devour

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈvaʊər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈvaʊr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di vour′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
devour [sth]⇒ vtr (eat up)devorar⇒ vtr
  comer vorazmente loc verb
  tragar⇒ vtr
 She devoured the whole bag of cookies at one sitting.
 Devoró todo el paquete de galletas de una sentada.
devour [sth] vtr figurative (take in eagerly) (figurado)devorar⇒ vtr
 We devoured every piece of news we could find about the wreck.
 Devoramos todas las noticias que pudimos encontrar sobre el naufragio.
devour [sth] vtr figurative (destroy) (figurado)devorar⇒ vtr
  aniquilar⇒ vtr
  destruir⇒ vtr
  consumir⇒ vtr
 Fire has devoured 500 acres of the forest.
 El fuego ha devorado 200 hectáreas de bosque.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
devour a book v expr figurative (read eagerly) (figurado)devorar⇒ vtr
 Cynthia often sets aside an hour or two each weekend to devour a book.
 Cynthia a menudo se recluye una hora o dos los fines de semana para devorar un libro.
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'devour' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
devorar - embutir - comerse a alguien con los ojos - comerse con la vista


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