devour

We can say that capitalism is devouring human beings in most parts of the world, and paradoxically it is now also devouring the very creators of that system.
Le capitalisme, nous pouvons bien le dire, dévore les êtres humains et, aujourd'hui, paradoxalement, dévore aussi les créateurs mêmes du système.
The LRA is devouring the lives of children in northern Uganda in order to sustain itself, given that it cannot attract young men to the rebel movement as volunteers.
La LRA dévore les vies des enfants du nord de l'Ouganda pour survivre, faute de pouvoir recruter des volontaires parmi les jeunes gens.
He is horrified to find in the innermost chamber of this temple a monster which is devouring the limbs and trunks of these beautiful people one by one.
Il est horrifié de trouver dans la chambre la plus secrète de ce temple un monstre qui dévore les membres et les troncs de ces belles personnes une par une.
The dog is devouring the leftovers.
Le chien est en train de dévorer les restes de nourriture.
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