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starve

/stɑːv/ /stɑɹv/

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verb

Mourir de faim, périr

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. "

La vieille femme est lentement morte de faim parce qu'elle n'avait pas les moyens de se nourrir.

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verb

Mourir de faim

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

Examples :

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

La famille est morte de faim parce qu'elle n'avait pas d'argent pour acheter de la nourriture.

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verb

Avoir très faim, mourir de faim

To be very hungry.

Examples :

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

Après avoir sauté le petit-déjeuner et le déjeuner, j'avais tellement faim que je pouvais mourir de faim.

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affamer, mourir de faim

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. "

La sécheresse a affamé les récoltes, ce qui a conduit de nombreux agriculteurs à perdre leurs moyens de subsistance.

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Affamer, mourir de faim

To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.

Examples :

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

La longue sécheresse a affamé les récoltes, laissant les agriculteurs avec peu de récolte.

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Mourir de faim, affamer

To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.

Examples :

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

La plante d'intérieur négligée mourra lentement de faim de soleil si elle est laissée dans le coin sombre.

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verb

Mourir de froid

(especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) To kill with cold.

Examples :

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

J'étais à moitié mort de froid à attendre dans ce vent.