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I . starve [stɑ:v] VB intr

1. starve (die of hunger):

to starve to death

umreti od lakote

2. starve (suffer from hunger):

starve

3. starve inf (be very hungry):

to be starving

4. starve (crave):

to starve for sth

biti lačen česa

II . starve [stɑ:v] VB trans

1. starve (deprive of food):

starve

to starve oneself to death

izstradati se do smrti

2. starve usu passive fig (deprive):

starve

prikrajševati [perf prikrajšati]

people starved of sleep start to lose their concentration

ljudje, ki imajo premalo spanca, začnejo izgubljati koncentracijo

3. starve usu passive Am fig (crave):

to be starved for sth

biti lačen česa

Usage examples with starve

to starve to death

umreti od lakote

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The bacteria multiply inside the flea, sticking together to form a plug that blocks its stomach and causes it to starve. en.wikipedia.org

He decided that he was going to take it over either by breaking through the city's defenses or by starving the inhabitants into submission. en.wikipedia.org

He locks her away as damaged goods, and starves her. en.wikipedia.org

But he got caught in a snow-drift in the cars, and like to have been starved to death. en.wikipedia.org

Overstocking of the range and the terrible winter of 1886 resulted in a disaster, with many cattle starved and frozen to death. en.wikipedia.org

People starve though the city is bursting with bread. en.wikipedia.org

You starved him when alive, and you can not with good grace erect a monument to him now. en.wikipedia.org

The story goes that she starved to death. en.wikipedia.org

They do not respond well to sudden changes in diet; they may stop eating and starve rather than accept new food types. en.wikipedia.org

He starved himself and died 3 days later of infections. en.wikipedia.org

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