hungry

hun·gry  (hnggr)

adj. hun·gri·er, hun·gri·est

1. Experiencing a desire or need for food.

2. Extremely desirous; avid: hungry for recognition.

3. Characterized by or expressing hunger or craving: hungry eyes.

4. Lacking richness or fertility: hungry soil.

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[Middle English hungri, from Old English hungrig, from hungor, hunger.]

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hungri·ly adv.

hungri·ness n.

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hungry

Adjective

[-grier, -griest]

1. desiring food

2. (foll. by for)having a craving, desire, or need for: hungry for revenge

3. expressing greed, craving, or desire: the media's hungry search for impact

hungrily adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	hungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people" thirsty - feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty"
	2.	hungry - (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" athirst, thirsty desirous, wishful - having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"

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hungry

adjective 1. starving, ravenous, famished, starved, empty, hollow, voracious, peckish (informal), chiefly Brit. famishing

adjective 2. eager, keen, craving, yearning, greedy, avid, desirous, covetous, athirst

Translations

hungry [ˈhʌŋgrɪ] adj → hambriento;

to be hungry → tener hambre;

hungry for (fig) → sediento de

hungry [ˈhʌŋgrɪ] adj → affamé(e);

to be hungry → avoir faim;

hungry for (fig) → avide de

hungry [ˈhʌŋgrɪ] adj → hungrig;

to be hungry → Hunger haben;

to be hungry for → hungern nach;

(news) → sehnsüchtig warten auf;

to go hungry → hungern

hungry [ˈhʌŋgrɪ] adj → affamato/a;

to be hungry → aver fame;

hungry for (fig) → assetato di