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1 caninez
• ravenous hunger -
2 hambre canina
• ravenous hunger• uncontrollable hunger -
3 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? -
4 carpanta
f.1 ravenous hunger (informal). (peninsular Spanish)2 starvation.3 sloth, laziness, idleness.* * *1 familiar ravenous hunger■ ¡tengo una carpanta! I'm starving!* * *SF1) * (=hambre) ravenous hunger2) Méx gang* * *carpanta nfEsp Fam ravenous hunger;tener una carpanta to be ravenous o starving* * *f fam:tener carpanta be starving fam -
5 devorador
adj.devouring, all-consuming, eater.* * *► adjetivo1 devouring► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 devourer\devoradora de hombres man-eater* * *ADJ [pasión] devouring; [fuego] all-consuming; [hambre] ravenous* * ** * *= ravenous.Ex. You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.----* devoradora de hombres = man-eater.* devorador de cultura = culture vulture.* devorador de libros = book-eating.* * ** * *= ravenous.Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
* devoradora de hombres = man-eater.* devorador de cultura = culture vulture.* devorador de libros = book-eating.* * *‹pasión› all-consumingel fuego devorador del infierno ( liter); the flames of Hell that will engulf you o swallow you up ( liter)tengo un hambre devoradora I'm ravenousatenazados por unos impuestos devoradores beset by crippling taxes* * *devorador, -ora♦ adjun adolescente devorador de novelas de aventuras a young boy who devours adventure stories2. [pasión, celos, deseo] all-consuming;tener unas ansias de triunfo devoradoras to have a burning desire for victory;hambre devoradora ravenous hunger;me lanzó una mirada devoradora he devoured me with his eyes;un incendio devorador arrasó el bosque the forest was destroyed by an all-consuming blaze♦ nm,fdevourer;Fam Humuna devoradora de hombres a man-eater* * *adj hambre ravenous; figall-consuming -
6 canino
adj.canine, dog, laniary.m.1 canine, canine tooth, dogtooth, laniary tooth.2 dog, canine.3 fang, canine tooth, canine.* * *► adjetivo1 canine1 canine\tener hambre canina familiar to be starving————————1 canine* * *1.ADJ canine, dog antes de s2.* * *I- na adjetivo (Zool) canine, dog (before n)IItengo un hambre canina — (fam) I'm ravenous (colloq)
a) (Odont) canine, canine toothb) (Zool) canine* * *= canine.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex. The article ' Canine curiosa in special collections' describes the special collections of books on dogs at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.----* residencia canina = boarding kennel.* tos canina = kennel cough.* * *I- na adjetivo (Zool) canine, dog (before n)IItengo un hambre canina — (fam) I'm ravenous (colloq)
a) (Odont) canine, canine toothb) (Zool) canine* * *= canine.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex: The article ' Canine curiosa in special collections' describes the special collections of books on dogs at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
* residencia canina = boarding kennel.* tos canina = kennel cough.* * *1 ( Odont) canine, canine tooth2 ( Zool) caninelos caninos the canines, the dog family* * *
canino sustantivo masculino (Odont) canine ( tooth);
(Zool) canine
canino,-a
I adjetivo canine: tenemos un hambre canina, we are ravenous
II sustantivo masculino (colmillo) canine tooth
' canino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canina
English:
canine
* * *canino, -a♦ adjcanine;exposición canina dog show;comida canina dog food;residencia canina kennels♦ nm[diente] canine (tooth)* * *I adj dog atr, canine;diente canino canine (tooth);tener un hambre canina be ravenousII m canine (tooth)* * *canino, -na adj: caninecanino nm1) colmillo: canine (tooth)2) : dog, canine -
7 caninez
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8 hambre canina
f.ravenous hunger, uncontrollable hunger. -
9 hambruna
f.famine.* * *1 famine* * *noun f.* * *SF1) famine* * *femenino famine* * *= famine.Ex. In UDC under 361 SOCIAL RELIEF we find.9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters;.91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes;.92 Floods;.93 War, civil war;.94 Epidemics;.95 famine; and.96 Fires, conflagrations.* * *femenino famine* * *= famine.Ex: In UDC under 361 SOCIAL RELIEF we find.9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters;.91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes;.92 Floods;.93 War, civil war;.94 Epidemics;.95 famine; and.96 Fires, conflagrations.
* * *famine* * *
hambruna sustantivo femenino famine: las malas cosechas provocaron una terrible hambruna, the poor harvest caused a devastating famine
' hambruna' also found in these entries:
English:
famine
* * *hambruna nf[catástrofe] famine* * *f1 famine2 L.Am.ravenous hunger* * *hambruna nf: famine -
10 gazuza *
SF1) (=hambre) ravenous hunger2) CAm (=alboroto) din, row3) CAm (=chusma) common people4)es una gazuza — CAm she's a wily old bird
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11 hambrusia
SF Col, Méx ravenous hunger -
12 lampancia *
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13 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 -
14 gazuza
f.keenness of stomach, violent hunger.* * *1 familiar hunger\tener gazuza familiar to be famished* * *femenino (fam) hunger* * *femenino (fam) hunger* * *( fam)hunger* * *gazuza nfFam [hambre]tener gazuza to be famished o ravenous -
15 fiaca
Iadjetivo invariable (RPl fam) bone idle (colloq), lazyII* * *Iadjetivo invariable (RPl fam) bone idle (colloq), lazyII* * *A1(Andes, CS fam) (pereza): me da fiaca tener que levantarme tan temprano I can't be bothered to get up so earlyqué fiaca que tengo hoy I'm feeling really lazy todayhacer fiaca to laze around2B* * *
fiaca adjetivo invariable (RPl fam) bone idle (colloq), lazy
■ sustantivo femenino (Andes, CS fam) ( pereza):
* * *♦ adjRP lazy, idle;es muy fiaca she's a real lazybones o layabout♦ nf1. Méx, CSur [pereza]levantarme esta mañana, ¡me dio una fiaca! I had to prise myself out of bed this morning!;¡qué fiaca tener que ponerme a planchar! what a pain o Br fag having to do the ironing!;hacer fiaca to loaf o laze around¡qué fiaca tengo! I'm starving!♦ nmfRP lazybones, layabout
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βουλιμία — βουλῑμίᾱ , βουλιμία ravenous hunger fem nom/voc/acc dual βουλῑμίᾱ , βουλιμία ravenous hunger fem nom/voc sg (attic doric aeolic) βουλῑμίᾱ , βουλιμιάω suffer from pres imperat act 2nd sg βουλῑμίᾱ , βουλιμιάω suffer from imperf ind act 3rd… … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
βουλιμίας — βουλῑμίᾱς , βουλιμία ravenous hunger fem acc pl βουλῑμίᾱς , βουλιμία ravenous hunger fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) βουλῑμίᾱς , βουλιμιάω suffer from imperf ind act 2nd sg (homeric ionic) … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
βουλιμίᾳ — βουλῑμίαι , βουλιμία ravenous hunger fem nom/voc pl βουλῑμίᾱͅ , βουλιμία ravenous hunger fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
bulimia — [19] The condition now called ‘bulimia’ – in which bouts of overeating are followed by bouts of purging – was recognized and so named in the 1970s. The word used to name it, however, is much more ancient than that. It goes back to Greek boulimia … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins