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1 desire
[dɪ'zaɪə(r)] 1. n( urge) chęć f, ochota f; ( sexual urge) pożądanie nt, żądza f2. vt( want) pragnąć (zapragnąć perf) +gen, życzyć (zażyczyć perf) sobie +gen; ( lust after) pożądać +gento desire that — pragnąć, by
* * *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.) pragnienie2. verb(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) pragnąć- desirability -
2 wish
[wɪʃ] 1. npragnienie nt; ( specific) życzenie nt2. vtI wish I were/I had been … — żałuję, że nie jestem/nie byłem …
best wishes — ( for birthday etc) najlepsze życzenia
with best wishes — ( in letter) łączę pozdrowienia
to make a wish — pomyśleć ( perf) sobie (jakieś) życzenie
to wish for — życzyć (zażyczyć perf) sobie (w myślach) +gen
* * *[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.) pragnąć, wyrazić życzenie2) (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.) życzyć sobie3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) życzyć2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) pragnienia2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) życzenie3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) życzenie•- wishing-well -
3 die
[daɪ]viperson umierać (umrzeć perf); animal zdychać (zdechnąć perf); plant usychać (uschnąć perf); ( fig) umierać (umrzeć perf), ginąć (zginąć perf)to be dying for sth/to do sth — bardzo chcieć czegoś/zrobić coś
Phrasal Verbs:- die away- die down- die out* * *I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) umierać2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) ginąć3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) bardzo pragnąć•- 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.) sztancaIII see dice -
4 keen
[kiːn]adj( person) zapalony, gorliwy; interest, desire żywy; eye, intelligence bystry, przenikliwy; competition zawzięty; edge, blade ostryto be keen to do/on doing sth — palić się do (robienia) czegoś
to be keen on sth/sb — interesować się czymś/kimś
* * *[ki:n]1) (eager or enthusiastic: He is a keen golfer; I'm keen to succeed.) zapalony2) (sharp: Her eyesight is as keen as ever.) ostry3) ((of wind etc) very cold and biting.) przejmujący•- keenly- keenness
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5 want
[wɔnt] 1. vt( wish for) chcieć +gen or +acc; (need, require) wymagać +gento want sb to do sth — chcieć, żeby ktoś coś (z)robił
2. nto want in/out (US, Scottish) — chcieć wejść/wyjść; ( fig) chcieć się przyłączyć/wycofać
for want of — z braku +gen
- wants* * *[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.) chcieć2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) potrzebować3) (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.) brakować, być w potrzebie2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) pragnienie2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) bieda3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) brak•- wanted- want ad
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6 yearn
[jəːn]vi* * *[jə:n](to feel a great desire; to long: to yearn for an end to the war.) tęsknić- yearning -
7 yearning
['jəːnɪŋ]nto have a yearning for sth/to do sth — (bardzo) pragnąć czegoś/(z)robić coś
* * *noun ((a) strong desire.) tęsknota -
8 demand
[dɪ'mɑːnd] 1. vt 2. nto demand sth (from/of sb) — żądać (zażądać perf) czegoś (od kogoś)
to be in demand — mieć powodzenie, być rozchwytywanym
* * *1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) domagać się2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) wymagać2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) żądanie2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) pretensja3) (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.) popyt•- on demand -
9 eager
['iːgə(r)]adj* * *['i:ɡə](full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic: He is always eager to win.) gorliwy, ochoczy- eagerly -
10 itch
[ɪtʃ] 1. nswędzenie nt2. vi* * *[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.) swędzenie2. verb1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) swędzieć2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) bardzo mieć na coś ochotę•- itchy- itchiness -
11 revenge
[rɪ'vɛndʒ] 1. nzemsta f2. vtto get one's revenge (for sth) — mścić się (zemścić się perf) (za coś)
to take (one's) revenge (on sb) — dokonywać (dokonać perf) zemsty (na kimś)
to revenge o.s. (on sb) — mścić się (zemścić się perf) (na kimś)
* * *[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.) zemsta2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) zemsta2. verb((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) zemścić się, pomścić -
12 urge
[əːdʒ] 1. npragnienie nt, chęć f2. vtto urge sb to do sth — namawiać (namówić perf) kogoś, żeby coś zrobił or do zrobienia czegoś
to urge caution — zalecać (zalecić perf) ostrożność
Phrasal Verbs:- urge on* * *[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.) nalegać2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) usilnie namawiać do2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) impuls- urge on
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