Hungry in spanish
pronunciation: ɑmbɹ̩ientoʊ part of speech: adjective
hungry [hungrier -comp., hungriest -sup.] = hambriento. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: The article 'Text timeshares: sitting ducks for hungry dogs' examines how US text timesharing companies, responsible for deliver of information to users, are operating, against a background of US business in general.more:
» as hungry as a bear = más hambre que el perro de un ciego, más hambre que un maestro de escuela.
Example: All danger of freezing was past, but he was as hungry as a bear and tired to death.» as hungry as a hunter = más hambre que el perro de un ciego, más hambre que un maestro de escuela.
Example: Not long after Joshua returned, bright and cheery, and as hungry as a hunter after his long drive.» as hungry as a wolf = más hambre que el perro de un ciego, más hambre que un maestro de escuela.
Example: In the meantime Nana, who averred that she was as hungry as a wolf, threw herself on the radishes and gobbled them up without bread.» be hungry = tener hambre, sentir hambre.
Example: They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.» be hungry for knowledge = tener sed de conocimiento, tener hambre de conocimiento.
Example: It's hard to be hungry for knowledge when you're just plain hungry.» be hungry for more = querer más, desear más, pedir más.
Example: We have the team who are hungry for more success.» be hungry for power = tener sed de poder, estar sediento de poder, tener hambre de poder, estar hambriento de poder.
Example: Submissive people don't necessarily like to be ordered around, and dominant people aren't necessarily hungry for power.» feel + hungry = tener hambre, sentir hambre.
Example: I would suggest that when you feel hungry that you try having a drink since your body can not tell the difference between feelings for hunger and thirst.» go + hungry = pasar hambre.
Example: Millions may go hungry and thirsty, warns climate report.» hungry for = ansioso de, deseoso de.
Example: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.» I'm so hungry I could eat a horse = tengo tanta hambre que me comería una vaca/elefante/caballo.
Example: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day -- I need to remember this because when I skip breakfast I am so hungry I could eat a horse!.» power-hungry = ambicioso, hambriento de poder, con hambre de poder, con ansias de poder, ansioso de poder, sediento de poder, con sed de poder.
Example: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.» power-hungry = que consume mucha energía.
Example: Power hungry plasma screen televisions are expected to be banned under new EU legislation.» sex-hungry = salido, lascivo, lujurioso.
Example: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.