starvation

star·va·tion

 (stär-vā′shən)

n.

1. The act or process of starving.

2. The condition of being starved.

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starvation

(stɑːˈveɪʃən)

n

a. the act or an instance of starving or state of being starved

b. (as modifier): a starvation diet; starvation wages.

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star•va•tion

(stɑrˈveɪ ʃən)

n.

the act of starving or the state of being starved.

[1770–80]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	starvation - a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period famishment hunger, hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
	2.	starvation - the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care" starving privation, deprivation - act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"

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starvation

noun lack of food, famine, malnourishment, food deprivation Over three hundred people had died of starvation.

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Translations

جوع

vyhladovění

sult

Verhungern

λιμοκτονίαλιμός

inanición

nälkä

inanitionsous-alimentationfamine

éhezés

svelti

fameinedia

голодание

hladovanievyhladovanie

stradanje

svält

açlık

饥饿

starvation

[stɑːˈveɪʃən]

A. N → hambre f, inanición f, hambruna f (LAm) (fig) → privación f
to die of starvation → morir de hambre
they are threatened with starvation → les amenaza el hambre
fuel starvation (Tech) → agotamiento m del combustible

B. CPD starvation diet N → régimen m de hambre
starvation wages NPL → sueldo m de hambre

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starvation

[stɑː^rˈveɪʃ^ən] n → famine f
to die of starvation, to die from starvation → mourir de faim

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

starvation

n (act) → Hungern nt; (of besieged people) → Aushungern nt; (= condition) → Hunger m; to die of starvation → verhungern, hungers or den Hungertod sterben (geh); to live on a starvation diet → Hunger leiden; the prisoners were kept on a starvation diet for months → man ließ die Gefangenen monatelang fast verhungern; to go on a starvation diet (hum) → eine Hungerkur machen; starvation wages → Hungerlohn m, → Hungerlöhne pl

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

starvation

[stɑːˈveɪʃ/ən] n → inedia, fame f
to die of starvation → morire d'inedia
it might be fuel starvation (Tech) → potrebbe essere un problema di alimentazione del carburante

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starve

(staːv) verb

1. to (cause to) die, or suffer greatly, from hunger. In the drought, many people and animals starved (to death); They were accused of starving their prisoners. verhonger يَموتُ جوعا умирам от глад matar/morrer de fome umřít/trápit (se) hladem hungern sulte; lade sulte λιμοκτονώ, πεθαίνω από την πείνα, αφήνω κπ. να πεθάνει από την πείνα nälgima, nälga surema, näljutama از گرسنگي مردن kuolla nälkään, nähdä nälkää mourir de faim; affamer לִגווֹעַ בְּרָעָב भूखों मरना, भूखों मारना izgladnjivati, umrijeti od gladi éhen hal membuat kelaparan svelta morire di fame; far morire di fame 飢える 굶어죽다, 굶겨죽이다 mirti/marinti badu, badauti mirt/nomērdēt badā membiarkan kebuluran verhongerensulte, la sulte, utsulte przymierać głodem, głodzić matar/morrer à fome a face să moară de foame; a înfometa голодать; морить голодом hladovať, umrieť od hladu stradati izgladnjivati [låta] svälta อดอาหาร açlıktan ölmek 餓死 вмирати з голоду بھوکوں مرنا chết vì đói 饿死

2. to be very hungry. Can't we have supper now? I'm starving. baie honger يَجوع умирам от глад morrer de fome hladovět hungern hundesulten πεθαίνω της πείνας, λιμοκτονώ näljane olema گرسنگي كشيدن olla hyvin nälkäinen être affamé לִרעוֹב भूख लगना biti jako gladan éhezik sangat lapar vera glorhungraður essere affamato お腹がペコペコである 배고프다 mirti iš bado būt badā; ciest badu lapar erge honger hebben holde på å dø av sult umierać z głodu morrer de fome a fi înfometat проголодаться umierať od hladu biti sestradan biti mrtav glada vara utsvulten หิวมาก çok acıkmak, açlıktan midesi kazınmak 餓得發慌 зголодніти; голодувати بہت بھوکا ہونا cảm thấy rất đói 饿得发慌

starˈvation noun

a starving state. They died of starvation. hongersnood جوع гладуване fome vyhladovění das Verhungern sult λιμός, ασιτία nälgimine گرسنگي nälkiintyminen inanitionרעב भूखमरी, बहुत कम मजदूरी izgladnjenje, smrt od gladi éhezés kelaparan svelti inedia, fame 飢え 배고픔 badas, badavimas bads; bada nāve kebuluran verhongering sult, hungersnødgłódfome inaniţie, foame голод (vy)hladovanie stradanje izgladnjivanje svält การอดอาหาร açlık 飢餓 голод; голодна смерть فاقہ sự đói, chết đói 饥饿

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star·va·tion

n. desnutrición, inanición, hambre, privación de alimentos por un largo tiempo.

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starvation

n inanición f (form), hambre f; to die of starvation..morir de hambre

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