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1) (suffering from thirst: I'm so thirsty - I must have a drink.) sediento2) (causing a thirst: Digging the garden is thirsty work.) que da/provoca sedthirsty adj sedientotr['ɵɜːstɪ]1 sediento,-a2 (work etc) que da sedI'm thirsty: tengo sedadj.• sediento, -a adj.'θɜːrsti, 'θɜːstiadjective -tier, -tiesta) <person/animal> que tiene sed, sediento (liter)to be thirsty — tener* sed
b) ( causing thirst) < work> que da sed['θɜːstɪ]ADJ (compar thirstier) (superl thirstiest)1) (lit) [person, animal] que tiene sed, sediento liter•
I suddenly felt very thirsty — de pronto me entró mucha sed•
to be thirsty for sth — (fig) tener sed or ansias de algo, estar sediento de algo liter•
I'm getting thirsty — me está entrando or dando sed•
all this work is making me thirsty — todo este trabajo me está dando sed•
gardening is thirsty work — hum trabajar en el jardín da sed2) (fig) [land, fields] sediento; [car] que consume mucha gasolina* * *['θɜːrsti, 'θɜːsti]adjective -tier, -tiesta) <person/animal> que tiene sed, sediento (liter)to be thirsty — tener* sed
b) ( causing thirst) < work> que da sed
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thirst´er — thirst «thurst», noun, verb. –n. 1. a dry, uncomfortable feeling in the mouth or throat caused by having had nothing to drink: »The traveler in the desert suffered from thirst. 2. a desire for something to drink: »He satisfied his thirst at the… … Useful english dictionary
thirst — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of needing or wanting to drink. 2) lack of the liquid needed to sustain life. 3) (thirst for) a strong desire for. ► VERB 1) archaic feel a need to drink. 2) (thirst for/after … English terms dictionary
Thirst — (th[ e]rst), n. [OE. thirst, [thorn]urst, AS. [thorn]urst, [thorn]yrst; akin to D. dorst, OS. thurst, G. durst, Icel. [thorn]orsti, Sw. & Dan. t[ o]rst, Goth. [thorn]a[ u]rstei thirst, [thorn]a[ u]rsus dry, withered, [thorn]a[ u]rsie[thorn] mik I … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drink — (dr[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. {Drank} (dr[a^][ng]k), formerly {Drunk} (dr[u^][ng]k); & p. p. {Drunk}, {Drunken} ( n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drinking}. Drunken is now rarely used, except as a verbal adj. in sense of habitually intoxicated; the form drank … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thirst — [[t]θɜ͟ː(r)st[/t]] thirsts, thirsting, thirsted 1) N VAR Thirst is the feeling that you need to drink something. Coca is well known for reducing hunger, thirst and fatigue... Instead of tea or coffee, drink water to quench your thirst... I had… … English dictionary
thirst — 1 noun 1 (singular) the feeling of wanting or needing a drink: quench your thirst (=get rid of your thirst by drinking something): a thirst quenching drink | work up a thirst (=do work or exercise that makes you thirsty): I really worked up a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thirst — thirst1 [θə:st US θə:rst] n [: Old English; Origin: thurst] 1.) [singular] the feeling of wanting or needing a drink →↑thirsty, hunger ↑hunger ▪ Ice water is the only thing that really quenches my thirst (=gets rid of it) . ▪ We had worked up a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thirst — thirst1 [ θɜrst ] noun 1. ) singular the feeling that you are thirsty: quench your thirst (=drink until you are no longer thirsty): She drank and drank but couldn t quench her thirst. 2. ) uncount the state of not having enough to drink:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thirst — 1. noun a) A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the… … Wiktionary
thirst — I UK [θɜː(r)st] / US [θɜrst] noun 1) [singular] the feeling that you are thirsty quench your thirst (= drink until you are no longer thirsty): She drank and drank but couldn t quench her thirst. 2) [uncountable] the state of not having enough to… … English dictionary
thirst — noun 1》 a feeling of needing or wanting to drink. ↘lack of the liquid needed to sustain life. 2》 (thirst for) a strong desire for. verb 1》 (thirst for/after) have a strong desire for. 2》 archaic feel a need to drink. Origin OE thurst (n.),… … English new terms dictionary