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crav·ing

(krā′vĭng)
n.
A consuming desire; a yearning.
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craving

(ˈkreɪvɪŋ)
n
an intense desire or longing
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crav•ing

(ˈkreɪ vɪŋ)

n.
great or eager desire; yearning.
[1250–1300]
syn: See desire.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:craving - an intense desire for some particular thing]craving - an intense desire for some particular thing
desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
appetence, appetency, appetite - a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks
addiction - an abnormally strong craving
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craving

noun longing, hope, desire, urge, yen (informal), hunger, appetite, ache, lust, yearning, thirst, hankering, the munchies (slang) He had a sudden craving for a glass of brandy.
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craving

noun
A strong wanting of what promises enjoyment or pleasure:
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Translations
رغبةُ مُلحَّة في، تَوق شَديد إلى
choutkychuťtouha
higen eftertørsten efter
òrá, löngun
žiadostivý
şiddetli arzu

craving

[ˈkreɪvɪŋ] N (for food etc) → antojo m; (for affection, attention) → anhelo m, ansias fpl
to get a craving for sth → encapricharse por algo
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craving

[ˈkreɪvɪŋ] n (for food, cigarettes) → envie f irrésistible
a craving for [+ food, cigarette] → une envie irrésistible de; [+ attention] → un grand besoin de
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craving

n → Verlangen nt; to have a craving for something → Verlangen nach etw haben; I have a craving for ice cream → ich hab total Lust auf ein Eis (inf); pregnant women have strange cravings → schwangere Frauen haben eigenartige Gelüste
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craving

[ˈkreɪvɪŋ] n craving (for) (for food, cigarettes) → (gran) voglia (di); (in pregnancy) → voglia; (for affection, attention) → desiderio estremo
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crave

(kreiv) verb
1. to beg for. bid, smeek يَلْتَمِـس، يَطْلُبُ مُتَوَسِّلا прося implorar žadonit flehen tigge εκλιπαρώ implorar, suplicar anuma تمنا کردن anoa implorer לְהִתחָנֵן याचना करना preklinjati könyörög memohon beiðast, biðja um implorare こん願する 요구하다 maldauti lūgt; lūgties merayu smeken be om błagać o هیله کول، غوښتل implorar a implora молить prosiť prositi moliti be om ร้องขอ dilemek, istemek 懇求 просити, благати التجا كرنا، التماس كرنا nài xin 恳求
2. to long for, desire extremely. hunker, smag, verlang يَتوقُ الى، يَرغَبُ رغبة شَديدةَ жадувам ansiar toužit sich sehnen hige efter; tørste efter ποθώ anhelar, ansiar ihaldama طلب کردن؛ از ته دل خواستن kaivata désirer ardemment לְהִשתוֹקֵק लालसा करना, अभिलाषा करना žudjeti vágyakozik mendambakan þrá, sárþarfnast bramare 切望する 갈망하다 geisti, trokšti kārot; alkt mahukan hunkeren tørste etter, lengte etter, ønske inderlig gorąco pragnąć د زړه له کومی غوښتل ansiar a dori (cu ardoare) страстно желать túžiť hrepeneti žudeti längta efter, åtrå ปรารถนา şiddetle arzulamak 渴望 палко бажати; жадати آرزومند هونا، ملتجى هونا khao khát 渴望
ˈcraving noun
a desire or longing. a craving for adventure. hunkering, smagting, verlange رغبةُ مُلحَّة في، تَوق شَديد إلى жажда desejo touha, chuť die Sehnsucht higen efter; tørsten efter σφοδρή επιθυμία anhelo, ansia iha میل شدید kaipaus désir ardent תשוקה प्रबल इच्छा žudnja sóvárgás dambaan, keinginan þrá, löngun voglia, forte desiderio 切望 갈망, 열망 troškimas, geismas kāre; alkas; ilgošanās mendambakan hevig verlangen sterkt ønske, lengsel, trang pragnienie شدید میل desejo sete, dorinţă страстное желание žiadostivý želja, hrepenenje žudnja begär, åtrå, längtan ความปรารถนา şiddetli arzu 渴望 палке бажання, жадання آرزو، خواهش، طلب sự khao khát 渴望
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craving

n. deseo exagerado.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

craving

n ansia (frec. pl), deseo (generalmente excesivo), (for food) antojo (frec. pl); craving for heroin..ansias or deseo de heroína…craving for sweets..antojos de dulces
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