passage) [vent, eau, personne] to rush (dans in; sous under; entre between); (dans taxi, métro) [personne] to dive (dans into);2 fig s'engouffrer dans ( pour en profiter) to rush to take advantage of; ( pour combler un vide) to rush into; s 'engouffrer dans une brèche to take advantage of a loophole.[ɑ̃gufre] verbe transitif2. [entasser] to cram ou to stuff (in)3. [dépenser] to swallow up (separable)————————s'engouffrer verbe pronominal intransitifa. [seul] to dive into a taxib. [à plusieurs] to pile into a taxi -
8 entre-dévorer
[ɑ̃trədevɔre]s'entre-dévorer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque) -
9 ingurgiter
ingurgiter [ɛ̃gyʀʒite]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ nourriture] to swallow ; [+ vin] to gulp down• faire ingurgiter de la nourriture/une boisson à qn to force food/a drink down sb* * *ɛ̃gyʀʒite1) ( avaler) to gulp down [boisson, aliment]; to swallow [médicament]2) ( assimiler) to take in [donnée]; to learn [programme]* * *ɛ̃ɡyʀʒite vtfaire ingurgiter qch à qn — to make sb swallow sth, to force-feed sb with sth, fig, [connaissances] to cram sth into sb
* * *ingurgiter verb table: aimer vtr[ɛ̃gyrʒite] verbe transitif1. [avaler - aliments] to wolf ou to gulp down (separable) ; [ - boisson] to gulp down (separable), to knock back (separable)avec tout ce qu'on leur fait ingurgiter avant l'examen! with all the stuff they have to cram (into their heads) before the exam!faire ingurgiter des faits/dates à quelqu'un to stuff somebody's head full of facts/dates
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