starve

[USA]/stɑːv/
[UK]/stɑːrv/
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Oversættelse

v. lide eller dø af mangel på mad; lide ekstrem mangel på noget nødvendigt.

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

starve to death

at sulte ihjel

starve for

at sulte efter

Eksempelsætninger

Many people in the world starve due to lack of food.

Mange mennesker i verden sulter på grund af mangel på mad.

It's heartbreaking to see children starve in impoverished countries.

Det er hjerteskærende at se børn sulte i fattige lande.

Animals in the wild may starve if they cannot find enough food.

Dyr i naturen kan sulte, hvis de ikke kan finde nok mad.

During the famine, many people had to starve themselves to feed their children.

Under hungersnøden måtte mange mennesker sulte for at fodre deres børn.

Some people choose to starve themselves as a form of protest.

Nogle mennesker vælger at sulte for at protestere.

The prisoners were deliberately starved as a form of punishment.

Fangerne blev bevidst ladt til at sulte som en form for straf.

Without access to food aid, many refugees are at risk of starving.

Uden adgang til fødevarehjælp risikerer mange flygtninge at sulte.

She refused to eat and would rather starve than give in to their demands.

Hun nægtede at spise og ville hellere sulte end at give efter for deres krav.

The drought caused crops to wither, leading to many farmers and their families starving.

Tørken fik afgrøderne til at visne, hvilket førte til, at mange landmænd og deres familier sultede.

It is important to address the root causes of poverty to prevent people from starving.

Det er vigtigt at tage fat på fattigdommens grundlæggende årsager for at forhindre folk i at sulte.

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I skipped breakfast, and I'm absolutely starving.

Jeg skipped morgenmad, og jeg er virkelig sulten.

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Poor crops so diminished the food supply that people were starving.

Dårlige afgrøder reducerede madforsyningen så meget, at folk sultede.

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That's a relief. So you must be starving.

Det er en lettelse. Så du må være sulten.

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Is it just me or is anyone else starving?

Er det kun mig, eller er der andre, der sulter?

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The people are starving and drink contaminated water.

Folk sulter og drikker forurenet vand.

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The money for dog food is gone, but Spot looks like he is starving!

Pengene til hundemad er væk, men Spot ser ud til at være sulten!

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She hated to see good food wasted while others starved.

Hun hadede at se godt mad gå til spilde, mens andre sultede.

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The fox had no choice but to starve for three days.

Ræven havde intet valg end at sulte i tre dage.

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“Pass me those rolls, Harry, I'm starving.”

“Giv mig de rundstykker, Harry, jeg er sulten.”

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Their seizures sometimes would stop if you starved the brain of carbohydrate.

Deres kramper ville nogle gange stoppe, hvis man fik hjernen til at sulte efter kulhydrater.

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