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hungry

hungry

Meaning of hungry

feeling the need to eat

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British English/ˈhʌŋɡri/
American English/ˈhʌŋɡri/
Russian transcription[ɡəˈlodnɨj]
hungry
hungry - голодный
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hungry with Russian translation

hungry usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

После похода я почувствовал голод и захотел пообедать.

After the hike, I felt hungry and wanted lunch.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она становится голодной, если пропускает завтрак.

She gets hungry if she skips breakfast.

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hungry belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

hungryголодный
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

hungry synonyms

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What's the difference between hungry / famished / ravenous / peckish

🇬🇧English
hungry

feeling the need to eat

A2Very Often

I'm hungry after school.

Я голоден после школы.

F
🇬🇧English
famished

very hungry; stronger and a bit more formal than hungry

A2Often

After the hike, we were famished.

После похода мы страшно проголодались.

R
🇬🇧English
ravenous

extremely hungry; stronger and more vivid than hungry

A2Often

He was ravenous after the long flight.

Он был очень голоден после долгого перелёта.

P
🇬🇧English
peckish

slightly hungry; wanting a snack rather than a full meal

A2Often

I'm a bit peckish, so I'll have a biscuit.

Я немного хочу есть, так что возьму печенье.

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How to pronounce hungry and what this word means

hungry translation: голодный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce hungry

/ˈhʌŋɡri/

hungry translation

голодный

hungry examples

After the hike, I felt hungry and wanted lunch.

hungry transcription

/ˈhʌŋɡri/, /ˈhʌŋɡri/

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hungry meaning: what does it mean?

feeling the need to eat

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hungry is pronounced as /ˈhʌŋɡri/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

hungry definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

After the hike, I felt hungry and wanted lunch. Translation: После похода я почувствовал голод и захотел пообедать.

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