Hunger : noun La hunger is a sensation which normally translates the need for eat.
Hungry: A poor person who does not have enough to eat.
He "makes" hungry: hunger is felt.
He threw himself on it like hunger on the world: he threw himself into this business without hesitation.
Stay hungry: do not eat to satiety; remain dissatisfied.
Eat enough: eat enough.
Not to eat enough: to lack the necessary.
Hunger brings the wolf out of the woods: the need to ensure its existence, its subsistence forces certain acts.
Hunger is a bad counselor, leads to wrongdoing.
To have an extreme hunger: an unhealthy, insatiable hunger.
To have empty guts: to always be hungry.
Urgent hunger. Canine hunger, devouring hunger.
Hungry like a wolf (see below).
Have one of these hunger pangs
Are you still hungry? : do you want more shots?
Snap of the beak; to have the fangs, the slab, the tooth; to burst it, to jump it.
To be hungry: to desire very much sexually after a long abstinence.
Popular proverb: Are you hungry? Eat your hand and save the other for tomorrow.
The wolf has a very important place in the tales, legends and mythologies of European countries. The origin of our expression is easy to understand: the hunger which grips is “devouring”, as much as the wolf is reputed to devour its prey.
See Hunger suppressant ; Hungry ; Starve ; Hungry.
Quote from Alexandre Breffort, journalist, screenwriter, playwright and French writer (1901-1971): "When you're hungry, you always find a friend who pays you a drink".