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21 wpół
Ⅰ adv. 1. (na środku) [rozedrzeć, złamać] in half- kartka złożona wpół a piece of paper folded in half a. in two- zgiąć się wpół to bend double- w pozycji wpół zgiętej szukał czegoś w dolnej szufladzie bent over double, he was looking for something in the bottom drawer- trzymał ją wpół he held her round her waist- objęła go wpół she put her arms round his waist2. (częściowo) half- wpół uwierzyć w coś to half believe sth- na wpół przytomny half conscious, semi-conscious- na wpół upieczony half-baked- na wpół żywy half-dead- na wpół żywy z głodu half-starved- na wpół poważna propozycja a half-serious suggestion- na wpół przezroczysty semi-transparent, translucent- uśmiechnął się na wpół drwiąco he smiled half mockinglyⅡ praep. half- o wpół do czwartej at half past three- „która godzina?” – „wpół do dziewiątej” ‘what’s the time?’ – ‘half past eight’Ⅲ wpół- w złożeniach half-, semi-* * *adv* * *adv.1. (= pośrodku) half-way; o wpół do trzeciej at half past two; trzymać kogoś wpół hold sb round their waist; zgiąć się wpół bend double, double up.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wpół
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22 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 -
23 muera
f.salt.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: morir.* * ** * ** * *muera, mueras, etc* * *
Del verbo morir: ( conjugate morir)
muera es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
morir
muera
morir ( conjugate morir) verbo intransitivo
murió asesinada she was murdered;
muera DE algo ‹de vejez/cáncer› to die of sth;
murió de hambre she starved to death;
¡y allí muere! (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
morirse verbo pronominal [persona/animal/planta] to die;
se me murió la perra my dog died;
no te vas a muera por ayudarlo (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq);
como se entere me muero (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq);
muerase DE algo ‹de un infarto/de cáncer› to die of sth;
se moría de miedo/aburrimiento he was scared stiff/bored stiff;
me muero de frío I'm freezing;
me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq);
me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq);
se muere por verla he's dying to see her (colloq)
muera, mueras, etc see morir
morir verbo intransitivo to die
morir de agotamiento/hambre, to die of exhaustion/starvation
' muera' also found in these entries:
English:
well
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24 muriera
* * ** * *muriera, murió, etc* * *
Del verbo morir: ( conjugate morir)
muriera es:
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo
Multiple Entries:
morir
muriera
morir ( conjugate morir) verbo intransitivo
murió asesinada she was murdered;
muriera DE algo ‹de vejez/cáncer› to die of sth;
murió de hambre she starved to death;
¡y allí muere! (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
morirse verbo pronominal [persona/animal/planta] to die;
se me murió la perra my dog died;
no te vas a muriera por ayudarlo (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq);
como se entere me muero (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq);
murierase DE algo ‹de un infarto/de cáncer› to die of sth;
se moría de miedo/aburrimiento he was scared stiff/bored stiff;
me muero de frío I'm freezing;
me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq);
me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq);
se muere por verla he's dying to see her (colloq)
muriera, murió, etc see morir
morir verbo intransitivo to die
morir de agotamiento/hambre, to die of exhaustion/starvation
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25 łas|y
adj. książk. 1. (łakomy) greedy (na coś for sth)- być łasym na słodycze to have a sweet tooth2. (żądny) łasy na coś starved a. greedy for sth [komplementy, miłe słówka]- jest łasy na zaszczyty a. łasy zaszczytów he’s greedy for a. he craves honours- jest łasy na pieniądze he’s a money-grubber pot., pejor.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > łas|y
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26 filo
m.1 (cutting) edge (borde).al filo de just beforeal filo de la medianoche at the stroke of midnightde doble filo, de dos filos (figurative) double-edged2 cutting edge, edge, knife edge, sharp edge.3 sharpness, incisiveness.4 phylum.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: filar.* * *1 cutting edge, edge\sacar filo a algo to sharpen somethingal filo de figurado on the stroke ofarma de doble filo figurado double-edged swordcomo el filo de un cuchillo (aire, viento) biting* * *noun m.1) blade2) edge* * *ISM1) [de navaja, espada] cutting edge, blade- vivir en el filo de la navaja2) [con horas]3) (Náut)4) LAm (=de montaña) ridge5) And6) Méx* (=hambre)7) Cono Sur (=cuento) tale, tall storyIISM (Bio) phylumIII** SM con-man's accomplice ** * *1)a) (de cuchillo, espada) cutting edge, bladecaminar por or pisar el filo de la navaja — to be on a knife-edge
b) ( borde) edge2) (AmL fam) ( hambre)* * *= edge.Ex. As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.----* al filo de = on the brink of, on the edge of, on the verge of.* al filo de la acera = kerbside [curbside, -USA], curbside [kerbside, -UK].* arma de dos filos = double-edged sword.* con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.* con un solo filo = single-edge.* de doble filo = double-edged.* de un solo filo = single-edge.* espada de dos filos = sword with two edges, two-edged sword.* ser arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing.* * *1)a) (de cuchillo, espada) cutting edge, bladecaminar por or pisar el filo de la navaja — to be on a knife-edge
b) ( borde) edge2) (AmL fam) ( hambre)* * *= edge.Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
* al filo de = on the brink of, on the edge of, on the verge of.* al filo de la acera = kerbside [curbside, -USA], curbside [kerbside, -UK].* arma de dos filos = double-edged sword.* con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.* con un solo filo = single-edge.* de doble filo = double-edged.* de un solo filo = single-edge.* espada de dos filos = sword with two edges, two-edged sword.* ser arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing.* * *filo1A1 (de un cuchillo, una espada) cutting edge, bladeeste cuchillo no tiene mucho filo this knife doesn't cut very well o isn't very sharple voy a dar filo I'm going to sharpen ithacía un viento como el filo de un cuchillo there was a biting windcaminar por or pisar el filo de la navaja to be on a knife-edge2 (de una montaña) ridge3 (borde) edgeel filo de la mesa the edge of the tableal filo de las siete at seven o'clock sharp, on the dot of seven o'clockB ( Biol) phylumC( AmL fam) (hambre): tengo un filo enorme I'm ravenous o starved ( colloq), I'm starving ( BrE colloq)* * *
Del verbo filar: ( conjugate filar)
filo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
filó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
filo sustantivo masculino
le voy a dar filo I'm going to sharpen it
al filo de las siete at seven o'clock sharp
filo sustantivo masculino
1 (cutting) edge
de doble filo, double-edged
♦ Locuciones: al filo, (muy cerca de) al filo de la locura, on the edge of madness
' filo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arma
- doble
- agudo
- canto
- dentado
- embotado
English:
blunt
- double-edged
- edge
- lip
- razor
- double
- knife
- two
* * *♦ nm1. [borde] (cutting) edge;sacar filo a algo to sharpen sth;en el filo de la navaja on a knife edge♦ al filo de loc prep[en el tiempo] just before;al filo de la medianoche at the stroke of midnight;al filo de la desesperación on the verge of despair;se quedaron al filo de la mayoría absoluta they were just short of an absolute majority* * *m1 de mesa edge2 de navaja cutting edge;de doble filo double-edged sword;estar en el filo de la navaja be on a knife edge;sacar filo a sharpen, put an edge on3:al filo de las siete around 7 o’clock;al filo del mediodía twelve o’clock on the dot, on the stroke of twelve* * *filo nm1) : cutting edge, blade2) : edgeal filo del escritorio: at the edge of the deskal filo de la medianoche: at the stroke of midnight -
27 huérfano
adj.orphan, without parents, orphaned.m.orphan.* * *► adjetivo1 orphan, orphaned► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 orphan\huérfano,-a de guerra war orphanhuérfano,-a de madre motherlesshuérfano,-a de padre fatherless* * *huérfano, -a1. ADJ1) [niño] orphaneduna niña huérfana de madre — a motherless child, a child that has lost her mother
2) (=desprovisto)huérfano de — [+ seguridad, protección] devoid of; [+ cariño, amor] bereft of frm, starved of
2.SM / F orphan* * *I- na adjetivoa) < persona>b) (carente, falto)II- na masculino, femenino orphan* * *= orphan.Nota: En una lista de encabezamientos, aquellos que no presentan ninguna relación (referencia) con ningún otro encabezamiento de la lista.Ex. Accessibility is related to the density of the cross-reference network, while the connectedness ratio is a measure of the number of orphans, a term coined to denote terms which have no linkages.----* dejar huérfano = orphan.* quedarse huérfano = orphan.* * *I- na adjetivoa) < persona>b) (carente, falto)II- na masculino, femenino orphan* * *= orphan.Nota: En una lista de encabezamientos, aquellos que no presentan ninguna relación (referencia) con ningún otro encabezamiento de la lista.Ex: Accessibility is related to the density of the cross-reference network, while the connectedness ratio is a measure of the number of orphans, a term coined to denote terms which have no linkages.
* dejar huérfano = orphan.* quedarse huérfano = orphan.* * *1 ‹persona›un niño huérfano an orphan, an orphan child ( liter)quedó huérfano a los cinco años he was orphaned at the age of fivees huérfano de padre he's lost his father, he doesn't have a fathermasculine, feminineorphan* * *
huérfano◊ -na adjetivo: un niño huérfano an orphan;
quedó huérfano he was orphaned;
es huérfano de padre he doesn't have a father
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
orphan
huérfano,-a mf orphan
' huérfano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guacha
- guacho
- huérfana
- acoger
- acogida
- asilar
- quedar
English:
fatherless
- orphan
* * *huérfano, -a♦ adj1. [persona] orphan;se quedó huérfano muy joven he was orphaned at a very young age;es huérfano de madre his mother died, he lost his mother2.huérfano de [carente de] devoid of;el partido está huérfano de un líder the party is without a leader♦ nm,forphan♦ nmImprenta orphan* * *I adj orphan atr ;quedarse huérfano be orphanedII m, huérfana f orphan* * *huérfano, -na adj1) : orphan, orphaned2) : defenseless3)huérfano de : lacking, devoid ofhuérfano, -na n: orphan* * *huérfano n orphanser huérfano de padre/madre to have lost your father/mother -
28 filoso
adj.sharp, sharp-edged, cutting, knife-edged.* * *ADJ1) LAm (=afilado) sharp2) Cono Sur* (=agudo)él es filoso — he's sharp, he's really on the ball *
3) CAm (=hambriento) starving* * *- sa adjetivoa) (AmL) <cuchillo/hoja> sharpb) (AmC, Col arg) ( hambriento) ravenous* * *- sa adjetivoa) (AmL) <cuchillo/hoja> sharpb) (AmC, Col arg) ( hambriento) ravenous* * *filoso -sa1 ( AmL) ‹cuchillo/hoja› sharp* * *
filoso◊ -sa adjetivo (AmL) ‹cuchillo/hoja› sharp
filoso,-a adj LAm sharp-edged
' filoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
filosa
English:
keen
- sharp
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29 głodn|y
Ⅰ adj. grad. 1. (odczuwajacy głód) [osoba, zwierzę] hungry- głodny jak wilk (as) hungry as a hunter GB, (as) hungry as a bear2. (wskazujący na niedożywienie) hungry; [twarz] pinched, gaunt- psy patrzyły na nas głodnym wzrokiem the dogs watched us with a hungry look in their eyesⅡ adj. (pragnący bardzo mocno) hungry, starved (czegoś for sth)- dzieci były głodne miłości the children were hungry for love- byliśmy głodni nowin z kraju we were dying for news from homeⅢ głodn|y m, głodna f zw. pl głodni the hungry- głodnych nakarmić to feed the hungryⅣ na głodnego adv. pot. hungry adj.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > głodn|y
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-starved — 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… … Financial and business terms
(be) starved — be ˈstarving (for sth) idiom (also be ˈstarved especially in NAmE) (informal) to feel very hungry • When s the food coming? I m starving! … Useful english 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 — 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 — 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 somebody of something — ˌstarve sb/sth of ˈsth derived (NAmE also ˌstarve sb/sth for ˈsth) usually passive to not give sth that is needed • I felt starved of intelligent conversation. • The department has been starved of resources … Useful english dictionary
starve something of something — ˌstarve sb/sth of ˈsth derived (NAmE also ˌstarve sb/sth for ˈsth) usually passive to not give sth that is needed • I felt starved of intelligent conversation. • The department has been starved of resources … Useful english dictionary
starve somebody for something — ˌstarve sb/sth of ˈsth derived (NAmE also ˌstarve sb/sth for ˈsth) usually passive to not give sth that is needed • I felt starved of intelligent conversation. • The department has been starved of resources … Useful english dictionary
starve something for something — ˌstarve sb/sth of ˈsth derived (NAmE also ˌstarve sb/sth for ˈsth) usually passive to not give sth that is needed • I felt starved of intelligent conversation. • The department has been starved of resources … Useful english dictionary
half — half1 W1S1 [ha:f US hæf] predeterminer, pron, adj [only before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(50%)¦ 2¦(most of)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4¦(combination)¦ 5 half a dozen 6 half a/the chance 7 half an eye/ear 8 be half the battle 9 half a minute/moment/second etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
half — 1 predeterminer, adjective (only before noun) 1 being half of an amount, time, distance, number etc: events that happened over half a century ago | Only half the guests had arrived by seven o clock. | The studio is only half a block away. | half… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English