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1 divorare
devour* * *divorare v.tr.1 to devour, to eat* up, to wolf (down): un leone lo divorò, a lion devoured him; divorò il suo spuntino in un attimo, he ate up his snack (o devoured his snack o wolfed down his snack); divorare il pranzo, to devour (o to eat up) one's dinner2 (fig.) to devour: divorato dalla curiosità, devoured by curiosity; l'amore, la gelosia, l'odio lo divora, he is consumed by love, jealousy, hatred; è divorato dall'orgoglio, he is eaten up with pride; il fuoco divorò la casa, the fire destroyed the house; divorare un libro, to devour a book; divorare un patrimonio, to squander a fortune; divorare qlcu. con gli occhi, to look longingly at s.o.; divorare la strada, to scorch (o burn) up the road; divorare i chilometri, to eat up the kilometres.◘ divorarsi v.intr.pron. to consume oneself (with sthg.); to be consumed (with sthg.), to be eaten up (with sthg.).* * *[divo'rare]1. vt(fig : cibo, libro) to devour, (patrimonio) to squander, (sogg : passione, malattia, fuoco) to consume, devour2. vip (divorarsi)divorarsi da — (rabbia, odio) to be consumed o eaten up with
* * *[divo'rare]verbo transitivo1) (sbranare) to devourdivorare qcn. con gli occhi o con lo sguardo — to devour sb. with one's eyes
3) (percorrere) [ auto] to eat* up, to clock up [ chilometri]4) (consumare) [malattia, ossessione, sentimento] to consume [ persona]essere divorato dall'ambizione — to be consumed o eaten up with ambition
5) (dilapidare) to go* through [ eredità]6) (distruggere) [ fuoco] to devour, to engulf [ foresta]* * *divorare/divo'rare/ [1]1 (sbranare) to devour; ha divorato il dolce in un sol boccone he wolfed the cake down; essere divorato dalle zanzare to be eaten alive by mosquitoes2 fig. to devour [ libro]; [ industria] to swallow up [ piccola impresa]; divorare qcn. con gli occhi o con lo sguardo to devour sb. with one's eyes4 (consumare) [malattia, ossessione, sentimento] to consume [ persona]; essere divorato dall'ambizione to be consumed o eaten up with ambition5 (dilapidare) to go* through [ eredità] -
2 sbranare
tear apart* * *sbranare v.tr. to tear* to pieces (anche fig.): l'agnello fu sbranato dal lupo, the lamb was torn to pieces and devoured by the wolf // pareva volesse sbranarmi!, (fig.) he looked as though he wanted to tear me limb from limb.◘ sbranarsi v.rifl.rec. to tear* each other to pieces (anche fig.): si sono sbranati a vicenda e non hanno risolto niente, they have torn each other to pieces but they haven't solved anything.* * *[zbra'nare]1. vt2. vr (sbranarsi)(uso reciproco), (anche), fig to tear each other to pieces* * *[zbra'nare] 1.verbo transitivo to tear* apart, to tear* to pieces (anche fig.)2.* * *sbranare/zbra'nare/ [1]to tear* apart, to tear* to pieces (anche fig.)II sbranarsi verbo pronominalefig. to tear* each other apart.
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