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 [kən·ˈsum] 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

consommer qc avec modération

to 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

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

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Water intoxication mostly occurs when water is being consumed in a high quantity without giving the body the proper nutrients it needs to be healthy.

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

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In addition to insect prey a number of species will occasionally consume fruits and other plant matter.

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An ion propulsion engine would consume a portion of the harvested gases and would restore the spacecraft's orbital momentum.

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But inevitably he consumes blood from a woman with a baby on the boat and reveals himself as a vampire.

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

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The isomerization of normal paraffins does not consume or produce hydrogen.

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

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Lentils are also consumed extensively, either accompanying rice preparations, or in the form of independent dishes.

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