consuming in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for consuming in the English»French Dictionary

consuming [Brit kənˈsjuːmɪŋ, Am kənˈsumɪŋ] ADJ

consuming passion

dévorant

consuming urge, desire

brûlant

consuming hatred

insatiable

all-consuming ADJ

all-consuming passion

effréné

all-consuming ambition

démesuré

time-consuming [Brit tʌɪmk(ə)nˈsjuːmɪŋ, Am ˈtaɪm kənˈˌs(j)umɪŋ] ADJ

time-consuming

qui prend du temps after n

to be time-consuming

prendre du temps

consume [Brit kənˈsjuːm, Am kənˈsum] VB trans

1. consume:

consume food

manger

consume drink

boire

consume animal: prey

dévorer

2. consume (use up):

consume fuel, food, drink

consommer

consume time

absorber

this testing consumes a major share of the resources

une majeure partie des ressources est consacrée à ces tests

3. consume (destroy):

consume flames: building etc

consumer

consume illness: person

ronger

4. consume (overwhelm):

to be consumed by or with envy

être dévoré par

to be consumed by or with desire

brûler de

to be consumed by or with guilt

être rongé par

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referral to the committee would be time-consuming

soumettre l'affaire au comité prendrait trop longtemps

Translations for consuming in the French»English Dictionary

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chronophage

time-consuming

dévorant (dévorante) passion, amour

all-consuming

ravageur (ravageuse) désir, passion

all-consuming

consommateur de pétrole/d'énergie

oil-/energy-consuming attr

consommer personne, pays: produit, énergie, matière

to consume

consommer moteur, voiture: essence, huile

to consume

consommer peu d'électricité

to consume ou use little electricity

consommer

to consume

les Français n'ont jamais autant consommé

the French are consuming more than ever before

consuming in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for consuming in the English»French Dictionary

time-consuming ADJ

time-consuming

long(ue)

consume [kənˈsju:m, Am -ˈsu:m] VB trans

1. consume (eat or drink):

consume

consommer

2. consume (use up):

consume fuel, energy

consommer

consume money

dilapider

3. consume (destroy):

consume

consumer

4. consume (fill with):

to be consumed by anger, greed, hatred

être dévoré

to be consumed by envy

être miné

to be consumed by jealousy

être rongé

to be consumed by passion for sb

brûler de passion pour qn

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it's a time-consuming business

c'est un travail qui prend du temps

Translations for consuming in the French»English Dictionary

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chronophage

time-consuming

prenant(e) travail, activité

time-consuming

faire/consommer qc avec modération

to do/consume sth in moderation

consommer

to consume

consommer

to consume

consumer

to consume

dépenser électricité, énergie

to consume

absorber

to consume

consuming Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's a time-consuming business

c'est un travail qui prend du temps

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Developing this type of expert system is time-consuming and expensive.

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Because the effort is repetitive and time-consuming, it is considered grinding.

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This woman is presumed to have received the infection from consuming some infected foodstuffs (possibly raspberries) that were not thoroughly washed before consumption.

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Furthermore, cropping and re-sizing images, as well as marking point of interest by hand, is tedious and time-consuming.

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A number of animals consume different psychoactive plants, animals, berries and even fermented fruit, becoming intoxicated, such as cats after consuming catnip.

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Rainforests are also responsible for 28% of the world's oxygen turnover, sometimes misnamed oxygen production, processing it through photosynthesis from carbon dioxide and consuming it through respiration.

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You will need to drink more, for example, when consuming a high-fibre diet.

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With deep and highly customisable settings, countdown clocks, and a self-imposed lock-out feature that's very time-consuming to undo, you'll never dilly-dally online while you should be working again.

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Many tannin-consuming animals secrete a tannin-binding protein (mucin) in their saliva.

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However, for large groups it is time-consuming and error-prone, so it is usually carried out by computer.

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