gobble up

engloutir, dévorer

Manger très vite ou utiliser une grande quantité de quelque chose en peu de temps.

En anglais simple : To eat something quickly, or use a large amount of something very fast.

• He gobbled up his lunch.
• The old heater gobbles up electricity.
• Repairs have gobbled up most of our savings.

Comment l'utiliser : gobble something up (The children gobbled the sandwiches up.)

Synonymes : devour, consume, use up

Expressions courantes : gobble up something, gobble up food, gobble up resources

absorber, annexer

S’agrandir en prenant le contrôle de territoires, d’entreprises ou d’autres biens.

En anglais simple : To grow by taking control of more land, businesses, or other things.

• The city gobbled up nearby farmland.
• Larger companies are gobbling up their smaller rivals.
• The empire grew by gobbling up neighbouring territories.

Comment l'utiliser : gobble something up (The chain is gobbling small shops up.)

Synonymes : absorb, take over, annex

Expressions courantes : gobble up land, gobble up companies, gobble up rivals