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  • 1 thirst

    [Ɵə:st] 1. noun
    1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) δίψα
    2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) δίψα, λαχτάρα
    2. verb
    (to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) διψώ
    - thirstily
    - thirstiness

    English-Greek dictionary > thirst

  • 2 die

    I present participle - dying; verb
    1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) πεθαίνω
    2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) σβήνω,χάνομαι
    3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) ψοφώ,λαχταρώ
    •
    - die away
    - die down
    - die hard
    - die off
    - die out     II noun
    (a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) μήτρα,σφραγίδα
    III see dice

    English-Greek dictionary > die

  • 3 itch

    [i ] 1. noun
    (an irritating feeling in the skin that makes one want to scratch: He had an itch in the middle of his back and could not scratch it easily.) φαγούρα/λαχτάρα
    2. verb
    1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) έχω φαγούρα,με τρώει
    2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) λαχταρώ,έχω έντονη επιθυμία
    •
    - itchiness

    English-Greek dictionary > itch

  • 4 notion

    ['nəuʃən]
    1) (understanding: I've no notion what he's talking about.) ιδέα
    2) (an uncertain belief; an idea: He has some very odd notions.) άποψη,αντίληψη
    3) (a desire for something or to do something: He had a sudden notion to visit his aunt.) διάθεση

    English-Greek dictionary > notion

  • 5 wish

    [wiʃ] 1. verb
    1) (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.) εύχομαι, κάνω ευχή
    2) (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.) επιθυμώ, θέλω
    3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) εύχομαι
    2. noun
    1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) επιθυμία
    2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) ευχή
    3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) ευχές
    •
    - wishing-well

    English-Greek dictionary > wish

  • 6 Want

    subs.
    P. and V. χρεία, ἡ.
    Lack: P. and V. σπάνις, ἡ, ἀπορία, ἡ, ἐρημία, ἡ, P. ἔνδεια, ἡ, V. ἀχηνία, ἡ.
    Poverty: P. and V. πενία, ἡ, ἀπορία, ἡ, P. ἔνδεια, ἡ.
    To roam in want: V. βιοστερὴς χωρεῖν (Soph., O. C. 747).
    Desire: P. and V. ἐπιθυμία, ἡ.
    Yearning for something absent: P. and V. πόθος, ὁ (Plat. but rare P.); see Desire.
    Wants, necessaries: P. and V. τὸ δέον, τὰ δέοντα.
    For want of a little word I was left to wander in exile: V. ἀλλʼ ἔπους σμικροῦ χάριν φυγὰς... ἠλώμην (Soph., O. C. 443).
    ——————
    v. trans.
    Lack: P. and V. σπανίζειν (gen.) (also pass. in V.), ἀπορεῖν (gen.), P. ἐνδεῖν (or mid.) (gen.), V. πένεσθαι (gen.).
    Be deficient in: P. and V. ἐλλείπειν (gen.), ἀπολείπεσθαι (gen.), V. λείπεσθαι (gen.).
    Require: P. and V. δεῖσθαι (gen.), V. χρῄζειν (gen.), χατίζειν (gen.).
    Wanting: use also V. κεχρημένος (gen.).
    Want besides, P. προσδεῖσθαι (gen.).
    Desire: P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν (gen.), ἐφίεσθαι (gen.), ὀρέγεσθαι (gen.); see Desire.
    absol. or with infin.: P. and V. ἐπιθυμεῖν, βούλεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐθέλειν; see Wish.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Want

  • 7 ambition

    [æm'biʃən]
    1) (the desire for success, fame, power etc: He is full of ambition and energy.) φιλοδοξία
    2) (the desire eventually to become or do something special: His ambition is to be Prime Minister.) φιλοδοξία, βλέψη
    •
    - ambitiously
    - ambitiousness

    English-Greek dictionary > ambition

  • 8 longing

    noun (a great desire or wish for something: She looked at the cakes with longing.) έντονη επιθυμία

    English-Greek dictionary > longing

  • 9 want

    [wont] 1. verb
    1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) θέλω
    2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) χρειάζομαι
    3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) στερούμαι
    2. noun
    1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) επιθυμία
    2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) φτώχεια, στέρηση
    3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) έλλειψη
    •
    - want ad
    - want for

    English-Greek dictionary > want

  • 10 spare

    [speə] 1. verb
    1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) κάνω χωρίς
    2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) διαθέτω,δίνω
    3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) λυπούμαι, δείχνω οίκτο
    4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) αποφεύγω να πληγώσω
    5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) φείδομαι
    6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) απαλάσσω,γλιτώνω
    2. adjective
    1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) εφεδρικός,περίσσιος
    2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) διαθέσιμος,ελεύθερος
    3. noun
    1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) ανταλλακτικό
    2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) ρεζέρβα
    •
    - sparingly
    - spare part
    - spare rib
    - and to spare
    - to spare

    English-Greek dictionary > spare

  • 11 wonder

    1. noun
    1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) απορία, κατάπληξη, θαυμασμός
    2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) θαύμα
    3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) (το) καταπληκτικό, (το) αξιοπερίεργο
    2. verb
    1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) εκπλήσσομαι
    2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) απορώ
    3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) αναρωτιέμαι, διερωτώμαι
    •
    - wonderfully
    - wonderingly
    - wonderland
    - wondrous
    - no wonder

    English-Greek dictionary > wonder

  • 12 urge

    [ə:‹] 1. verb
    1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) πιέζω, παροτρύνω, παρακινώ
    2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) συνιστώ επίμονα
    2. noun
    (a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) παρόρμηση, έντονη επιθυμία

    English-Greek dictionary > urge

  • 13 covet

    past tense, past participle - coveted; verb
    (to desire or wish for eagerly (especially something belonging to someone else): I coveted her fur coat.) εποφθαλμιώ, λιμπίζομαι
    - covetously
    - covetousness

    English-Greek dictionary > covet

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  • dying for something —    If you are dying for something, you have a strong desire for it!.     I m dying for a cup of tea! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • thirst for something — ˈthirst for sth derived (literary) to feel a strong desire for sth Syn: ↑crave • She thirsted for power. Main entry: ↑thirst …   Useful english dictionary

  • lust for something — ˈlust after/for sb/sth derived (often disapproving) to feel an extremely strong, especially sexual, desire for sb/sth Main entry: ↑lustderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • desire — I UK [dɪˈzaɪə(r)] / US [dɪˈzaɪr] noun Word forms desire : singular desire plural desires *** Get it right: desire: When the noun desire is followed by a verb, use the infinitive (not the pattern desire of doing something ): Wrong: A child without …   English dictionary

  • desire — de|sire1 [ dı zaır ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something: ordinary human needs and desires a desire to do something: his desire to join the army desire for: their desire for peace and stability in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • for — /fɔ / (say faw), weak forms /fə / (say fuh), /f / (say f) preposition 1. with the object or purpose of: to go for a walk. 2. intended to belong to, suit the purposes or needs of, or be used in connection with: a book for children; a box for… …  

  • Desire (emotion) — Desire is a sense of longing for a person or object or hoping for an outcome. Desire is the fire that sets action aflame. The same sense is expressed by emotions such as craving or hankering . When a person desires something or someone, their… …   Wikipedia

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