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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
English
English

I. consumer [kɔ̃syme] VB trans

1. consumer (brûler):

consumer forêt
to consume

2. consumer fig, liter:

l'amour le consumait
he was consumed with love
la maladie qui la consume
the illness which is eating away at her
il a consumé son temps/sa vie en vains plaisirs
he wasted his time/his life in idle pleasures

II. se consumer VB refl

1. se consumer (brûler):

se consumer
to be burning
la mèche devrait se consumer en quelques minutes
the fuse should burn out in a few minutes

2. se consumer fig, liter:

se consumer
to waste away
se consumer d'amour
to be consumed with love (pour for)
se consumer en vains efforts
to weary oneself in vain efforts
English
English
French
French
burn away
se consumer
smoulder
se consumer
to smoulder with resentment, jealousy
se consumer de
consume flames: building etc
consumer

in the PONS Dictionary

French
French
English
English

I. consumer [kɔ̃syme] VB trans (brûler)

consumer
to consume

II. consumer [kɔ̃syme] VB refl

se consumer
to waste away
se consumer cigarette
to burn away
English
English
French
French
smoulder
consumer
burn away candle
se consumer
consume
consumer
burn up
se consumer
burn out fire, candle
se consumer
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

I. consumer [ko͂syme] VB trans (brûler)

consumer
to consume

II. consumer [ko͂syme] VB refl

consumer se consumer:

consumer
to waste away
consumer cigarette
to burn away
English
English
French
French
smolder
consumer
burn away candle
se consumer
burn up
se consumer
consume
consumer
burn out fire, candle
se consumer
Présent
jeconsume
tuconsumes
il/elle/onconsume
nousconsumons
vousconsumez
ils/ellesconsument
Imparfait
jeconsumais
tuconsumais
il/elle/onconsumait
nousconsumions
vousconsumiez
ils/ellesconsumaient
Passé simple
jeconsumai
tuconsumas
il/elle/onconsuma
nousconsumâmes
vousconsumâtes
ils/ellesconsumèrent
Futur simple
jeconsumerai
tuconsumeras
il/elle/onconsumera
nousconsumerons
vousconsumerez
ils/ellesconsumeront
See further verb tables