starving in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for starving in the English»French Dictionary

starving [Brit ˈstɑːvɪŋ, Am ˈstɑrvɪŋ] ADJ

1. starving (hungry) inf:

to be starving

mourir de faim

to be starving

crever de faim inf

I'm starving!

je suis mort de faim! inf

I'm starving!

j'ai l'estomac dans les talons! inf

2. starving (hunger-stricken):

starving person, animal

affamé

the starving people of the Third World

les affamés du tiers-monde

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

Translations for starving in the French»English Dictionary

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crève-la-faim (affamé)

hungry ou starving person

affamé (affamée)

starving

affamé (affamée) (adulte)

starving man/woman

affamé (affamée) (enfant)

starving child

les affamés

the starving

crier famine

to be starving

j'ai la fringale

I'm absolutely starving inf

affamer

to starve

avoir les crocs inf

to be starving

être torturé par la faim

to be starving

starving in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for starving in the English»French Dictionary

starving ADJ

1. starving (hungry):

starving

affamé(e)

2. starving (undergo hunger):

to be starving

mourir de faim

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

Translations for starving in the French»English Dictionary

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affamé(e)

starving

il a l'estomac dans les talons

he is starving

se laisser mourir d'inanition

to starve oneself to death

crever de faim

to be starving

avoir une faim de loup

to be starving

mourir de faim

to starve to death

starving Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be starving

mourir de faim

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

Starving and miserable they struggled along eating only "herbes gathered in the fieldes" and a twopenny loaf given to them by some troops along the way.

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It's almost people glossing over the realities of being on the breadline and starving.

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They contain more than enough milk for their calves and never have a problem with starving udders.

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The cats were mangy and starving, and some other cats in the area were feeding on carcasses of dead animals -- including other cats, she says.

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They were tempting us with a big pot of soup that was boiling - we were all starving from a few days of chow deprivation.

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They were starving and the cabin boy close to death.

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He decided that he was going to take it over either by breaking through the city's defenses or by starving the inhabitants into submission.

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Unless we can put things in the hands of people who are starving to death we can never lick communism, he told his cabinet.

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Unscrupulous carers resorted to starving the farmed-out babies, to save money and even to hasten death.

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A starving dog, apparently the family pet, whines at the door, is admitted and dies.

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