thirsty

thirsty
adjective
1) (suffering from thirst: I'm so thirsty - I must have a drink.) sediento
2) (causing a thirst: Digging the garden is thirsty work.) que da/provoca sed
thirsty adj sediento
to be thirsty tener sed
I'm very thirsty tengo mucha sed
El comparativo de thirsty se escribe thirstier; el superlativo se escribe thirstiest
thirsty
tr['ɵɜːstɪ]
adjective (comp thirstier, superl thirstiest)
1 sediento,-a
■ I'm thirsty tengo sed
2 (work etc) que da sed
3 figurative use (eager) ansioso,-a (for, por)
thirsty ['ɵərsti] adj, thirstier ; -est : sediento, que tiene sed
I'm thirsty: tengo sed
thirsty
adj.
• sediento, -a adj.
'θɜːrsti, 'θɜːsti
adjective -tier, -tiest
a) <person/animal> que tiene sed, sediento (liter)

to be thirsty — tener* sed

b) (causing thirst) <work> que da sed
['θɜːstɪ]
ADJ (compar thirstier) (superl thirstiest)
1) (lit) [person, animal] que tiene sed, sediento liter

to be thirsty — tener sed

• I suddenly felt very thirsty — de pronto me entró mucha sed

• to be thirsty for sth — (fig) tener sed or ansias de algo, estar sediento de algo liter

• I'm getting thirsty — me está entrando or dando sed

• all this work is making me thirsty — todo este trabajo me está dando sed

• gardening is thirsty work — hum trabajar en el jardín da sed

2) (fig) [land, fields] sediento; [car] que consume mucha gasolina
* * *
['θɜːrsti, 'θɜːsti]
adjective -tier, -tiest
a) <person/animal> que tiene sed, sediento (liter)

to be thirsty — tener* sed

b) (causing thirst) <work> que da sed

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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