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1 desire
1. noun(a wish or longing: I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again.) chuť, touha, přání2. verb(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) přát si, toužit po- desirability* * *• toužit• toužit po• touha• žádat• zatoužit po• přát si• přání• prosba -
2 appetite
(a desire for food: Exercise gives you a good appetite.) chuť k jídlu- appetiser
- appetizing
- appetising* * *• chuť -
3 craving
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4 impulse
1) (a sudden desire to do something, without thinking about the consequences: I bought the dress on impulse - I didn't really need it) náhlý popud2) (a sudden force or stimulation: an electrical impulse.) impulz•- impulsively
- impulsiveness* * *• podnět• impuls• nutkání -
5 longing
noun (a great desire or wish for something: She looked at the cakes with longing.) dychtivost* * *• touha -
6 lust
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7 money
(coins or banknotes used in trading: Have you any money in your purse?; The desire for money is a cause of much unhappiness.) peníze- moneylender
- lose/make money* * *• peníze• peněz• měna -
8 yearning
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9 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (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.) přát si2) (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.) chtít3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) přát2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) přání2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) přání3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) blahopřání•- wishing-well* * *• tužba• toužit• přání• přát• přát si• popřát -
10 ambition
[æm'biʃən]1) (the desire for success, fame, power etc: He is full of ambition and energy.) ambice2) (the desire eventually to become or do something special: His ambition is to be Prime Minister.) cíl•- ambitiously
- ambitiousness* * *• úsilí• touha• předmět ctižádosti• ambice• ctižádost -
11 hunger
1. noun1) (the desire for food: A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger.) hlad2) (the state of not having enough food: Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger.) hlad3) (any strong desire: a hunger for love.) hlad2. verb(usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love). hladovět (po)- hungry- hungrily
- hungriness
- hunger strike* * *• hlad -
12 thirst
[Ɵə:st] 1. noun1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) žízeň2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) žízeň2. verb(to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) žíznit- thirsty- thirstily
- thirstiness* * *• žízeň -
13 ache
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14 avarice
['ævəris](strong desire for money etc; greed.) hrabivost; lakomství* * *• lakomství• lakota -
15 benevolence
[bi'nevələns](generosity and desire to do good.) shovívavost, blahovůle- benevolently* * *• shovívavost• laskavost• benevolence• dobročinnost -
16 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) požadovat2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) vyžadovat2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) požadavek2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) nárok3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) poptávka•- on demand* * *• žádost• žádat• požadovat• požadavek• poptávka -
17 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) zemřít, odumřít2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) mizet, hasnout3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) umírat touhou•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) matriceIII see dice* * *• uhynout• umírat• umřít• zemřít• pojít -
18 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) rozmar, vrtoch2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantazie3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) iluze2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) zdobený3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) mít chuť na2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) domnívat se3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) být přitahován•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *• představa• oblíbit si -
19 greed
[ɡri:d](a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) nenasytnost, lačnost- greedy- greedily
- greediness* * *• chamtivost -
20 inclination
[inklə'neiʃən]1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) sklon(y); chuť2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) naklonění* * *• záliba• sklon• inklinace• náchylnost• náklonnost
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