Meaning of õgima | Babel Free
ˈɤɡ̊imɑDefinitions
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to eat quickly, to heap up, to gorge, to scarf down, to gobble, to devour, to scoff; to stuff one's face derogatory, transitive
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to swallow up, to devour, to eat away figuratively
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
aşırmaq
Հայերեն
ծաղր
Bahasa Indonesia
sindiran
Íslenska
eta
Italiano
cibaria
derisione
gloglottare
gloglottio
ingozzarsi
ingurgitare
mangiare
ridicolo
scherno
scorno
trangugiare
verso
日本語
食らう
Latina
tuburcinor
Svenska
glufsa
Examples
“Ta lausa õgib raamatuid.”
(S)he devours books [= is a bookworm].
“Naine õgib meest etteheitva pilguga.”
The woman is devouring the man with a reproachful look.
“Revolutsioon õgib oma lapsi.”
Revolution swallows up its own children.
“Auto õgib bensiini.”
The car guzzles petrol.
“Naine on nagu ämblik, kes mehe armastusest ära õgib.”
A woman is like a spider that swallows up a man's love.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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