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1 voracious
adjective1) (ravenous) gefräßig [Person, Tier]; unbändig [Appetit]2) (fig.): (insatiable) unersättlich [Lust, Leser]* * *vo·ra·cious[vəˈreɪʃəs, AM vɔ:-]* * *[və'reɪʃəs]adjperson gefräßig; collector besessenshe is a voracious reader — sie verschlingt die Bücher geradezu
* * *be a voracious reader die Bücher geradezu verschlingen* * *adjective1) (ravenous) gefräßig [Person, Tier]; unbändig [Appetit]2) (fig.): (insatiable) unersättlich [Lust, Leser]* * *adj.gefräßig adj. -
2 appetite
{'æpətait}
1. апетит
2. желание, охота, жажда, стремеж (for)* * *{'apъtait} n 1. апетит; 2. желание, охота, жажда, стремеж (f* * *охота; апетит;* * *1. апетит 2. желание, охота, жажда, стремеж (for)* * *appetite[´æpi¸tait] n 1. апетит; to have a good ( poor) \appetite имам добър (лош) апетит; a good \appetite needs no sauce на гладния всичко се услажда; loss of \appetite липса на апетит; мед. загуба на апетит, анорексия; безапетитие; voracious/wolfish \appetite "вълчи" апетит; мед. булимия; 2. желание; стремеж; жажда, охота; an \appetite for power жажда за власт.
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