devoured in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for devoured in the English»Spanish Dictionary

devour [Am dəˈvaʊ(ə)r, Brit dɪˈvaʊə] VB trans

1. devour (eat):

devour

devorar

she devoured the book

devoró el libro

he devoured her with his eyes

la devoraba con los ojos

2. devour (destroy):

devour liter

devorar liter

devour liter

destruir

3. devour (torment):

devour usu pass

devorar

I was devoured by curiosity

me devoraba la curiosidad

he was devoured by jealousy

lo consumían los celos

Translations for devoured in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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devorar animal:

to devour

devorar persona:

to devour

devoró toda la comida en minutos

he devoured the meal o wolfed the meal down in no time

devorar a alg. con los ojos o la mirada o la vista

to devour sb with one's eyes inf

fue devorado por las llamas

it was devoured o engulfed o consumed by the flames

devorarse comida/libros

to devour

empacarse libros

to devour inf

comerse a alg. con los ojos

to devour sb with one's eyes

devoured in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for devoured in the English»Spanish Dictionary

devour [dɪˈvaʊəʳ, Am dɪˈvaʊɚ] VB trans

1. devour (eat eagerly):

devour

tragar

2. devour (engulf):

devour

devorar

3. devour (consume quickly):

devour

consumir

4. devour (feel strongly):

to be devoured by jealousy

estar consumido por los celos

Translations for devoured in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

engullir

to devour

devorar

to devour

comerse a alguien con la vista

to devour sb with one's eyes

comerse con los ojos

to devour with one's eyes

devoured Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be devoured by jealousy

estar consumido por los celos

to devour sb with one's eyes

comerse a alguien con la vista

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Martin's prose is concise but pithy, begging to be devoured over and over again.

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But one day when he was absent the other man's sheep had strayed into the vineyard and devoured the grapes.

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The entire country was facing a ruin in the threat of being devoured by the huge numbers of worms.

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But they have been devoured year after year by an eight-forked serpent and now the time approaches for this girl to be devoured.

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On the other hand, all green or brown caterpillars as well as those that resemble twigs were greedily devoured.

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The planet was devoured by a huge flood, due to the carelessness of a servant, who left the water running to one of the bathtubs.

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The pious priests withdrew their hands from it, while gluttonous priests took and devoured it.

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Once all his seals are removed, he can unleash the full power of all the souls he has devoured, effectively summoning them under his control.

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Every day an eagle swooped on him and devoured the lobes of his liver, which grew by night.

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And can we imagine what might have befallen those two innocent girls who were devoured by the criminals entire night and then hanged to death?

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