English-French translations for thirsty

• assoiffé
  Les pays industrialisés, aujourd'hui plus que jamais, sont assoiffés de pétrole. Today, more than ever, the industrialised nations are thirsty for oil.
  Résultat: le train spécial de Bruxelles est arrivé avec un retard considérable et nous étions tous très assoiffés. The upshot was that we arrived here from Brussels on this special train very much delayed, thirsty, and far too late.
  Le NASDAQ ne se limite pas à propulser rapidement les PME américaines mais finance également les PME européennes assoiffées de capitaux. Not only is NASDAQ the forcing-house of American fast-track SMEs but it is also the home to European companies thirsty for capital.
• avoir soif

Definition of thirsty

• Needing to drink
• Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink (''informal''
• Craving something
• Desiring sex

Examples

• After all that work I am really thirsty.
• I am thirsty for knowledge.
• After the president left office, the nation was thirsty for change.
• This is the third time that girl brought up her crush. She must really be thirsty for her.

Related words

• bloodthirsty
• unthirsty
• be/feel thirsty
• make thirsty
• I'm thirsty
• be thirsty
• power thirsty