English-Swedish translations for devour

• sluka
  Jag noterar vad han sade om att vi skall nära våra barn i stället för att sluka dem. Herr Whitehead!I take note of what he said in relation to us nourishing our children rather than devouring them.
  Dessutom skulle projekten i Essen sluka en större del av unionens trafikfinansiering än vad man enats om.In addition, the Essen projects have devoured a larger proportion of the Union' s funding for transport than was agreed.
  Som en följd av Lissabonfördraget höjs nu röster för att parlamentet ska sluka en större andel av pengarna.As a consequence of the Treaty of Lisbon, people are now saying that Parliament should devour a greater proportion of the money.
• äta
  Barnet äter ett äpple.
  Ät er inte mätta på godis innan maten, ungar!
  Jag hoppas ni åte väl.

Definition of devour

• To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously
• To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze
• To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner

Examples

• The fire was devouring the building
• She intended to devour the book
• After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief

Related words

• devouring
• devourer
• devouress
• carrion-devouring bird
• the revolution devours all its children
• Evil always devours its own