hungry in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hungry in the English»French Dictionary

I.hungry [Brit ˈhʌŋɡri, Am ˈhəŋɡri] ADJ

1. hungry lit:

to be or feel hungry

avoir faim

to be or feel hungry (stronger)

être affamé

to make sb hungry

donner faim à qn

to be hungry for dinner

être en appétit pour le dîner

to go hungry (from necessity)

souffrir de la faim

to go hungry (by choice)

se priver de manger

I'd rather go hungry than eat that!

je préfère me passer de manger plutôt que de manger ça!

this is hungry work!

c'est un travail qui donne faim!

2. hungry fig look, eye:

hungry

avide

to be hungry for success, blood

être assoiffé de

II.-hungry COMP

power-/sex-hungry

assoiffé de pouvoir/de sexe

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to be ravenously hungry

avoir une faim de loup

‘I'm hungry, ’ he whined

‘j'ai faim, ’ dit-il d'une voix geignarde

desperately poor, hungry, anxious

terriblement

Translations for hungry in the French»English Dictionary

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crève-la-faim (affamé)

hungry ou starving person

assoiffé de pouvoir, liberté

thirsting ou hungry for

affamé de

hungry for

ventre affamé n'a pas d'oreilles prov

≈ a hungry man is an angry man

‘j'ai faim’—‘forcément, tu n'as pas déjeuné!’

‘I'm hungry’—‘well, it's hardly surprising, you had no lunch!’

avoir faim

to be hungry

ils ont souffert de la faim pendant la guerre

they went hungry during the war

qui dort dîne prov

when you're asleep you don't feel hungry

hungry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hungry in the English»French Dictionary

hungry <-ier, -iest> [ˈhʌŋgri] ADJ

1. hungry (desiring food):

hungry

affamé(e)

to go hungry

être affamé

2. hungry (want badly):

hungry

assoiffé(e)

to be hungry for sth

être assoiffé de qc

hungry for success

assoiffé de succès

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assoiffé de vengeance

hungry for revenge

tu as faim? ― non, pas spécialement

are you hungry? ― no, not particularly

avoir faim

to be hungry

donner faim à qn

to make sb hungry

rester sur sa faim (après un repas)

to still feel hungry

avoir très faim/peur

to be very hungry/frightened

avoir un creux

to be a bit hungry

avoir la fringale

to be hungry

avide de vengeance

hungry for revenge

creuser l'estomac à qn

to make sb hungry

un, je suis fatigué, deux, j'ai faim

for one thing I'm tired, for another I'm hungry

hungry Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there's a cow and she's hungry

voilà une vache et elle a faim

I'm cold/hungry

j'ai froid/faim

to go hungry

être affamé

to be hungry for sth

être assoiffé de qc

hungry for success

assoiffé de succès

to go hungry/thirsty

avoir faim/soif

to feel hungry/thirsty

avoir faim/soif

to be very hungry

avoir très faim

what's the matter? ― I'm hungry, that's what!

qu'y a-t-il? [ou qu'est-ce qu'il y a?] ― il y a que j'ai faim!

are you hungry? ― no, not particularly

tu as faim? ― non, pas spécialement

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English

Small birds such as ducklings may become a target for hungry pike.

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No one need go hungry or live in grinding poverty.

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

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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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The ancestors that have nothing sacrificed to them may become hungry and cause bad luck for their neglectful family.

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A hungry capuchin monkey wants the meal contained inside.

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According to legend, a group of men who went hunting on this mountain always returned home hungry, having caught only one quail between them.

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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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A life-and-death struggle ensues as the men attempt to save themselves from the hungry horde.

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