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starve

/stɑːv/ /stɑɹv/

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verb

餓死する, 飢え死にする

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. "

その老婦人は食べ物を買う余裕がなく、ゆっくりと餓死した。

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verb

餓死する

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

Examples :

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

家族は食べ物を買うお金がなく、餓死しました。

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verb

空腹である, 飢える

To be very hungry.

Examples :

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

朝食と昼食を抜いた後、お腹がすいて飢え死にしそうだった。

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verb

餓死する, 飢える

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. "

干ばつは作物を飢えさせ、多くの農家が生活の糧を失う原因となった。

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verb

飢えさせる, 餓死する

To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.

Examples :

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

長い干ばつは作物を飢えさせ、農家は収穫できるものがほとんどなくなった。

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verb

餓死する, 飢える

To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.

Examples :

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

放置された観葉植物は、暗い隅に置かれたままにすると、日光不足で徐々に枯れていきます。

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verb

寒さで死ぬ

(especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) To kill with cold.

Examples :

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

あの風の中で待っていたら、寒さで死にそうだった。