starve

starve
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.)
2) (to be very hungry: Can't we have supper now? I'm starving.)
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starve vb morir de hambre
thousands of people starved to death miles de personas murieron de hambre
I'm starving! ¡estoy muerto de hambre!
El gerundio de starve se escribe starving
starve
tr[stɑːv]
intransitive verb
1 (feel hungry) pasar hambre; (die) morirse de hambre
■ thousands of people are starving miles de personas se están muriendo de hambre
■ I'm starving! ¡estoy muerto de hambre!
transitive verb
1 (deprive of food) privar de comida a, hacer pasar hambre a
2 figurative use privar (of, de)
■ these kids are starved of love estos niños están privados de amor
■ schools are being starved of resources las escuelas tienen una necesidad apremiante de recursos
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to starve somebody to death matar de hambre a alguien, hacer morir de hambre a alguien
to starve to death morirse de hambre
starve ['stɑrv] v, starved ; starving vi
: morirse de hambre
starve vt
: privar de comida
starve
v.
• hacer morir de hambre v.
• hambrear v.
• morir de hambre v.
• padecer hambre v.
stɑːrv, stɑːv
1.
transitive verb
a) (deny food) privar de comida a, hacer* pasar hambre a

I'm starved — (AmE colloq) me muero de hambre, tengo un hambre canina (fam)

to starve oneself — pasar hambre

b) (deprive)

to starve something/somebody OF something — privar algo/a alguien de algo


2.
vi (die) morirse* de hambre or de inanición; (feel hungry) pasar hambre

I'm starving — (BrE colloq) me muero de hambre, tengo un hambre canina (fam)

[stɑːv]
1. VT
1) (=deprive of food) privar de comida

to starve sb to death — hacer que algn muera de hambre

to starve a town into surrender — impedir la entrada de alimentos a una ciudad hasta que se rinda

2) (=deprive)

to starve sb of sth — privar a algn de algo

to be starved of affection — estar privado de afecto

2.
VI (=lack food) pasar hambre, padecer hambre; (=die) morir(se) de hambre

to starve to death — morirse de hambre

I'm starving! * — estoy muerto de hambre

* * *
[stɑːrv, stɑːv]
1.
transitive verb
a) (deny food) privar de comida a, hacer* pasar hambre a

I'm starved — (AmE colloq) me muero de hambre, tengo un hambre canina (fam)

to starve oneself — pasar hambre

b) (deprive)

to starve something/somebody OF something — privar algo/a alguien de algo


2.
vi (die) morirse* de hambre or de inanición; (feel hungry) pasar hambre

I'm starving — (BrE colloq) me muero de hambre, tengo un hambre canina (fam)


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