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.) sterkt ønske, lyst, lengsel, trang
2. verb
(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) lengte etter, ønske sterkt, begjære
- desirability
begjær
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ønske
I
subst. \/dɪˈzaɪə\/
1) (sterkt) ønske, begjær
2) lengsel
3) begjær, lyst, attrå
4) anmodning, begjæring
I will do anything at your desire
jeg vil gjøre alt du ønsker
5) ønskemål, ønskedrøm
get one's desires
få sine ønsker oppfylt
desire for eller desire of lengsel etter
get one's desire få det man ønsker seg, få sitt ønske oppfylt
II
verb \/dɪˈzaɪə\/
1) ønske (seg), ønske sterkt
2) trakte etter, begjære
the room was all that could be desired
man kunne ikke ønske seg et bedre rom
3) begjære, attrå, lyste etter
4) (gammeldags) uttrykke ønske om, begjære, be, anmode
I desired him to go
jeg bad ham om å gå
it is desired that... det er ønskelig at...
leave much to be desired eller leave a great deal to be desired eller leave a lot to be desired være meget utilfredsstillende, være svært mangelfull, være elendig
his contribution left a lot to be desired
bidraget hans var meget utilfredsstillende

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