ter fame
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Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to have hunger”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ter fame (first-person singular present teño fame, first-person singular preterite tiven fame, past participle tido fame)
- to be hungry
- (transitive with de) to desire; to covet; to be hungry for
- Teño fame de aplausos! ― I'm hungry for applauses
- 1869, Folk song:
- Teño sede, teño fame,
mais a fame no'é de viño:
teño fame de un abrazo,
teño sede de un biquiño.- I'm thirsty, I'm hungry,
but my appetite is not for wine:
I'm hungry for a hug,
I'm thirsty for a kiss.
- I'm thirsty, I'm hungry,
References[edit]
- “ter fame” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.