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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.) desejo2. verb(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) desejar- desirability* * *de.sire[diz'aiə] n 1 desejo, apetite, vontade, cobiça, desejo violento, avidez, anelo, rogo. he is my heart’s desire / eu o quero muito. 2 coisa desejada. 3 cobiça sexual, luxúria, paixão. • vt+vi 1 desejar, apetecer, querer, cobiçar. it leaves a great deal to be desired / deixa muito a desejar. 2 pedir, rogar. 3 ter irrefreável desejo sexual. -
2 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.) desejo2. verb(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) desejar- desirability -
3 appetite
(a desire for food: Exercise gives you a good appetite.) apetite- appetiser
- appetizing
- appetising* * *ap.pe.tite['æpitait] n 1 apetite, apetência. 2 desejo, anelo, ânsia, concupiscência. -
4 craving
noun (a desire or longing: a craving for adventure.) desejo* * *crav.ing[kr'eiviŋ] n 1 desejo ardente, ânsia. 2 rogo, súplica. -
5 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) impulso2) (a sudden force or stimulation: an electrical impulse.) impulso•- impulsively
- impulsiveness* * *im.pulse['imp∧ls] n 1 impulso, ímpeto. 2 estímulo. -
6 longing
noun (a great desire or wish for something: She looked at the cakes with longing.) ânsia* * *long.ing[l'ɔŋiŋ] n desejo, ânsia, saudade. • adj veemente, ardente. -
7 lust
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8 money
(coins or banknotes used in trading: Have you any money in your purse?; The desire for money is a cause of much unhappiness.) dinheiro- moneylender
- lose/make money* * *mon.ey[m'∧ni] n 1 dinheiro, moeda. 2 riqueza, fortuna. blood money suborno (dinheiro dado para alguém dar informações ou mantê-las). danger money pagamento extra por serviço perigoso. hush money suborno (dinheiro dado para alguém manter segredo). money down, ready money dinheiro à vista. money for old rope dinheiro ganho facilmente. money of account denominador de valor monetário ou base de troca, empregado em lançamentos contábeis, para o qual pode ou não existir uma moeda correspondente. pocket money mesada. time is money tempo é dinheiro. to be in the money ter muito dinheiro (para gastar). to be short of money estar sem dinheiro. to have money to burn ter muito dinheiro para esbanjar. to make a lot of money ganhar muito. to make the money fly esbanjar. to marry money dar o golpe do baú. to whip round for money angariar dinheiro (fundos). -
9 yearning
noun ((a) strong desire.) ânsia* * *yearn.ing[j'2:niŋ] n anseio, anelo, desejo ardente, aspiração, saudade. • adj ansioso, anelante, desejoso. -
10 appetite
(a desire for food: Exercise gives you a good appetite.) apetite- appetiser - appetizing - appetising -
11 craving
noun (a desire or longing: a craving for adventure.) anseio -
12 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) impulso2) (a sudden force or stimulation: an electrical impulse.) impulso•- impulsively - impulsiveness -
13 longing
noun (a great desire or wish for something: She looked at the cakes with longing.) desejo -
14 lust
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15 money
(coins or banknotes used in trading: Have you any money in your purse?; The desire for money is a cause of much unhappiness.) dinheiro- moneylender - lose/make money -
16 yearning
noun ((a) strong desire.) anseio -
17 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.) desejar2) (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.) desejar3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) votos•- wishing-well* * *[wiʃ] n 1 desejo, vontade, anseio, anelo. give him his wish / faça-lhe a vontade. she had a wish for it / ela o desejou. 2 expressão de desejo ou vontade, pedido, ordem. 3 wishes votos, saudações. • vt+vi desejar, ter vontade de, querer, almejar. we wish you all good luck / nós lhe desejamos boa sorte. this is a problem I would not wish on my worst enemy / este é um problema que não desejo ao meu pior inimigo. I don’t wish to interrupt / desculpe-me interromper. I wish I were dead / eu bem que queria estar morto. as heart could wish à vontade. as might be wished como seria de desejar. carry out my wishes! execute minhas ordens! his last wishes sua última vontade. to make a wish formular um desejo, pensar em algo que se deseja. with all good wishes, our best wishes com os melhores votos. -
18 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.) desejar2) (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.) desejar3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) desejo•- wishing-well -
19 ambition
[æm'biʃən]1) (the desire for success, fame, power etc: He is full of ambition and energy.) ambição2) (the desire eventually to become or do something special: His ambition is to be Prime Minister.) ambição•- ambitiously
- ambitiousness* * *am.bi.tion[æmb'iʃən] n 1 ambição, aspiração impetuosa, pretensão. 2 objeto (ou objetivo) almejado. • vt ambicionar, cobiçar, desejar ardentemente. -
20 hunger
1. noun1) (the desire for food: A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger.) fome2) (the state of not having enough food: Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger.) fome3) (any strong desire: a hunger for love.) fome2. verb(usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love). ter fome de- hungry- hungrily
- hungriness
- hunger strike* * *hun.ger
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