hunger strike

hunger strike

n.

A voluntary fast undertaken as a means of political protest, as by a prisoner.

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hunger striker n.

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hunger strike

n

(Sociology) a voluntary fast undertaken, usually by a prisoner, as a means of protest

hunger striker n

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hun′ger strike`

n.

a deliberate refusal to eat, undertaken in protest, as against imprisonment or social injustice.

[1885–90]

hun′ger-strike`, v.i. -struck, strik•ing.

hun′ger strik`er, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hunger strike - a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest fast, fasting - abstaining from food nonviolence, nonviolent resistance, passive resistance - peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate

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Translations

إضْراب عن الطَّعام

hladovka

sultestrejke

Hungerstreik

grève de la faim

éhségsztrájk

hungurverkfall

sciopero della fame

sultestreik

голодовка

hladovka

açlık grevi

绝食抗议

hunger strike

n to be on (a) hunger strike → sich im Hungerstreik befinden; to go on (a) hunger strike → in (den) Hungerstreik treten

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hunger strike

n → sciopero della fame

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hunger

(ˈhaŋgə) noun

1. the desire for food. A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger. honger جوع глад fome hlad der Hunger sult πείναhambre isu گرسنگي nälkä faimרעב भूख glad éhség rasa lapar hungur, svengd fame 空腹 굶주림 alkis izsalkums kelaparan hongersultgłód ولږه fome foame голод hlad lakota glad hunger ความหิว açlık 食慾 голод بھوک tình trạng đói 食欲

2. the state of not having enough food. Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger. hongersnood جوع، عَدَم وُجود طَعام глад fome hlad der Hunger sult; hunger ασιτίαhambre nälg گرسنگی nälkä faimרעב भूखमरी gladovanje éhség kelaparan hungur fame 飢え 기근 alkis, badas bads kebuluran hongerhungersnødgłód ولږه fome foame голод hlad lakota glad hunger, svält ความอดอยา açlık, kıtlık 飢餓 голод کھانے کی قلت محسوس کرنا sự đói 饥饿

3. any strong desire. a hunger for love. begeerte إشْتِياق، شَهْوَه глад fome hlad der Hunger hunger λαχτάραhambre; deseo; ganas iha عطش kaipuu faim רָעָב ל- चाहत cežnja vágyódás keinginan hungur fame 渇望 열망 troškimas alkas; ilgas dahagakan hongersterk lyst, tranggłód د مینی وږی fome do­rinţă жажда hlad koprnenje glad hunger, längtan ความปรารถนาอย่างแรงกล้า özlem, büyük arzu, susamışlık 渴望 жадоба, бажання شدید خواہش sự khao khát 渴望

verb

(usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love). honger يَشْتاق жадувам ter fome de hladovět (po) hungern hungre λαχταρώansiar, anhelar janunema تشنه چیزی بودن kaivata avoir faim de לְהִשתוֹקֵק चाहत gladovati, žudjeti vágyódik mendambakan hungra (eftir e-u) aver fame, bramare 渇望する 열망하다 trokšti alkt; ilgoties dahagakan hongerenhungre etter łaknąć, pożądać د یو شی تږی اوسیدل ter fome de a tânji (după) жаждать túžiť, dychtiť (po) hrepeneti po žudeti za hungra (längta) efter ปรารถนาอย่างแรงกล้า özlemini çekmek, çok arzu etmek 渴望 дуже хотіти, жадати طلب محسوس کرنا khao khát 渴望

ˈhungry adjective

wanting or needing food etc. a hungry baby; I'm hungry – I haven't eaten all day; He's hungry for adventure. honger جائِع ، تَوّاق إلى гладен esfomeado hladový hungrig sulten πεινασμένοςhambriento kõht on tühi, näljane گرسنه nälkäinen affaméרעב भूखा gladan; željan, ceznutljiv éhes lapar svangur affamato 空腹の 배고픈 alkanas izsalcis lapar hongerigsulten, hungrendegłodny وږی esfomeado înfometat голодный; жаждущий hladný lačen, željan gladan hungrig หิว aç 飢餓的 голодний; голодуючий کھانے کا خواہشمند đói 饥饿的

ˈhungrily adverb

honger بِجوع ، باشْتِياق إلى гладно esfomeadamente hladově hungrig sultent πεινασμένα con hambre, vorazmente näljaselt با گرسنگی nälkäisesti voracement בַּרַעבתָנוּת भूख से gladno, željno éhesen dengan rakus græðgislega voracemente かつがつと 굶주려서 godžiai badaini; badīgi dengan lapar hongerigsultent, begjærligłapczywie له ولږی سره esfomeadamente flămând как голодныи; жадно hladne, dychtivo lačno gladno hungrigt อย่างหิวโหย aç olarak, aç aç, iştahla 飢餓地 жадібно حریصانہ khao khát; thèm muốn 饥饿地

ˈhungriness noun

hongerheid جوع глад fome hlad der Hunger sult πείναhambre nälg گرسنگی nälkäisyys faimרעב भूखा रहना glad éhség kelaparan hungur, svengd fame 空腹 굶주림 išalkimas badainums; badīgums kelaparan hongerigheidsulten tilstand łapczywość ولږه fome foame жадность hlad lakotnost gladnost hunger, hungrighet ความหิวโหย açlık 飢餓 жадібність بھوک sự khao khát 饥饿

hunger strike

a refusal to eat, as a form of protest or to force (someone) to agree to certain demands etc. The prisoners went on hunger strike as a protest against prison discipline. eetstaking إضْراب عن الطَّعام гладна стачка greve de fome hladovka der Hungerstreik sultestrejke απεργία πείνας huelga de hambre näljastreik اعتصاب غذا nälkälakko grève de la faim שְׁבְיתַת רָעָב भूख हड़ताल štrajk gladu éhségsztájk mogok makan hungurverkfall sciopero della fame ハンスト 단식 투쟁 bado streikas bada streiks mogok lapar hongerstakingsultestreikstrajk głodowy د خوړو اعتصاب کول greve da fome greva foamei голодовка hladovka gladovna stavka štrajk glađu hungerstrejk การอดข้าวประท้วง açlık grevi 絕食抗議 голодування بھوک ہڑتال cuộc tuyệt thực 绝食抗议

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