appetite

/ˈæpɪtaɪt/ noun [C, U]

Translation

› the feeling that makes you want to eat

iştah

All that walking has given me an appetite.850

an appetite for sth › when you want something very much

bir şeyi çok arzu etme, iştahla isteme

his appetite for adventure927

whet sb's appetite › to make someone want more of something

iştahını açmak, iştahını kabartmak, çok istemesini sağlamak

850

(Definition of appetite noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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