WISH

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wish I. verb A. intranzitiv

to wish for / after a dori (cu ac.), a aştepta (cu ac.), a tânji după;

they wished for the day aşteptau cu nerăbdare ziua;

to wish for smth. a dori ceva;

to have everything one can wish for a avea tot ce-şi poate dori cineva

wish I. verb B. tranzitiv

1. a dori;

I wish I were a bird a-şi dori să fiu o pasăre; păcat că nu sunt pasăre.

2. a voi, a vrea;

I wish it to be finished vreau ca acest lucru să fie terminat.

3. a ura, a dori (ceva, cuiva); a felicita (pe cineva);

I wish you joy îţi dorese fericire;

to wish smb. good morning a spune cuiva bună dimineaţa.

wish II. substantiv

1. dorinţă; dor, poftă, chef;

a great wish to go o mare dorinţă de a pleca;

he disregarded my wishes mi-a nesocotit dorinţele.

2. urare, dorinţă;

New Year's wishes urări de Anul Nou.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

And now I should wish to have a talk with that boy, please.”

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

All Anne's wishes had been for the latter.

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

It is the best we can do if we wish to live.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

But until she is dead I will not grant your wish.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

“I only wished to help,” I explained.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I wish Fanny had half your strength, ma'am.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

I don't, upon my word—I wish I did.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

“I wish that you would take them away altogether.”

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

"Don't I wish I'd been there!" cried Jo. "Did you go to Paris?"

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

“I an't what I could wish myself to be,” said Mrs. Gummidge.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

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