hambre
starvation ; hunger.
This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.
This article highlights bibliometrically the degree of fit between the national research effort and the social aim of agriculture, (to prevent hunger and poverty).
a buena hambre no hay pan duro
beggars can't be choosers
beggars can't be choosy
I'll take any love you think you can spare - beggars can't be choosers.
They aren't exactly cheap nor are they exactly what I have been looking for but as they say beggars can't be choosy.
con hambre de poder
power-hungry
Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.
con un poco de hambre
peckish
During Ramadan, Muslims can only eat during the the hours of darkness, when the faithful, understandably peckish, tend to raid the larder.
despertar el hambre
work up + an appetite
Then when you've worked up an appetite you can taste the most delicious trout, fresh from the lake.
engañar el hambre
keep + the wolves from the door
Some can afford this as they are semi-retired or have other sources of income to keep the wolves from the door.
entrar hambre después del esfuerzo
work up + an appetite
Then when you've worked up an appetite you can taste the most delicious trout, fresh from the lake.
estar muerto de hambre
be starving to death
If you were starving to death and you had a way to surgically amputate parts of your body could you prolong your life by eating yourself.
hambre insaciable
insatiable hunger
This is because it's the insatiable hunger in the brain that tells your body to go into its fat-storing mode.
huelga de hambre
hunger strike
Participants commented on ethical aspects of two fictitious case studies: an inmate on a hunger strike and a death row inmate who wishes to be an organ donor.
juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer
made for each other
be two of a kind
be a right pair
The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'.
On the surface, they're like oil and water, but deep down, they're two of a kind.
They're a right pair, always getting into trouble with the family with whom they live.
más hambre que el perro de un ciego
as hungry as a wolf
as hungry as a bear
as hungry as a hunter
In the meantime Nana, who averred that she was as hungry as a wolf, threw herself on the radishes and gobbled them up without bread.
All danger of freezing was past, but he was as hungry as a bear and tired to death.
Not long after Joshua returned, bright and cheery, and as hungry as a hunter after his long drive.
más hambre que un maestro de escuela
as hungry as a wolf
as hungry as a bear
as hungry as a hunter
In the meantime Nana, who averred that she was as hungry as a wolf, threw herself on the radishes and gobbled them up without bread.
All danger of freezing was past, but he was as hungry as a bear and tired to death.
Not long after Joshua returned, bright and cheery, and as hungry as a hunter after his long drive.
más listo que el hambre [Usado generalmente para cosas o seres pequeños]
as bright as a button
She was as bright as a button and proudly told me that she was at 99 the second oldest person in Tenby.
matar de hambre
starve to + death
The book focuses on the story of the elephants that were starved to death in Ueno Zoo, Japan, during the War.
morir de hambre
starve to + death
die of + hunger
starve of + hunger
die of + starvation
The book focuses on the story of the elephants that were starved to death in Ueno Zoo, Japan, during the War.
He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught.
He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.
Duc was dethroned three days after he was crowned, he was then jailed and died seven days later of starvation.
morirse de hambre
starve
Spain's vultures are starving because of regulations that aim to stop the spread of mad-cow disease.
muerto de hambre
poverty-stricken
starving
The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
The rights of the little starving author, and the weight of the enormous publishing industry, both are pretty hefty in legal and legislative thinking.
padecer hambre
suffer from + hunger
Their aims is to reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.
pan para hoy y hambre para mañana
rob Peter to pay Paul
Unless US schools begin to get the funding needed for this, they will have to continue the current pattern of subsiding on-line and periodical costs from the books budget ie robbing Peter to pay Paul.
pasar hambre
suffer from + hunger
go + hungry
starve
Their aims is to reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.
Millions may go hungry and thirsty, warns climate report.
Spain's vultures are starving because of regulations that aim to stop the spread of mad-cow disease.
retortijón de hambre
hunger pang
pang of hunger
Fruits and vegetables that are slowly digested are the most filling and hold off the hunger pangs for longer.
With scorching heat from above and hard labour in the fields, Mirza Kak felt pangs of hunger.
sentir hambre
be hungry
feel + hungry
They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.
I would suggest that when you feel hungry that you try having a drink since your body can not tell the difference between feelings for hunger and thirst.
tener hambre
be hungry
feel + hungry
They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.
I would suggest that when you feel hungry that you try having a drink since your body can not tell the difference between feelings for hunger and thirst.
tener hambre después del esfuerzo
work up + an appetite
Then when you've worked up an appetite you can taste the most delicious trout, fresh from the lake.
tener un hambre feroz
be starving to death
If you were starving to death and you had a way to surgically amputate parts of your body could you prolong your life by eating yourself.