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1 peckish
adjective (rather hungry: I feel a bit peckish.) algo hambrientotr['pekɪʃ]1 familiar algo hambriento,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto feel peckish tener un poco de hambre'pekɪʃadjective (esp BrE colloq) (pred)to be o feel peckish — tener* un poco de hambre
['pekɪʃ]ADJ con ganas de comer algoI'm or I feel a bit peckish — tengo ganas de comer algo
* * *['pekɪʃ]adjective (esp BrE colloq) (pred)to be o feel peckish — tener* un poco de hambre
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2 peckish
adj.2 con un poco de hambre. -
3 to feel peckish
tener un poco de hambre -
4 feel peckish
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pek
1. verb1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) picotear2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) picar, comer como un pajarito3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) dar un pico
2. noun1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) picotazo2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) pico, besito•- peckishpeck vb picotear / picartr[pek]1 (bird) picotear (at, -)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto peck at one's food picar la comidapeck ['pɛk] vt: picar, picotearpeck n1) : medida f de áridos equivalente a 8.810 litros2) : picotazo m (de un pájaro)a peck on the cheek: un besito en la mejillan.• medida de áridos (nueve litros) s.f.• picada s.f.• picotazo s.m.v.• picar v.• picotear v.pek
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a) ( of bird) picotazo mb) ( kiss) beso m
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transitive verb picotear, picar*
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vito peck (AT something) — \<\<bird\>\> picar* or picotear (algo); ( nibble) picotear or picar* (algo)
I [pek]1.N picotazo m ; (=kiss) besito m, beso m rápido2.VT picotear; (=kiss) dar un besito a, dar un beso rápido a3.VI picotearto peck at — [bird] picar
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[pek]N medida de áridos (= 9,087 litros) ; (fig) montón m* * *[pek]
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a) ( of bird) picotazo mb) ( kiss) beso m
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transitive verb picotear, picar*
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vito peck (AT something) — \<\<bird\>\> picar* or picotear (algo); ( nibble) picotear or picar* (algo)
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6 hambre
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
См. также в других словарях:
Peckish — Peck ish, a. Inclined to eat; hungry. [Colloq.] When shall I feel peckish again? Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peckish — disposed to peck, somewhat hungry, 1785, from PECK (Cf. peck) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
peckish — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ hungry … English terms dictionary
peckish — [pek′ish] adj. [ PECK1 + ISH] 1. [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] somewhat hungry 2. Informal cross; irritable peckishly adv. peckishness n … English World dictionary
peckish — /pek ish/, adj. Chiefly Brit. Informal. 1. somewhat hungry: By noon we were feeling a bit peckish. 2. rather irritable: He s always a bit peckish after his nap. [1775 85; PECK2 + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
peckish — mod. hungry. □ I’m just a little peckish right now. I need a bite to eat. □ Wow, you look peckish! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
peckish — peck|ish [ˈpekıʃ] adj BrE informal slightly hungry ▪ She was feeling a bit peckish … Dictionary of contemporary English
peckish — [[t]pe̱kɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you say that you are feeling peckish, you mean that you are slightly hungry. [BRIT, INFORMAL] … English dictionary
peckish — Adj. Hungry. E.g. What time is dinner? I m feeling a little peckish. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
peckish — adjective Etymology: 2peck Date: 1785 1. chiefly British hungry 2. crotchety … New Collegiate Dictionary
peckish — adjective a) mildly hungry b) irritable; crotchety … Wiktionary