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hun·ger: I. noun II. intransitive verb
hung: I. verb II. adjective and adverb

I . hun·ger [ˈhʌŋgəʳ] N no pl

hunger

lakota f tudi fig

to die of hunger

umreti od lakote

II . hun·ger [ˈhʌŋgəʳ] VB intr to hunger after [or for] sth

hunger

hlepeti po čem

I . hung [hʌŋ] VB

hung pt, pp of hang:

II . hung [hʌŋ] ADJ

porota, ki se ne more zediniti

hung parliament

parlament brez večinske stranke

See also hang up , hang together , hang round , hang out , hang on , hang behind , hang back , hang about , hang

I . hang up VB intr

1. hang (dangle):

hang

obešati [perf obesiti]

2. hang (finish phone call):

hang

odlagati [perf odložiti]

hang

spuščati [perf spustiti]

II . hang up VB trans

1. hang (suspend):

hang

obešati [perf obesiti]

odlagati [perf odložiti]

spuščati [perf spustiti]

2. hang fig inf (give up):

hang

obešati [perf obesiti na klin]

hang together VB intr

hang argument

hang round VB intr Brit

hang PHRVB hang about:

I . hang out VB trans

hang

izobešati [perf izobesiti]

hang washing

obešati [perf obesiti]

II . hang out VB intr

1. hang (project):

hang

2. hang sl:

hang (loiter)

zadrževati se [perf zadržati se]

hang (live)

hang (live)

where does he hang out these days?

kje se zadržuje te dni?

to let it all hang out

hang on VB intr

1. hang inf (persevere):

hang

hang

2. hang:

(grasp) to hang on to sth

držati se česa

to hang on to sth (stronger)

oklepati se česa

to hang on tight

močno se okleniti

to hang on in there inf

3. hang:

hang (wait briefly, on the telephone)

čakati [perf počakati]

hang on [a minute]

počakaj [malo]

hang on! (annoyed)

hang behind VB intr

hang

zaostajati [perf zaostati]

hang back VB intr

1. hang:

hang (be slow)

zavlačevati [perf zavleči]

hang (hesitate)

hang (hesitate)

2. hang (stay behind):

hang

zaostajati [perf zaostati]

hang about VB intr

1. hang inf (waste time):

hang

2. hang (wait):

hang

čakati [perf počakati]

hang about, ... Brit

samo trenutek, ...

to keep sb hanging about

pustiti koga čakati

3. hang Brit inf:

to hang about with sb

družiti se s kom

I . hang [hæŋ] N no pl

1. hang:

hang of drapery

padanje n

hang of clothes

visenje n

2. hang fig inf:

to get the hang of sth

navaditi se na kaj

II . hang <hung, hung> [hæŋ] VB trans

1. hang (mount):

obešati [perf obesiti ]na

2. hang (decorate):

hang

krasiti [perf okrasiti]

3. hang hung [or -ed], hung [or -ed] (execute):

hang

obešati [perf obesiti]

to hang oneself

to be hung [or hanged], drawn and quartered hist

biti obešen, vlečen in razčetverjen

4. hang (let droop):

to hang one's head

to hang one's head in shame

od sramu povesiti glavo

5. hang fig (postpone):

to hang fire

to hang fire

6. hang FOOD:

hang

[pustiti] uležati

hang it [all]!

naj gre vse skupaj k vragu!

III . hang [hæŋ] VB intr

1. hang hung, hung from:

hang (be suspended)

viseti s/z

hang (fall) clothes

a gold necklace hung around her neck

zlata ogrlica ji je visela okoli vratu

to hang down

viseti s/z

2. hang hanged, hanged (die by execution):

hang

3. hang hung, hung (remain in air):

hang mist, smell

viseti [perf obviseti]

4. hang hung, hung (rely on):

to hang (up)on sb/sth

biti odvisen od koga/česa

5. hang hung, hung (listen carefully):

to hang on sb's [every] word

pazljivo poslušati [vsako besedo] koga

6. hang hung, hung (keep):

to hang onto sth

oklepati se česa

7. hang hung, hung Am inf:

sb can go hang!

naj gre k vragu!

8. hang hung, hung Am inf:

to hang at a place

to hang in there

Usage examples with hunger

to stave off hunger

pregnati lakoto

to die of hunger

umreti od lakote

relief of hunger

zmanjšanje lakote

he was faint with hunger

bil je omotičen od lakote

to sate one's desire/hunger

potešiti željo/lakoto

to stay one's hunger/thirst

[začasno] potešiti lakoto/žejo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I and my family has to fulfill our hunger by this bird. en.wikipedia.org

Six employees went on hunger strike, saying that will not give up until will be paid them the remaining wages. en.wikipedia.org

He called politics a mixture of lies, hunger for power and megalomania. en.wikipedia.org

The hypothalamus engages in functions of a number of primitive emotions or feelings such as hunger, thirst and maternal bonding. en.wikipedia.org

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

Hunger is the leitmotif of the film, especially hunger of the body and mind. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

As a result, the dormitory unit goes on a hunger strike during breakfast. en.wikipedia.org

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