hombre hambriento
/ombɾe ambɾjento/from spelling rules
The English phrase "hungry man" is translated into Spanish as hombre hambriento.
Use this phrase to describe a man who feels a need or desire for food.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of hombre (man) and hambriento (hungry).
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to a hungry woman, change the noun to mujer and the adjective to the feminine form hambrienta (una mujer hambrienta).
How do you pronounce it?
/ombɾe ambɾjento/
Did you know?
- The word hombre shares a prehistoric root with the English word 'human' and originally meant 'earthling' in Proto-Indo-European.
- To describe a man who is starving, Spanish speakers use the idiom tener un hambre de lobo, which means 'to have the hunger of a wolf'.
- In casual conversation, Spanish speakers rarely use hambriento and instead say tener hambre, which literally means 'to have hunger'.
Examples in context
- Un hombre hambriento es un hombre enfadado.A hungry man is an angry man.This sentence illustrates the connection between hunger and anger using hombre hambriento.Tatoeba #955982 by Shishir, translation #52299 by Swift
- El señor en la mesa de al lado es un hombre con hambreThe gentleman at the next table is a hungry man
- Por favor, atiendan al señor que tiene hambrePlease assist the man who is hungry
- Ese tipo está hambrientoThat guy is hungry
- Esa persona está hambrientaThat person is hungry
- Aquel hombre hambriento busca un restaurante.That hungry man is looking for a restaurant.
- El hombre hambriento comió tres platos.The hungry man ate three plates.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Elena are looking at a painting in a gallery.
- Alejandro¿Quién es el hombre hambriento del cuadro?Who is the hungry man in the painting?
- ElenaNo lo sé, Alejandro, es un misterio.I don't know, Alejandro, it's a mystery.
- AlejandroParece que quiere comerse todo el lienzo.It looks like he wants to eat the whole canvas.
- ElenaTienes razón, Elena piensa que es muy gracioso.You're right, Elena thinks it's very funny.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries hambriento, hombre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
