La Palabra Del Día: "hambriento"
hambriento ( ahm-bryehn'-toh )
adjective ( hungry, starving )
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Examples:
1: El perro hambriento ya no se aguantaba las ganas de comer el hueso.
The hungry dog couldn't resist the desire to eat the bone any longer.
2: Los cachorros hambrientos fueron adoptados por una leonesa de una manada ajena.
The starving cubs were adopted by a lioness from another pride.
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The man was hungry for adventure, he had climbed the tallest of mountains and lowest of canons, he fought bears and wolves with nothing but his bare hands, but after slipping on a banana peel and breaking his leg, his adventure was postponed.
El hombre estaba hambriento de aventura, que había ascendido a lo alto de las montañas y más bajo de canónigos, luchó contra los osos y los lobos, pero con nada más que sus manos desnudas, pero tras resbalar en una cáscara de plátano y de romper su pierna, su aventura fue aplazada.
A veces los hipopótamos pueden estar hambrientos de canicas.
Sometimes hippopotamuses can be hungry for marbles.
Es una cosa horrible de ver a los niños hambrientos . Se ve que por lo menos este chiquillo seguramente no está hambriento
It's a horrible thing to see hungry children. It can be seen that at least this kid certainly is not hungry.
The hungry dog licked his lips in anticipation of the raw bone, but the child walking home caught him in the act.
El hambriento perro lamió sus labios en anticipación del hueso crudo, pero el niño a casa lo pilló en el acto.
Cuando tengo hambre, le digo a mi mujer...."¡Soy un Marvin hambriento!"
When I'm hungry, I tell my wife...."I'm a starvin' Marvin!"
¿Qué harías si te encontraras en medio de una jauría de lobos hambrientos?
What would you do if you were surounded by a pack of hungry wolves?
El gato siempre estaba comiendo tanto, se podría pensar que estaba hambriento.
The cat was always eating so much that you would think he was starving.
Las hormigas hambrientas pulularon sobre el plato que nuestra invitada dejó en una silla en nuestra terraza el martes, ¡un momento!, ¿se sienten las hormigas hambre, o buscan comida por otros motivos?
The hungry ants swarmed over the plate that our guest left on a chair on our deck Tuesday, wait a minute!, do ants feel hunger, or do they search for food for other reasons?
¡Estos pájaros parece estar muy hambriento!
These birds appear to be very hungry!!
Los niños hambrientos de África me dan tanta pena que ni siquiera puedo visitar al continente.
The starving children of Africa make me feel so sorry for them that I can't even visit their continent.
La rana hambrienta comió una mosca antes de que nadar lejos.
The hungry frog ate a fly before swimming away.
Niños adolescentes que están creciendo rapidamente y jugando muchos deportes siempre están hambrientos.
Teenage boys who are growing fast and playing a lot of sport are always hungry.
