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1 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desejar2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) desejar3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) votos•- wishing-well* * *[wiʃ] n 1 desejo, vontade, anseio, anelo. give him his wish / faça-lhe a vontade. she had a wish for it / ela o desejou. 2 expressão de desejo ou vontade, pedido, ordem. 3 wishes votos, saudações. • vt+vi desejar, ter vontade de, querer, almejar. we wish you all good luck / nós lhe desejamos boa sorte. this is a problem I would not wish on my worst enemy / este é um problema que não desejo ao meu pior inimigo. I don’t wish to interrupt / desculpe-me interromper. I wish I were dead / eu bem que queria estar morto. as heart could wish à vontade. as might be wished como seria de desejar. carry out my wishes! execute minhas ordens! his last wishes sua última vontade. to make a wish formular um desejo, pensar em algo que se deseja. with all good wishes, our best wishes com os melhores votos. -
2 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desejar2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) desejar3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) desejo•- wishing-well -
3 may
[mei](-)1) (to have the permission to: You may go home now.) poder2) (used to express a possibility in the present or future: He may be here, I don't know.) ser possível3) (used to express a wish: May you live a long and happy life.) oxalá•- may have -
4 amen
interjection, noun((usually Amen) said or sung by Jews or Christians to express a wish that the prayer should be fulfilled.)* * *a.men[a:m'en, eim'en] n amém. • adv certamente. • interj 1 amém! que assim seja! 2 coll muito bem! de acordo! to say amen to concordar com. -
5 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) perguntar2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pedir3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) convidar•- ask for
- for the asking* * *[a:sk; æsk] vt+vi 1 perguntar, inquirir, indagar. may I ask? / posso perguntar? she asked after my father / ela perguntou como meu pai estava passando. 2 requerer, solicitar, pedir. I asked his advice, permission / pedi seu conselho, sua permissão. may I ask you to pass me the salt / queira passar-me o sal, por favor. ask, and it shall be given you / pedi e dar-se-vos-á (Mateus, VII, 7). you asked for it! / você é que criou esta situação! she asked for a drink / ela pediu uma bebida. 3 reclamar, demandar, exigir. this work asks great care / este serviço exige cuidado especial. 4 convidar. I asked him to lunch / convidei-o para o almoço. ask him upstairs / convide-o para subir, peça-lhe que suba. 5 necessitar, precisar. 6 publicar proclamas (na igreja), apregoar. I ask you o que eu queria saber é, diga-me. to ask a favour pedir um favor. to ask a question fazer ou formular uma pergunta. to ask for trouble procurar confusão, dificuldades. to ask one’s way perguntar pelo caminho. to ask the time indagar as horas. to ask too much exigir demais. -
6 ask for
1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) pedir2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) atrair -
7 amen
interjection, noun((usually Amen) said or sung by Jews or Christians to express a wish that the prayer should be fulfilled.) amém -
8 ask
1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) perguntar2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pedir3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) convidar•- ask for - for the asking -
9 ask for
1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) perguntar por2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) procurar
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