dévorer
Meanings
Verb
1. to devour (literally and figuratively, figuratively, literally)
Examples27
Il m'a dévoré des yeux.
He devoured me with his eyes.
Je dévore les livres.
I devour books.
Le feu dévora la ville.
The fire devoured the town.
Le feu a dévoré la ville.
The fire devoured the town.
La révolution dévore ses propres enfants.
The revolution devours its own children.
Il dévora son repas.
He devoured his meal.