morrer de fome
Portuguese
Verb
morrer de fome (first-person singular present morro de fome, first-person singular preterite morri de fome, past participle morrido de fome, short past participle morto de fome)
- (literally) to die of starvation
- Não tendo o que comer, morreram de fome
- Not having what to eat, they died of starvation.
- (idiomatic) to be very hungry
- O almoço está pronto? Estou morrendo de fome!
- Is lunch ready? I'm very hungry!