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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