thirsty

thirst·y (thûr

)

adj. thirst·i·er, thirst·i·est

1. Desiring to drink.

2. Arid; parched: thirsty fields.

3. Craving something: thirsty for news.

4. Very absorbent: a thirsty sponge.

thirsti·ly adv.

thirsti·ness n.

thirsty [ˈθɜːstɪ]

adj thirstier, thirstiest

1. feeling a desire to drink

2. dry; arid the thirsty soil

3. (foll by for) feeling an eager desire thirsty for information

4. causing thirst thirsty work

thirstily adv

thirstiness n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Adj.	1.	thirsty - needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky" dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
	2.	thirsty - feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty" hungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"
	3.	thirsty - (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" athirst, hungry desirous, wishful - having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"
	4.	thirsty - able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels" absorbent, absorptive - having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge"

thirsty

adjective

1. parched, dry, dehydrated If a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often.

2. (with for) eager for, longing for, hungry for, dying for, yearning for, lusting for, craving for, thirsting for, burning for, hankering for, itching for, greedy for, desirous of, avid for, athirst for People should understand how thirsty for revenge they are.

Translations

thirsty [ˈθɜːstɪ] ADJ (thirstier (compar) (thirstiest (superl)))

1. (lit) [person, animal] → que tiene sed, sediento(liter)
to be thirsty → tener sed
I suddenly felt very thirsty → de pronto me entró mucha sed
to be thirsty for sth (fig) → tener sed or ansias de algo, estar sediento de algo(liter)
I'm getting thirsty → me está entrando or dando sed
all this work is making me thirsty → todo este trabajo me está dando sed
gardening is thirsty work (hum) → trabajar en el jardín da sed

2. (fig) [land, fields] → sediento; [car] → que consume mucha gasolina

thirsty [ˈθɜː^rsti] adj [person, animal, plant] → qui a soif, assoiffé(e)
to be thirsty → avoir soif
to feel thirsty → avoir soif
thirsty work
Gardening is thirsty work → Le jardinage, ça donne soif.

thirsty

adj (+er)

→ durstig; to be/feel thirsty → Durst haben; it made me thirsty → das machte mich durstig, das machte mir Durst; to get thirsty → durstig werden, Durst bekommen; thirsty for praise → begierig auf Lob; thirsty for love/revenge/knowledge/blood → nach Liebe/Rache/Wissen/Blut dürstend or lechzend (old, hum); the land is thirsty for rain → das Land dürstet nach Regen

(fig inf) car → mit hohem Benzinverbrauch, durstig (inf)

(= causing thirst) it’s thirsty work → diese Arbeit macht durstig

thirsty [ˈθɜːstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → assetato/a, che ha sete (hum) (work) → che fa venire sete
to be thirsty → aver sete

thirsty → ظمآن žíznivý tørstig durstig διψασμένος sediento janoinen assoiffé žedan assetato のどが渇いた 목마른 dorstig tørst spragniony com sede испытывающий жажду törstig ที่กระหายน้ำ susuz khát 渴的

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