I do wish he would come

wish somebody good morning/a happy birthday — jemandem guten Morgen sagen/zum Geburtstag gratulieren

wish somebody ill/well — jemandem [etwas] Schlechtes/alles Gute wünschen

I have no [great/particular] wish to go — ich habe keine [große/besondere] Lust zu gehen

your wish is my command — dein Wunsch ist or sei mir Befehl

I have no great wish to see him — ich habe kein Bedürfnis or keine große Lust, ihn zu sehen

you can make three wishes — du hast drei Wünsche

well, you got your wish —

you shall have your wish — dein Wunsch soll (dir) erfüllt werden or soll in Erfüllung gehen

please give him my good wishes — bitte grüßen Sie ihn (vielmals) von mir, bitte richten Sie ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

he sends his best wishes — er lässt (vielmals) grüßen

a message of good wishes — eine Gruß- or Glückwunschbotschaft

best wishes for a speedy recovery — alles Gute für eine baldige Genesung

he wishes to be alone/to see you immediately — er möchte allein sein/dich sofort sehen

I wish you to be present — ich wünsche, dass Sie anwesend sind

what do you wish me to do? — was soll ich (bitte) tun?

I wish the play would begin — ich wünschte or wollte, das Stück finge an

I wish you'd be quiet — ich wünschte or wollte, du wärest ruhig

wish you were here — ich wünschte or wollte, du wärest hier

to wish sb well/ill — jdm Glück or alles Gute/Schlechtes or Böses wünschen

I don't wish her any harm — ich wünsche ihr nichts Böses

to wish sb good luck/happiness — jdm viel Glück or alles Gute/Glück (und Zufriedenheit) wünschen

to wish sb a pleasant journey/good morning/merry Christmas — jdm eine gute Reise/guten Morgen/frohe Weihnachten wünschen

to wish sb goodbye — jdm Auf or auf Wiedersehen sagen

to wish a wish — sich (dat) etwas wünschen

he wished himself anywhere but there —

if I could wish myself into the castle — wenn ich mich nur in das Schloss wünschen könnte

wishing won't solve the problem — der Wunsch allein wird das Problem nicht lösen

I do wish he would come — wenn er nur kommen würde

I wish you would shut up — es wäre mir lieb, wenn du den Mund hieltest

wish somebody good morning/a happy birthday — jemandem guten Morgen sagen/zum Geburtstag gratulieren

wish somebody ill/well — jemandem [etwas] Schlechtes/alles Gute wünschen

come on, wish! — nun, wünsch dir was!

what more could one wish for? — was will man mehr?

I have no [great/particular] wish to go — ich habe keine [große/besondere] Lust zu gehen

at last he has [got] his wish — endlich ist sein Wunsch in Erfüllung gegangen

she said she wouldn't come — disse che non sarebbe venuta

we thought we would be late — credevamo di arrivare in ritardo

he thought she would have forgotten — pensava che avrebbe dimenticato

I wish he would shut the door! — potrebbe chiudere la porta!

I wish you'd be quiet! — potresti stare zitto! vorrei che stessi zitto!

it would be wonderful if they came — sarebbe meraviglioso se venissero

if we'd left later we would have missed the train — se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno

we wouldn't be happy anywhere else — non saremmo felici in nessun altro posto

who would ever have believed it? — chi mai l'avrebbe creduto?

you wouldn't have thought it possible! — non lo si sarebbe creduto possibile!

so it would seem — così sembrerebbe

I wouldn't know — non saprei

wouldn't it be better to write? — non sarebbe meglio scrivere?

do you know anyone who would do it? — conosci qualcuno che lo farebbe?

he just wouldn't listen — non voleva proprio ascoltare

after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — dopo quell'episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola

the police wouldn't give any further details — la polizia non voleva fornire ulteriori particolari

they asked me to leave but I wouldn't — mi chiesero di andarmene ma io non ho voluto

the door wouldn't close — la porta non voleva chiudersi

we would like to stay — vorremmo restare

we'd really love to see you — vorremo davvero vederti, abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti

I would much rather travel alone — preferisco di gran lunga viaggiare da solo

I wouldn't mind another slice of cake — non mi dispiacerebbe prendere un'altra fetta di torta

would you like something to eat, some more tea? — vuoi qualcosa da mangiare, ancora del tè?

would you help me set the table? — mi aiuteresti ad apparecchiare la tavola?

switch off the radio, would you? — spegneresti la radio?

would you like to go to a concert? — ti piacerebbe andare a un concerto?

would you give her the message? — potrebbe darle il messaggio?

would you mind not smoking please? — potrebbe non fumare per cortesia?

what time would that be? — a che ora più o meno?

it would have been about five years ago — doveva essere circa cinque anni fa

she would sit for hours at the window — sedeva per ore alla finestra

she said she wouldn't come — disse che non sarebbe venuta

we thought we would be late — credevamo di arrivare in ritardo

he thought she would have forgotten — pensava che avrebbe dimenticato

I wish he would shut the door! — potrebbe chiudere la porta!

I wish you'd be quiet! — potresti stare zitto! vorrei che stessi zitto!

it would be wonderful if they came — sarebbe meraviglioso se venissero

if we'd left later we would have missed the train — se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno

we wouldn't be happy anywhere else — non saremmo felici in nessun altro posto

who would ever have believed it? — chi mai l'avrebbe creduto?

you wouldn't have thought it possible! — non lo si sarebbe creduto possibile!

so it would seem — così sembrerebbe

I wouldn't know — non saprei

wouldn't it be better to write? — non sarebbe meglio scrivere?

do you know anyone who would do it? — conosci qualcuno che lo farebbe?

he just wouldn't listen — non voleva proprio ascoltare

after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — dopo quell'episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola

the police wouldn't give any further details — la polizia non voleva fornire ulteriori particolari

they asked me to leave but I wouldn't — mi chiesero di andarmene ma io non ho voluto

the door wouldn't close — la porta non voleva chiudersi

we would like to stay — vorremmo restare

we'd really love to see you — vorremo davvero vederti, abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti

I would much rather travel alone — preferisco di gran lunga viaggiare da solo

I wouldn't mind another slice of cake — non mi dispiacerebbe prendere un'altra fetta di torta

would you like something to eat, some more tea? — vuoi qualcosa da mangiare, ancora del tè?

would you help me set the table? — mi aiuteresti ad apparecchiare la tavola?

switch off the radio, would you? — spegneresti la radio?

would you like to go to a concert? — ti piacerebbe andare a un concerto?

would you give her the message? — potrebbe darle il messaggio?

would you mind not smoking please? — potrebbe non fumare per cortesia?

what time would that be? — a che ora più o meno?

it would have been about five years ago — doveva essere circa cinque anni fa

she would sit for hours at the window — sedeva per ore alla finestra

(conditional) if you asked him he would do it — wenn du ihn fragtest, würde er es tun

if you had asked him he would have done it — wenn du ihn gefragt hättest, hätte er es getan

if I were you, I would... — wenn ich du wäre, würde ich...

who would have thought it? — wer hätte das gedacht?

(in indirect speech) she said she would come — sie sagte, sie würde kommen or sie käme

I said I would, so I will — ich habe gesagt, ich würde es tun und ich werde es auch tun

you would be the one to get hit — typisch, dass ausgerechnet du getroffen worden bist

I wouldn't know — keine Ahnung

you would! — das sieht dir ähnlich!

it would have to rain — es muss auch ausgerechnet regnen!

(insistence) I warned him, but he would do it — ich habe ihn gewarnt, aber er musste es ja unbedingt or um jeden Preis tun

he wouldn't listen/behave — er wollte partout nicht zuhören/sich partout nicht benehmen

(conjecture) it would seem so — es sieht wohl so aus

what would this be? — was ist das wohl?

you wouldn't have a cigarette, would you? — Sie hätten nicht zufällig eine Zigarette?

what would you have me do? — was soll ich tun?

try as he would —

would to God he would come —

would to God he hadn't come — ich wünsche zu Gott, er wäre nicht gekommen

(in questions) would he come? — würde er vielleicht kommen?

would he have come? — wäre er gekommen?

would you mind closing the window? — würden Sie bitte das Fenster schließen?

would you care for some tea? — hätten Sie gerne etwas Tee?

(habit) he would paint it each year — er strich es jedes Jahr, er pflegte es jedes Jahr zu streichen (geh)

50 years ago the streets would be empty on a Sunday — vor 50 Jahren waren sonntags die Straßen immer leer

to make a wish — pedir* un deseo

her wish came true — su deseo se hizo realidad, se le cumplió el deseo

they got married against my wishes — se casaron en contra de mi voluntad

wish to + INF: I've no wish to upset you, but... no quisiera disgustarte, pero...; I've no great wish to see the play — no tengo muchas ganas de ver la obra

with our best wishes for a speedy recovery — deseándole una pronta mejoría

to wish something ON somebody — desearle algo a alguien

to wish (THAT): I wish I hadn't come ojalá no hubiera venido!; I wish I were rich ojalá fuera rico!; she wished she hadn't told him lamentó habérselo dicho; I wish you wouldn't say things like that me disgusta mucho que digas esas cosas; I do wish you'd told me before! — me lo podrías haber dicho antes!

we wish you every happiness — te deseamos lo mejor

wish me luck! — deséame suerte!

he called to wish me (a) happy birthday — me llamó para desearme feliz cumpleaños

to wish somebody good night — darle* las buenas noches a alguien

I wish you well — espero que te vaya bien

if you wish — como quieras

they are sincere in their wish to make amends for the past — son sinceros en su deseo de enmendar el pasado

their wish for peace is sincere, they are sincere in their wish for peace — son sinceros en sus deseos de paz

it has long been my wish to do that — desde hace mucho tiempo vengo deseando hacer eso

(with) best wishes — saludos, recuerdos

with best wishes from Peter — recuerdos de Peter

please give him my best wishes — dale recuerdos míos

I went to give him my best wishes — fui a darle la enhorabuena

the Prime Minister has sent a message of good wishes to the French president — el Primer Ministro ha mandado un mensaje de buena voluntad al presidente francés

I wish I were rich — ojalá fuese rico

I wish it weren't true — ojalá no fuera así

I only wish I'd known that before — ojalá lo hubiera sabido antes

I wish I could! — ¡ojalá pudiera!

I wish I hadn't said that — siento haber dicho eso, ojalá no hubiera dicho eso

I wish you'd hurry up — a ver si te das prisa

I do wish you'd let me help — ¿por qué no me dejas que te ayude?

I wish you wouldn't shout — me gustaría que no gritaras, a ver si dejas de gritar

she wishes that she could go to school like other children — le gustaría poder ir a la escuela como otros niños

I bet you wish you were still working here! — ¡apuesto a que te gustaría seguir trabajando aquí todavía!

to wish sb sth: to wish sb good luck/a happy Christmas — desear buena suerte/felices pascuas a algn

wish me luck! — ¡deséame suerte!

I wish you all possible happiness — os/te deseo la más completa felicidad

to wish sb good morning — dar los buenos días a algn

to wish sb goodbye — despedirse de algn

• to wish sth on sb — desear algo a algn

I wouldn't wish that on anybody — eso no se lo desearía a nadie

I don't wish to sound mean, but... — no quisiera parecer tacaño, pero...

without wishing to be unkind, you must admit she's not the most interesting company — sin ánimo de ser cruel, tienes que admitir que no es una persona muy interesante

she has everything she could wish for — tiene todo lo que pudiera desear

I couldn't have wished for a nicer birthday — no podía haber soñado con un día de cumpleaños mejor

daydreams are a sort of wish fulfilment — las fantasías son una especie de satisfacción de los deseos

top of my wish list is... — mi deseo principal es...

to make a wish — pedir* un deseo

her wish came true — su deseo se hizo realidad, se le cumplió el deseo

they got married against my wishes — se casaron en contra de mi voluntad

wish to + INF: I've no wish to upset you, but... no quisiera disgustarte, pero...; I've no great wish to see the play — no tengo muchas ganas de ver la obra

with our best wishes for a speedy recovery — deseándole una pronta mejoría

to wish something ON somebody — desearle algo a alguien

to wish (THAT): I wish I hadn't come ojalá no hubiera venido!; I wish I were rich ojalá fuera rico!; she wished she hadn't told him lamentó habérselo dicho; I wish you wouldn't say things like that me disgusta mucho que digas esas cosas; I do wish you'd told me before! — me lo podrías haber dicho antes!

we wish you every happiness — te deseamos lo mejor

wish me luck! — deséame suerte!

he called to wish me (a) happy birthday — me llamó para desearme feliz cumpleaños

to wish somebody good night — darle* las buenas noches a alguien

I wish you well — espero que te vaya bien

if you wish — como quieras

I wish she were here now! — Жаль, что ее здесь нет (Было бы здорово, если бы она была здесь)

I wish I had his constitution — Жаль, что у меня не его конституция (Хотел бы я иметь его телосложение)

I wish I had a car! — Жаль, что у меня нет машины! (Хотел бы я, чтобы у меня была машина)

He wishes he knew English — Ему хотелось бы знать английский.

He wishes you weren't leaving so soon — Ему жаль, что вы уходите так рано.

I wish I had known it was your friend — Жаль, я не знала, что это был твой друг.

She wishes she hadn't said that — Она сожалеет о том, что сказала это.

I wish I hadn't behaved so badly — Как жалко, что я вел себя столь отвратительным образом.

I wish he would answer my letter — Хотелось бы, чтобы он ответил на мое письмо (хотя вряд ли он на него ответит).

I wish the music would stop — Когда же прекратится эта музыка!

I wish you would help me — Вы могли бы помочь мне.

I wish we could meet more often — Жаль, что мы не сможем встречаться чаще (Хотел бы я, чтобы мы смогли встречаться чаще)

If only this were a game instead of reality! — Если бы только это было игрой, а не реальностью! (Хотел бы я, чтобы это было игрой, а не реальностью).

If only he had asked her to help him! — Если бы только он попросил ее помочь ему!

If only he would come — Вот было бы здорово, если бы он пришел (но он вряд ли придет).

(conditional tense) she would come — verrebbe

(in indirect speech) I said I would do it — ho detto che l'avrei fatto

(emphatic) you WOULD be the one to forget! — è proprio da te dimenticartelo!

(insistence) she wouldn't behave — ha continuato a comportarsi male

(conjecture) what would this be? — questo cosa sarebbe?

(wish) what would you have me do? — cosa desideri che faccia?

(in offers, invitations, requests) would you ask him to come in? — lo faccia entrare per cortesia

(habit) he would go there on Mondays — ci andava il lunedì

I would if I could — lo haría si pudiera

I would agree with Roy — yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy, yo diría que Roy tiene razón

I wish you'd stop pestering me! — deja de fastidiarme por Dios!

if only she'd take your advice — si siguiera tus consejos...!, ojalá siguiera tus consejos!

would you type this for me please? — ¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?

would you like a cup of coffee? — ¿quieres una taza de café?

if you asked him he would do it — si se lo pidieras lo haría

if you had asked him he would have done it — si se lo hubieras pedido lo habría hecho

you would never know she was not a native Spanish speaker — nadie diría que el español no es su lengua materna

would you go there by yourself? — ¿irías allí sola?

I would have a word with him (if I were you) — sería aconsejable discutirlo con él

I wouldn't worry too much if I were you — yo en tu lugar no me preocuparía demasiado

I thought you would want to know — pensé que querrías saber

you would be the one to forget! — ¡quién más si no tú se iba a olvidar!, ¡tú tenías que ser el que se olvidase!

it would be you! — ¡tú tenías que ser!

he would say that, wouldn't he? — es lógico que dijera eso

what would this be? — ¿qué será esto?

it would have been about eight o'clock — serían las ocho

it would seem so — así parece ser

would you like some tea?, would you care for some tea? — ¿quiere tomar un té?

would you close the door please? — ¿puedes cerrar la puerta, por favor?

please would you wake me up at seven o'clock? — ¿podría despertarme a las siete, por favor?

would you mind? — si no le importa, si no tiene inconveniente

what would you have me do? — ¿qué quieres que haga?

I told her not to but she would do it — le dije que no, pero insistió en hacerlo

he wouldn't do it — no quería hacerlo, se negó a hacerlo

he wouldn't say if it was true — no quiso decir si era verdad

he would paint it each year — solía pintarlo cada año, lo pintaba cada año

I would if I could — lo haría si pudiera

I would agree with Roy — yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy, yo diría que Roy tiene razón

I wish you'd stop pestering me! — deja de fastidiarme por Dios!

if only she'd take your advice — si siguiera tus consejos...!, ojalá siguiera tus consejos!

would you type this for me please? — ¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?

would you like a cup of coffee? — ¿quieres una taza de café?

to make a wish — esprimere un desiderio

to grant sb.'s wish — esaudire il desiderio di qcn.

I wish he were here — vorrei che fosse qui

I just wish we lived closer — vorrei solo che vivessimo più vicini

he wished he had written — avrebbe voluto avere scritto

he wishes his mother would write — vorrebbe che sua madre scrivesse

he bought it and then wished he hadn't — lo comprò e poi se ne pentì

I wished him dead — lo volevo morto

just as you wish — come vuoi

what more could one wish for? — cos'altro si potrebbe desiderare?

to make a wish — esprimere un desiderio

to grant sb.'s wish — esaudire il desiderio di qcn.

I wish he were here — vorrei che fosse qui

I just wish we lived closer — vorrei solo che vivessimo più vicini

he wished he had written — avrebbe voluto avere scritto

he wishes his mother would write — vorrebbe che sua madre scrivesse

he bought it and then wished he hadn't — lo comprò e poi se ne pentì

I wished him dead — lo volevo morto

just as you wish — come vuoi

what more could one wish for? — cos'altro si potrebbe desiderare?