hunger in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hunger in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hunger [Am ˈhəŋɡər, Brit ˈhʌŋɡə] N

1. hunger U (physical):

hunger

hambre f (con artículo masculino en el singular)

to die of hunger

morirse de hambre

2. hunger (strong desire) no pl:

he had a hunger for learning

tenía ansias or sed de aprender

II.hunger [Am ˈhəŋɡər, Brit ˈhʌŋɡə] VB intr

1. hunger (crave):

to hunger for or liter after sth

estar sediento de algo liter

2. hunger (be hungry):

hunger arch

estar hambriento

hunger arch

tener hambre

hunger striker N

hunger striker

huelguista mf de hambre

hunger strike N

hunger strike

huelga f de hambre

to be/go on (a) hunger strike

estar haciendo/hacer huelga de hambre

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pangs of hunger

retorcijones mpl de hambre

pangs of hunger

retortijones mpl de hambre Spain

appease hunger/thirst

mitigar

gnawing hunger

persistente

Translations for hunger in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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gazuza

hunger

huelga de hambre

hunger strike

huelguista de hambre

hunger striker

estaba desmayado de hambre inf

he was faint with hunger

hunger in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hunger in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hunger [ˈhʌŋgəʳ, Am -gɚ] N no pl

1. hunger:

hunger

hambre f

hunger

filo m AmC

2. hunger fig (desire):

hunger

ansia f

to have a hunger for sth

estar sediento de algo

II.hunger [ˈhʌŋgəʳ, Am -gɚ] VB intr fig

to hunger after [or for]

ansiar

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appease hunger, suspicion

aplacar

Translations for hunger in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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langucia

hunger

hambre devoradora

ravenous hunger

angurria (hambre)

ravenous hunger

hambre

hunger

huelga de hambre

hunger strike

matar el hambre

to kill one's hunger

morirse de hambre

to die of hunger

hambre de poder

hunger for power

a buen hambre no hay pan duro prov

hunger is the best sauce

transido de hambre

weak with hunger

ambición de poder

hunger for power

sed de amor

hunger for love

tengo un hambre endemoniada

I'm dying of hunger

hunger Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take the edge off one's appetite/hunger

calmar el apetito/hambre

to have a hunger for sth

estar sediento de algo

to hunger after [or for]

ansiar

to be weak with hunger/thirst

estar sin fuerzas por el hambre/la sed

weak from hunger

débil de [o por] hambre

to be faint with hunger

estar desfallecido por el hambre

who lives by hope will die by hunger

con esperanza no se come prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Twenty-four hours of victuals and twenty-four hours of hunger will be many more hours than we shall need.

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Hunger pangs usually do not begin until 12 to 24 hours after the last ingestion of food.

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Through hunger, pestilence and wars, the population figure was always very low.

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It symbolizes the fact that we are blowing the whistle on the silent disaster of hunger.

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Families were torn apart and the Channel Islanders suffered hunger and despair for five long years.

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Extensive losses of the country's food supply left tens of thousands of residents without sustenance, leading to fears of widespread hunger in the nation.

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There was a famine of 24 years and people were affected by the pangs of hunger.

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To satiate his unnatural hunger and at the same time power up, he consumes flesh and absorbs magic.

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Coming from a serf family of seven siblings, the sisters' other siblings died from hunger and disease.

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The initiative strives to increase access to healthy foods such as produce, dairy, nonperishable fruits and vegetables, grains, and meat available to children in situations of food insecurity and hunger.

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