desire

desire
1. noun
(a wish or longing: I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again.) deseo

2. verb
(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) desear
- desirability
desire1 n deseo
he felt a desire to travel sentía el deseo de viajar
desire2 vb desear
the kitchen has everything you could desire la cocina tiene todo lo que se podría desear
El gerundio de desire se escribe desiring
desire
tr[dɪ'zaɪəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (wish, urge, longing) deseo, anhelo, ansia; (sexual) deseo
■ I've got a burning desire to visit India mi mayor deseo es visitar la India
■ his desire for fame and fortune sus deseos de ser famoso y rico
■ several listeners have expressed a desire to participate varios oyentes han manifestado su deseo de participar
transitive verb
1 formal use (gen) desear, anhelar, ansiar; (sexually) desear
■ he desired nothing other than to continue writing no deseaba nada más que seguir escribiendo
2 formal use (request) rogar, solicitar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
one's heart's desire su mayor deseo, su deseo ferviente
to leave a lot to be desired dejar mucho que desear
desire [di'zaɪr] vt, -sired ; -siring
1) want: desear
2) request: rogar, solicitar
desire n
: deseo m, anhelo m, ansia m
desire
n.
• apetencia s.f.
• comezón s.m.
• dentera s.f.
• deseo s.m.
• gana s.f.
• querer s.m.
v.
• ambicionar v.
• desear v.
• envidiar v.
• querer v.
(§pret: quis-) fut/c: querr-•)

I dɪ'zaɪr, dɪ'zaɪə(r)
noun
1) c (wish) deseo m, anhelo m (liter)

a desire FOR something — deseos mpl de algo

he expressed a desire to see his family — dijo que deseaba ver a su familia

2) u (lust) deseo m

II
transitive verb
a) (want) \<\<happiness/success\>\> desear

to leave much/a lot to be desired — dejar mucho/bastante que desear

b) (lust after) \<\<person\>\> desear
c) desired past p deseado

to have the desired effect — surtir el efecto deseado

[dɪ'zaɪǝ(r)]
1.
N deseo m (for de) (to do sth de hacer algo)

I have no desire to see him — no tengo el más mínimo deseo de verlo

2. VT
1) (=want) [+ wealth, success] desear

to desire to do sth — desear hacer algo

it leaves much to be desired — deja mucho que desear

2) (sexually) [+ person] desear
3) (=request)

to desire that ... — rogar que ...

to desire sb to do sth — rogar a algn que haga algo

* * *

I [dɪ'zaɪr, dɪ'zaɪə(r)]
noun
1) c (wish) deseo m, anhelo m (liter)

a desire FOR something — deseos mpl de algo

he expressed a desire to see his family — dijo que deseaba ver a su familia

2) u (lust) deseo m

II
transitive verb
a) (want) \<\<happiness/success\>\> desear

to leave much/a lot to be desired — dejar mucho/bastante que desear

b) (lust after) \<\<person\>\> desear
c) desired past p deseado

to have the desired effect — surtir el efecto deseado


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