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1 wishful
wish.ful[w'iʃful] adj desejoso, anelante, ansioso. -
2 wishful thinking
noun (expectations based on what one hopes will happen, not on what is likely to happen.)* * *wish.ful think.ing[wiʃful θ'iŋkiŋ] n criação ilusória de fatos que se desejaria fossem realidade. -
3 wishful thinking
noun (expectations based on what one hopes will happen, not on what is likely to happen.) utopia -
4 wishful thinking
esperanças vãs, falácia da esperança, sonhar alto, pensamento mágicoEnglish-Portuguese philosophical dictionary > wishful thinking
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5 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.) desejar2) (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.) desejar3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) votos•- wishing-well* * *[wiʃ] n 1 desejo, vontade, anseio, anelo. give him his wish / faça-lhe a vontade. she had a wish for it / ela o desejou. 2 expressão de desejo ou vontade, pedido, ordem. 3 wishes votos, saudações. • vt+vi desejar, ter vontade de, querer, almejar. we wish you all good luck / nós lhe desejamos boa sorte. this is a problem I would not wish on my worst enemy / este é um problema que não desejo ao meu pior inimigo. I don’t wish to interrupt / desculpe-me interromper. I wish I were dead / eu bem que queria estar morto. as heart could wish à vontade. as might be wished como seria de desejar. carry out my wishes! execute minhas ordens! his last wishes sua última vontade. to make a wish formular um desejo, pensar em algo que se deseja. with all good wishes, our best wishes com os melhores votos. -
6 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.) desejar2) (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.) desejar3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) desejar2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desejo2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desejo3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) desejo•- wishing-well
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Wishful — Wish ful, a. [Cf. {Wistful}.] 1. Having desire, or ardent desire; longing. [1913 Webster] 2. Showing desire; as, wishful eyes. [1913 Webster] From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love To greet mine own land with my wishful sight. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wishful — 1520s, from WISH (Cf. wish) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Wishfully; wishfulness. Wishful thinking is recorded from 1932 … Etymology dictionary
wishful — index eager Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wishful — [adj] desirous acquisitive, ambitious, aspiring, craving, daydreaming, desiring, greedy, hankering, hopeful, itchy*, keen, longful, longing, lustful, wishing, yearning; concepts 403,529 … New thesaurus
wishful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having or expressing a wish for something to happen. 2) based on impractical wishes rather than facts. DERIVATIVES wishfully adverb … English terms dictionary
wishful — [wishfəl] adj. having or showing a wish; desirous; longing wishfully adv. wishfulness n … English World dictionary
wishful — adjective Date: 1593 1. a. expressive of a wish ; hopeful < looked at the toys with wishful eyes > b. having a wish ; desirous 2. according with wishes rather than reality < wishful dreams > • wishfully … New Collegiate Dictionary
wishful — adj. Wishful is used with these nouns: ↑thinking … Collocations dictionary
wishful — adjective 1》 having or expressing a wish for something to happen. 2》 based on impractical wishes rather than facts: wishful thinking. Derivatives wishfully adverb wishfulness noun … English new terms dictionary
wishful — /ˈwɪʃfəl / (say wishfuhl) adjective 1. having or showing a wish; desirous; longing. –phrase 2. wishful thinking, a belief that a thing will happen or is so, based on one s hopes rather than on reality …
wishful — adj. 1 (often foll. by to + infin.) desiring, wishing. 2 having or expressing a wish. Phrases and idioms: wishful thinking belief founded on wishes rather than facts. Derivatives: wishfully adv. wishfulness n … Useful english dictionary