Grammatical class

Verb

dévorer

(literally and figuratively) to devour

Details

Syllables

dé-vo-rer

Phonetics

de.vo.ʁe

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

6356

Freq. (movies)

7288

Freq. (news)

23109

Sentences

Ce livre est l'équivalent littéraire des bonbons Haribo : on veut juste en goûter un, et on finit par dévorer le paquet tout entier.

This book is the literary equivalent of Haribo sweets: you only want to eat one, but end up devouring the whole packet.

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