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1 wish
1. n1) бажання, побажання2) воля; наказ3) проханняto comply with smb.'s wish — задовольнити чиєсь прохання
4) бажане, предмет бажанняhe got his wish — він домігся, чого хотів
5) проклін; накликання бідиif wishes were horses, beggars might ride — присл. якби та в роті виросли гриби
2. v1) бажати, висловлювати побажання; хотітиI wish you to understand — я хочу, щоб ви зрозуміли
I wish it to be done — я хочу, щоб це було зроблено
do you wish me to leave? — ви хочете, щоб я пішов?
2) накликати (лихо)3) насилати (проклін)4) розм. рекомендуватиwish for — прагнути, жадати
wish on — нав'язувати, покладати
* * *I n1) бажання; побажання; намірto have a wish to do smth — мати бажання /бажати, хотіти/ зробити що-н.
2) воля; наказto disobey smb 's wishes — піти проти чиєї-н. волі
to do smth at smb 's wish — робити що-н. за чиїм-н. наказом
3) проханняto grant /to comply with/ smb 's wish — виконати /задовольнити/ чиє-н. прохання
4) бажане, предмет бажанняshe got her wish — вона домоглася свого /чого хотіла/; you shall have your wish ви отримаєте бажане, ваше бажання збудеться
5) дiaл. прокляття; the wish is father to the thought = люди вірять в те, що хочуть вірити••II vif wishes were horses, beggars might ride — пpиcл. якби та якби
1) бажати, хотіти; виражати бажанняit is to be wished that... — бажано, щоб...
2) ( for) бажати; прагнутиto have everything one can wish for — мати все, що тільки можна побажати
3) побажати (кому-н. що-н.); to wish smb good morning побажати кому-н. доброго ранку; I wish you good luck [a pleasant journey]бажаю вам вдачі [щасливої дороги]4) (on) нав'язуватиanother duty was wished on him — йому нав'язали ще один обов'язок; накликати, насилати ( біди)
I wouldn't wish her on my enemy — я, ворогу не побажаю мати з нею справу
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if wishes were horses, beggars might ride — if wishes were ˌhorses, beggars would/might ˈride idiom (saying) wishing for sth does not make it happen Main entry: ↑wishidiom … Useful english dictionary
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