Polyglot Dictionary

dévaster

/devaste/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
dévaste
past
a dévasté
perfect
dévasté

Meaning

  1. to devastate

    • La tempête a dévasté la côte.

      The storm devastated the coast.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

arrasar

arrasar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to devastate."

Practice

1 What does dévaster mean?

2 Fill the gap: La tempête a ___ la côte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dévaster?

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