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1 desire
[dɪ'zaɪə(r)] 1. n( urge) chęć f, ochota f; ( sexual urge) pożądanie nt, żądza f2. vt( want) pragnąć (zapragnąć perf) +gen, życzyć (zażyczyć perf) sobie +gen; ( lust after) pożądać +gento desire that — pragnąć, by
* * *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.) pragnienie2. verb(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) pragnąć- desirability -
2 wish
[wɪʃ] 1. npragnienie nt; ( specific) życzenie nt2. vtI wish I were/I had been … — żałuję, że nie jestem/nie byłem …
best wishes — ( for birthday etc) najlepsze życzenia
with best wishes — ( in letter) łączę pozdrowienia
to make a wish — pomyśleć ( perf) sobie (jakieś) życzenie
to wish for — życzyć (zażyczyć perf) sobie (w myślach) +gen
* * *[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.) pragnąć, wyrazić życzenie2) (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.) życzyć sobie3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) życzyć2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) pragnienia2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) życzenie3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) życzenie•- wishing-well -
3 ambition
[æm'bɪʃən]nambicja fto achieve one's ambition — zrealizować ( perf) swoje dążenia
* * *[æm'biʃən]1) (the desire for success, fame, power etc: He is full of ambition and energy.) ambicja2) (the desire eventually to become or do something special: His ambition is to be Prime Minister.) ambicja•- ambitiously
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4 hunger
['hʌŋgə(r)] 1. ngłód m2. vi* * *1. noun1) (the desire for food: A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger.) głód2) (the state of not having enough food: Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger.) głód3) (any strong desire: a hunger for love.) głód2. verb(usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love). łaknąć, pożądać- hungry- hungrily
- hungriness
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5 thirst
[θəːst]npragnienie nt* * *[Ɵə:st] 1. noun1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) pragnienie2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) pragnienie, żądza2. verb(to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) pragnąć- thirsty- thirstily
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6 ache
[eɪk] 1. nból m2. viI was aching to tell you all my news — nie mogłam się doczekać, kiedy ci wszystko opowiem
* * *[eik] 1. noun(a continuous pain: I have an ache in my stomach.) ból2. verb1) (to be in continuous pain: My tooth aches.) boleć2) (to have a great desire: I was aching to tell him the news.) pragnąć -
7 appetite
['æpɪtaɪt]n* * *(a desire for food: Exercise gives you a good appetite.) apetyt- appetiser
- appetizing
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8 avarice
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9 benevolence
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10 compulsion
[kəm'pʌlʃən]n* * *(compelling or being compelled: You are under no compulsion to go.) przymus- compulsorily -
11 craving
['kreɪvɪŋ]nfor drink, cigarette ochota f; for luxury pragnienie nt* * *noun (a desire or longing: a craving for adventure.) pragnienie -
12 demand
[dɪ'mɑːnd] 1. vt 2. nto demand sth (from/of sb) — żądać (zażądać perf) czegoś (od kogoś)
to be in demand — mieć powodzenie, być rozchwytywanym
* * *1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) domagać się2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) wymagać2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) żądanie2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) pretensja3) (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.) popyt•- on demand -
13 die
[daɪ]viperson umierać (umrzeć perf); animal zdychać (zdechnąć perf); plant usychać (uschnąć perf); ( fig) umierać (umrzeć perf), ginąć (zginąć perf)to be dying for sth/to do sth — bardzo chcieć czegoś/zrobić coś
Phrasal Verbs:- die away- die down- die out* * *I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) umierać2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) ginąć3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) bardzo pragnąć•- 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.) sztancaIII see dice -
14 fancy
['fænsɪ] 1. n( liking) upodobanie nt; ( imagination) wyobraźnia f, fantazja f; ( fantasy) marzenie nt, mrzonka f2. adjclothes, hat wymyślny, fantazyjny; hotel wytworny, luksusowy3. vtI fancied (that) … — wydawało mi się, że …
the vase immediately took/caught her fancy — wazon natychmiast wpadł jej w oko
he fancies himself as an intellectual — wyobraża sobie, że jest intelektualistą
well, fancy that! — a to dopiero!, coś takiego!
* * *['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) upodobanie, zachcianka2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantazja, wyobraźnia3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) złudzenie, wizja2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) wymyślny, ozdobny3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) mieć ochotę na2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) mieć wrażenie3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) mieć pociąg do•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
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15 fulfilment
[ful'fɪlmənt](US fulfillment) nsatysfakcja f, zaspokojenie nt; (of promise, desire) spełnienie nt* * *noun spełnienie, wywiązanie się -
16 greed
[griːd]n(also: greediness) chciwość f, zachłanność f; (for power, wealth) żądza f* * *[ɡri:d](a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) łakomstwo, zachłanność- greedy- greedily
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17 impulse
['ɪmpʌls]n* * *1) (a sudden desire to do something, without thinking about the consequences: I bought the dress on impulse - I didn't really need it) odruch2) (a sudden force or stimulation: an electrical impulse.) bodziec•- impulsively
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18 inclination
[ɪnklɪ'neɪʃən]n( tendency) skłonność f; ( disposition) upodobanie nt, inklinacja f* * *[inklə'neiʃən]1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) skłonność2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) pochylenie -
19 interest
['ɪntrɪst] 1. n(desire to know, pastime)2. vtinterest (in) — zainteresowanie nt ( +instr); (advantage, profit) interes m; ( COMM) ( in company) udział m; ( sum of money) odsetki pl, procent m
compound/simple interest — procent składany/zwykły
his main interest is … — interesuje się głównie +instr
it is in our interest to … — jest or leży w naszym interesie, żeby +infin
* * *['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) zainteresowanie2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) zainteresowanie3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) procent4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) udział5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) koła, sfery2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interesować2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) zainteresować•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
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20 itch
[ɪtʃ] 1. nswędzenie nt2. vi* * *[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.) swędzenie2. verb1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) swędzieć2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) bardzo mieć na coś ochotę•- itchy- itchiness
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