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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries貪欲な
Pronunciation / Transliteration: donyoku na
"彼は読書に対して貪欲な姿勢を持っている。"
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Having a very eager approach to an activity, especially wanting a large quantity of food.
"After hiking all day, he had a voracious appetite."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: from Latin vorac- (from vorare 'to devour') + -ious.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "voracious" is said worldwide
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vorace
Transliteration: vorace
"Il a un appétit vorace après l'effort."
vorheißend
Transliteration: unersättlich
Script: unersättlich
"Er hat einen unersättlichen Appetit auf Bücher."
vorace
Transliteration: vorace
"Ha un appetito vorace dopo la lunga camminata."
voraz
Transliteration: voraz
"Los niños llegaron con un apetito voraz."
voraz
Transliteration: voraz
"Ela é uma leitora voraz de romances históricos."
पेटu
Transliteration: bhukkhad
Script: भुलक्कड़
"उसकी पढ़ने की भूख बहुत तीव्र है।"
贪婪的
Transliteration: tānlán de
"他对知识有着强烈的渴求。"
걸신들린
Transliteration: geolsin-deullin
"그는 독서광이다."
貪欲な
Transliteration: donyoku na
"彼は読書に対して貪欲な姿勢を持っている。"
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