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81 глад
1. hunger(гладуване) starvationпрен. be famishedработя колкото да не умра от глад work to keep body and soul togetherзадоволявам глада си satisfy/appease o.'s hunger2. (масов) famine3. (липса, недостиг) shortage, scarcity, famine, dearthглад за земя land hunger* * *глад,м., само ед.1. hunger; ( гладуване) starvation; ненаситен \глад мед. bulimia; болки от \глад hunger pangs; смърт от \глад death by hunger/from starvation; умирам от \глад die of hunger, starve to death; прен. be famished; работя колкото да не умра от \глад work to keep body and soul together; задоволявам \глада си satisfy/appease o.’s hunger; уморявам от \глад starve (to death); чувствам \глад feel hungry;2. ( масов) famine; умирам от \глад die of famine;3. ( липса, недостиг) shortage, scarcity, famine, dearth; \глад за земя land hunger; духовен \глад intellectual famine.* * *esurience глад - смърт от глад; hungriness* * *1. (гладуване) starvation 2. (лиnca, недостиг) shortage, scarcity, famine, dearth 3. (масов) famine: умирам от ГЛАД die of famine 4. hunger 5. ГЛАД за земя land hunger 6. болки от ГЛАД hunger pangs 7. духовен ГЛАД intellectual famine 8. задоволявам ГЛАДа си satisfy/appease o.'s hunger 9. книжен ГЛАД book shortage, dearth of books 10. ненаситен ГЛАД мед. bulimia 11. прен. be famished 12. работя колкото да не умра от ГЛАД work to keep body and soul together 13. смърт от ГЛАД death by hunger/from starvation 14. умирам от ГЛАД die of hunger, starve to death 15. уморявам от ГЛАД starve (to death), чувствувам ГЛАД feel hungry -
82 уморявам
1. tire, wearyуморявам кон с езда override a horse2. (убивам) killще ме умориш you'll be the death of meуморявам се get/grow tired (от with)(силно) become exhausted, be done up* * *уморя̀вам,гл.1. tire, weary; \уморявам кон с езда override a horse;\уморявам се get/grow tired (от with); ( силно) become exhausted, be done up; разг. frazzle.* * *tire: the long walk уморявамd me - дългата разходка ме умори; weary ; fatigue ; frazzle (убивам); get tired ( се)* * *1. (от глад) starve (out), starve to death 2. (силно) become exhausted, be done up 3. (убивам) kill 4. tire, weary 5. УМОРЯВАМ ce get/grow tired (от with) 6. УМОРЯВАМ кон с езда override a horse 7. ще ме умориш you'll be the death of me -
83 mourir
mourir [muʀiʀ]➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━intransitive verbto die ; [civilisation, empire, coutume, feu] to die out• c'est une simple piqûre, tu n'en mourras pas ! it's only a little injection, it won't kill you!* * *muʀiʀ
1.
verbe intransitif1) ( cesser d'exister) to die (de of)mourir de froid — ( dehors) to die of exposure; ( sous un toit) to die of cold
je meurs de soif — fig I'm dying of thirst
je meurs de faim — fig I'm starving
je meurs de froid — fig I'm freezing to death
je meurs de sommeil — fig I'm ready to drop
2) ( faiblir) liter [jour] to fade away littér; [flamme] to die down; [conversation] to die away; [vagues] to break and fall back
2.
se mourir verbe pronominal liter [personne, civilisation] to be dying; [flamme, feu] to die down••je ne veux pas mourir idiot — (colloq) hum I want to know
on n'en meurt pas! — (colloq)
tu n'en mourras pas! — (colloq) hum it won't kill you!
je veux bien mourir or que je meure si... — I'll eat my hat if...
* * *muʀiʀ vi1) [personne, animal] to diemourir de faim — to starve to death, to die of hunger, figto be starving
Des centaines de personnes sont mortes de faim. — Hundreds of people starved to death.
mourir de froid — to die of exposure, figto be freezing
Je meurs d'envie d'aller me baigner. — I'm dying to go for a swim.
2) [civilisation] to die out* * *mourir verb table: mourirA vi (+ v être)1 ( cesser de vivre) [personne, animal, plante] to die (de of; pour qn/qch for sb/sth; pour faire to do); mourir jeune to die young; mourir d'un cancer/d'une crise cardiaque to die of cancer/of a heart attack; mourir de chagrin to die of grief ou of a broken heart; mourir de faim/vieillesse lit to die of hunger/old age; mourir de froid lit ( dehors) to die of exposure; ( sous un toit) to die of cold; je meurs de soif fig I'm dying of thirst; je meurs de faim fig I'm starving; je meurs de froid fig I'm freezing to death; je meurs de sommeil fig I'm dropping with tiredness; c'était à mourir (de rire)! it was hilarious!; plutôt mourir que de lui demander une faveur I'd rather die than ask him/her a favourGB; tu mourras centenaire! you'll live to (be) a hundred!; mourir assassiné to be murdered; mourir empoisonné to die of poisoning; mourir étranglé ( par accident) to strangle to death; ( par meurtre) to be strangled to death; mourir debout to be active to the end; mourir au monde [moine, ermite] to die to the world; elle meurt d'amour pour lui she's pining for him; laisser qn mourir to let sb die (de qch of sth); il s'est laissé mourir après la mort de sa femme he gave up and died after the death of his wife; se laisser mourir de faim to starve oneself to death; faire mourir qn to kill sb; l'auteur fait mourir le héros à la troisième page the author kills the hero off on the third page; ⇒ champ, feu;2 ( cesser d'exister) [civilisation, tradition, entreprise] to die; [sentiment, amitié] to die;3 liter ( faiblir) [lueur, jour] to fade away littér; [feu, flamme] to die down; [son] to die away; [conversation] to die away; [vagues] to break and fall back.B se mourir vpr liter or fml [personne] to be dying; [civilisation, tradition] to be dying; [flamme, feu, braises] to die down; [sentiment, son, chant] to die away; elle se meurt d'amour pour lui she's pining with love for him.partir c'est mourir un peu to say goodbye is to die a little; je ne veux pas mourir idiot hum I want to know; on n'en meurt pas!, tu n'en mourras pas! hum it won't kill you!; je veux bien mourir or que je meure si… I'll eat my hat if…; plus idiot/paresseux que lui, tu meurs○! they don't come any dumber/lazier![murir] verbe intransitifmourir d'une crise cardiaque/de vieillesse/d'un cancer to die of a heart attack/of old age/of cancermourir de mort naturelle ou de sa belle mort to die a natural deathmourir en héros to die a hero's death ou like a heroplus rapide/bête que lui, tu meurs! (familier) you'd be hard put to be quicker/more stupid than him!2. (soutenu) [disparaître - culture] to die out ; [ - flamme, bougie] to die out ou down ; [ - bruit] to die away ou down3. [pour intensifier]mourir d'ennui, s'ennuyer à mourir to be bored to death ou to tearsmourir de faim to be starving ou famishedmourir de soif to be dying of thirst, to be parched————————se mourir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [personne] to be dying2. [civilisation, coutume] to die out -
84 inanición
f.inanition, lack of nourishment, starvation.* * *1 starvation* * *SF1) (=hambre) starvation2) (Med) inanition* * *femenino starvation* * *= starvation.Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.----* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* * *femenino starvation* * *= starvation.Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.
* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.* * *starvationmurió de inanición he died of starvation, he starved (to death)* * *
inanición sustantivo femenino starvation
' inanición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hambre
- hambrienta
- hambriento
English:
starvation
- starve
* * *inanición nfstarvation;morir de inanición to die of starvation, to starve to death* * *f starvation* * * -
85 fame
f hungeraver fame be hungry* * *fame s.f.1 hunger (anche fig.): avere fame, to be hungry; aveva fame, he was hungry; i morsi della fame, pangs of hunger; crampi di fame, hunger pangs; ingannare la fame, to stifle one's hunger; non stava in piedi dalla fame, he was faint with hunger; fare lo sciopero della fame, to go on (a) hunger strike; morire di fame, to die of (o from) hunger (o to die of starvation o to starve to death); far morire qlcu. di fame, to starve s.o.; lavorare per non morire di fame, to work to keep body and soul together; fare la fame, to go hungry (o to suffer from hunger); dopo aver fatto la fame per anni vivono ora nel lusso, having scraped by for years now they are living in the lap of luxury; quel bimbo ha fame di affetto, that child is hungry for love; avere fame di gloria, to hunger (o to thirst) for glory; fame di giustizia, hunger for justice //ho una fame da lupo!, muoio di fame!, I'm simply starving! (o I'm famished!) // un morto di fame, (fig.) a penniless wretch // è lungo come la fame, it's never ending (o interminable) // essere brutto come la fame, to be as ugly as sin // stipendi da fame, starvation wages2 ( carestia) famine, hunger: durante la guerra migliaia di persone morirono di fame, during the war thousands died of famine; prendere una città per fame, to starve a city into submission; la fame nel mondo, the worldwide problem of famine.* * *['fame]sostantivo femminile1) (appetito) hunger (di for); (denutrizione) starvationavere fame — to be hungry (anche fig.)
avere una fame da lupo — fig. to be ravenously hungry o starving
morire di fame — to die of starvation, to starve to death; fig. (avere molto appetito) to be starving
stipendio da fame — (misero) starvation wage
2) (carestia) faminela fame nel mondo — world famine, the worldwide problem of famine
••* * *fame/'fame/sostantivo f.1 (appetito) hunger (di for); (denutrizione) starvation; avere fame to be hungry (anche fig.); avere una fame da lupo fig. to be ravenously hungry o starving; morire di fame to die of starvation, to starve to death; fig. (avere molto appetito) to be starving; sciopero della fame hunger strike; stipendio da fame (misero) starvation wage2 (carestia) famine; la fame nel mondo world famine, the worldwide problem of faminefare la fame to be in dire (financial) straits. -
86 Hungertod
m (death from) starvation; den Hungertod sterben die of starvation, starve to death* * *der Hungertodstarvation* * *Hụn|ger|todmdeath from starvationden Hungertod erleiden or sterben — to die of hunger or starvation
* * *Hun·ger·todm kein pl death by starvationden \Hungertod sterben (geh) to starve to death* * *der death from starvation* * *Hungertod m (death from) starvation;den Hungertod sterben die of starvation, starve to death* * *der death from starvation* * *m.death from starvation n. -
87 morir de hambre
(v.) = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hungerEx. The book focuses on the story of the elephants that were starved to death in Ueno Zoo, Japan, during the War.Ex. He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught.Ex. He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.* * *(v.) = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hungerEx: The book focuses on the story of the elephants that were starved to death in Ueno Zoo, Japan, during the War.
Ex: He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught.Ex: He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery. -
88 morir de inanición
(v.) = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hungerEx. The book focuses on the story of the elephants that were starved to death in Ueno Zoo, Japan, during the War.Ex. He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught.Ex. He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.* * *(v.) = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hungerEx: The book focuses on the story of the elephants that were starved to death in Ueno Zoo, Japan, during the War.
Ex: He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught.Ex: He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery. -
89 голод
муж.
1) hunger;
starvation (длительный) морить голодом ≈ to starve( to death) умирать с голоду ≈ to die of starvation, to starve to death чувствовать голод ≈ to feel/be hungry утолять голод ≈ to satisfy/appease one's hunger
2) (народное бедствие) famine
3) (недостаток, отсутствие чего-л.) dearth, acute shortage, famine товарный голод ≈ goods shortage ∙ голод не тетка ≈ needs must when the devil drivesм.
1. hunger;
(голодание) starvation;
испытывать, чувствовать ~ be* hungry;
умирать с ~у die of starvation, starve to death;
я умираю от ~а I`m simply starving;
2. (бедствие) famine;
3. (недостаток) shortage, famine;
книжный ~ book shortage;
~ание с. starvation;
~ать несов.
4. starve, go* hungry;
5. (воздерживаться от пищи) fast;
~ающий
6. прич. starving;
7. в знач. сущ. м. starving/hungry person;
(объявивший голодовку) hunger-striker. -
90 sterben
n; -s, kein Pl. dying, death; im Sterben liegen be dying, be at death’s door lit.; im Sterben sagte er noch... just before he died he said...; zum Sterben langweilig umg. deadly dull, dull as death; zum Sterben müde umg. ready to drop, dog-tired; zum Leben zu wenig, zum Sterben zu viel barely enough to keep body and soul together* * *das Sterbendying* * *Stẹr|bennt -s, no pldeathzum Sterben langweilig (inf) — deadly boring or dull, deadly (Brit inf)
zum Leben zu wenig, zum Sterben zu viel — barely enough to keep body and soul together
* * *(to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) die* * *Ster·ben<-s>[ˈʃtɛrbn̩]im \Sterben liegen to be dying* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein dieund wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute — and they lived happily ever after
er ist für mich gestorben — (fig.) he's finished or he doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned
2.vor Angst/Neugier sterben — (ugs.) die of fright/be dying of curiosity
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; mit seinden Hungertod sterben — die of starvation; starve to death
* * *sterben; stirbt, starb, ist gestorbenA. v/i die (auch fig); (dahinscheiden) pass away ( oder on); JUR decease; umg, Projekt etc: die a death;eines natürlichen Todes sterben die a natural death;an einer Krankheit/Wunde sterben die of an illness/from a wound;sterben für die for, give one’s life for;sterben über (+dat) einer Arbeit etc: die in the middle of;vor Scham/Neugier/Schock etcwir sind vor Langeweile fast gestorben umg auch we were bored to death ( oder tears), we were bored out of our minds;davon stirbst du nicht gleich! umg it won’t kill you;der ist für mich gestorben umg he doesn’t exist as far as I’m concerned;die Sache ist gestorben umg it’s all over and done with;und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute and they all lived happily ever after;Neapel sehen und sterben see Naples and dieB. v/t:den Heldentod sterben die a hero’s death; MIL die in action;tausend Tode sterben die a thousand deaths…sterben n im subst1. im wörtl Sinn:Flüchtlingssterben mortality among refugees;Ulmensterben Dutch elm disease2. fig:Bauernsterben decline in farming;Kinosterben disappearance of cinemas (US movie theaters)* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein dieund wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute — and they lived happily ever after
er ist für mich gestorben — (fig.) he's finished or he doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned
2.vor Angst/Neugier sterben — (ugs.) die of fright/be dying of curiosity
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; mit seinden Hungertod sterben — die of starvation; starve to death
* * *(an) v.to die (of, from) v. v.(§ p.,pp.: starb, ist gestorben)= to bite the dust expr.to pass away v.to pass by v. -
91 Sterben
n; -s, kein Pl. dying, death; im Sterben liegen be dying, be at death’s door lit.; im Sterben sagte er noch... just before he died he said...; zum Sterben langweilig umg. deadly dull, dull as death; zum Sterben müde umg. ready to drop, dog-tired; zum Leben zu wenig, zum Sterben zu viel barely enough to keep body and soul together* * *das Sterbendying* * *Stẹr|bennt -s, no pldeathzum Sterben langweilig (inf) — deadly boring or dull, deadly (Brit inf)
zum Leben zu wenig, zum Sterben zu viel — barely enough to keep body and soul together
* * *(to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) die* * *Ster·ben<-s>[ˈʃtɛrbn̩]im \Sterben liegen to be dying* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein dieund wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute — and they lived happily ever after
er ist für mich gestorben — (fig.) he's finished or he doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned
2.vor Angst/Neugier sterben — (ugs.) die of fright/be dying of curiosity
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; mit seinden Hungertod sterben — die of starvation; starve to death
* * *im Sterben liegen be dying, be at death’s door liter;im Sterben sagte er noch … just before he died he said …;zum Sterben langweilig umg deadly dull, dull as death;zum Sterben müde umg ready to drop, dog-tired;zum Leben zu wenig, zum Sterben zu viel barely enough to keep body and soul together* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein dieund wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute — and they lived happily ever after
er ist für mich gestorben — (fig.) he's finished or he doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned
2.vor Angst/Neugier sterben — (ugs.) die of fright/be dying of curiosity
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; mit seinden Hungertod sterben — die of starvation; starve to death
* * *(an) v.to die (of, from) v. v.(§ p.,pp.: starb, ist gestorben)= to bite the dust expr.to pass away v.to pass by v. -
92 умра
вж. умирам* * *умра̀,умѝрам гл.1. die (от of, from); мед. (за тъкан) mortify; ( леко) pass (quietly) away; depart; ( отивам си от тоя свят) go the way of all flesh; close o.’s days; join the majority; be gathered to o.’s fathers; go over/cross the divide; sl. answer the last roll-call, bite the dust, feed the worms, kick the bucket, peg out; роден …, умрял … born …, died …; той не умира (за герой) he never dies; той умря he is dead/gone; he is dead and gone; \умра като герой/подлец die the death of a hero/a coward; \умра като куче die like a dog, die a dog’s death; \умра на поста си die at o.’s post/at the oar/in harness; \умра неочаквано die suddenly, разг. die in o.’s boots; drop off (the hooks), pack up, quit the stage, go aloft, амер. join the angels, cast/hand/pass in o.’s checks; sl. go west, turn up o.’s nose to the daisies; \умра от естествена/насилствена смърт die a natural/violent death; \умра от изтичане на кръв bleed to death;2. (за чувства и пр.) wither;3. ( изпитвам силна болка, жажда, желание и пр.) die; да си умреш от мъка it’s enough to drive you mad/to kill you/to finish you; да ти умра на колата! some car! да умреш от смях killing, that’s enough to make a cat laugh; колкото да не умра от глад just (enough) to keep body and soul together; само дето не умрях от страх I nearly died of fright; \умра да/за be dying to/for; be gasping (for, after); \умра от глад starve, be starving, be starved (to death), be dying with hunger; ( наистина) starve to death, die of starvation; \умра от горещина I’m simply melting (with heat), I’m stifled by the heat; \умра от жажда be parched with thirst; \умра от желание да be wild to, long to; \умра от завист die of envy; \умра от зъбобол be mad with toothache; \умра от любопитство be dying of/burning with curiosity, книж. be devoured with curiosity; \умра от скука mope (o.s.) to death, die of boredom; \умра от смях die laughing, die of laughter, laugh o.’s head off; \умра с отворени очи die with o.’s most cherished hopes unfulfilled; \умра си по разг. be nuts on, be crazy about; умря Марко that cock won’t fight any longer; умряла съм за него a fat lot I care for him; ще умра, ама ще го направя I’ll do it or die in the attempt.* * *вж. умирам -
93 голод
м.1. hunger; ( длительный) starvationчувствовать голод — feel* / be hungry
утолить голод — satisfy / appease one's hunger
умирать с голоду — die of starvation, starve to death
морить голодом (вн.) — starve (d.), starve to death (d.)
2. ( народное бедствие) famine3. ( недостаток) dearth, famine -
94 голод
м.1) ( сильное желание есть) hungerчу́вствовать го́лод — feel / be hungry
утоли́ть го́лод — satisfy / appease one's hunger
2) ( длительное недоедание) starvationумира́ть с го́лоду — die of starvation, starve to death
мори́ть го́лодом (вн.) — starve (d), starve (d) to death
3) ( массовая нехватка еды) famine4) ( острый недостаток чего-л) famine, shortageкни́жный го́лод — shortage of books
де́нежный го́лод — money scarcity
валю́тный го́лод — currency famine / shortage
това́рный го́лод — goods famine
••го́лод не тётка посл. шутл. — hunger can make one do anything; ≈ beggars can't be choosers
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95 verhongeren
II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [uithongeren] starve (to death)♦voorbeelden:1 de kinderen waren half verhongerd • the children were famished/half starved -
96 matar de hambre
(v.) = starve to + deathEx. The book focuses on the story of the elephants that were starved to death in Ueno Zoo, Japan, during the War.* * *(v.) = starve to + deathEx: The book focuses on the story of the elephants that were starved to death in Ueno Zoo, Japan, during the War.
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97 i hjel
adv. to death (fx ) (bibelsk) (du skal ikke slå i hjel) thou shalt not kill (kjede seg i hjel) be bored to death (slå en i hjel) kill somebody (slå tiden i hjel) kill (the) time (sulte i hjel) die of starvation, (starve (to death) -
98 HORR
m.1) starvation; detta, niðr í hor, to starve to death;* * *m.I. starvation; detta niðr í hor, to starve to death, Bs. i. 875; deyja úr hor, id. hor-dauðr, adj. starved to death, hor-ket, n. meat of a starved beast. -
99 inedia
inedia s.f.1 (digiuno prolungato) starvation, inanition2 (fam.) (noia) boredom, tedium // morire d'inedia, to be bored to death.* * *[i'nɛdja]sostantivo femminile starvationmorire d'inedia — to starve to death, to die of starvation
* * *inedia/i'nεdja/sostantivo f.starvation; morire d'inedia to starve to death, to die of starvation. -
100 уморить
См. также в других словарях:
starve — S3 [sta:v US sta:rv] v [: Old English; Origin: steorfan to die ] 1.) to suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat ▪ Thousands of people will starve if food doesn t reach the city. ▪ pictures of starving children ▪ They ll either die… … Dictionary of contemporary English
death — [ deθ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the state of being dead: It was clear that Sandra was very close to death. bleed/starve/burn etc. to death: These people will starve to death unless they receive help soon. stab/kick/beat etc. someone to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
starve — O.E. steorfan to die (pt. stearf, pp. storfen), from P.Gmc. *sterban be stiff (Cf. O.Fris. sterva, Du. sterven, O.H.G. sterban to die, O.N. stjarfi tetanus ), from PIE root *ster stiff, rigid (Cf. Gk … Etymology dictionary
starve — 01. Many people in North Korea [starved] to death during the famine there. 02. A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it [starves] to death. 03. Apparently, if an insect chews on gum, its jaws will stick together, and it will… … Grammatical examples in English
starve — v. 1) (D; tr.) to starve into (to starve smb. into submission) 2) (misc.) to starve to death; to starve oneself to death * * * [stɑːv] to starve oneself to death (misc.) to starve to death (D;tr.) to starve into (to starve smb. into submission) … Combinatory dictionary
starve — verb (I, T) 1 to suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat, or to make someone else do this: Thousands of people will starve if food doesn t reach the stricken city. | starve sth: The dog looked like it had been starved. | starve to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
starve — verb ADVERB ▪ slowly ▪ literally ▪ She refused food and literally starved herself to death. VERB + STARVE ▪ leave sb to ▪ … Collocations dictionary
death */*/*/ — UK [deθ] / US noun Word forms death : singular death plural deaths 1) [uncountable] the state of being dead It was clear that Sandra was very close to death. bleed/starve/burn etc to death: These people will starve to death unless they receive… … English dictionary
starve — v 1. die, perish, starve to death, Archaic. famish. 2. go hungry, go without food, fast, suffer from hunger, hunger, be hungry, be famished, crave food, be ravenous, Inf. lick one s chops. 3.Usu. starve for want, hunger for, long for, pine for,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
death*/*/*/ — [deθ] noun 1) [C/U] the end of someone s life Sandra was very close to death.[/ex] the rising number of deaths on the roads every year[/ex] These people will starve to death unless they receive help soon.[/ex] The cause of death has not yet been… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
starve — I. v. n. 1. Famish, perish (with hunger). 2. Lack, want, be in need. II. v. a. 1. Kill with hunger, starve to death. 2. Subdue by famine … New dictionary of synonyms