thirst

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθɜːrst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/θɝst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thûrst)

  • WordReference
  • Collins
  • WR Reverse (12)
  • Definition
  • Synonyms
  • English Collocations

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
thirst n (desire for water) (literal)sed nf
 It was a hot day and Peter's thirst was growing more intense.
 Hacía mucho calor y la sed de Peter era cada vez más intensa.
thirst n figurative (desire) (figurado, deseo)sed nf
  apetito nm
  ansia nf
  anhelo nm
 No matter how much Fiona travelled, she still always had a thirst for more.
 No importaba cuánto viajase Fiona, cada vez tenía sed de más aún.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
thirst after [sth] vtr phrasal insep figurative (desire keenly) (figurado)tener sed de loc verb
  anhelar vtr
  buscar vtr
 Humanity has thirsted after knowledge since the dawn of time.
 El hombre ha tenido sed de conocimiento desde el principio de los tiempos.
thirst for [sth] vtr phrasal insep figurative (desire keenly)ansias de nfpl + prep
  (figurado)sed de nf inv + prep
 We thirst for more information about the accident.
 Teníamos ansias de más información sobre el accidente.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
quench your thirst v expr (drink until no longer thirsty)apagar la sed loc verb
 I'm going out to the pub to quench my thirst.
 Me voy al bar a apagar la sed.
  calmar la sed loc verb
 Me voy al bar a calmar la sed.
  saciar la sed loc verb
 Me voy al bar a saciar la sed.
  aplacar la sed loc verb
 Me voy al bar a aplacar la sed.
slake your thirst v expr literary (quench)saciar la sed loc verb
  apagar la sed loc verb
 The fresh coconut juice slaked the explorer's thirst.
 El agua de coco fresca sació la sed del explorador.
thirst for knowledge n figurative (intense desire to learn)sed de conocimientos nf
 Jim had a genuine thirst for knowledge.
 Jim tenía una genuina sed de conocimiento.
thirst for life n figurative (vitality, enthusiasm for living)ansia de vivir loc nom f
  amor por la vida grupo nom
  (figurado)sed de vivir loc nom f
thirst quencher n informal (refreshing drink)remedio para la sed grupo nom
 Tea is a wonderful thirst quencher.
 El té es un excelente remedio para la sed.
thirst-quenching adj (satisfying thirst)saciante adj mf
  que quita la sed loc adj
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'thirst' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Spanish:

Collocations: is a real thirst quencher, his thirst for [knowledge, power], an insatiable thirst for [knowledge], more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "thirst" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'thirst'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!