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to eat up
[phrase form: eat]
01
manger complètement, finir
to consume completely, especially in reference to food
Transitive: to eat up food
Exemples
The delicious aroma from the kitchen made everyone eager to eat up the freshly cooked meal.
Le délicieux arôme venant de la cuisine a rendu tout le monde impatient de dévorer le repas fraîchement cuisiné.
02
épuiser, consommer
to use up or deplete a significant amount of resources or materials
Transitive: to eat up resources or materials
Exemples
The expanding industries were starting to eat up the region's natural gas reserves.
Les industries en expansion commençaient à épuiser les réserves de gaz naturel de la région.
03
recouvrir, engloutir
to cover something entirely
Transitive: to eat up an area
Exemples
As the wildfire spread, it started to eat up the surrounding forest, leaving destruction in its path.
Alors que l'incendie se propageait, il a commencé à dévorer la forêt environnante, laissant la destruction sur son passage.
04
avaler, gober
to accept or believe something completely, immediately, and without questioning
Transitive: to eat up sth
Exemples
The children tend to eat up stories of magic and adventure without doubting their authenticity.
Les enfants ont tendance à dévorer les histoires de magie et d'aventure sans douter de leur authenticité.
05
dévorer, se régaler
to take immense pleasure and satisfaction from a particular experience or activity
Transitive: to eat up an experience or activity
Exemples
Children tend to eat up animated movies, captivated by the colorful characters and engaging stories.
Les enfants ont tendance à dévorer les films d'animation, captivés par les personnages colorés et les histoires captivantes.
06
ronger, dévorer
to be consumed by guilt, regret, or remorse over something that happened in the past
Disapproving
InformalExemples
He made a big mistake a year ago, and the guilt is still eating him up, even though he tries to move on.
Il a commis une grosse erreur il y a un an, et la culpabilité le ronge encore, même s'il essaie de passer à autre chose.
eat up
01
Mangez bien !, Bon appétit !
used to encourage someone to enjoy and consume their food enthusiastically
Exemples
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Time to have some fun!
Joyeux Thanksgiving, tout le monde ! C'est le moment de s'amuser et de manger avec enthousiasme !
