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nounappetite for knowledge — Wissensdrang, der
* * *(a desire for food: Exercise gives you a good appetite.) der Appetit- academic.ru/3221/appetizer">appetizer- appetiser
- appetizing
- appetising* * *ap·pe·tite[ˈæpɪtaɪt, AM -pə-]n Appetit mto curb one's \appetite seinen Appetit zügelnto give sb an \appetite jdm Appetit machenall that walking has given me an \appetite das Laufen hat mich hungrig gemachtto have an \appetite Appetit haben\appetite for success Erfolgshunger m* * *['pItaɪt]n(for food etc) Appetit m, (Ess)lust f; (fig = desire) Verlangen nt, Bedürfnis nt, Lust f; (= sexual appetite) Lust f, Begierde fto have an/no appetite for sth — Appetit or Lust/keinen Appetit or keine Lust auf etw (acc) haben; (fig) Verlangen or Bedürfnis/kein Verlangen or Bedürfnis nach etw haben
I hope you've got an appetite — ich hoffe, ihr habt Appetit!
to take away or spoil one's appetite — sich (dat) den Appetit verderben
* * *appetite [ˈæpıtaıt] sa) Verlangen n (nach):b) Lust f (auf akk), Begierde f (nach):appetite comes with eating der Appetit kommt beim Essen;a good appetite is the best sauce Hunger ist der beste Koch;give sb an appetite a. fig jemandem Appetit machen;give sb an appetite to do sth fig es jemandem schmackhaft machen, etwas zu tun;have an appetite Appetit haben;my appetite is gone mir ist der Appetit vergangen;lack of appetite Appetitlosigkeit f;* * *nounappetite for knowledge — Wissensdrang, der
* * *n.Appetit -e m.Verlangen n.
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whet your appetite (for something) — phrase to increase the feeling that you want to have or to do a particular thing a TV programme that will whet people’s appetite for travel Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym Main entry: whet … Useful english dictionary
whet — [hwet, wet] vt. whetted, whetting [ME whetten < OE hwettan, to make keen < hwæt, sharp, keen, bold < IE base * kwed , to pierce, sharpen, whet > prob. L (tri)quetrus, (three )cornered] 1. to sharpen by rubbing or grinding (the edge of … English World dictionary
Whet — Whet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whetting}.] [AS. hwettan; akin to D. wetten, G. wetzen, OHG. wezzen, Icel. hvetja, Sw. v[ a]ttja, and AS. hw[ae]t vigorous, brave, OS. hwat, OHG. waz, was, sharp, Icel. hvatr, bold, active, Sw … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whet — [[t](h)wɛt, wɛt[/t]] v. whet•ted, whet•ting, n. 1) to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction 2) to make keen or eager; stimulate: to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity[/ex] 3) the act of whetting 4) something that whets;… … From formal English to slang
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whet — UK [wet] / US / US [hwet] verb [transitive] Word forms whet : present tense I/you/we/they whet he/she/it whets present participle whetting past tense whetted past participle whetted if you whet a blade, you make it sharper using a whetstone •… … English dictionary