starve

UK
/stɑːv/
US
/stɑrv/

Traduzioni

starveverb
starved
Past Simple
starved
Past Participle
starving
Gerund
UK
/stɑːv/
US
/stɑrv/
priver deS’emploie pour une privation au sens figuré.
The artist felt starved of inspiration after the long break.
L’artiste se sentait privé d’inspiration après la longue pause.
The cruel ruler starved his prisoners as a form of punishment.
Le cruel dirigeant a affamé ses prisonniers comme forme de punition.
mourir de faim
The animals were left to starve without proper care.
Les animaux ont été laissés à mourir de faim faute de soins appropriés.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
avoir faimSens courant, souvent rendu plus familièrement par « crever de faim ».
Sinonimi
withhold food
die of hunger

Definizioni

starveverb
To suffer or die from lack of food.
The animals were left to starve without proper care.
To cause someone or something to suffer or die from lack of food.
The cruel ruler starved his prisoners as a form of punishment.
To deprive of something necessary or desirable.
The artist felt starved of inspiration after the long break.
To feel or be extremely hungry; to have an intense desire for food.
After the long hike, the whole group was starving and eager for dinner.