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[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.) querer2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) precisar3) (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.) carecer2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) desejo2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) necessidade3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) falta•- wanted- want ad
- want for* * *[wɔnt] n 1 falta, carência, escassez. they failed for want of money / eles falharam por falta de dinheiro. 2 necessidade, precisão. we have few wants / nós temos poucas necessidades, precisamos de pouco. 3 pobreza, penúria, miséria, indigência. 4 desejo, ânsia. • vt+vi 1 faltar, ter ou sentir falta de, não ter, carecer de, escassear. 2 precisar, necessitar, dever, ter necessidade de. it wants great care / isto requer muito cuidado. he wants a pair of glasses / ele quer/precisa de óculos. 3 estar necessitado de, ser pobre, sofrer privações. 4 desejar, querer, pretender. what do you want? / o que você quer/deseja? 5 exigir. a long-felt want falta ou carência há muito sentida. to be wanted by the police ser procurado pela polícia. to live in want sofrer necessidade, passar privação. want of spirit desânimo, falta de coragem.
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