to yearn for the return of sth

v/t (trennb., hat) zurückfordern

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1. vt

2. vi

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I. vt (zurückfordern)

▪ etw \zurückverlangen to demand sth back

II. vi (wiederhaben wollen)

▪ [nach jdm/etw] \zurückverlangen to long [to have] [sth/sb] back, to yearn for the return [of sth/sb]

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transitives Verb demand back

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zurückverlangen v/t (trennb, hat) → zurückfordern

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transitives Verb demand back

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to demand back v.

1 to long for, to ache for, to desire, to aim for.

2 to yearn to, to want to, to be aching to, to ache to.

3 to yearn, to yen.

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Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar

► verbo transitivo

1 to long for, yearn for

■ ansiaba la paz she longed for peace

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VT to long for, yearn for

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verbo transitivo (liter) <libertad/poder> to long for, yearn for

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= gag for, lust (for/after/over), yearn, itch for.

Ex. Ireland is gagging for affordable broadband, according to a survey of 1400 net users.

Ex. These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.

Ex. Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.

Ex. It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.

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verbo transitivo (liter) <libertad/poder> to long for, yearn for

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ansiar [ A17 ]

( liter); ‹paz/libertad/poder› to long for, yearn for

el día del tan ansiado reencuentro the day of the long-awaited reunion

ansiar + INF to long to + INF

ansía alcanzar el éxito he longs to achieve success, he yearns after o craves success ( liter)

ansiaba que regresara he longed o yearned for her to return, he longed o yearned for her return ( liter)

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◊ ansiar hacer algo to long to do sth

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ansiar vt

ansiar algo to long for sth;

encontraron la felicidad que tanto ansiaban they found the happiness that they had been longing for;

ansiaba regresar a su país she longed to return to her country;

todos ansiamos llegar a un acuerdo we are all anxious to reach an agreement;

ansían que el problema se resuelva lo antes posible they are anxious for the problem to be solved as soon as possible

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v/t yearn for, long for

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ansiar {85} vt

: to long for, to yearn for

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ansiar vb to long

1 to sigh, to heave a sigh, to breathe a sigh, to fetch a sigh.

2 to sigh to.

Me suspiró Ricardo Ricardo sighed to me.

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► verbo intransitivo

1 to sigh

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suspirar por figurado to long for

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VI to sigh

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verbo intransitivo

a) (de pena, alivio) to sigh

b) ( anhelar)

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= sigh, breathe + a sigh, heave.

Ex. 'Well, you're certainly to be applauded for your loyalty,' sighed Datto.

Ex. After hearing the good news, the two women breathed a simultaneous sigh.

Ex. But then his breathing changes to what I can only describe as gasping or heaving.

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* decir suspirando = sigh.

* suspirar de alivio = breathe + a sigh of relief, heave + a sigh of relief.

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verbo intransitivo

a) (de pena, alivio) to sigh

b) ( anhelar)

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suspirar [A1 ]

1 (de pena, alivio) to sigh

2 (anhelar) suspirar POR algo to yearn o long FOR sth

suspira por volver a su patria he yearns o longs to return to his homeland

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a) (de pena, alivio) to sigh

b) ( anhelar) suspirar POR algo to yearn o long for sth

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suspirar vi

1. [dar suspiros] to sigh;

suspirar de to sigh with

2. [desear]

suspirar por alguien to have a crush on sb

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1 sigh

suspirar por algo yearn for sth, long for sth

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suspirar vi

: to sigh

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suspirar vb to sigh

1. v/i sigh

2. v/t long for

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sospirare v. intr.

1 to sigh: lo udii sospirare nel sonno, I heard him sigh in his sleep; perché sospiri?, why are you sighing? // sospirare di sollievo, to sigh with relief: sospirai di sollievo alla notizia, I sighed with relief at the news // sospirare per il dolore, to sigh with grief: piangeva e sospirava per il dolore, she sighed and wept with grief

2 (fig.) ( struggersi) to pine, to sigh, to grieve: sospirare per qlcu., qlco., to pine (o to sigh) for s.o., sthg.; da anni sospira per lui, she has been pining for him for years; sospira per il figlio perduto, she grieves for her lost child // far sospirare qlcu., to make s.o. suffer: il figlio l'ha fatto tanto sospirare, his son has caused him so much suffering

◆ v.tr. to long for (sthg.), to pine for (s.o., sthg.), to sigh for (s.o., sthg.), to crave for (sthg.), to yearn for (sthg.): sospirare la patria, to long (o to pine o to yearn) for one's native land; sospirare il ritorno di qlcu., to long for s.o.'s return; sospirare le vacanze, to long (o to crave) for holdays // far sospirare qlco. a qlcu., (far attendere qlco. a qlcu.) to keep s.o. waiting for sthg.: mi ha fatto sospirare a lungo la risposta, he kept me waiting for an answer a long time; ti ha fatto sospirare i soldi, he kept you waiting a long time for the money // farsi sospirare, to keep s.o. waiting (a long time): ti sei fatto sospirare!, you have kept us waiting a long time!

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1. vi

(aus avere) to sigh

2. vt

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verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) to sigh

verbo transitivo (desiderare) to long for, to look forward to, to yearn for [ vacanze]

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sospirare

/sospi'rare/ [1]

I verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) to sigh; sospirare di sollievo to sigh with relief

II verbo transitivo

  (desiderare) to long for, to look forward to, to yearn for [ vacanze]; farsi sospirare to keep sb. waiting.