hunger

UK
/ˈhʌŋɡə/
US
/ˈhʌŋɡɚ/

Traduzioni

hungernoun
hungers
pl
After skipping breakfast, she felt a strong hunger by lunchtime.
Après avoir sauté le petit-déjeuner, elle ressentait une forte faim vers midi.
famineDans le sens de manque grave de nourriture à grande échelle.
The organization works to alleviate hunger in impoverished communities around the world.
L’organisation œuvre pour soulager la famine dans les communautés pauvres du monde entier.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
faimAu sens figuré, pour exprimer un fort désir ou un besoin intense.
Sinonimi
desire for food
need for sustenance
hungerverb
hungered
Past Simple
hungered
Past Participle
hungering
Gerund
UK
/ˈhʌŋɡə/
US
/ˈhʌŋɡɚ/
avoir faim deS’emploie surtout au sens figuré avec un complément.
She hungered for knowledge and spent hours reading every day.
Elle avait faim de connaissances et passait des heures à lire chaque jour.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
souffrir de la faimSens littéral, plus rare et souvent littéraire.
Sinonimi
lust (for)
thirst (for)
ache (for)
pine (for)
long (for)
hungeradjective
UK
/ˈhʌŋɡə/
US
/ˈhʌŋɡɚ/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "hunger strike", "hunger relief")
de lutte contre la faimSe dit d’une action ou d’une campagne visant à combattre la faim.
The charity organised a hunger relief campaign.
L’association a organisé une campagne de lutte contre la faim.

Definizioni

hungernoun
A feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat.
After skipping breakfast, she felt a strong hunger by lunchtime.
A strong desire or craving for something.
He had a hunger for knowledge that drove him to read every book he could find.
The state of having a shortage of food, especially in a large population.
The organization works to alleviate hunger in impoverished communities around the world.
hungerverb
To have a strong desire or craving for something.
She hungered for knowledge and spent hours reading every day.
To suffer from lack of food; to be hungry.
During the long winter, many animals hungered in the barren landscape.
hungeradjective
Relating to or intended to address hunger or the hungry.
The charity organised a hunger relief campaign.