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HUNGRY

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hungry adjectiv

1. flămând, înfometat;

to be hungry a-i fi foame, a fi flămând;

to be ravenously hungry, to be (as) hungry as a hawk / hunter / bear / wolf a avea o foame de lup;

(fig.) to be hungry for a fi însetat de / avid de, a tânji după.

2. (despre terenuri etc.) sărac, sărăcăcios.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

The meat was good meat, and White Fang was hungry.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

What I want is you; I am more hungry for you than for food, or clothing, or recognition.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

It was now dark, and I was tired and hungry.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

We slept hungry, and in the morning looked for the cabin. It was not there, which was a strange thing, for everybody knew that McKeon lived in a cabin at Black Rock.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

I am hungry: so are you, I daresay, only you forget.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

Because, said the dog, I am very very hungry, and have nothing to eat.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

Forgive me, dear, I can't help seeing that you are very lonely, and sometimes there is a hungry look in your eyes that goes to my heart.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

Your mind will be hungry for new experiences and for learning about new cultures.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

And the Scarecrow found a tree full of nuts and filled Dorothy's basket with them, so that she would not be hungry for a long time.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

I was so faint and weary that I closed with this offer; and taking the money out of his claw, not without trembling, went away more hungry and thirsty than I had ever been, a little before sunset.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

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