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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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I wouldn't wish (something) on my worst enemy. — I/You wouldn t wish (something) on my/your worst enemy. something that you say in order to emphasize that something is extremely unpleasant. The effects of this disease are horrible. You wouldn t wish them on your worst enemy … New idioms dictionary
I wouldn't wish (something) on your worst enemy. — I/You wouldn t wish (something) on my/your worst enemy. something that you say in order to emphasize that something is extremely unpleasant. The effects of this disease are horrible. You wouldn t wish them on your worst enemy … New idioms dictionary
You wouldn't wish (something) on my worst enemy. — I/You wouldn t wish (something) on my/your worst enemy. something that you say in order to emphasize that something is extremely unpleasant. The effects of this disease are horrible. You wouldn t wish them on your worst enemy … New idioms dictionary
You wouldn't wish (something) on your worst enemy. — I/You wouldn t wish (something) on my/your worst enemy. something that you say in order to emphasize that something is extremely unpleasant. The effects of this disease are horrible. You wouldn t wish them on your worst enemy … New idioms dictionary
wish on — [phrasal verb] wish (someone or something) on (someone) : to want (someone) to have or be affected by (someone or something bad or unpleasant) I wouldn t wish that terrible illness on anyone. [=I wouldn t want anyone to have that terrible… … Useful english dictionary
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enemy — en|e|my W2 [ˈenəmi] n plural enemies [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: enemi, from Latin inimicus, from amicus friend ] 1.) someone who hates you and wants to harm you ▪ She s a dangerous enemy to have. ▪ Cats and dogs have always been nat … Dictionary of contemporary English
wish — [[t]wɪ̱ʃ[/t]] ♦♦ wishes, wishing, wished 1) N COUNT: oft with poss A wish is a desire or strong feeling that you want to have something or do something. → See also death wish She was sincere and genuine in her wish to make amends for the past...… … English dictionary
wish somebody on somebody — ˈwish sb/sth on sb derived (informal) (used in negative sentences) to want sb to have sth unpleasant • I wouldn t wish something like that on my worst enemy. • It s not a job I d wish on anybody … Useful english dictionary
wish something on somebody — ˈwish sb/sth on sb derived (informal) (used in negative sentences) to want sb to have sth unpleasant • I wouldn t wish something like that on my worst enemy. • It s not a job I d wish on anybody … Useful english dictionary
wish — wisher, n. wishless, adj. /wish/, v.t. 1. to want; desire; long for (usually fol. by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning. 2. to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the problem settled. 3 … Universalium