fome
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Etymology[edit]
From Old Portuguese fame, from Vulgar Latin *faminem, from Latin famēs (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰə- (“to disappear”). Compare Galician fame, Spanish hambre (Old Spanish fambre), French faim, Italian fame and Romanian foame.
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Noun[edit]
fome f (plural fomes)
- (uncountable) hunger (need or compelling desire for food)
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Tenho fome porque não como há três dias.
- I’m hungry because I haven’t eaten in three days.
- (literally, “I have hunger”)
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- (figuratively) hunger (any strong desire)
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Fome de poder.
- Hunger for power.
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- famine (extreme shortage of food in a region)
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Ocorreram várias fomes na Etiópia.
- Many famines took place in Ethiopia.
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Adjective[edit]
fome (plural fomes)
- (Chile, colloquial) boring, lame, uncool
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