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1 vorace
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2 féroce
féroce [feʀɔs]adjective* * *feʀɔs1) ( cruel) [animal] ferocious; [rire, répression] savage; [personne, air] fierce2) ( acharné) [bataille] fierce3) ( violent) [appétit] voracious; [envie, désir] violent* * *feʀɔs adj1) (bête) ferocious, fierce2) fig (personne, concurrence, répression) fierce, ferocious* * *féroce adj1 ( cruel) [animal] ferocious; [rire, humour, portrait, joie, répression, réquisitoire] savage; [personne, air] fierce;2 ( acharné) [bataille, concurrence] fierce;[ferɔs] adjectifdans une critique féroce qui vient de paraître in a ferocious ou savage review just out3. [qui tue - animal, bête] ferocious4. [extrême - appétit] voracious -
3 dévorant
dévorant, e [devɔʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective[passion] consuming* * *dévorante devɔʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [faim] voracious; [soif] raging; [flamme, passion, amour] all-consuming* * *devɔʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj dévorant, -e* * *1. [faim] gnawing[soif] burningéprouver une jalousie dévorante to be consumed ou devoured by jealousy3. (littéraire) [feu] all-consuming -
4 glouton
glouton, -onne [glutɔ̃, ɔn]1. adjective[personne] gluttonous2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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- onne glutɔ̃, ɔn adjectif [personne] gluttonous; [appétit] voracious
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nom masculin, féminin glutton
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nom masculin Zoologie wolverine* * *ɡlutɔ̃, ɔn adj glouton, -negluttonous, greedy* * *A adj [personne] gluttonous; [appétit] voracious.B nm,f glutton.C nm Zool wolverine.————————————————nom masculin -
5 s'abreuver
abʀœve vpr/vi1) [bétail] to drink2) figs'abreuver de [bière, beaujolais] — to swill down
Elle s'abreuve de littérature américaine. — She's a voracious reader of American literature.
Nous nous abreuvions de feuilletons américains. — We watch a lot of American soaps.
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6 inapaisable
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7 rage
rage [ʀaʒ]1. feminine nouna. ( = colère) rageb. ( = envie) sa rage de vaincre his dogged determination to win2. compounds* * *ʀaʒ1) Médecine rabies [U]2) ( fureur) rageêtre en rage contre quelqu'un/contre quelque chose — to be furious with somebody/about something
se mettre or entrer dans une rage folle — to fly into a rage
avoir la rage au cœur or au ventre — (colloq) to (inwardly) seethe with rage
faire rage — [maladie, concurrence] to be rife; [épidémie, incendie, bataille] to rage
•Phrasal Verbs:••* * *ʀaʒ nf1) MÉDECINE2) (= fureur) rage, furyCe genre de commentaire la met en rage. — That type of remark infuriates her.
faire rage [bataille, tempête, incendie] — to rage
* * *rage nf2 ( fureur) rage; être en rage contre qn/qch to be furious with sb/about sth; être pris d'une rage aveugle/meurtrière/impuissante to go into a blind/murderous/helpless rage; être fou de rage to be in a mad rage; être ivre de rage to be beside oneself with rage; étouffer/écumer de rage to choke/foam with rage; se mettre or entrer dans une rage folle to fly into a rage; serrer les poings de rage to clench one's fists with rage; avoir la rage au cœur ou au ventre to (inwardly) seethe with rage; accepter qch la rage au cœur to accept sth while inwardly seething (with rage); mettre qn en rage to make sb's blood boil; faire rage [maladie, concurrence, spéculation] to be rife; [épidémie, incendie, tempête, bataille] to rage;3 ( passion) passion; la rage du jeu a passion for gambling; la rage de réussir/de gagner a passion for success/for winning; il s'entraîne/travaille avec rage he trains/works with passionate dedication.qui veut noyer son chien l'accuse de la rage give a dog a bad name and hang him.[raʒ] nom féminin1. MÉDECINE & MÉDECINE VÉTÉRINAIREelle est repartie la rage au cœur she went off boiling ou seething with rage4. (locution)a. [feu, ouragan] to rageb. [mode] to be all the rage -
8 gale
n. f.1. 'Evil minx', nasty-minded and persistent pest. Elle est mechante comme la gale! She's as mean as they come!2. Ne pas avoir la gale aux dents: To be a glutton, to have a voracious appetite. -
9 morfalobullard
n. m. ( mil): 'Canteen locust', soldier with a voracious appetite.
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voracious — voracious, gluttonous, ravenous, ravening, rapacious can all mean excessively greedy and can all apply to persons, their appetites and reactions, or their behavior. Voracious implies habitual gorging with food or drink, or with whatever satisfies … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Voracious — Vo*ra cious, a. [L. vorax, acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. ? meat, food, ? to devour, Skr. gar. Cf. {Devour}.] Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
voracious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) wanting or devouring great quantities of food. 2) eagerly consuming something: his voracious reading of literature. DERIVATIVES voraciously adverb voracity noun. ORIGIN from Latin vorax, from vorare devour … English terms dictionary
voracious — [vô rā′shəs, vərā′shəs] adj. [L vorax (gen. voracis), greedy to devour < vorare, to devour < IE base * gwer , to devour, GORGE > Gr bora, food (of carnivorous beasts), L gurges, gorge] 1. greedy in eating; devouring or eager to devour… … English World dictionary
voracious — index eager, gluttonous, predatory, rapacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
voracious — 1630s, formed as an adjectival form of VORACITY (Cf. voracity) … Etymology dictionary
voracious — [adj] very hungry, greedy avid, covetous, devouring, dog hungry*, edacious, empty, gluttonous, gorging, grasping, gross, insatiable, omnivorous, piggy*, prodigious, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, sating, starved, starved to death*, starving,… … New thesaurus
voracious — adjective Etymology: Latin vorac , vorax, from vorare to devour; akin to Old English ācweorran to guzzle, Latin gurges whirlpool, Greek bibrōskein to devour Date: 1635 1. having a huge appetite ; ravenous 2. excessively eager ; insatiable < a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
voracious — vo|ra|cious [vəˈreıʃəs, vɔ US vo: , və ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: vorax, from vorare; DEVOUR] 1.) eating or wanting large quantities of food ▪ Pigs are voracious feeders. ▪ Kids can have voracious appetites . 2.) having an extremely … Dictionary of contemporary English
voracious — vo|ra|cious [ və reıʃəs ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) a voracious person or animal eats a large amount of food 2. ) very eager to learn or to do something: a voracious appetite for something: She has always had a voracious appetite for reading. 3. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
voracious — adjective 1 eating or wanting large quantities of food: Pigs are voracious feeders. | a voracious appetite: Kids can have voracious appetites. 2 extremely eager to read books, gain knowledge etc: a voracious reader voraciously adverb… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English