gobble up

US /ˈɡɑː.bəl ʌp/
UK /ˈɡɑː.bəl ʌp/
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1.

engloutir, dévorer

to eat something very quickly

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The children gobbled up all the cookies.
Les enfants ont englouti tous les biscuits.
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He gobbled up his dinner in minutes.
Il a englouti son dîner en quelques minutes.
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2.

engloutir, consommer rapidement

to use a lot of something very quickly

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The new software will gobble up a lot of memory.
Le nouveau logiciel va engloutir beaucoup de mémoire.
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The construction project is gobbling up funds at an alarming rate.
Le projet de construction est en train d’engloutir des fonds à un rythme alarmant.
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consumeuse upabsorbexhaustdrain
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