/amˈbɾjento/
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Translation
hungry, starving
Word origin
From hambre ('hunger'), from Vulgar Latin famen, from Latin fames ('hunger'). The same root gives English 'famine' and 'famished'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fames
- English cognates
- famine, famished
Grammar
Femininehambrienta
Masc pluralhambrientos
Fem pluralhambrientas
Examples
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The children came home from school starving.
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The dog looked at the food with hungry eyes.
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I am starving, is there any dinner left?
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After the hike we were starving.
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She is a person hungry for success.
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