starve in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for starve in the English»French Dictionary

I.starve [Brit stɑːv, Am stɑrv] VB trans

1. starve (deliberately):

starve population, prisoners

priver [qn] de nourriture

it's pointless starving yourself

ça ne sert à rien de ne pas t'alimenter

to starve oneself/sb to death

se laisser mourir/laisser qn mourir de faim

to starve sb into doing

affamer qn pour l'obliger à faire

to starve a city into submission

faire la siège d'une ville en affamant la population

2. starve (deprive):

to starve sb/sth of investment, cash, oxygen, light, affection

priver qn/qc de

to be starved for choice, company, conversation

être en mal de

II.starve [Brit stɑːv, Am stɑrv] VB intr MED

starve (be malnourished)

être gravement sous-alimenté, souffrir de malnutrition

to starve (to death)

mourir de faim

to let sb starve

laisser qn mourir de faim

I.starve out VB [Brit stɑːv -, Am stɑrv -] (starve [sb] out, starve out [sb])

starve out enemy, inhabitants:

starve out

affamer

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also SPORTS to beat/frighten/starve sb into submission

réduire qn par la force/la peur/la famine

to starve/freeze to death

mourir de faim/de froid

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affamer

to starve

laisser qn crever de faim/froid

to let sb starve/freeze to death

se laisser mourir de faim

to starve oneself to death

starve in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for starve in the English»French Dictionary

I.starve [stɑ:v, Am stɑ:rv] VB intr a. iron hum

1. starve (die):

starve

souffrir de la faim

to starve (to death)

mourir de faim

2. starve fig:

to starve of sth

manquer de qc

II.starve [stɑ:v, Am stɑ:rv] VB trans

1. starve (let die):

starve

faire mourir de faim

to starve oneself (to death)

se laisser mourir de faim

2. starve fig:

to starve sb of sth

priver qn de qc

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to starve sb into submission

réduire qn à la famine

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se laisser mourir d'inanition

to starve oneself to death

mourir de faim

to starve to death

starve Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to starve (to death)

mourir de faim

to starve of sth

manquer de qc

to starve oneself (to death)

se laisser mourir de faim

to starve sb of sth

priver qn de qc

to starve sb into submission

réduire qn à la famine

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If they do not, the family will starve.

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The bacteria multiply inside the flea, sticking together to form a plug that blocks its stomach and causes it to starve.

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You starved him when alive, and you can not with good grace erect a monument to him now.

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People starve though the city is bursting with bread.

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As stated above, often animals are forced to leave or starve due to decreased overall vegetation.

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Batman realizes this, and thinks positive thoughts, starving the villain, and defeating him.

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By starving the plants of water this would cause the enemies to starve because the plants were not able to obtain water to survive.

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He had spent many days starving himself and searching for a chance in films.

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Little help is forthcoming, and thousands starve to death.

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A quick loss of blood pressure and the brain is instantaneously starved of blood and there is no time to start feeling any pain.

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