What does svangur in Icelandic mean?

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

The word svangur in Icelandic means hungry, peckish. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word svangur

hungry

adjective (affected by hunger; desirous of food)

Þú hlýtur að vera svangur fyrst þú borðar svona mikið af hrísgrjónum.
You must be hungry to eat so much rice.

peckish

adjective (mildly hungry)

Ég ætlađi í gönguferđ og hélt ég yrđi kannski svangur.
I was going for a walk, and I thought I might get peckish.

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Ég er ekki svangur, mamma
Why, I just ain' t hungry, Ma
Ertu svangur?
Are you hungry?
Ég er virkilega svangur.
I'm really hungry!
Ég er svolítið svangur.
I'm slightly hungry.
Ég er ekki svangur.
I'm not hungry.
Čg er svangur.
Boy, am I hungry.
Ég er eiginlega svangur sjálfur
I' m sort of hungry myself
" Það myndi vera mikilfenglegur, vissulega, " sagði Alice hugsandi: " en þá - ég ætti ekki að vera svangur fyrir það, þú veist. "
'That would be grand, certainly,'said Alice thoughtfully:'but then -- I shouldn't be hungry for it, you know.'
Ertu svangur?
Um, are you hungry?
„Það er ekki góð hugmynd að eiga alvarlegar samræður þegar maður er svangur og þreyttur.“ – Júlía.
Hungry and tired are two big no-no’s for serious discussions.” —Julia.
Èg er svangur
Boy, am I hungry
Ég er svangur.
I feel hungry.
Ef þú ert svangur geturðu borðað brauðið.
If you are hungry, you can eat the bread.
Ég er svangur.
Hungry.
Ég sagđist ekki vera svangur.
Told you, I'm not hungry.
Þú hefur kannski veitt því eftirtekt að matarlimur er ekki jafnlokkandi þegar þú ert saddur eins og þegar þú ert svangur.
You may have noticed that food doesn’t smell as inviting when your appetite is sated.
Hann er greinilega svangur.
He's obviously very hungry.
Ég er ekki svangur.
l'm not hungry.
Hann var stundum þreyttur, þyrstur og svangur.
At times he felt tired, thirsty, and hungry.
Hefðir þú breytt steini í brauð ef Satan hefði sagt þér að gera það? — Jesús var svangur.
Would you have made a stone into a loaf of bread if the Devil had asked you to do it?— Jesus was hungry.
Þû hlýtur að vera svangur
You must be hungry
Þegar hann kom þangað voru fyrstu orðin hans ekki: „Ég er svangur“ eða „Hjálpið mér.“
When he arrived, his first words were not “I’m hungry” or “Help me.”
ūú ert svangur.
You're hungry.
Ég er ekki svangur.
I ain't hungry.

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