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starve

/stɑːv/ /stɑɹv/

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verb

Verhungern, sterben

To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.

Examples :

"The elderly woman slowly starved to death because she couldn't afford food. "

Die alte Frau verhungerte langsam, weil sie sich kein Essen leisten konnte.

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verb

Verhungern

To die because of lack of food or of not eating.

Examples :

"The family starved because they had no money to buy food. "

Die Familie verhungerte, weil sie kein Geld für Lebensmittel hatte.

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verb

Hunger leiden, verhungern

To be very hungry.

Examples :

"After skipping breakfast and lunch, I was so hungry I could starve. "

Nachdem ich das Frühstück und das Mittagessen ausgelassen hatte, war ich so hungrig, dass ich verhungern konnte.

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verb

verhungern, hungern

To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food.

Examples :

"The drought starved the crops, causing many farmers to lose their livelihoods. "

Die Dürre ließ die Ernte verhungern, wodurch viele Bauern ihre Lebensgrundlage verloren.

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verb

Aushungern, verhungern

To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.

Examples :

"The long drought starved the crops, leaving farmers with little to harvest. "

Die lange Dürre ließ die Ernte verhungern und ließ die Bauern mit wenig Ernte zurück.

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verb

Verhungern, darben

To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.

Examples :

"The neglected house plant will slowly starve for sunlight if left in the dark corner. "

Die vernachlässigte Zimmerpflanze wird langsam an Sonnenlicht verhungern, wenn sie in der dunklen Ecke steht.

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verb

Erfrieren

(especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) To kill with cold.

Examples :

"I was half starved waiting out in that wind."

Ich war halb erfroren, als ich in diesem Wind wartete.