lust
/lʌst/
US pronunciation
American sound/lʌst/
lust
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US voice -> lust
Myanmar meaning
(n) တပ်မက်ခြင်း။ တဏှာ။ ရာဂ။ ငမ်းငမ်းတက် တပ်မက်ခြင်း။
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lust / lʌst / n (often derog ) [U,C]
၁။ ~ (for sb ) တပ်မက်ခြင်း။ တဏှာ။ ရာဂ။ curb one’s lust ❍ gratify one’s lusts.
၂။ ~ (for/of sth ) ငမ်းငမ်းတက် တပ်မက်ခြင်း။ a lust for power/gold/adventure. See also BLOOD LUST
❏ lust after/for sb/sth [PHRV ] (often derog ) လိုချင်တပ်မက်မောသည်။
lust after women ❍ He lusted for revenge. ကလဲ့စားချေရန် ဇောသန်သည်။
❏ lustful / -fl / adj (often derog ) တဏှာကြီးသော။ ရာဂ စိတ်ပြင်းထန်သော။ lustful glances.
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yearn, desire, long for, hanker after, hunger for, ache for, ache, animalism, aphrodisia, appetence, appetite, appetition, avidity, be consumed with desire, be hot for, carnality, concupiscence, covet, covetousness, crave, craving, cupidity, desire strongly, envy, eroticism, excitement, fervor, greed, hanker, hankering, hunger, itch, lasciviousness, lechery, lewdness, libido, licentiousness, long, longing, need, passion, pine, prurience, pruriency, salaciousness, salacity, sensualism, sensuality, thirst, urge, want, wantonness, weakness, wish, yearning, yen
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