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1 devour
(to eat up greedily: The young zebra was devoured by a lion; She devoured the chocolates.) dévorer -
2 devour
devour [dɪ'vaʊə(r)]∎ he devoured her with his eyes il l'a dévorée des yeux∎ figurative devoured by hatred dévoré par la haine -
3 devour
1 ( consume) lit, fig dévorer [food, book] ; consommer beaucoup de [petrol, resources] ; to be devoured by être dévoré par [passion, jealousy] ; to devour sb with one's eyes dévorer qn des yeux ; -
4 scrap
A n1 ( fragment) (of paper, cloth) petit morceau m ; (of news, information, verse) fragment m ; ( of conversation) bribe f ; ( cutting) coupure f ; ( of land) parcelle f ; they devoured every scrap of food ils ont tout dévoré jusqu'à la dernière miette ; there wasn't a scrap of evidence il n'y avait pas la moindre preuve ; there isn't a scrap of truth in what they say il n'y a pas une parcelle or un atome de vérité dans leurs propos ; she never does a scrap of work elle ne fiche ○ jamais rien ;1 ○ ( do away with) abandonner [system, policy, agreement, scheme, talks, tax] ;2 ( dispose of) détruire [aircraft, weaponry, equipment].
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Devoured — Devour De*vour , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devouring}.] [F. d[ e]vorer, fr. L. devorare; de + vorare to eat greedily, swallow up. See {Voracious}.] 1. To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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