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desear

/deseˈaɾ/, [d̪e.seˈaɾ]

to wish, wish

Verb desear (first-person singular present deseo, first-person singular preterite deseé, past participle deseado)

  1. to wish
    Cumpleaños Feliz! Cumpleaños Feliz!Te deseamos todos. Cumpleaños Feliz!
    Happy birthday (to you)! Happy birthday (to you)!We all wish you a happy birthday!
  2. to desire, to want, to hope for, to long for
    Deja mucho que desear.
    It leaves much to be desired. / It leaves a lot to be desired.
  3. to look forward to

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Examples

  • Tu conducta deja bastante que desear.

    Your behavior leaves much to be desired.

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  • En lugar de desear que los nueve meses pasaran rápidamente, y quejarme de la sombra en mis pies, yo habría disfrutado cada minuto de embarazo, entendiendo que la maravilla, que crecía en mí, era mi única oportunidad en la vida para ayudar a Dios en un milagro.

    Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy and complaining about the shadow over my feet, I'd have cherished every minute of it and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was to be my only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

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  • Tom tiene todo lo que un hombre podría desear.

    Tom has everything a man could want.

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  • No parecías desear aquel libro.

    You didn't seem to want that book.

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  • Para hacer dinero, uno debe primero desear el dinero.

    To make money one must want money.

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  • La felicidad es probablemente desear lo que ya se tiene, no tener lo que se quiere.

    Happiness is probably wanting what you already have, not having what you want.

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  • La enseñanza de las humanidades en Chile deja mucho que desear.

    The teaching of humanities in Chile leaves much to be desired.

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  • Tu resumen no deja nada que desear.

    Your summary leaves nothing to be desired.

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  • Tom tiene todo lo que un niño podría desear.

    Tom has everything a boy could want.

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  • - De acuerdo -dijo el hombre-, no me creo esto, pero no hay nada de malo en desear. Deseo saber quién soy.

    "All right," said the man, "I don't believe this, but there's no harm in wishing. I wish to know who I am."

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