hunger

• Nom désignant la sensation physique ou l'état de besoin de nourriture ; s'emploie aussi au sens figuré pour exprimer un désir ou une aspiration intenses vers quelque chose.

A noun referring to the physical sensation or state of needing or wanting food; also used figuratively to describe a strong desire or craving for something.

indénombrable

1. Physical need for foodA2formal

   The feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food.

   faim

   • After the long hike, they felt intense hunger.
   • Hunger drove him to eat the stale bread.
   • The charity works to relieve hunger in poor communities.

   Synonymesappetiteemptinesshungrinessravenousness

2. Strong desire or cravingB2formal

   A powerful longing or need for something, not necessarily food.

   désir ardent

   • She had a hunger for knowledge that never faded.
   • His hunger for success motivated him to work harder.
   • The artist's hunger for recognition was evident in his work.

   Synonymesacheappetitecravingdesirehankeringitchlongingthirsturgeyearning

• Verbe exprimant un désir intense ou un besoin impérieux de quelque chose, généralement de nourriture, ou une aspiration profonde et souvent abstraite.

A verb used to express a strong desire or craving for something, typically food or an abstract need.

1. To feel or suffer from lack of foodB1formal

   To experience the physical sensation of needing food.

   avoir faim

   • The refugees hungered for days without proper meals.
   • During the famine, many people hungered and starved.
   • He hungered after a long day of hiking.

   Synonymesfamishstarve

2. To have a strong desire or cravingB2formal

   To yearn or long for something intensely.

   Avoir un vif désir ou une forte envie

   • She hungered for knowledge and read every book she could find.
   • The artist hungered for recognition of his work.
   • They hungered for justice after the unfair trial.

   Synonymesachecovetcravehankerlongpinethirstyearn

   Antonymesdisdainscornspurn