LONGING

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longing I. substantiv

1. dor, alean; năzuinţă / dorinţă înflăcărată; poftă; sete;

longing for science sete de ştiinţă.

2. plural dorinţe, pofte (ale femeii gravide).

longing II. adjectiv

plin de dor / alean; tânjitor;

longing look privire tânjitoare.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

Amy often looked wistfully across, longing to be there, where she felt at home and happy, instead of in a corner with nothing to do.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

I am longing to hear all his news.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

Jane was quite longing to go to Ireland, from his account of things.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

It was about the necklace, which she was now most earnestly longing to return, and hoped to obtain his approbation of her doing.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

But when one gets old one has a longing for home.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Yet, though longing to make her acquainted with her happiness, she cheerfully submitted to the wish of Mr. Allen, which took them rather early away, and her spirits danced within her, as she danced in her chair all the way home.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

"Now, Beth," said Amy, longing for her turn, but ready to wait.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

She looked and looked, longing to know which might be least valuable; and was determined in her choice at last, by fancying there was one necklace more frequently placed before her eyes than the rest.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

Harriet had been at Hartfield, as usual, soon after breakfast; and, after a time, had gone home to return again to dinner: she returned, and sooner than had been talked of, and with an agitated, hurried look, announcing something extraordinary to have happened which she was longing to tell.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

"Jo can do it, and be happy in it. It's a splendid idea. Tell us all about it," cried Mr. Laurence, who had been longing to lend the lovers a hand, but knew that they would refuse his help.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

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