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1 ♦ desire
♦ desire /dɪˈzaɪə(r)/n. [cu]1 desiderio ( anche sessuale): the desire for peace [change], il desiderio di pace [cambiamenti]; He expressed a desire to visit Egypt, ha espresso il desiderio di visitare l'Egitto; to grant sb. 's desire, esaudire il desiderio di q.; to fulfil (o to satisfy) a desire, appagare un desiderio; to feel a desire, provare un desiderio; a compelling desire, un desiderio trascinante; an overwhelming desire, un desiderio incontenibile; to have no desire for st. [to do st.], non desiderare qc. [di fare qc.]; You are my heart's desire, ti desidero tanto● to get one's desire, ottenere quel che si desidera □ one's heart's desire, il desiderio più sentito di q.: It was her heart's desire to go home to Ireland, tornarsene a casa in Irlanda era il suo desiderio più sentito.(to) desire /dɪˈzaɪə(r)/v. t.1 (form.) desiderare: Her parents gave her everything she desired, i suoi genitori le davano tutto ciò che desiderava; He desired to see the world, desiderava vedere il mondo; We desire you to return the goods as soon as possible, desideriamo che restituiate gli articoli il più rapidamente possibile2 (arc.) invitare (a fare qc.)● to leave much (o a great deal) to be desired, lasciare molto a desiderare: His conduct leaves much to be desired, la sua condotta lascia molto a desiderare □ if desired, se lo si desidera: The itinerary can be extended if desired, l'itinerario può essere esteso se lo si desidera □ (form.) if he [she, they, ecc.] so desire, qualora lo desiderasse [desiderassero, ecc.]: Guests may use the facilities at the health club if they so desire, gli ospiti possono utilizzare gli impianti del centro benessere qualora lo desiderassero.
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