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1 starve
v. verhongeren; dood hongeren; uithongeren[ sta:v]♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:starve an illness • een ziekte door vasten genezenstarve oneself • een hongerkuur volgenstarve out • uithongeren -
2 starve to death
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3 starve an illness
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4 starve oneself
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5 starve out
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6 starve the enemy into submission
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7 starve for
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8 I would rather starve than eat his food
English-Dutch dictionary > I would rather starve than eat his food
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9 submission
n. oordeel, suggestie, voorstel; onderwerping, onderdanigheid[ səbmisjn]♦voorbeelden:in my submission • naar mijn bescheiden mening1 onderwerping ⇒ onderdanigheid, onderworpenheid2 voorstel♦voorbeelden: -
10 would
v. hulpwerkwoord ter uitdrukking van een wens2 〈gewoonte/herhaling〉 placht ⇒ 〈 voornamelijk vertaald door middel van bijwoord als〉 gewoonlijk, steeds, altijd♦voorbeelden:she would have her way • ze moest en ze zou haar zin krijgenhe would not hear of it • hij wilde er niet van horenI wish he would leave me alone • ik wilde/wou dat hij me met rust lietI would like to show you this • ik zou je dit graag laten zienif only he would listen • als hij maar wilde luisterenI would rather starve than eat his food • ik zou nog liever verhongeren dan eten van hem aannemenhe would sooner die than surrender • hij zou liever sterven dan zich overgevenif I had known I would have come • als ik het had geweten, zou ik gekomen zijnI would try it anyway • ik zou het toch maar proberen (als ik jou was)I wish John would return • ik wou dat John terugkwam5 he was writing the book that would bring him fame • hij was het boek aan het schrijven dat hem beroemd zou maken7 would you please shut the door? • wil je de deur sluiten alsjeblieft?8 an impressive result, I would say • een indrukwekkend resultaat, zou ik zeggenwe would suggest the following • we zouden het volgende willen voorstellen
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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
Starve — Starve, v. t. 1. To destroy with cold. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] From beds of raging fire, to starve in ice Their soft ethereal warmth. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is, in law, murder. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
starve — [ starv ] verb * intransitive to suffer or die because there is not enough food: There are people out there who are starving because of your actions. a. transitive to make someone suffer or die by preventing them from having enough food: They… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Starve — (st[aum]rv), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Starved} (st[aum]rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Starving}.] [OE. sterven to die, AS. steorfan; akin to D. sterven, G. sterben, OHG. sterban, Icel. starf labor, toil.] 1. To die; to perish. [Obs., except in the sense of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of 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 — [stärv] vi. starved, starving [ME sterven < OE steorfan, to die, perish, akin to Ger sterben: see START] 1. a) to die from lack of food b) to suffer or become weak from hunger c) Informal to be ravenously hungry … English World dictionary
starve — UK US /stɑːv/ verb [T, often passive] ► if a company, etc. is starved of something necessary or good, it does not receive enough of it: starve sth of sth »His predecessor in the job had starved the business of capital investment. be starved… … Financial and business terms
starve — starve; starve·ling; … English syllables
starve — ► VERB 1) suffer or die from hunger. 2) cause to starve. 3) (be starving or starved) informal feel very hungry. 4) (be starved of or US for) be deprived of. DERIVA … English terms dictionary
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 — 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