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1 desire
n. begär; längtan; önskan--------v. önska, uttrycka en önskan* * *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.) önskan, längtan, åtrå, begär2. verb(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) önska [], åstunda, åtrå- desirability -
2 wish
n. vilja; önskan; ambition; önskemål; önskeuppfyllelse; hälsning, välsignelse--------v. vilja, önska, vilja ha; ha lust; hoppas; sträva efter; tillönska, lyckönska; tvinga* * *[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.) önska []2) (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.) önska, vilja3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) önska2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) önskan, längtan2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) önskning, önskemål3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) hälsning•- wishing-well -
3 hunger
n. hunger--------v. hungra* * *1. noun1) (the desire for food: A cheese roll won't satisfy my hunger.) hunger2) (the state of not having enough food: Poor people in many parts of the world are dying of hunger.) hunger, svält3) (any strong desire: a hunger for love.) hunger, längtan2. verb(usually with for) to long for (eg affection, love). hungra (längta) efter- hungry- hungrily
- hungriness
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4 repress
v. undertrycka, kuva; förtränga; hålla tillbaka* * *[rə'pres](to keep (an impulse, a desire to do something etc) under control: He repressed a desire to hit the man.) betvinga, hålla tillbaka- repressive
- repressiveness -
5 thirst
n. törst; längtan efter--------v. törsta; längta efter* * *[Ɵə:st] 1. noun1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) törst2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) törst, längtan2. verb(to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) törsta- thirsty- thirstily
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6 ache
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7 appease
v. lugna, blidka; försona* * *[ə'pi:z](to calm or satisfy (a person, desire etc) usually by giving what was asked for or is needed: She appeased his curiosity by explaining the situation to him.) lugna, stilla, blidka -
8 covet
v. åtrå* * *past tense, past participle - coveted; verb(to desire or wish for eagerly (especially something belonging to someone else): I coveted her fur coat.)- covetous- covetously
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9 crave
v. längta efter; be om* * *[kreiv]1) (to beg for.) be om2) (to long for, desire extremely.) längta efter, åtrå•- craving -
10 demand
n. krav, begäran; efterfrågan--------v. kräva, begära; efterfråga* * *1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) begära, fordra, kräva2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) kräva2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) krav2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) anspråk3) (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.) efterfrågan•- on demand -
11 die
n. tärning; präglingsstämpel, myntstämpel--------v. dö, omkomma; dö ut; sukta efter, längta efter* * *I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) dö2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) försvinna, slockna3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) längta [] efter ngt, vara [] sugen på•- 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.) präglingsstämpelIII see dice -
12 fancy
adj. speciellt utvald; fin; stilig; fantasi-; infalls-; speciellt utvald, godtycklig; förbättrande--------n. fantasi; föreställning, inbillning; infall; böjelse; smak; tycka om något, vara svag för något; förbättring--------v. föreställa sig; göra sig en bild av; tänka sig, inbilla sig; tycka om, vara förtjust i; förbättra* * *['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.) konstnärligt framställd (prydd)3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) vilja ha, önska sig2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) förmoda3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) gilla, vara förtjust i•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
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13 itch
n. kliande, provocerande, stingande; passion, lust--------v. klia, känna klåda; skava, irritera; längta; reta* * *[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.) klåda2. verb1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) klia2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) obetvinglig längtan (lust), starkt begär•- itchy- itchiness -
14 revenge
n. hämnd, revansch--------v. hämnas* * *[rə'ven‹] 1. noun1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) hämnd2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) hämndlystnad2. verb((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) hämnas på -
15 spare
adj. extra, reserv-; ledig; fritids-; knapp, klen; mager, smal--------n. reservdel; reservhjul--------v. avvara; skona; avstå från; bespara; spara; vara sparsam; undvara* * *[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) avvara, undvara2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) sätta av, få över3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) skona4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) skona5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) sky, spara6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) bespara2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) ledig, extra-, reserv-2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?)3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) reservdel2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) reservhjul•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare -
16 spite
n. ondska, illvilja, elakhet; motvilja, agg, groll--------v. reta, göra arg med vilje, förarga, göra utav illvilja* * *1. noun(ill-will or desire to hurt or offend: She neglected to give him the message out of spite.) ondska, illvilja2. verb(to annoy, offend or frustrate, because of spite: He only did that to spite me!) förarga, reta- spiteful- spitefully
- spitefulness
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17 urge
n. stark längtan, begär--------v. driva på, mana på* * *[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) anmoda, enträget be2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) framhålla, betona2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) stark längtan, begär, drift- urge on -
18 want
n. önskningar; brist, avsaknad; penningbrist, armod; vara i behov av--------v. vilja, önska; behöva; vara utan, sakna; fattas; vara i nöd; vara fattig* * *[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) vilja2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) behöva3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) sakna, lida brist2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) vilja ha, önska2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) nöd, armod3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) avsaknad•- wanted- want ad
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19 wonder
n. under; mirakel; förvåning, förundran; häpnad--------v. häpna, förundra sig, förvånas; bli förbluffad, bli förvånad; fundera; undra* * *1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) []undran2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) under[]3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) det märkvärdiga2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) vara (bli) förvånad2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) undra3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) undra•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder -
20 yearn
v. åtrå, trängta, tråna; längta* * *[jə:n](to feel a great desire; to long: to yearn for an end to the war.) längta, trängta- yearning
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