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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, želanie, túžba2. verb(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) žiadať (sa)- desirability* * *• želat si• žiadat• želanie• túžit po• túžba• byt žiadostivý -
2 appetite
(a desire for food: Exercise gives you a good appetite.) chuť do jedla- appetiser
- appetizing
- appetising* * *• chut do jedla -
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) popud2) (a sudden force or stimulation: an electrical impulse.) impulz•- impulsively
- impulsiveness* * *• vysielat impulzy• záchvat• škrtnutie• úder• impulz• hnutie mysle• dat podnet• dat pociatocný impulz• dat impulz• pud• podnet• nával• náraz• nutkanie -
5 longing
noun (a great desire or wish for something: She looked at the cakes with longing.) dychtivosť* * *• silne túžiaci• silné prianie• silné želanie• túžba• túžobný• dychtivý• bažiaci -
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.) peniaze- moneylender
- lose/make money* * *• vydávat peniaze• zaopatrit peniaze• spenažit• bohatstvo• peniaze• majetok -
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.) priať si, želať 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.) chcieť3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) priať2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) prianie, želanie2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) túžba, želanie3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) blahoželanie•- wishing-well* * *• želat (si)• želanie• žicit (si)• túžba• prianie• chciet -
10 ambition
[æm'biʃən]1) (the desire for success, fame, power etc: He is full of ambition and energy.) ambícia, ctižiadosť2) (the desire eventually to become or do something special: His ambition is to be Prime Minister.) cieľ•- ambitiously
- ambitiousness* * *• úsilie• ambície• ctižiadost -
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). túžiť, dychtiť (po)- hungry- hungrily
- hungriness
- hunger strike* * *• hlad• hladovat -
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.) smäd2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) (veľká) túžba, smäd2. verb(to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) túžiť, prahnúť- thirsty- thirstily
- thirstiness* * *• smäd• túžba (pren.)• túžit (pren.)• dychtit (pren.)• chciet pit -
13 ache
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14 avarice
['ævəris](strong desire for money etc; greed.) lakomstvo* * *• hrabanie• lakomstvo -
15 benevolence
[bi'nevələns](generosity and desire to do good.) benevolencia, zhovievavosť- benevolently* * *• blahovôla• dobrocinnost• láskavost -
16 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) žiadať2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) vyžadovať2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) požiadavka2) (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.) dopyt•- on demand* * *• vyžadovat• záujem• žiadat• dopyt (hospodársky)• prosba• otázka• požadovaná dodávka• potreba• požiadavka• nárok -
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.) umrieť, odumrieť2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) zhasnúť3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) umierať túžbou•- 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.) matricaIII see dice* * *• strácat sa• umierat• umriet• túžit• dychtit• odumriet• odumierat -
18 fancy
['fænsi] 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.)2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.)3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.)2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) ozdobený3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) mať chuť (na)2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) mať pocit, nazdávať sa3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) priťahovať•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy* * *• vrtošivý• úsudok• vrtoch• vkus• uverit (slepo)• vzorovaný• výplod fantázie• zalúbenie• záluba• zdobený• snívat• svojrázny• uskutocnený dokonalou tech• prízrak• prepychový• predstavit si• predstava• predstavivost• fantastický• fantázia• ilúzia• chovat• domnienka• chut• chciet• pestovatelia• pestovat• podivný• ozdobný• podivínsky• považovat za pravdepodob.• pomysliet si• luxusný• mat chut• mat dojem• nadšenci• módny• náklonnost• nápad• nezmyselný• oblúbený šport• obrazotvornost -
19 greed
[ɡri:d](a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) nenásytnosť, pažravosť- greedy- greedily
- greediness* * *• hltavost• hrabivost• lakomost -
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; chuť2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) naklonenie, sklonenie* * *• záluba• sklon• sklonenie• inklinácia• dispozícia• náchylnost• náklonnost• naklonenie
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