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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

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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