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Dictionary English ← German: gierig

Translation 1 - 39 of 39

English

German

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greedy {adj}

5327

greedily {adv}

821

eager {adj}

776

voracious {adj}

378

avidly {adv}

124

avid {adj}

97

grabby {adj} [Am.] [coll.]

64

piggy {adj} [greedy]

36

cormorant {adj} [Am.]

27

avaricious {adj}

26

lustful {adj}

23

gierig [lüstern]

piggishly {adv} [coll.]

9

esurient {adj} [archaic or hum.]

8

hoggish {adj}

8

edacious {adj}

6

hoggishly {adv}

2 Words: Others

eager for sth. {adj}

gierig auf etw.^Akk.

insatiate for sth. {adj}

gierig auf etw.^Akk.

avid for {adj}

gierig nach

avid of {adj}

gierig nach

greedy for sth. {adj} [postpos.]

gierig nach etw.^Dat. [nachgestellt]

jd. soff (gierig) [ugs.]

2 Words: Verbs

to swig [coll.]

(gierig) saufen

to devour [food]

(gierig) verschlingen

to scarf sth. down [coll.] [Am.]

etw.^Akk. (gierig) verschlingen

to raven sth. [devour greedily]

etw.^Akk. gierig verschlingen

to consume sth. greedily

etw.^Akk. gierig verschlingen

to eat sth. ravenously

etw.^Akk. gierig verschlingen

to wolf down sth.

etw. gierig verschlingen

to grasp eagerly

gierig ergreifen

gierig sein

to be rapacious

gierig sein

to greedily grab

gierig zugreifen

3 Words: Verbs

to clutch at sth.

nach etw.^Dat. gierig greifen

to be greedy after sth.

nach etw.^Dat. gierig sein

4 Words: Verbs

to hog sth. [coll.] [Am.] [seize greedily]

etw.^Akk. gierig an sich^Akk. reißen

5+ Words: Verbs

to down a drink with one gulp

gierig ein (alkoholisches) Getränk mit einem Schluck herunterkippen

Fiction (Literature and Film)

lit. F Money: A Suicide Note [Martin Amis]

film F The Forsaken [J.S. Cardone]

The Forsaken – Die Nacht ist gierig

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