WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| thirsty adj | (needing to drink) | sediento/a adj |
| | The thirsty labourers downed their beers. |
| | Los trabajadores sedientos se bebieron las cervezas de un trago. |
| be thirsty vi + adj | (need to drink) | tener sed loc verb |
| | (formal) | estar sediento loc verb |
| | The dog was thirsty, as his owners had forgotten to refill his water bowl. |
| | El perro tenía sed porque su dueño se había olvidado de llenar su plato de agua. |
| thirsty for [sth] adj + prep | figurative (desirous of) | ansioso de adj + prep |
| | | codicioso de adj + prep |
| | (figurado) | hambriento de adj + prep |
| | | ávido de adj + prep |
| | However much work you give Rachel, she's always thirsty for more. |
| | No importa cuánto trabajo le des a Rachel, ella siempre está ansiosa de más. |
| thirsty adj | figurative (land: dry, parched) (figurado: tierra) | árido/a adj |
| | | seco/a adj |
| | The man looked out across the thirsty plains of this hot country. |
| | El hombre miró a través de las áridas llanuras de este caluroso país. |
| Additional Translations |
| thirsty adj | informal, figurative (that uses too much fuel) (coloquial) | que chupa mucho loc adj |
| | | que gasta mucho combustible loc adj |
| | This is a thirsty car; it's costing me a fortune in petrol! |
| | Este es un coche que chupa mucho; ¡me cuesta una fortuna en gasolina! |
| thirsty adj | (work: inducing thirst) | que da sed loc adj |
| | Mowing the lawn on a hot day is thirsty work. |
| | Cortar el césped un día caluroso es algo que da sed. |
| thirsty adj | informal (needy of attention, etc.) | desesperado/a adj |
| | (figurado) | hambriento/a adj |
| | I waited an hour to text her back because I didn't want to seem thirsty. |
| | Esperé una hora para responderle el mensaje porque no quería parecer desesperado. |
'thirsty' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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