hunger

Hunger

Das Gefühl, etwas essen zu müssen.

In einfachem Englisch: The feeling that you need to eat.

• I felt hunger after the walk.
• A bowl of soup satisfied his hunger.
• She woke with sharp hunger pangs.

Synonyme: hungriness, appetite

Gegenteile: fullness

Häufige Wendungen: feel hunger, hunger pangs, satisfy hunger

Hunger, Hungersnot

Schwerer Mangel an Nahrung, durch den Menschen nicht genug essen können, um gesund zu bleiben.

In einfachem Englisch: A serious shortage of food that leaves people unable to eat enough to stay healthy.

• Many families face hunger.
• The charity works to reduce hunger worldwide.
• War and drought left thousands suffering from hunger.

Synonyme: starvation, food shortage

Häufige Wendungen: world hunger, fight hunger, die of hunger

Verlangen, Sehnsucht

Sehr starker Wunsch oder Bedarf nach etwas.

In einfachem Englisch: A very strong wish or need for something.

• He has a hunger for success.
• Her hunger to learn impressed the teacher.
• The book reflects a deep hunger for freedom.

So benutzt man es: hunger for something (Her hunger for knowledge never faded.); hunger to do something (The players showed a hunger to win.)

Synonyme: desire, longing, craving

Häufige Wendungen: hunger for success, hunger for knowledge, hunger to win

sich sehnen, verlangen

Etwas sehr stark wünschen.

In einfachem Englisch: To want something very strongly.

• They hunger for freedom.
• She hungered for news of her family.
• People who hunger for knowledge will always find questions to ask.

So benutzt man es: hunger for something (She hungered for a chance to start again.); hunger after something (He hungered after power all his life.)

Synonyme: long, yearn, crave

Häufige Wendungen: hunger for love, hunger for knowledge, hunger after power

hungern

Nahrung brauchen, weil man nicht genug gegessen hat.

In einfachem Englisch: To need food because you have not eaten enough.

• The children hungered through the winter.
• No one should hunger while food goes to waste.
• They hungered and thirsted during the long journey.

Synonyme: be hungry, go hungry

Häufige Wendungen: hunger and thirst, hunger for bread