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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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Adv. 1. thirstily - in a thirsty manner; "we drank thirstily from the bottle that was passed around"
2. thirstily - with eagerness; in an eager manner; "the news was eagerly awaited"
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Translations
بِعَطَش، بِتَعَطَّش إلى
žíznivě
szomjasan
ákaflega
smädno
susamış bir şekilde

thirstily

[ˈθɜːstɪlɪ] ADV he drank it thirstily → lo bebió con avidez
young Emlyn read thirstily anything he could get hold of → el joven Emlyn leía con avidez todo lo que caía en sus manos
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

thirstily

[ˈθɜːrstɪli] adv [drink] → avidement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

thirstily

adv (lit) drink → durstig ; (fig) → begierig
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thirst

(θəːst) noun
1. a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture. I have a terrible thirst. dors عَطَش жажда sede žízeň der Durst tørst δίψα sed janu تشنگی jano soif צמא प्यास žeđ szomjúság rasa haus þorsti sete のどの渇き 갈증 troškulys slāpes dahaga dorst tørst pragnienie sede sete жажда smäd žeja žeđ törst ความกระหายน้ํา susuzluk, susama 渴 спрага پياس sự khát 渴
2. a strong and eager desire for something. thirst for knowledge. dors, honger رَغْبَة شَديدَه жажда sede žízeň der Durst tørst δίψα, λαχτάρα sed himu اشتیاق jano soif צִימָאוֹן ל- अभिलाषा žeđ, žudnja vágy dahaga áköf löngun, þorsti sete 渇望 갈망 troškimas alkas dahagakan dorst tørst pragnienie, żądza sede sete жажда (veľká) túžba, smäd žeja žeđ törst, längtan ความปรารถนา büyük istek, tutku 渴望 жадання, жага شديد خواہش niềm khao khát 渴望
verb
to have a great desire for. He's thirsting for revenge. smag يَرْغَبُ في، يَتَعَطَّشُ жадувам ter sede de žíznit dürsten tørste διψώ tener sed janunema, himustama اشتیاق داشتن janota avoir soif de השתוקקות प्यासा होना žeđati, žuditi szomjazik vmire menginginkan þyrsta í, þrá avere sete しきりに〜したがる 갈망하다 trokšti alkt dahagakan dorsten tørste pragnąć ter sede de a-i fi sete de жаждать túžiť, prahnúť hlepeti po žudeti törsta ปรารถนา can atmak 渴望 жадати شديد خواہش رکھنا khao khát 渴望
ˈthirsty adjective
1. suffering from thirst. I'm so thirsty – I must have a drink. dors عَطْشان жаден sequioso žíznivý durstig tørstig διψασμένος sediento janune تشنه janoinen assoiffé צמא प्यासा, पिपासु žedan szomjas haus þyrstur assetato のどが渇いた 목마른 ištroškęs izslāpis dahaga dorstig tørst spragniony sequioso însetat испытывать жажду smädný, vysmädnutý žejen žedan törstig ที่กระหายน้ํา susamış, susuz 渴的 той, що хоче пити پياسا khát 渴的
2. causing a thirst. Digging the garden is thirsty work. wat dors maak مُسَبِّب للعَطَش причиняващ жажда que dá sede působící žízeň Durst verursachend gøre én tørstig που φέρνει δίψα que da/provoca sed janutekitav عطش آور janottava qui donne soif מַצמִיא कड़ी मेहनत वाला काम जिससे प्यास लग जाए koji izaziva žeđ izzasztó membuat haus sem veldur þorsta (che fa venire sete) のどが渇く 갈증을 일으키는 alinantis tāds, kas rada slāpes membuatkan sso dahaga dorstverwekkend som en blir tørst av wywołujący pragnienie que dá sede care produce sete вызывающий жажду spôsobujúci smäd ki povzroča žejo koji izaziva žeđ som man blir törstig av ซึ่งทําให้กระหายน้ํา susatıcı, susatan 致渴的 такий, що викликає спрагу پياس آور mệt mỏi, gây khát nước 致渴的
ˈthirstily adverb
dors بِعَطَش، بِتَعَطَّش إلى жадно sequiosamente žíznivě durstig tørstigt με δίψα con avidez januselt با عطش janoisesti à longs traits בְּצִימָאוֹן प्यास से žedno szomjasan dengan haus ákaflega avidamente のどが渇いて 목마르게 godžiai slāpstoši; alkaini dgn dahaganya dorstig tørst łapczywie sequiosamente cu sete с жаждой smädno žejno žedno törstigt, törstande อย่างกระหายน้ํา susamış bir şekilde 口渴地 жадібно بے تابي سے، پياس سے khát, khao khát 口渴地
ˈthirstiness noun
dorsheid عَطَش، تَعَطُّش жажда sede žíznivost der Durst tørst δίψα sed janutunne عطش janoisuus soif צימאון प्यास žeđ, pohlepa szomjúság kehausan þorsti sete のどの渇き 목마름 troškulys slāpes kedahagaan dorst tørst pragnienie sede sete жажда smäd žeja žeđ törstighet ความกระหายน้ํา susamışlık, susuzluk 口渴 спрага بے تابي، پياس sự khát, sự khao khát 口渴
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