English-German translation for "hungry"

"hungry" German translation

hungry
[ˈhʌŋgri]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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hungrig begierig, dürstend, hungrig unfruchtbar, mager appetitanregend ausgehungert
examples
  • to be (or | oderod feel) hungry
    hungrig sein, Hunger haben
    to be (or | oderod feel) hungry
  • she was getting hungry
    sie bekam langsam Hunger, sie wurde langsam hungrig
    she was getting hungry
  • hungry as a hunter (or | oderod bear)
    hungrig wie ein Wolf
    hungry as a hunter (or | oderod bear)
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  • begierig, dürstend, hungrig (for nach)
    hungry eager, longing figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    hungry eager, longing figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • unfruchtbar, mager
    hungry agriculture | Agrar-/LandwirtschaftAGR soil
    hungry agriculture | Agrar-/LandwirtschaftAGR soil
  • appetitanregend
    hungry rare | seltenselten (causing appetite)
    hungry rare | seltenselten (causing appetite)
examples
  • ausgehungert
    hungry starved obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    hungry starved obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
I feel hungry
ich habe Hunger
I feel hungry
rare and hungry
rare and hungry
they know how it feels to be hungry
sie wissen, was es heißt, hungrig zu sein
they know how it feels to be hungry
a hungry belly has no ears
Worte stillen keinen Hunger
a hungry belly has no ears
to go hungry
to go hungry
I am both tired and hungry
ich bin sowohl müde als hungrig, ich bin ebenso müde wie hungrig
I am both tired and hungry
Lebensmittelverschwendung in einer hungrigen Welt
Wasting Food in a Hungry World
Source: News-Commentary
New York: Nahrungsmangel ist selten der Grund, warum Menschen hungern müssen.
New York Lack – of food is rarely the reason people go hungry.
Source: News-Commentary
Sie haben Hunger und sind ohne Arbeit.
They are hungry and unemployed.
Source: Europarl
Ist es vernünftig zu hungern, nur weil man keine Mahlzeit mit drei Gängen bekommen hat?
Is it sensible to go hungry just because a three-course meal has not been offered?
Source: Europarl
Abel habe einen unstillbaren Wissensdurst.
Abel is always hungry for more knowledge.
Source: GlobalVoices
Sie sind ganz einfach nur arm, hungrig und krank.
They are simply poor, hungry, and disease-ridden.
Source: News-Commentary
Überall gibt es Neugründungen, Innovationen und profithungrige junge Unternehmer.
Everywhere there are startups, innovations, and young entrepreneurs hungry for profits.
Source: News-Commentary
Hungrige Menschen, entwürdigte Menschen, betroffene Menschen führen Revolutionen, nicht Facebook
Hungry people, humiliated people, discerning people make revolutions not Facebook
Source: GlobalVoices
Und dies gilt auch für die Kandidatenländer, deren Bürger ebenfalls nach Rechten und Werten streben.
This is also true of the candidate countries, whose citizens are also hungry for rights and values.
Source: Europarl
Aber sie schienen nur hungriger zu werden.
But they seemed hungrier than before.
Source: Books
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