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1 starve
v1) умирати (страждати) від голоду2) голодувати3) розм. бути дуже голодним, відчувати сильний голод4) морити голодом; позбавляти їжі6) умирати7) ел. розрядити (акумулятор)* * *v1) страждати від голоду; недоїдати2) зголодніти3) морити голодом, позбавляти їжі; (of) позбавляти чого-небудь, не давати чого-небудь; pass відчувати, зазнавати брак чого-небудь4) жадати ( чого-небудь); вмирати від бажання ( одержати що-небудь)5) eл. розрядити ( акумулятор) -
2 _здоров'я; медицина
after dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile always tell your doctor and your lawyer the truth an apple a day keeps the doctor away the best doctors are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman beware of the young doctor and the old barber change of scenery makes for health cheerfulness is the principal ingredient in health the cleverest doctor cannot save himself death defies the doctor or employs him to do its job diet cures more than doctor diseases are the tax of pleasures a doctor eases your pain; God cures it doctors' faults are covered with earth, and rich men's with money doctors make the worst patients early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise eat few suppers and you'll need few medicines feed a cold and starve a fever folks spend their health to acquire wealth and later spend their wealth in an effort to regain their health fond of lawsuits, little wealth; fond of doctors, little health God restores health, and the physician gets thanks good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings good health is above wealth a good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart and a lady's hand he is a fool that makes his doctor his heir he's the best physician that knows the vvorthlessness of most medicines he who sleeps late has short days health and money go far health is not valued till sickness comes health is the first muse health is worth more than learning if you lack health you lack everything it is part of the cure to wish to be cured let your midday sleep be short or none at all a man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools many individuals shorten their days by lengthening their nights one hour's sleep before midnight is worth two after physician, heal thyself a physician is a man who pours drugs of which he knows little into a body of which he knows less physicians kill more than they cure pursue in health that conduct which you promise in sickness the sickness of the body may prove the health of the mind six hour's sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool a sound mind in a sound body suppers kill more than the greatest doctors can cure temperance is the best medicine without measure medicine will become poison you are what you eat you dig your grave with your own fork a young physician should have three graveyardsEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _здоров'я; медицина
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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
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