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1 assuage
tr[ə'sweɪʤ]1 saciar1) ease: aliviar, mitigar2) calm: calmar, aplacar3) satisfy: saciar, satisfacerv.• acallar v.• aliviar v.• atemperar v.• desalterar v.• mitigar v.ə'sweɪdʒtransitive verb (liter)a) ( satisfy) \<\<hunger/desire\>\> saciar (liter)b) ( ease) \<\<pain/grief\>\> aliviar, mitigar*c) ( calm) \<\<anxiety\>\> calmar; \<\<fear\>\> disipar[ǝ'sweɪdʒ]VT liter [+ feelings, anger] aplacar; [+ pain] calmar, aliviar; [+ passion] mitigar, suavizar; [+ desire] satisfacer; [+ appetite] satisfacer, saciar; [+ person] apaciguar, sosegarhe was not easily assuaged — no resultaba fácil apaciguarlo or sosegarlo
* * *[ə'sweɪdʒ]transitive verb (liter)a) ( satisfy) \<\<hunger/desire\>\> saciar (liter)b) ( ease) \<\<pain/grief\>\> aliviar, mitigar*c) ( calm) \<\<anxiety\>\> calmar; \<\<fear\>\> disipar -
2 gratify
tr['grætɪfaɪ]1 (satisfy - desire etc) satisfacer2 (give pleasure to) complacer, gratificar1) please: complacer2) satisfy: satisfacer, gratificarv.• complacer v.• despicar v.• gratificar v.• halagar v.• hartar v.• satisfacer v.'grætəfaɪ, 'grætɪfaɪtransitive verb -fies, -fying, -fieda) ( fulfill) satisfacer*b) ( give satisfaction) complacer*['ɡrætɪfaɪ]VT [+ person] complacer; [+ desire, whim etc] satisfacer* * *['grætəfaɪ, 'grætɪfaɪ]transitive verb -fies, -fying, -fieda) ( fulfill) satisfacer*b) ( give satisfaction) complacer* -
3 appease
ə'pi:z(to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) aplacar, satisfacer, saciartr[ə'piːz]1 aplacar, calmar1) calm, pacify: aplacar, apaciguar, sosegar2) satisfy: satisfacer, mitigarv.• apaciguar v.• aplacar v.• calmar v.• desencolerizar v.• desenojar v.• mitigar v.• pacificar v.• sosegar v.• tranquilizar v.ə'piːztransitive verb \<\<person\>\> apaciguar*; \<\<anger\>\> aplacar*; \<\<hunger\>\> mitigar*[ǝ'piːz]VT1) (=pacify) [+ person] apaciguar, calmar; [+ anger] aplacar2) (=satisfy) [+ person] satisfacer; [+ hunger] saciar; [+ curiosity] satisfacer, saciar3) (Pol) apaciguar, contemporizar con* * *[ə'piːz]transitive verb \<\<person\>\> apaciguar*; \<\<anger\>\> aplacar*; \<\<hunger\>\> mitigar* -
4 hunger
1. noun1) (the desire for food: A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger.) hambre2) (the state of not having enough food: Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger.) hambre3) (any strong desire: a hunger for love.) hambre; deseo; ganas
2. verb(usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love). ansiar, anhelar- hungry- hungrily
- hungriness
- hunger strike
hunger n hambretr['hʌŋgəSMALLr/SMALL]1 hambre nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhunger strike huelga de hambrehunger ['hʌŋgər] vi1) : tener hambre2)to hunger for : ansiar, anhelarhunger n: hambre mn.• apetencia s.f.• gaza s.f.• gazuza s.f.• hambre s.f.• necesidad s.f.
I 'hʌŋgər, 'hʌŋgə(r)a) u ( physical) hambre f‡b) ( strong desire) (no pl)a hunger for adventure/learning — un ansia f‡or (liter) hambre de aventura/de aprender
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['hʌŋɡǝ(r)]to hunger FOR o (liter) after something — estar* sediento de algo (liter)
1. N1) (for food) hambre f2) (fig) sed fto have a hunger for — [+ adventure, knowledge] tener hambre or sed de, estar hambriento or sediento de
2.VI estar hambriento, tener hambre3.CPDthe hunger marches NPL — (Brit) (Hist) marchas protagonizadas por los obreros británicos y sus familias durante la Gran Depresión para protestar por sus condiciones de pobreza
hunger strike N — huelga f de hambre
hunger striker N — huelguista mf de hambre
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I ['hʌŋgər, 'hʌŋgə(r)]a) u ( physical) hambre f‡b) ( strong desire) (no pl)a hunger for adventure/learning — un ansia f‡or (liter) hambre de aventura/de aprender
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to hunger FOR o (liter) after something — estar* sediento de algo (liter)
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5 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) consentir2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) entregarse (a), complacer3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) darse (un/el) gusto•- indulgent
- indulge in
tr[ɪn'dʌlʤ]1 (satisfy - desire, whim) satisfacer, ceder a, consentir; (- passion) dar rienda suelta a■ he spent a week indulging his passion for skiing pasó una semana dando rienda suelta a su pasión por el esquí2 (pamper - person) complacer; (- child) mimar, consentir■ she indulged him in/with presents ella lo mimaba con regalos■ she sometimes indulges in the luxury of a beauty treatment a veces se permite el lujo de un tratamiento de belleza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto indulge oneself permitirse un lujo, darse algún gusto1) gratify: gratificar, satisfacer2) spoil: consentir, mimarindulge vito indulge in : permitirsev.• complacerse v.• consentir v.• dar gusto a v.• gratificar v.• mimar v.• satisfacer v.ɪn'dʌldʒ
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transitive verb \<\<child\>\> consentir*, mimar; \<\<desire/appetite\>\> satisfacer*it doesn't hurt to indulge oneself every now and again — es bueno darse algún gusto de vez en cuando
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vi[ɪn'dʌldʒ]1.VT (=give in to) [+ desire, appetite] satisfacer; [+ whim] consentir; [+ person] complacer; (=spoil) [+ child] mimar, consentirto indulge o.s. — darse un gusto
go on, indulge yourself! — venga, ¡date ese gustazo or capricho! *
2.VIeveryone indulges in fattening foods once in a while — todo el mundo se permite comer cosas que engordan de vez en cuando
he is indulging in fantasy/speculation — se está dejando llevar por la fantasía/especulación
* * *[ɪn'dʌldʒ]
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transitive verb \<\<child\>\> consentir*, mimar; \<\<desire/appetite\>\> satisfacer*it doesn't hurt to indulge oneself every now and again — es bueno darse algún gusto de vez en cuando
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6 fulfil
ful'filpast tense, past participle - fulfilled; verb1) (to carry out or perform (a task, promise etc): He always fulfils his promises.) cumplir2) (to satisfy (requirements): He fulfilled all the requirements for the job.) cumplir, satisfacer•- fulfilment
fulfil vb1. satisfacerthe hospital fulfils the needs of its patients el hospital satisface las necesidades de los pacientes2. cumplirwill the government fulfil its promises? ¿cumplirá el gobierno sus promesas?3. hacer realidadtr[fʊl'fɪl]1 (promise, duty) cumplir2 (task, plan, ambition) realizar3 (role, function, order) efectuar, desempeñar4 (need, desire, wish) satisfacer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fulfil oneself realizarse, sentirse realizado,-av.• colmar v.• cumplir v.• cumplir con v.• desempeñar v.• ejecutar v.• llenar v.• pechar v.• realizar v.(US)[fʊl'fɪl] VT1) (=carry out) [+ duty, promise] cumplir con; [+ role] desempeñar; [+ order] cumplir; [+ plan, task] llevar a cabo, realizar2) (=meet) [+ condition, requirement] satisfacer, cumplir; [+ need] satisfacer; [+ hopes] hacer realidad3) (=attain) [+ ambition] realizar; [+ potential] alcanzar4) (=satisfy) [+ person] satisfacer, llenarto fulfil o.s. — realizarse (plenamente)
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7 quench
kwen1) (to drink enough to take away (one's thirst): I had a glass of lemonade to quench my thirst.) saciar; apagar2) (to put out (a fire): The firemen were unable to quench the fire.) apagar, extinguirquench vbtr[kwenʧ]1 (thirst) saciar2 (fire) apagarquench ['kwɛnʧ] vt1) extinguish: apagar, sofocar2) satisfy: saciar, satisfacer (la sed)v.• apagar v.• extinguir v.• sofocar v.• templar el acero v.kwentʃa) \<\<thirst\>\> quitar, saciar (liter)b) \<\<flames\>\> sofocar*, apagar*[kwentʃ]VT [+ flames, thirst] apagar; [+ hope] matar, sofocar; [+ desire] satisfacer; [+ enthusiasm, passion] enfriar* * *[kwentʃ]a) \<\<thirst\>\> quitar, saciar (liter)b) \<\<flames\>\> sofocar*, apagar*
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