English

rank|probably|especially|placed|563|desire|greater|army|horse

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-desire.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|desir|ing

1. More formal or stronger word for want.

#: I desire to speak with you.

1. Another word for want, connoting emotion.

#: She has been desiring him since they first met.

Translations
trans-top|formal or strong
Danish: t-|da|ønske
Finnish: t+|fi|tahtoa, t+|fi|haluta
German: t+|de|begehren
Hebrew: ��שת�קק (lehishtoqeq)
Korean: ��� (barada), ��� (wonhada)
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Portuguese: t+|pt|desejar
Russian: жела�� (želát�)
Spanish: t+|es|desear
Tamil: ���
Telugu: �శ, ��రి�, ����, �ప���ష, �భిలాష, వా��
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trans-top|connoting emotion
Czech: t-|cs|toužit
Danish: begære, attrå
Finnish: t+|fi|himoita
German: begehren
Hebrew: ��ש�ק (lakhshoq), ��שת�קק (lehishtoqeq)
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Portuguese: desejar
Russian: жела�� (želát�), вожделе�� (voždelét�)
Spanish: t+|es|desear
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Noun
en-noun

1. Someone or something wished for.

#: It is my desire to speak with you
#: You�re my heart�s desire.

1. uncountable Strong attraction, particularly romantic.

#: His desire for her kept him awake at night.

1. uncountable The feeling of desire.

#: Too much desire can seriously affect one�s judgment.

Translations
trans-top|something wished for
Danish: t-|da|ønske
Finnish: t+|fi|halu
French: t+|fr|désir|m
German: Begehren n
Greek: t+|el|ε�ιθ�μία|f|sc=Grek
Norwegian: t-|no|ønske
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Italian: t+|it|desiderio|m
Kurdish: KUchar|ئار��ز��, KUchar|ئا�ات, KUchar|دڵ خ�از
Old English: t-|ang|lust|xs=Old English
Russian: t+|ru|желание|n|trželánije|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|želja|f

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trans-top|strong attraction
Danish: begær, lyst
Finnish: t+|fi|halu
French: t+|fr|désir|m
German: Begehren n
Hebrew: תש�ק� (tshuqa) f
Italian: t+|it|desiderio|m
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Kurdish: KUchar|ئا�ات� دڵ
Old English: t-|ang|lust|xs=Old English
Russian: желание (želánije) n, вожделение (voždelénije) n, вле�ение (vle�énije) n
Slovene: poželenje n
Telugu: t|te|��ర�షణ|sc=Telu
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trans-top|feeling of desire
Chinese: ��, 欲� (yùwàng)
Czech: t-|cs|touha|f
Danish: t-|da|lyst
Finnish: t+|fi|halu
French: t+|fr|désir|m
German: Begehren n
Hebrew: תש�ק� (tshuqa) f
Italian: t+|it|desiderio|m
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Kurdish: KUchar|ح��ز ��کرد�, KUchar|ئا�ات� دڵ
Old English: t-|ang|lust|xs=Old English
Russian: желание (želánije) n, вожделение (voždelénije) n
Scottish Gaelic: drùis f, baois f, baoiseachd f, feòlmhorachd f
Slovene: poželenje n
Telugu: t|te|��రి�|sc=Telu
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Indonesian: birahi, nafsu, ingin|keinginan, hendak|kehendak
ttbc|Italian: desiderare (1,2)
ttbc|Romanian: dorinţ� f, vrere f
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ttbc|Spanish: desear, (me gustaría...)
ttbc|Telugu: ��రి� (kOrika), ��ర� (kOru)

See also
velleity

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Emotions
Category:English control verbs
Category:Positive words

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• 2007-12-21 17:40 - Tbot - added t for de, pt, fi, el, ru, sl

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