What does hambre in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word hambre in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use hambre in Spanish.

The word hambre in Spanish means hunger, hunger, starvation, hunger, beggars can't be choosers, hunger attack, be hungry, feel hungry, starving, hunger strike, worse than hunger, meaner than hunger, die of hunger, die of starvation, dying of hunger, starving to death, nobody, lowlife, still be hungry, starvation wage, be hungry for, be hungry for. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hambre

hunger

nombre femenino (necesidad de comer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A mediodía el hambre me pone de mal genio.
Hunger makes me cranky in the afternoon.

hunger, starvation

nombre femenino (falta de alimento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El hambre se está apoderando de la región.
Hunger (or: Starvation) is spreading throughout the region.

hunger

(figurado (deseo, necesidad) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esa hambre de justicia se ve en la cara de los más necesitados.
This hunger for justice is seen in the faces of those most in need.

beggars can't be choosers

expresión (en necesidad todo se acepta)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
—Tendrás que conformarte con un pago de 50 dólares por este proyecto. —A buen hambre no hay pan duro.
- You'll have to make do with payment of 50 dollars for this project. - Beggars can't be choosers.

hunger attack

(ansia profunda de comer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me entró un ataque de hambre y tuve que parar a comprarme una hamburguesa.

be hungry, feel hungry

locución verbal (sentir ganas de comer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Me levanté a medianoche a comerme un bocadillo porque me dio hambre.

starving

locución nominal femenina (mucha hambre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Era ya muy tarde y teníamos un hambre canina.

hunger strike

locución nominal femenina (no comer por protesta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El preso está en huelga de hambre reclamando un juicio justo.
The prisoner is on a hunger strike asking for a fair trial.

worse than hunger, meaner than hunger

expresión (muy malo) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

die of hunger

locución verbal (coloquial, figurado (estar hambriento)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Después de la caminata, moríamos de hambre.
After the hike we were dying of hunger.

die of starvation

locución verbal (coloquial, figurado (tener mucha hambre)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Lucía se se moría de hambre en el campamento.
Lucia was starving in the camp.

dying of hunger, starving to death

locución adjetiva (figurado (con mucha hambre)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Estoy muerto de hambre, ¿hay algo de comer?
I'm dying of hunger, is there something to eat?

nobody, lowlife

locución nominal con flexión de género (peyorativo (persona sin recursos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nicolás es un muerto de hambre que quiere llevarse el crédito de nuestro trabajo.
Nicolas is a nobody who wants to take credit for our work.

still be hungry

locución verbal (seguir con ganas de comer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pablo se quedó con hambre y pidió otra porción de pizza.
Pablo was still hungry and ordered another slice of pizza.

starvation wage

(coloquial (poco dinero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se vive mal con un sueldo de hambre.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I enjoy my job but I'm paid peanuts - so I'll have to look for something else.

be hungry for

locución verbal (con sustantivos; figurado (necesitar, desear) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los necesitados tienen hambre de justicia.
The needy hunger for justice.

be hungry for

locución verbal (querer comer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tengo hambre de chocolate.
I am hungry for chocolate.

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