appetite (redirected from appetites)

ap·pe·tite  (p-tt)

n.

1. An instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink.

2. A strong wish or urge: an appetite for learning.

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[Middle English apetit, from Old French, from Latin appettus, strong desire, from past participle of appetere, to strive after : ad-, ad- + petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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appe·titive (p-ttv, -pt-tv) adj.

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appetite [ˈæpɪˌtaɪt]

n

1. a desire for food or drink

2. a desire to satisfy a bodily craving, as for sexual pleasure

3. (usually foll by for) a desire, liking, or willingness a great appetite for work

[from Old French apetit, from Latin appetītus a craving, from appetere to desire ardently]

appetitive  [əˈpɛtɪtɪv ˈæpɪˌtaɪtɪv] adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

appetite - a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks appetence, appetency craving - an intense desire for some particular thing stomach - an appetite for food; "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner" sweet tooth - a strong appetite for sweet food

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appetite

noun

1. hunger, taste, palate, voracity, the munchies (slang), hungriness, ravenousness a slight fever, headache and loss of appetite

2. desire, liking, longing, demand, taste, passion, stomach, hunger, willingness, relish, craving, yearning, inclination, zeal, zest, propensity, hankering, proclivity, appetence, appetency our growing appetite for scandal
desire disgust, dislike, loathing, distaste, aversion, revulsion, repulsion, abhorrence, disinclination, repugnance

Quotations
"The appetite grows by eating" [François Rabelais Gargantua]

Translations

appetite [ˈæpɪtaɪt] N

1. (for food) → apetito m
to eat with an appetite → comer con buen apetito or con ganas
to have a good appetite → tener buen apetito
to have no appetite → no tener apetito
see also suppressant

2. (fig) → deseo m, anhelo m (for de) they had no appetite for further fighting → ya no les apetecía seguir luchando, no tenían más ganas de luchar
it spoiled their appetite for going abroad → eso les quitó las ganas de ir al extranjero

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appetite [ˈæpɪtaɪt] n

(for food) → appétit m
That walk has given me an appetite → Cette promenade m'a ouvert l'appétit.
He has a healthy appetite → Il a bon appétit.

(= desire) → goût m
his appetite for success → son goût de la réussite
to have an appetite for sth → avoir le goût de qch

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appetite

n (for food etc) → Appetit m, → (Ess)lust f; (fig: = desire) → Verlangen nt, → Bedürfnis nt, → Lust f; (= sexual appetite) → Lust f, → Begierde f; to have an/no appetite for something → Appetit or Lust/keinen Appetit or keine Lust auf etw (acc) → haben; (fig) → Verlangen or Bedürfnis/kein Verlangen or Bedürfnis nach etw haben; to have a good appetite → einen guten or gesunden Appetit haben; I hope you’ve got an appetite → ich hoffe, ihr habt Appetit!; to take away or spoil one’s appetite → sich (dat) → den Appetit verderben

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appetite [ˈæpɪtaɪt] n appetite (for) → appetito (per) (fig) → voglia (di), desiderio (di)
that walk has given me an appetite → la passeggiata mi ha messo or fatto venire appetito
to have a good appetite → godere di or avere un ottimo appetito

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appetite

n appetite [ˈӕpitait]

a desire for food Exercise gives you a good appetite. aptyt شَهِـيَّـه апетит chuť k jídlu madlyst; appetit der Appetit όρεξη apetito söögiisu اشتها ruokahalu appétit תֵיאָבוֹן भूख apetit étvágy selera matarlyst appetito 食欲 식욕 apetitas apetīte selera eetlust matlyst apetyt apetite apetit, poftă de mâncare аппетит chuť do jedla tek apetit aptit ความอยากอาหาร iştah 食慾 апетит بھوک ، اشتہا sự ngon miệng 食欲

n appetizer, ˈappetiser

(especially American) something eaten or drunk before or at the beginning of a meal in order to increase the appetite They ate smoked salmon as an appetizer. aptytwekker مُشَهّـهِ، مُـفَـبِّـل мезе předkrm, aperitiv appetitvækker; forret der Appetithappen ορεκτικό aperitivo, tapa eelroog, aperitiiv اشتها آور alkuruoka amuse-gueule, apéritif מְתַאֲבֵן क्षुधावर्धक predjelo előétel, aperitif (ha ital) perangsang selera, pembangkit selera lystauki, lystaukandi forréttur antipasto; aperitivo 前菜 식욕을 돋우는 것 užkandis uzkožamais pencuci mulut aperitief, voorgerecht forrett, appetittvekker środek na pobudzenie apetytu aperitivo aperitiv закуска; аперитив predjedlo, aperitív prigrizek, aperitiv predjelo aptitretare, aperitif อาหารเรียกน้ำย่อย iştah açan şey, meze, aperitif 正餐前的開胃菜 закуска مرکزی کھانے سے پہلےبھوک لگانے کے لئے کھایا جانے والا کھانا món khai vị 正餐前的开胃品

adj appetizing, ˈappetising

which increases the appetite an appetizing smell. aptytwekkend مُثير لِلشَّهِيَّه апетитен lákavý, budící chuť appetitvækkende appetitanregend ορεκτικός apetitoso isuäratav اشتها آور؛ اشتیاق آور ruokahalua kiihottava appétissant מְעוֹרֵר תֵיאָבוֹן क्षुधावर्धक tečan étvágygerjesztő merangsang selera, membangkitkan selera lystugur, girnilegur appetitoso 食欲をそそる 식욕을 돋우는 keliantis apetitą ēstgribu rosinošs pembuka selera appetijtelijk appetittvekkende, fristende apetyczny apetitoso ape­tisant аппетитный povzbudzujúci chuť do jedla tek vzbujajoč, vabljiv koji izaziva apetit aptitretande, aptitlig น่ากิน; ซึ่งกระตุ้นความอยากกิน iştahlandırıcı 開胃的，令人垂涎的 апетитний; смачний ایسے شے جو بھوک لگائے làm cho ngon miệng 促进食欲的

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appetite → شهية chuť appetit Appetit όρεξη apetito ruokahalu appétit apetit appetito 食欲 식욕 eetlust appetitt apetyt apetite аппетит aptit ความอยากอาหาร iştah cảm giác ngon miệng 胃口