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thirst·y
(thûr′stē)adj. thirst·i·er, thirst·i·est
1. Desiring to drink.
2. Arid; parched: thirsty fields.
3. Craving something: thirsty for news.
4. Very absorbent: a thirsty sponge.
thirst′i·ly adv.
thirst′i·ness n.
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thirsty
(ˈθɜːstɪ)adj, thirstier or thirstiest
1. feeling a desire to drink
2. dry; arid: the thirsty soil.
3. (foll by for) feeling an eager desire: thirsty for information.
4. causing thirst: thirsty work.
ˈthirstily adv
ˈthirstiness n
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thirst•y
(ˈθɜr sti)adj. –i•er, –i•est.
1. having thirst; craving liquid.
2. needing moisture; parched: the thirsty soil.
3. eagerly desirous.
4. causing thirst: Digging is thirsty work.
[before 950; Middle English thirsti, Old English thyrstig, derivative of thurst thirst]
thirst′i•ly, adv.
thirst′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | thirsty - needing moisture; "thirsty fields under a rainless sky" dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" |
| 2. | thirsty - feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty" hungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people" | |
| 3. |  thirsty - (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous; "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton" | |
| 4. | thirsty - able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels" absorbent, absorptive - having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge" |
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thirsty
adjective
1. parched, dry, dehydrated If a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often.
2. (with for) eager for, longing for, hungry for, dying for, yearning for, lusting for, craving for, thirsting for, burning for, hankering for, itching for, greedy for, desirous of, avid for, athirst for People should understand how thirsty for revenge they are.
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thirsty
adjectiveThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
ظَمْآنعَطْشانمُسَبِّب للعَطَش
žíznivýpůsobicí žízeň
tørstiggøre én tørstig
soifi
تشنه
janoinen
žedan
szomjasizzasztó
òyrstursem veldur òorstaþyrstur
のどが渇いた
목마른
ištroškęs
smädnýspôsobujúci smädvysmädnutý
žejen
törstig
ที่กระหายน้ำ
susuzsusamışsusatansusatıcı
khát
thirsty
[ˈθɜːstɪ] ADJ (thirstier (compar) (thirstiest (superl)))1. (lit) [person, animal] → que tiene sed, sediento (liter)
to be thirsty → tener sed
I suddenly felt very thirsty → de pronto me entró mucha sed
to be thirsty for sth (fig) → tener sed or ansias de algo, estar sediento de algo (liter)
I'm getting thirsty → me está entrando or dando sed
all this work is making me thirsty → todo este trabajo me está dando sed
gardening is thirsty work (hum) → trabajar en el jardín da sed
to be thirsty → tener sed
I suddenly felt very thirsty → de pronto me entró mucha sed
to be thirsty for sth (fig) → tener sed or ansias de algo, estar sediento de algo (liter)
I'm getting thirsty → me está entrando or dando sed
all this work is making me thirsty → todo este trabajo me está dando sed
gardening is thirsty work (hum) → trabajar en el jardín da sed
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
thirsty
[ˈθɜːrsti] adj [person, animal, plant] → qui a soif, assoiffé(e)to be thirsty → avoir soif
to feel thirsty → avoir soif
thirsty work
Gardening is thirsty work → Le jardinage, ça donne soif.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
thirsty
adj (+er)
→ durstig; to be/feel thirsty → Durst haben; it made me thirsty → das machte mich durstig, das machte mir Durst; to get thirsty → durstig werden, Durst bekommen; thirsty for praise → begierig auf Lob; thirsty for love/revenge/knowledge/blood → nach Liebe/Rache/Wissen/Blut dürstend or lechzend (old, hum); the land is thirsty for rain → das Land dürstet nach Regen
(fig inf) car → mit hohem Benzinverbrauch, durstig (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
thirsty
[ˈθɜːstɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → assetato/a, che ha sete (hum) (work) → che fa venire seteto be thirsty → aver sete
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
thirst
(θəːst) noun1. a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture. I have a terrible thirst.
2. a strong and eager desire for something. thirst for knowledge.
verb to have a great desire for. He's thirsting for revenge.
ˈthirsty adjective1. suffering from thirst. I'm so thirsty – I must have a drink.
2. causing a thirst. Digging the garden is thirsty work.
ˈthirstily adverbˈthirstiness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
thirsty
→ ظَمْآن žíznivý tørstig durstig διψασμένος sediento janoinen assoiffé žedan assetato のどが渇いた 목마른 dorstig tørst spragniony com sede испытывающий жажду törstig ที่กระหายน้ำ susuz khát 渴的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
thirsty
a. sediento-a;
vi.
to be ___ → tener sed.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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thirsty
adj to be — tener sed; to make — dar sedEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.