French word

engloutir

Pronunciation

IPA/ɑ̃glutiʁ/

Meaning

  • verbpolish off

Example

Elle engloutit son repas en quelques minutes.

She polished off her meal in a few minutes.

Illustration for engloutir (polish off)

More examples

Cette nouvelle console engloutit beaucoup d'argent.

This new game console swallows up a lot of money.

Core concept

A voracious mouth making a meal, or a store of resources, vanish completely.

Common phrases

  • engloutir un repas

    devour a meal

  • engloutir une pizza

    devour a pizza

Similar words

avaler: To move food or drink from the mouth into the throat and swallow it.
dévorer: To eat food eagerly and completely.
consommer: To use up goods, time, or energy.
absorber: To take in and absorb liquid, light, or attention.

Definition in French

Consommer très vite et entièrement, au sens propre pour un repas et au sens figuré pour des ressources ou des biens.

Word origin

Engloutir combines en- with Old French gloutir, 'to swallow greedily', which comes from Latin gluttire.

Usage tips

  • Engloutir normally takes a direct object without a preposition, as in engloutir un repas or engloutir de l'argent.

Other meanings

  • swallowverb
  • devourverb

Opposites

  • recracherspit outverb

Related words

  • engloutiswallowedadjective

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