- devorar
- v.to devour (also figurative).lo devoraban los celos he was consumed by jealousy* * *devorar► verbo transitivo1 to devour2 (engullir) to eat up, gobble up3 figurado (consumir) to devour, consume■ el fuego devoró los libros the fire devoured the books4 figurado (corroer) to eat up■ la envidia lo devoraba he was eaten up with envy* * *VT1) (=comer ávidamente) [animal] to devour; [persona] to devour, wolf down *
este coche devora los kilómetros — this car eats up the miles
devora las novelas de amor — she laps up love stories
la devoraba con la mirada — [con cólera] he looked at her as if he could kill her; [con deseo] he devoured her with his eyes
2) (=destruir) [+ fortuna] to run throughtodo lo devoró el fuego — the fire consumed everything
lo devoran los celos — he is consumed with jealousy
* * *verbo transitivodevorar a alguien con los ojos or la mirada — to devour somebody with one's eyes (colloq)
devoró el libro — he devoured the book
me devoraron los mosquitos — I was eaten alive by the mosquitoes (colloq)
b) (consumir) celos/pasión to consumelo devora la pasión — he is consumed with passion
fue devorado por las llamas — it was consumed by the flames
* * *= devour, consume, chew up, eat + Posesivo + way through.Ex. A wholly estimable rush of enthusiasm on the part of IT staff could devour all available spare resources overnight if severely rationed 'hands on' experience time was exceeded.Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.Ex. After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.* * *verbo transitivodevorar a alguien con los ojos or la mirada — to devour somebody with one's eyes (colloq)
devoró el libro — he devoured the book
me devoraron los mosquitos — I was eaten alive by the mosquitoes (colloq)
b) (consumir) celos/pasión to consumelo devora la pasión — he is consumed with passion
fue devorado por las llamas — it was consumed by the flames
* * *= devour, consume, chew up, eat + Posesivo + way through.Ex: A wholly estimable rush of enthusiasm on the part of IT staff could devour all available spare resources overnight if severely rationed 'hands on' experience time was exceeded.
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.Ex: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.* * *devorar [A1 ]vt1 (comer) «animal» to devour; «persona» to devour, wolf down (colloq)devoró toda la comida en minutos he devoured the meal o wolfed the meal down in no timetengo tanta hambre que soy capaz de devorar un buey I'm so hungry I could eat a horse (set phrase)devorar a algn con los ojos or la mirada or la vista to devour sb with one's eyes (colloq)devora cuanto libro cae en sus manos he devours any book he gets his hands onme devoraron los mosquitos I was eaten alive by the mosquitoes (colloq)2 (consumir) «celos/pasión» to consumelo devora la pasión he is consumed with passionfue devorado por las llamas it was devoured o engulfed o consumed by the flames■ devorarvieste niño no come, devora this boy doesn't just eat his food, he devours it o (colloq) wolfs it down■ devorarsev pron(enf) ‹comida/libros› to devour* * *
devorar (conjugate devorar) verbo transitivo [animal] to devour;
[persona] to devour, wolf down (colloq);
devorar a algn con los ojos or la mirada to devour sb with one's eyes (colloq);◊ fue devorado por las llamas it was consumed by the flames
devorar verbo transitivo to devour
'devorar' also found in these entries:
English:
devour
- stuff away
- tuck in
- wolf
* * *devorar vt1. [alimentos] to devour;el lobo devoró tres ovejas the wolf ate three sheep;Fameste niño devora los libros de aventuras that child devours story books;Famdevoraba a las chicas con la mirada he ogled the girls2. [destruir] to destroy, to demolish;el ciclón devoraba edificios y viviendas the cyclone destroyed buildings and houses;las llamas devoraron el palacio en dos horas the fire destroyed the palace in two hours3. [sujeto: sentimiento] to devour;lo devoraban los celos he was consumed by jealousy;esta pasión que me devora por dentro this passion which consumes me o which is eating away inside me* * *devorarv/t devour;devorar a alguien con los ojos devour s.o. with one’s eyes;el fuego devoró el bosque the forest was consumed by the fire;le devora la envidia he is consumed with jealousy* * *devorar vt1) : to devour2) : to consume* * *devorar vb to devour
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.