desidererei+un+bicchier+d'acqua

( volere) want, wish

intensamente long for, crave

sessualmente desire

desidera? can I help you?

farsi desiderare play hard to get

( tardare) keep people waiting

lascia a desiderare it leaves a lot to be desired

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desiderare v.tr.

1 to want, would like; (form.) to wish, to desire; ( ardentemente) to long (for sthg., to do): desidero stare solo, I want (o I wish) to be alone; desidero partire subito, I want (o I would like o I wish) to leave at once; desiderate che venga con voi?, do you want me to come with you?; quando desiderate che vi chiami?, when do you want me to call you?; che cosa desidera?, what do you want (o what would you like)?, ( al ristorante) would you like to order?, ( nei negozi) may (o can) I help you?; desidererei un bicchier d'acqua, I'd like a glass of water; è il denaro ciò che desiderano, money is what they want (o they are after); tutti noi desideriamo la sua felicità, we all want her happiness; desiderava ardentemente di intraprendere questo viaggio, he longed to undertake this journey; desideravamo molto rivederla, we longed to see her again; non desiderava più niente, he no longer desired (o wished for) anything; desiderare di rivedere la propria terra, to yearn for the sight of one's native land // farsi desiderare, ( essere in ritardo) to be late; (fare aspettare qlcu.) to keep (s.o.) waiting // lasciare a desiderare, ( non soddisfare) to be unsatisfactory; ( deludere) to come short of expectation: lascia un po' a desiderare, it's not quite satisfactory; la prestazione dell'atleta ha lasciato a desiderare, the athlete's performance didn't come to expectation; la sua condotta lasciava molto a desiderare, his behaviour left much to be desired; lasciare a desiderare in qlco., to leave sthg. to be desired; non lasciar nulla a desiderare, to be quite satisfactory (o to come up to expectations o to be all that one could wish for // gliel'hanno fatta desiderare la bicicletta!, they kept him waiting for the bicycle!

2 ( richiedere) to want, to request: sei desiderato in sala riunioni, you are wanted in the conference room; ti desiderano al telefono, you are wanted on the phone

3 ( provare desiderio sessuale per) to desire.

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verbo transitivo

1) (volere) to wish, to want, to desire ( fare to do); (ardentemente) to long for, to crave [affetto, fama]

2) (sessualmente) to desire, to want

3) (richiedere)

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desiderare

/deside'rare/ [1]

verbo transitivo

 1 (volere) to wish, to want, to desire ( fare to do); (ardentemente) to long for, to crave [ affetto, fama]; cosa desidera? what would you like? lascia molto a desiderare it leaves a lot to be desired; [ servizio] it's not all (that) it should be; [ lavoro] it is far from satisfactory; farsi desiderare to play hard to get

 2 (sessualmente) to desire, to want

 3 (richiedere) essere desiderato al telefono to be wanted on the phone.