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1 affection
n. f. Etre en retard d'affection (joc.): To have 'gone short', to be sex-starved. -
2 maitasunik gabe bizi
to be starved of affection -
3 cariño
intj.darling, baby, honey, my dear.m.affection, love, attachment, tenderness.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cariñar.* * *1 (amor) love, affection2 (esmero) loving care3 (apelativo) darling, love, US honey■ ¿pasa algo, cariño? what's the matter, darling?4 figurado (expresión) caress, hug, kiss, cuddle1 (recuerdos, saludos) love sing\coger/tomar cariño a alguien/algo to grow fond of somebody/something'Con todo cariño' (en una carta) "Lots of love"* * *noun m.1) affection, love2) honey, darling, sweet* * *SM1) (=afecto) love, affectiondemostró mucho cariño por sus hijas — he showed great love o affection for his daughters
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coger cariño a algn/algo — to grow o become fond of sb/sth, become attached to sb/sth•
con cariño, trata a sus plantas con mucho cariño — she takes loving care of her plantslo recuerdo con cariño — I have fond memories of it, I remember it with great affection
con cariño, Luis — [en carta] love (from) Luis
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dar cariño a algn — to be affectionate to sb•
sentir cariño por algn — to be fond of sb, like sb•
tener cariño a algn/algo — to be fond of sb/sth, like sb/sth•
tomar cariño a algn/algo — to grow o become fond of sb/sth, become attached to sb/sth2) [apelativo] darling, honey *ven aquí, cariño — come here darling
3) (=caricia)dar o hacer (un) cariño a algn — to caress sb, stroke sb
4) LAm (=regalo) gift, token (of affection)5) pl cariños (=saludos) love* * *a) ( afecto) affectionsiento muchísimo cariño por ella — I have a great affection o fondness for her, I am very fond of her
cariños por tu casa/a tu mujer — (AmL) (send my) love to your family/your wife
cariños, Beatriz — ( en cartas) (AmL) love, Beatriz
como sea su cariño — (Chi fam) whatever you can spare
b) ( caricia)la pareja se hacía cariño — (AmL) the couple were having a little cuddle (o a hug and a kiss etc)
c) ( como apelativo) dear, honey, love (BrE)no llores cariño — don't cry, dear
* * *= affection, warmth, fondness, tenderness, caring, honey, attachment.Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex. The spark of warmth had emboldened her.Ex. It may sound trite, but it is indeed gratifying to know that one has made a difference in somebody's life and is remembered with fondness = Puede sonar poco novedoso, aunque de hecho es gratificante saber que uno ha sido importante en la vida de alguien y que se le recuerda con cariño.Ex. In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.Ex. Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.Ex. The article ' Honey, I shrunk the kids' market' examines the mysterious decline in the profitability of the UK children's book market.Ex. Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.----* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.* con cariño = fondly, affectionately.* ganarse el cariño = endear.* granjearse el cariño = endear.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* recordado con cariño = fondly remembered.* tomar cariño a = grow + fond of.* * *a) ( afecto) affectionsiento muchísimo cariño por ella — I have a great affection o fondness for her, I am very fond of her
cariños por tu casa/a tu mujer — (AmL) (send my) love to your family/your wife
cariños, Beatriz — ( en cartas) (AmL) love, Beatriz
como sea su cariño — (Chi fam) whatever you can spare
b) ( caricia)la pareja se hacía cariño — (AmL) the couple were having a little cuddle (o a hug and a kiss etc)
c) ( como apelativo) dear, honey, love (BrE)no llores cariño — don't cry, dear
* * *= affection, warmth, fondness, tenderness, caring, honey, attachment.Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.
Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.Ex: It may sound trite, but it is indeed gratifying to know that one has made a difference in somebody's life and is remembered with fondness = Puede sonar poco novedoso, aunque de hecho es gratificante saber que uno ha sido importante en la vida de alguien y que se le recuerda con cariño.Ex: In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.Ex: Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.Ex: The article ' Honey, I shrunk the kids' market' examines the mysterious decline in the profitability of the UK children's book market.Ex: Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.* con cariño = fondly, affectionately.* ganarse el cariño = endear.* granjearse el cariño = endear.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* recordado con cariño = fondly remembered.* tomar cariño a = grow + fond of.* * *A1(afecto): le tengo mucho cariño a este anillo I'm very fond of o attached to this ringsiento muchísimo cariño por ella I have a great affection o fondness for her, I am very fond of herte ha tomado mucho cariño he's become very fond of youte lo presto, pero trátalo con cariño I'll lend it to you, but take good care of itcuando la veas dale mis cariños give her my love when you see hercariños por tu casa/a tu mujer ( AmL); (send my) love to your family/your wifeniños sedientos de cariño children starved of affectioncariños, Beatriz (en cartas) ( esp AmL); love, Beatriz2no pierden la ocasión de hacerse cariño they never miss a chance to have a little cuddle ( o a hug and a kiss etc)3 (como apelativo) dear, honey, love ( BrE)no llores cariño don't cry, dearB* * *
cariño sustantivo masculino
te ha tomado mucho cariño he's become very fond of you;
cariños por tu casa/a tu mujer (AmL) (send my) love to your family/your wife;
cariños, Beatriz ( en cartas) (AmL) love, Beatrizb) ( caricia):
cariño sustantivo masculino
1 (afecto) affection: siento mucho cariño por este disco, I'm very fond of this record
(amor, dulzura) abrazó a su hija con mucho cariño, he hugged his daughter tenderly
(cuidado) care: tráteme el coche con cariño, be careful with my car
2 (querido) darling: ten cuidado al cruzar la calle, cariño, look both ways when you cross the street, darling
3 (gesto de amor) cuddle
' cariño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acoger
- calor
- estimar
- inclinación
- mimar
- mimo
- privación
- tener
- afecto
- agarrar
- auténtico
- carente
- coger
- exagerado
- faltar
- paterno
- profesar
- reconquistar
- tomar
English:
affection
- attached
- attachment
- care for
- cotton
- dear
- fond
- fondly
- fondness
- gently
- honey
- liking
- love
- show
- sneaking
- sweetheart
- take to
- care
- darling
- endear
- endearment
- lovingly
- to
* * *cariño nm1. [afecto] affection;una demostración de cariño a display of affection;habla con mucho cariño de sus padres she speaks very fondly of her parents;se le recuerda con cariño he is remembered fondly o with affection;tratar algo con cariño to treat sth with loving care;tener cariño a to be fond of;tomar cariño a to grow fond of2. [muestra de afecto] sign of affection;le hizo unos cariños a los niños he kissed/cuddled the children3. [cuidado] loving care4. [apelativo] dear, love, US honey5. CAm, Chile [regalo] gift* * *m1 affection, fondness;con cariño with love;tener cariño a alguien be fond of s.o.;tomar cariño a become fond of2:3:¡cariño! darling!4 Rpl:* * *cariño nmafecto: affection, love* * *cariño n1. (afecto) affection / love2. (esmero) loving care3. (apelativo) darling / sweetheart¡hola, cariño! hello, darling! -
4 mal-aimé
mal-aimé°, e (masculine plural mal-aimés) [maleme]masculine noun, feminine noun* * ** * *maleme nm/f mal-aimé, -e[collègues] unpopular person, [scène politique, société] persona non grata* * *A adj être mal-aimé to be starved of affection.B nm,f être le mal-aimé des journalistes to be unpopular with the press; les mal-aimés people who are starved of affection. -
5 falto
adj.short, deficient, devoid, incomplete.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.* * *estar falto,-a de to lack, be short of, be without* * *ADJ1) (=carente)falto de — [recursos, información, ideas, inteligencia] lacking in
nos pareció un partido falto de interés — we thought the match was uninteresting o lacking in interest
un hombre falto de carisma — a man lacking in charisma, a man with no charisma
2) † [moralmente] poor, wretched, mean3) And (=fatuo) fatuous, vain* * *- ta adjetivofalto de algo: un episodio falto de interés an episode lacking in interest; el organismo está falto de recursos the organization is short of funds; estamos faltos de personal — we're short-staffed
* * *----* andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* estar falto de = be short of.* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.* falto de = lacking in, starved of, devoid of.* falto de agua = waterless.* falto de alegría = joyless.* falto de aliento = breathless.* falto de civismo = uncivic.* falto de claridad = nebulous.* falto de compañerismo = unsupportive.* falto de coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].* falto de dinero = short of money, strapped, financially strapped, cash strapped.* falto de espacio = cramped.* falto de fundamento = without foundation.* falto de fundamentos = unsupported.* falto de ideas = short of ideas.* falto de imaginación = unimaginative.* falto de inteligencia = unintelligent.* falto de orden = unordered.* falto de oxígeno = rarefied.* falto de personal = understaffed [under-staffed].* falto de práctica = rusty [rustier -comp., rustiest -sup.].* falto de recursos = resource-starved.* falto de sensibilidad = insensitive.* falto de sentido crítico = uncritical.* falto de sentimientos = unsentimental.* falto de servicios = underserved.* falto de sueño = sleep-deprived.* falto de tiempo = crunched for time, time-crunched, short of time.* falto de visión de futuro = myopic.* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.* * *- ta adjetivofalto de algo: un episodio falto de interés an episode lacking in interest; el organismo está falto de recursos the organization is short of funds; estamos faltos de personal — we're short-staffed
* * ** andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* estar falto de = be short of.* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.* falto de = lacking in, starved of, devoid of.* falto de agua = waterless.* falto de alegría = joyless.* falto de aliento = breathless.* falto de civismo = uncivic.* falto de claridad = nebulous.* falto de compañerismo = unsupportive.* falto de coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].* falto de dinero = short of money, strapped, financially strapped, cash strapped.* falto de espacio = cramped.* falto de fundamento = without foundation.* falto de fundamentos = unsupported.* falto de ideas = short of ideas.* falto de imaginación = unimaginative.* falto de inteligencia = unintelligent.* falto de orden = unordered.* falto de oxígeno = rarefied.* falto de personal = understaffed [under-staffed].* falto de práctica = rusty [rustier -comp., rustiest -sup.].* falto de recursos = resource-starved.* falto de sensibilidad = insensitive.* falto de sentido crítico = uncritical.* falto de sentimientos = unsentimental.* falto de servicios = underserved.* falto de sueño = sleep-deprived.* falto de tiempo = crunched for time, time-crunched, short of time.* falto de visión de futuro = myopic.* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.* * *falto -tafalto DE algo:un episodio falto de interés an episode lacking in interestel niño nació falto de peso the child was underweight at birthuna persona totalmente falta de tacto a completely tactless person, a person totally lacking in tactel organismo está falto de recursos the organization is short of funds* * *falto, -a adjfalto de lacking in, short of;falto de escrúpulos lacking scruples;en estos momentos estamos faltos de recursos we are short of resources at the moment;falto de imaginación unimaginative;en su infancia estuvo falto de cariño she was starved of affection in her childhood* * *adj:falto de lacking in, devoid of;falto de recursos short of resources* * *falto, -ta adjfalto de : lacking (in), short of -
6 hambriento
adj.hungry, craving, famished, hungering.m.hungry person, hungerer.* * *► adjetivo1 hungry, starving2 figurado hungry, longing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 hungry person, starving person1 the hungry* * *(f. - hambrienta)adj.* * *hambriento, -a1. ADJ1) (=con hambre) hungry; (=famélico) starvingvenimos hambrientos — we're starving *, we're very hungry
unas tristes imágenes de niños hambrientos — very sad pictures of hungry o starving children
2)2.SM / F [con hambre] hungry person; [en situación desesperada] starving person* * *I- ta adjetivo [estar] hungry, starving (colloq), famished (colloq)II- ta masculino, femeninodar de comer al hambriento — to feed the starving o hungry
* * *= hungry [hungrier -comp., hungriest -sup.], starving, ravenous.Ex. The article 'Text timeshares: sitting ducks for hungry dogs' examines how US text timesharing companies, responsible for deliver of information to users, are operating, against a background of US business in general.Ex. The rights of the little starving author, and the weight of the enormous publishing industry, both are pretty hefty in legal and legislative thinking.Ex. You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.----* estar hambriento = starve.* hambriento de poder = power-hungry.* * *I- ta adjetivo [estar] hungry, starving (colloq), famished (colloq)II- ta masculino, femeninodar de comer al hambriento — to feed the starving o hungry
* * *= hungry [hungrier -comp., hungriest -sup.], starving, ravenous.Ex: The article 'Text timeshares: sitting ducks for hungry dogs' examines how US text timesharing companies, responsible for deliver of information to users, are operating, against a background of US business in general.
Ex: The rights of the little starving author, and the weight of the enormous publishing industry, both are pretty hefty in legal and legislative thinking.Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.* estar hambriento = starve.* hambriento de poder = power-hungry.* * *[ ESTAR] hungrycompra unos cuantos, estoy hambriento buy several, I'm hungry o ( colloq) I'm starving o ( colloq) I'm famishedlos niños hambrientos del mundo the world's starving childrenhambriento DE algo hungry FOR sthel pueblo está hambriento de justicia the people are hungry for justice, the people hunger for o after justicehuérfanos hambrientos de cariño orphans hungry for o craving affectionmasculine, femininelos hambrientos hungry peopledar de comer al hambriento to feed the starving o hungry* * *
hambriento
hambriento de algo hungry for sth
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: los hambrientos hungry people
hambriento,-a adjetivo
1 (por inanición) starving
(por apetito) hungry
2 (deseoso) hungry, craving: está hambriento de aventuras, he's hungry for adventure
' hambriento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hambrienta
English:
famished
- hungry
- ravenous
- starving
* * *hambriento, -a♦ adjstarving♦ nm,fstarving person;los hambrientos the hungry* * *adj tb fighungry (de for)* * *hambriento, -ta adj: hungry, starving* * *hambriento adj2. (muerto de hambre) starving -
7 affamato agg
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9 manque
manque [mɑ̃k]1. masculine nouna. lack• manque de chance ! or de bol ! (inf) what bad luck!c. ► à la manque (inf!) crummy (inf!)2. compounds• cela représente un sérieux manque à gagner pour les cultivateurs that means a serious loss of income for the farmers* * *mɑ̃k
1.
nom masculin1) ( insuffisance) gén lack (de of); ( de personnel) shortage (de of)par manque de ressources — for ou through lack of resources
manque de chance, il est tombé malade — just his luck, he fell ill
2) ( lacune) gap3) ( privation)être en (état de) manque — [drogué] to be suffering from withdrawal symptoms
2.
à la manque (colloq) locution adjectivePhrasal Verbs:* * *mɑ̃k1. nm1)Le manque de sommeil peut provoquer toutes sortes de troubles. — Lack of sleep can cause all sorts of problems.
2) (= vide) emptiness, gap3) MÉDECINE withdrawal4)être en manque de qch [affection, amour] — to be starved of sth
2. manques nmpl(= lacunes) failings* * *A nm1 ( insuffisance) (d'eau, imagination, hygiène, argent, de soins) lack (de of); (de personnel, main-d'œuvre) shortage (de of); par manque de résistance/d'intérêt/de ressources for ou through lack of stamina/of interest/of resources; quel manque de chance ou bol○ ou pot○! what bad luck!; il voulait venir mais, manque de chance, il est tombé malade he wanted to come but, just his luck, he fell ill;2 ( lacune) gap; il n'a pas fait d'études et pour pallier ce manque, il a suivi des cours du soir he didn't go to university and, to make up for this gap in his education, he went to evening classes;3 ( privation) ressentir un manque to feel an emptiness; être en manque d'affection to be in need of affection; être en (état de) manque [drogué] to be suffering from withdrawal symptoms;5 Jeux ( à la roulette) manque.B à la manque○ loc adj un héros/philosophe à la manque a would-be hero/philosopher; tu parles d'une idée à la manque what a useless idea; j'en ai marre de cette bagnole○ à la manque I'm fed up with this lousy○ car.manque à gagner loss of earnings.I[mɑ̃k] nom masculin1. [insuffisance]a. [imagination, place, sommeil] lack ofb. [appartements, denrées] shortage of, scarcity ofc. [personnel] lack of, shortage ofa. [originalité, audace] through lack of, for lack of, for want ofb. [main-d'œuvre] through lack ou shortage of2. [absence - d'une personne] gapquand il sera parti, il y aura un manque his departure will leave a gap3. [de drogue]être en (état de) manque to have ou to feel withdrawal symptoms4. ÉCONOMIE & DROITmanque à gagner loss of (expected) income ou earningsil y aura un manque à gagner de 2 000 euros there will be a shortfall of 2,000 euros————————manques nom masculin pluriel[lacunes] gapsII[mɑ̃k]à la manque locution adjectivale -
10 manqué
manque [mɑ̃k]1. masculine nouna. lack• manque de chance ! or de bol ! (inf) what bad luck!c. ► à la manque (inf!) crummy (inf!)2. compounds• cela représente un sérieux manque à gagner pour les cultivateurs that means a serious loss of income for the farmers* * *mɑ̃k
1.
nom masculin1) ( insuffisance) gén lack (de of); ( de personnel) shortage (de of)par manque de ressources — for ou through lack of resources
manque de chance, il est tombé malade — just his luck, he fell ill
2) ( lacune) gap3) ( privation)être en (état de) manque — [drogué] to be suffering from withdrawal symptoms
2.
à la manque (colloq) locution adjectivePhrasal Verbs:* * *mɑ̃k1. nm1)Le manque de sommeil peut provoquer toutes sortes de troubles. — Lack of sleep can cause all sorts of problems.
2) (= vide) emptiness, gap3) MÉDECINE withdrawal4)être en manque de qch [affection, amour] — to be starved of sth
2. manques nmpl(= lacunes) failings* * *A nm1 ( insuffisance) (d'eau, imagination, hygiène, argent, de soins) lack (de of); (de personnel, main-d'œuvre) shortage (de of); par manque de résistance/d'intérêt/de ressources for ou through lack of stamina/of interest/of resources; quel manque de chance ou bol○ ou pot○! what bad luck!; il voulait venir mais, manque de chance, il est tombé malade he wanted to come but, just his luck, he fell ill;2 ( lacune) gap; il n'a pas fait d'études et pour pallier ce manque, il a suivi des cours du soir he didn't go to university and, to make up for this gap in his education, he went to evening classes;3 ( privation) ressentir un manque to feel an emptiness; être en manque d'affection to be in need of affection; être en (état de) manque [drogué] to be suffering from withdrawal symptoms;5 Jeux ( à la roulette) manque.B à la manque○ loc adj un héros/philosophe à la manque a would-be hero/philosopher; tu parles d'une idée à la manque what a useless idea; j'en ai marre de cette bagnole○ à la manque I'm fed up with this lousy○ car.manque à gagner loss of earnings.1. [non réussi - attentat] failed ; [ - vie] wasted ; [ - occasion] missed, lost ; [ - tentative] failed, abortive, unsuccessful ; [ - photo, sauce] spoilt2. [personne]c'est un cuisinier/un médecin manqué he should've been a cook/a doctor————————nom masculinCUISINE ≃ sponge cake -
11 carente
adj.lacking, deficient, devoid.f. & m.destitute, deprived person, disadvantaged person, underprivileged person.* * *► adjetivo1 lacking (de, -)* * *ADJcarente de — lacking in, devoid of frm
* * *adjetivo (frml)* * *----* carente de = starved of, devoid of.* carente de valor = worthless.* * *adjetivo (frml)* * ** carente de = starved of, devoid of.* carente de valor = worthless.* * *( frml):una respuesta carente de todo sentido a completely nonsensical replyson lugares carentes de interés para el turista they are places which are of no interest to tourists* * *
carente adjetivo (frml):
niños carentes de cariño children lacking affection
carente adjetivo lacking: es una novela carente de todo interés, it's a novel which is devoid of any interest
' carente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fea
- feo
- necesitada
- necesitado
English:
defective
- dog-eat-dog
- uncritical
- blank
- derivative
* * *carente adjcarente de lacking (in);carente de lógica lacking in logic, illogical;carente de sentido nonsensical;un libro carente de interés a book devoid of interest* * *adj:carente de lacking in* * *carente adjcarente de : lacking (in) -
12 hambre
f.1 hunger (apetito).tener hambre to be hungrymatar el hambre to satisfy one's hungermorir o morirse de hambre to be starving, to be dying of hunger (literalmente) to be starving (tener mucha hambre)pasar hambre to starvehambre canina ravenous hunger2 famine (epidemia).* * *(Takes el in singular)1 hunger, starvation, famine\entretener el hambre figurado to stave off hungerhambre y sed de justicia figurado hunger and thirst for justicematar de hambre a alguien to starve somebody to deathmatar el hambre figurado to stave off hungermorirse de hambre to die of starvation, be starvingpasar hambre to be hungry, go hungryser más listo,-a que el hambre figurado to be a cunning devilser un,-a muerto,-a de hambre peyorativo to be a good-for-nothingtener hambre to be hungrysalario de hambre starvation wages plural* * *noun f.1) famine2) hunger•* * *SF1) (=necesidad de comer) hunger•
estar con hambre — to be hungryvengo con mucha hambre — I'm terribly hungry, I'm starving *
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dar hambre a algn — to make sb hungry•
entrar hambre, me está entrando hambre — I'm starting to feel hungry, I'm getting hungry•
matar de hambre a algn — to starve sb to death•
morir de hambre — to die of hunger, starve to death•
quedarse con hambre, se han quedado con hambre — they are still hungry•
tener hambre — to be hungrymuerto, salariotener un hambre canina o de lobo — to be ravenous, be ravenously hungry
2) (=escasez general) famine3) (=deseo)tener hambre de justicia/triunfos — to be hungry for justice/victory
* * *femenino‡1)a) ( sensación) hungerme muero de hambre — (fam) I'm starving (colloq)
matar el hambre: comió unas galletas para matar el hambre he ate some cookies to keep him going; ser más listo que el hambre (fam) to be razor sharp (colloq); tengo/tiene un hambre canina I/he could eat a horse (colloq); a buen hambre no hay pan duro — beggars can't be choosers
b) ( como problema)2) (liter) (ansia, deseo)* * *= starvation, hunger.Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex. This article highlights bibliometrically the degree of fit between the national research effort and the social aim of agriculture, (to prevent hunger and poverty).----* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.* con un poco de hambre = peckish.* despertar el hambre = work up + an appetite.* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.* huelga de hambre = hunger strike.* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morirse de hambre = starve.* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.* padecer hambre = suffer from + hunger.* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana = rob Peter to pay Paul.* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.* retortijón de hambre = hunger pang, pang of hunger.* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.* tener hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.* tener hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.* * *femenino‡1)a) ( sensación) hungerme muero de hambre — (fam) I'm starving (colloq)
matar el hambre: comió unas galletas para matar el hambre he ate some cookies to keep him going; ser más listo que el hambre (fam) to be razor sharp (colloq); tengo/tiene un hambre canina I/he could eat a horse (colloq); a buen hambre no hay pan duro — beggars can't be choosers
b) ( como problema)2) (liter) (ansia, deseo)* * *= starvation, hunger.Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.
Ex: This article highlights bibliometrically the degree of fit between the national research effort and the social aim of agriculture, (to prevent hunger and poverty).* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.* con un poco de hambre = peckish.* despertar el hambre = work up + an appetite.* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.* huelga de hambre = hunger strike.* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.* más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* morirse de hambre = starve.* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.* padecer hambre = suffer from + hunger.* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana = rob Peter to pay Paul.* pasar hambre = suffer from + hunger, go + hungry, starve.* retortijón de hambre = hunger pang, pang of hunger.* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.* tener hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.* tener hambre después del esfuerzo = work up + an appetite.* * *f‡A1 (sensación) hungertengo hambre I'm hungrytengo hambre de algo dulce ( fam); I feel like something sweetel ejercicio da hambre exercise makes you hungryme muero de hambre or tengo un hambre que me muero I'm starving ( colloq)allí la gente se muere de hambre people are starving to death therematar el hambre: comió unas galletas para matar el hambre he ate some cookies to keep him going o to stop him feeling hungry o ( colloq) to keep the wolf from the doorse ha juntado el hambre con las ganas de comer or se juntaron el hambre y las ganas de comer ( hum); one is as bad as the other, they're two of a kind, they're a right pair ( colloq)tengo/tiene un hambre canina I'm/he's ravenous, I/he could eat a horse ( colloq)a buen hambre no hay pan duro or ( RPl) cuando hay hambre no hay pan duro or ( Col) a buen hambre no hay mal pan beggars can't be choosers2(como problema): el hambre hungeruna campaña contra el hambre a campaign against hungerpagan sueldos de hambre they pay starvation wagesB ( liter) (ansia, deseo) hambre DE algo:tienen hambre de justicia they hunger for o after justicesu insaciable hambre de riqueza/poder his insatiable desire o hunger for wealth/powersu hambre de cariño her hunger o longing for affection* * *
hambre feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
pasar hambre to go hungry;
morirse de hambre to starve to death;
me muero de hambre (fam) I'm starving (colloq)b) ( como problema)
hambre sustantivo femenino
1 (apetito) hunger: tengo mucha hambre, I'm very hungry
2 (inanición) starvation: miles de personas mueren de hambre, thousands of people are starving
(mal, desgracia) famine: el hambre asola el país, famine is ravaging the country
3 fig (deseo intenso) hunger: tiene hambre de victoria, she's hungering for victory o she's thirsty for victory
♦ Locuciones: ser más listo que el hambre, to be as smart as they come
se juntaron el hambre y las ganas de comer, they are one and alike
' hambre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalanzarse
- aguzar
- canina
- canino
- consigo
- de
- desfallecer
- el
- engañar
- feroz
- gana
- huelga
- impasible
- matar
- morir
- morirse
- muerta
- muerto
- no
- paliar
- quitar
- saciar
- secuela
- solitaria
- tener
- aplacar
- bárbaro
- bestial
- calmar
- consumido
- entrar
- horroroso
- insatisfecho
- mucho
- padecer
- pobre
- sentir
- un
English:
be
- bet
- expect
- famine
- famished
- how
- hunger
- hunger strike
- hungry
- pang
- peckish
- ravenous
- starvation
- starve
- starving
- strike
- feel
- go
- half-
- horse
- stricken
- subsistence
* * *1. [apetito] hunger;[inanición] starvation;tener hambre to be hungry;me ha entrado hambre I'm starting to feel hungry, I'm getting hungry;prepara una buena cena, que venimos con hambre make sure there's plenty for dinner because we'll be hungry when we arrive;me voy a tomar un yogur para entretener o [m5] engañar el hambre I'm going to have a yoghurt to keep me going (until my next meal);matar el hambre to satisfy one's hunger;Fignos mataban de hambre they had us on a starvation diet;[tener mucha hambre] to be starving;pasar hambre to starve;durante la posguerra, la población pasó mucha hambre in the years after the war, people often went hungry;me he quedado con hambre I'm still hungry;se juntan el hambre con las ganas de comer it's one thing on top of another;ser más listo que el hambre to be nobody's fool;a buen hambre no hay pan duro, RP [m5] cuando hay hambre no hay pan duro [de comida] hunger is the best sauce;[de mujeres, placeres] beggars can't be choosers hambre canina ravenous hunger2. [problema] famine;el problema del hambre en la región the problem of famine in the area;una campaña contra el hambre a campaign against hungerse destaca por su hambre de justicia his hunger for justice sets him apart;su hambre de poder es insaciable his hunger o thirst for power is insatiable* * *f hunger;tener hambre be hungry;tener un hambre canina be ravenous;pasar hambre be starving;morirse de hambre fig be starving;* * *hambre nf1) : hunger2) : starvation3)tener hambre : to be hungry4)dar hambre : to make hungry* * *hambre n (en general) hungerTambién existen los términos starvation que se refiere al sufrimiento o a la muerte provocados por el hambre y famine que es la falta extrema de alimentos que afecta a un gran número de personasse murió de hambre she starved to death / she died of starvation¿tienes hambre? are you hungry? -
13 huérfano
adj.orphan, without parents, orphaned.m.orphan.* * *► adjetivo1 orphan, orphaned► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 orphan\huérfano,-a de guerra war orphanhuérfano,-a de madre motherlesshuérfano,-a de padre fatherless* * *huérfano, -a1. ADJ1) [niño] orphaneduna niña huérfana de madre — a motherless child, a child that has lost her mother
2) (=desprovisto)huérfano de — [+ seguridad, protección] devoid of; [+ cariño, amor] bereft of frm, starved of
2.SM / F orphan* * *I- na adjetivoa) < persona>b) (carente, falto)II- na masculino, femenino orphan* * *= orphan.Nota: En una lista de encabezamientos, aquellos que no presentan ninguna relación (referencia) con ningún otro encabezamiento de la lista.Ex. Accessibility is related to the density of the cross-reference network, while the connectedness ratio is a measure of the number of orphans, a term coined to denote terms which have no linkages.----* dejar huérfano = orphan.* quedarse huérfano = orphan.* * *I- na adjetivoa) < persona>b) (carente, falto)II- na masculino, femenino orphan* * *= orphan.Nota: En una lista de encabezamientos, aquellos que no presentan ninguna relación (referencia) con ningún otro encabezamiento de la lista.Ex: Accessibility is related to the density of the cross-reference network, while the connectedness ratio is a measure of the number of orphans, a term coined to denote terms which have no linkages.
* dejar huérfano = orphan.* quedarse huérfano = orphan.* * *1 ‹persona›un niño huérfano an orphan, an orphan child ( liter)quedó huérfano a los cinco años he was orphaned at the age of fivees huérfano de padre he's lost his father, he doesn't have a fathermasculine, feminineorphan* * *
huérfano◊ -na adjetivo: un niño huérfano an orphan;
quedó huérfano he was orphaned;
es huérfano de padre he doesn't have a father
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
orphan
huérfano,-a mf orphan
' huérfano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guacha
- guacho
- huérfana
- acoger
- acogida
- asilar
- quedar
English:
fatherless
- orphan
* * *huérfano, -a♦ adj1. [persona] orphan;se quedó huérfano muy joven he was orphaned at a very young age;es huérfano de madre his mother died, he lost his mother2.huérfano de [carente de] devoid of;el partido está huérfano de un líder the party is without a leader♦ nm,forphan♦ nmImprenta orphan* * *I adj orphan atr ;quedarse huérfano be orphanedII m, huérfana f orphan* * *huérfano, -na adj1) : orphan, orphaned2) : defenseless3)huérfano de : lacking, devoid ofhuérfano, -na n: orphan* * *huérfano n orphanser huérfano de padre/madre to have lost your father/mother -
14 wygłodnia|ły
adj. 1. [osoba, zwierzę] ravenous 2. przen. (odczuwający brak) [osoba] starving; (seksualnie) sex-starved- być wygłodniałym seksualnie/uczuciowo to be starving a. to hunger for sex/affection3. przen. (pożądliwy) [oczy, spojrzenie] hungry- spojrzał na nią wygłodniałym wzrokiem he looked at her hungrily4. przen. (odczuwający brak towarów) [rynek] hungryThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wygłodnia|ły
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15 retard
n. m.1. Avoir du retard: To be 'late', to fear one is pregnant.2. Etre en retard d'affection (joc.): To have 'gone short', to be sex-starved.
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