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starved

/stɑːvd/ /stɑɹvd/

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verb

Mourir de faim, périr

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

Examples :

"The lost hiker, without food or water, slowly starved in the wilderness. "

Le randonneur perdu, sans nourriture ni eau, est lentement mort de faim dans la nature sauvage.

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verb

Mourir de faim

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

Examples :

"During the long drought, many animals starved because there was no food left in the fields. "

Pendant la longue sécheresse, de nombreux animaux sont morts de faim car il ne restait plus de nourriture dans les champs.

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verb

Avoir très faim, mourir de faim

To be very hungry.

Examples :

"After running in the park for two hours, I was starved. "

Après avoir couru dans le parc pendant deux heures, j'avais très faim.

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verb

Affamer, faire mourir de faim

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

Examples :

"The protesters starved the company of funds by organizing a successful boycott of their products. "

Les manifestants ont affamé l'entreprise en organisant un boycott réussi de leurs produits.

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verb

Affamer, priver de nourriture

To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.

Examples :

"The city starved the park of funding, so it fell into disrepair. "

La ville a affamé le parc de fonds, ce qui l'a conduit à la dégradation.

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verb

Mourir de faim, affamer

To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.

Examples :

"The small plant starved for sunlight and eventually withered. "

La petite plante est morte de faim de soleil et a fini par se flétrir.

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verb

Faire 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.

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adjective

affamé, affamée

Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.

Examples :

"After being lost in the woods for a week, the hiker was found starved and weak. "

Après s'être perdu dans les bois pendant une semaine, le randonneur a été retrouvé affamé et faible.

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adjective

affamé, privé

(by extension) Deprived of nourishment or of something vital.

Examples :

"The starved plants wilted and died because they received no water. "

Les plantes affamées se sont flétries et sont mortes parce qu'elles n'ont pas reçu d'eau.

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adjective

affamé, mourant de faim

Extremely hungry.

Examples :

"After the long hike, we were starved and devoured the sandwiches. "

Après la longue randonnée, nous étions affamés et avons dévoré les sandwichs.

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