hungry

hungry
adjective
1) (feeling hunger) hungrig; (regularly feeling hunger) hungernd; (showing hunger) hungrig, gierig [Augen, Blick]

be hungry — Hunger haben; hungrig sein

go hungry — hungern; hungrig bleiben

2) (fig.): (eager, avaricious)

be hungry for something — nach etwas hungern (geh.)

hungry for success/power/knowledge/love — erfolgs-/macht-/bildungs-/liebeshungrig

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adjective (wanting or needing food etc: a hungry baby; I'm hungry - I haven't eaten all day; He's hungry for adventure.) hungrig
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hun·gry
[ˈhʌŋgri]
adj
1. (for food) hungrig
\hungry times magere Zeiten
to go \hungry hungern
▪ to be \hungry Hunger haben
2. (fig: wanting badly)
▪ to be \hungry for sth gierig [o hungrig] nach etw dat sein
\hungry for adventure/love/power abenteuer-/liebes-/machthungrig
to be \hungry for companionship/fame sich akk nach Gesellschaft/Ruhm sehnen
\hungry for knowledge wissensdurstig
to be \hungry for news sehnsüchtig auf Nachricht warten
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['hʌŋgrɪ]
adj (+er)
1) (lit) hungrig

to be or feel/get hungry — Hunger haben/bekommen

to go hungry — hungern

2) (fig) hungrig

hungry for knowledge/love/power — bildungs-/liebes-/machthungrig

to be hungry for news — sehnsüchtig auf Nachricht warten

to be hungry for fame/riches/company — sich nach Ruhm/Reichtum/Gesellschaft sehnen

this is hungry work — das macht hungrig

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hungry [ˈhʌŋɡrı]
A adj (adv hungrily)
1. hungrig:
be (oder feel) hungry hungrig sein, Hunger haben;
without being hungry ohne zu hungern;
get hungry Hunger bekommen;
go hungry hungern;
(as) hungry as a hunter (oder bear) hungrig wie ein Wolf;
the Hungry Forties HIST die Hungerjahre (1840 bis 1846 in England)
2. fig hungrig (for nach):
a young hungry fighter;
hungry for knowledge wissensdurstig;
hungry for love liebeshungrig
3. AGR mager, karg (Boden)
4. gardening is hungry work Gartenarbeit macht hungrig
B spl get the hungries umg auf einmal Hunger kriegen
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adjective
1) (feeling hunger) hungrig; (regularly feeling hunger) hungernd; (showing hunger) hungrig, gierig [Augen, Blick]

be hungry — Hunger haben; hungrig sein

go hungry — hungern; hungrig bleiben

2) (fig.): (eager, avaricious)

be hungry for something — nach etwas hungern (geh.)

hungry for success/power/knowledge/love — erfolgs-/macht-/bildungs-/liebeshungrig

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adj.
hungrig adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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