What does dévaster in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word dévaster in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dévaster in French.

The word dévaster in French means devastate, destroy, devastate, ruin, destroy, devastate. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dévaster

devastate, destroy

verbe transitif (détruire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'orage de grêle a dévasté les cultures.

devastate

verbe transitif (semer la mort)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
À cette époque, le choléra dévasta le pays.

ruin

verbe transitif (figuré (mettre le désordre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En un rien de temps, les enfants ont dévasté l'appartement.

destroy, devastate

verbe transitif (figuré (détruire) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cette folle passion l'a dévasté.

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