German-English translation for "hungern"

"hungern" English translation

hungern
[ˈhʊŋərn]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <h>

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go hungry, suffer from hunger, starve go without food, starve starve oneself, diet fast hunger, long, yearn, crave
  • go without food
    hungern ohne Nahrung bleiben
    starve
    hungern ohne Nahrung bleiben
    hungern ohne Nahrung bleiben
  • starve oneself
    hungern freiwillig
    diet
    hungern freiwillig
    hungern freiwillig
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  • fast
    hungern fasten
    hungern fasten
  • hunger, long, yearn, crave (nach for, after)
    hungern figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    hungern figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
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hungern
[ˈhʊŋərn]unpersönliches Verb | impersonal verb v/unpers literarisch | literaryliter

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he hungered for knowledge...
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  • es hungert mich, mich hungert
    I am (oder | orod feel) hungry
    es hungert mich, mich hungert
  • es hungerte ihn nach Wissen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    he hungered for knowledge
    es hungerte ihn nach Wissen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
hungern
[ˈhʊŋərn]reflexives Verb | reflexive verb v/r umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg

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to starve oneself to death to starve oneself through college to starve oneself in order to lose weight
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hungern
Neutrum | neuter n <Hungerns>

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starvation
  • starvation
    hungern das Hungerleiden
    hungern das Hungerleiden
Most of the people at risk of hunger and malnutrition live in rural areas.
Die meisten von Hunger und Mangelernährung bedrohten Menschen leben in ländlichen Regionen.
Source: News-Commentary
These 8 Ice Bucket Spinoffs Challenge Hunger, War and Politics · Global Voices
Eiskübel-Varianten aus acht Ländern wollen gegen Hunger, Krieg und politische Notlagen angehen
Source: GlobalVoices
Is it sensible to go hungry just because a three-course meal has not been offered?
Ist es vernünftig zu hungern, nur weil man keine Mahlzeit mit drei Gängen bekommen hat?
Source: Europarl
It is supposed to heal diseases, solve the problem of world hunger and create better people.
Es sollen Krankheiten geheilt, Hunger gestillt und die besseren Menschen geschaffen werden.
Source: Europarl
World Food Day: Living with Hunger Pangs · Global Voices
Welternährungstag: Leben mit quälendem Hunger
Source: GlobalVoices
Everyday, nearly 100 children die from hunger and preventable diseases.
Jeden Tag sterben beinahe 100 Kinder aufgrund von Hunger und vermeidbaren Krankheiten.
Source: News-Commentary
Hunger remains widespread, if not as dire as two years ago.
Der Hunger ist noch immer weit verbreitet, wenn auch nicht mehr so schlimm wie vor zwei Jahren.
Source: News-Commentary
Closing this gender gap could lift as many as 150 million people out of hunger.
Eine Überwindung dieser Geschlechterkluft könnte bis zu 150 Millionen Menschen vor Hunger bewahren.
Source: GlobalVoices
To put it simply: the people of Serbia ought neither to freeze nor to go hungry this winter.
Ganz einfach: In Serbien dürfen die Menschen in diesem Winter weder frieren noch hungern.
Source: Europarl
The hours wasted away, and hunger came to torment the captives again.
Die Stunden flossen dahin, wieder stellte sich quälender Hunger ein.
Source: Books
His comrades had wakened long before and had had time to get hungry and have their breakfast.
Seine Gefährten waren schon längst aufgewacht und hatten bereits Hunger bekommen und gefrühstückt.
Source: Books
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