hungry in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hungry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hungry <hungrier hungriest> [Am ˈhəŋɡri, Brit ˈhʌŋɡri] ADJ

hungry person/animal:

hungry

hambriento

to be hungry

tener hambre

it makes you hungry

te da hambre

it makes you hungry

te abre el apetito

how hungry are you?

¿tienes mucha hambre?

if I get hungry, I'll have a pear

si me da hambre, me comeré una pera

to go hungry

pasar hambre

if you don't like liver, you'll have to go hungry

si no te gusta el hígado, te quedas sin comer

power-/land-hungry

ansioso de poder/tierras

to be hungry for sth

estar ávido de algo

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I was ravenously hungry

tenía un hambre devoradora or canina inf

I was ravenously hungry

estaba muerta de hambre

Translations for hungry in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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hambreado (hambreada)

hungry

[estar]

hungry

compra unos cuantos, estoy hambriento

buy several, I'm hungry

hambriento de algo

hungry for sth

el pueblo está hambriento de justicia

the people are hungry for justice

huérfanos hambrientos de cariño

orphans hungry for o craving affection

los hambrientos

hungry people

dar de comer al hambriento

to feed the starving o hungry

tengo un hambre caballa

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse

tengo un hambre caballa

I'm incredibly hungry

ellos se enriquecen mientras Juan Bimba pasa hambre

they get rich while the poor man in the street goes hungry

ellos se enriquecen mientras Juan Bimba pasa hambre

they get rich while poor Joe Bloggs goes hungry Brit

estoy o me siento desganado

I don't feel hungry

el hambre era canija

I was incredibly hungry

ya me/le pica el bagre Arg inf

I'm/he's getting hungry

hungry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hungry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hungry <-ier, -iest> [ˈhʌŋgri] ADJ

1. hungry (desiring food):

hungry

hambriento, -a

to go hungry

pasar hambre

2. hungry fig (wanting badly):

hungry

ansioso, -a

to be hungry for sth

estar ávido de algo

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you must be hungry

supongo que tendrás hambre

I expect you are hungry

supongo que estaréis hambrientos

to feel hungry/thirsty

tener hambre/sed

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hambriento (-a)

hungry

estar hambriento de poder

to be hungry for power

hambrear

to be hungry

tener un hambre terrible

to be terribly hungry

me ha entrado (el) hambre

I'm getting hungry

tener hambre

to be hungry

tener un hambre de lobos

to be as hungry as a wolf

ya vendrás cuando te apure el hambre

you'll come when you're hungry

hungry Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you must be hungry

supongo que tendrás hambre

I expect you are hungry

supongo que estaréis hambrientos

to be hungry

tener hambre

to go hungry/thirsty

pasar hambre/sed

to go hungry

pasar hambre

to be hungry for sth

estar ávido de algo

to feel hungry/thirsty

tener hambre/sed

to be as hungry as a wolf

tener un hambre de lobos

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The reviews are florid, poetic, half-crazed; they express the almost lascivious delight of journalists hungry for something to pin their hopes on.

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Thousands of soup kitchens were opened to feed the hungry, who grumbled that the farmers were keeping the food for themselves.

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In the beginning she would choke up to 60 times a day, was malnourished and hungry.

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Thousands of men were crammed below decks where there was no natural light or fresh air, and few provisions for the sick and hungry.

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Or relative safety, at least: the eagle takes the two lark-children up to his eyrie, where his hungry hatchlings want to eat "them" for breakfast.

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The supporters are hungry for victories and the team prepares a leading recruitment drive.

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They made the horses go hungry and thirsty, raced them, and galloped them, arrayed them in rows and columns.

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It was populated by a hungry, ill-housed, despairing tenancy.

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You interest me locked up, submissive, naked, open, panting, frightened, hungry, behind the bars of literary creation.

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It was believed that a pelican was prepared to peck its own breast in order to feed its hungry young.

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