famished

fam·ish  (fmsh)

v. fam·ished, fam·ish·ing, fam·ish·es

v.tr.

1. To cause to endure severe hunger.

2. To cause to starve to death.

v.intr.

1. To endure severe deprivation, especially of food.

2. To undergo starvation and die.

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[Middle English famishen, alteration of famen, from Old French afamer, from Vulgar Latin *affamre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin fams, hunger.]

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famish·ment n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

famished - extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy" esurient, ravenous, sharp-set, starved hungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"

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famished

adjective starving, starved, voracious, ravenous, ready to eat a horse (informal), ravening Is dinner ready? I'm famished.

Translations

famished [ˈfæmɪʃt] ADJ → famélico (fig) → muerto de hambre

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famished [ˈfæmɪʃt] adj

(lit) (= starving) → affamé(e)

(= very hungry) I'm famished! → je meurs de faim! >

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famished

adj (inf) → verhungert, ausgehungert; I’m absolutely famished → ich sterbe vor Hunger (inf)

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famished [ˈfæmɪʃt] adj → affamato/a
I'm famished! (fam) → ho una fame da lupi!

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famished [ˈfæmɪʃt] adj → affamato/a
I'm famished! (fam) → ho una fame da lupi!

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famished

adj famished [ˈfӕmiʃt]

very hungry I was famished after my long walk. honger wees, vergaan/ doodgaan van die honger جائِع جِدا изгладнял vyhladovělý hundesulten ausgehungert που λιμοκτονεί, πεινασμένος famélico, hambriento huntnäljane بسیار گرسنه nälkäinen affamé גוֹוֵע מִרָעָב भूख से पीड़ित izgladnio kiéhezett kelaparan hungraður affamato 腹ぺこの 굶주린 išbadėjęs ļoti izsalcis; izbadējies sangat lapar uitgehongerd skrubbsulten wygłodzony faminto/esfomeado înfometat голодный vyhladovaný sestradan izgladneo utsvulten หิวมาก açlıktan ölmüş 非常飢餓 дуже голодний انتہائی بھوکا rất đói 非常饥饿