thirsty

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tener sed

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thirsty
[ˈθɜːstɪ]
adjetivo
1sediento(a) (for de)
  • to be thirsty -> tener sed
  • all this talking is thirsty work (familiar) -> tanto hablar da sed

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thirsty [zers-ti]
adjetivo
1Sediento, que padece o tiene sed.
2Sediento, que desea con ansia alguna cosa.
  • Blood thirsty -> sanguinario

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thirsty [ˈθɜːstɪ]
adjective
thirstier (comparative)thirstiest (superlative)
1 [+person, animal] que tiene sed; sediento; (literary)
the lips of a thirsty patient may only be moistened with water There was chaos as the hungry and thirsty refugees fought over food The donkey was hungry, thirsty, and very weary after a day in the fields These soils are free draining and the small quantity of moisture which they contain is soon used up by thirsty [plants]
to be thirsty tener sed
I suddenly felt very thirstyfelt de pronto me entró mucha sed
I felt thirsty and walked to the drinking fountain
to be thirsty for sthfor tener sed ansias de algo;or estar sediento de algo; (literary)
I was beginning to get thirsty
I'm getting thirstygetting me está entrando dando sed;or
all this work is making me thirstymaking todo este trabajo me está dando sed
gardening is thirsty workwork (humorous) trabajar en el jardín da sed
2 [+land, fields] sediento
Underneath was the triumphant caption, "Water for the Thirsty [Land]" A black cloud emptied itself suddenly on to the thirsty fields
 [+car] que consume mucha gasolina

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