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wish [wɪ∫]a. ( = desire) souhaiter• I only wish I'd known about that before! si seulement j'avais su ça avant !• I wish I could! si seulement je pouvais !b. ( = desire for sb else) souhaiter• I wish you well in what you're trying to do je vous souhaite de réussir dans ce que vous voulez faire• wish me luck! souhaite-moi bonne chance !• I wish you every happiness! je vous souhaite d'être très heureux !• I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy c'est quelque chose que je ne souhaiterais pas à mon pire ennemi• what more could you wish for? que pourrais-tu souhaiter de plus ?3. nouna. ( = desire, will) désir mb. ( = specific desire) vœu mc. ( = greeting) he sends his best wishes il vous fait ses amitiés• (with) best wishes for your future happiness tous mes (or nos) vœux de bonheur• (with) best wishes for Christmas and the New Year (nos) meilleurs vœux pour Noël et la nouvelle année4. compounds* * *[wɪʃ] 1.2.to grant somebody's wish — gen accéder au désir de quelqu'un; [fairy] exaucer le souhait de quelqu'un
wishes plural noun vœux mpl3.good ou best wishes — meilleurs vœux; ( ending letter) bien amicalement
transitive verb1) ( expressing longing)2) (express congratulations, greetings) souhaiterto wish somebody joy ou happiness — souhaiter à quelqu'un d'être heureux
4.to wish somebody joy of something/somebody — iron souhaiter bien du plaisir à quelqu'un avec quelque chose/quelqu'un
1) (desire, want) vouloirto wish for — souhaiter, espérer
what more could one wish for? — qu'est-ce qu'on pourrait espérer or souhaiter de plus?
2) ( in fairy story) faire un vœu•Phrasal Verbs:- wish on
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