consume in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for consume in the English»French Dictionary

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

Translations for consume in the French»English Dictionary

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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

ravager passions:

to consume

dévorer obsession, sentiment:

to consume

consumer forêt

to consume

consommer/stocker de l'énergie

to consume/store energy

consume in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for consume in the English»French Dictionary

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

Translations for consume in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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

pousser qn à la consommation

to encourage sb to consume

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 72% of the cases, benzodiazepines were the only drug consumed.

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Massive stars consume their fuel very rapidly and are short-lived.

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The decomposition process consumes oxygen, depriving fish and other organisms.

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He is consumed with guilt for making the phone call.

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Sparrows are seed-eaters, and they also consume small insects.

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This leads to a somewhat inflated mine in which most of the parenchyma is consumed.

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The flow from that river is nearly entirely consumed as the city's water supply.

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As a whole this building produces more energy than it consumes per year and utilizes the most up-to-date building technology.

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A hunter's nuclear family usually consumes about 10% of the game brought in by the male head of the household.

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As predicted, subjects consume more when the bill is split equally than when they have to pay individually.

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