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Pronunciation / Transliteration: assetato
"Dopo la corsa, ero molto assetato."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Feeling a need to drink; having a desire for liquid.
"After running for an hour, I felt very thirsty and needed to hydrate." - 2
Lacking moisture; dry.
"The thirsty ground cracked under the hot sun."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'þurstig', stemming from 'þurst' (meaning thirst), originating from Proto-Germanic '*thurstuz' connected to the root for dry. Over centuries, the term expanded literally from denoting a physiological need for liquid to also metaphorically signify an ardent, eager desire for something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Thirsty" is said worldwide
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assoiffé
Transliteration: assoiffé
"Après la course, il était très assoiffé."
durstig
Transliteration: durstig
"Nach dem Laufen war ich sehr durstig."
assetato
Transliteration: assetato
"Dopo la corsa, ero molto assetato."
sediento
Transliteration: sediento
"Después de correr, estaba muy sediento."
sedento
Transliteration: sedento
"Depois de correr, eu estava muito sedento."
प्यासा
Transliteration: pyasa
"दौड़ने के बाद, मैं बहुत प्यासा था।"
口渴
Transliteration: kǒu kě
"跑步后，我感到很口渴。"
목마른
Transliteration: mokmareun
"달리기 후에 나는 매우 목마르다."
喉が渇いた
Transliteration: nodo ga kawaita
"走った後、私はとても喉が渇いた。"
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