Sentence examples of "désirer" in French with translation "wish"

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Translations: all55 want22 desire17 wish11 will2 other translations3

Il ne peut rien désirer de mieux. He cannot wish for anything better.

Lorsqu'il affirme désirer la vie éternelle, en fait l'homme désire seulement éviter une mort prématurée, violente ou atroce. When he claims to desire eternal life, in reality man merely wishes to avoid a premature, violent or gruesome death.

Tom ne désire pas étudier. Tom has no wish to study.

Je désire voir mon père. I wish to see my father.

Ken désire améliorer son anglais. Ken wishes to brush up his English.

Je désire vivre dans une métropole. I wish to live in a big city.

Je ne désire plus être ton mari. I no longer wish to be your husband.

Elle désirait une vie plus détendue, mais dans ces circonstances, c'était impossible. She wished for a more relaxing life, but that was impossible under the circumstances.

Je ne suis pas riche et je ne désire pas non plus le devenir. I am not rich, nor do I wish to be.

Le mégalomane diffère du narcissique en ce qu'il désire être puissant plutôt que charmant, et cherche à être craint plutôt qu'aimé. À ce type de personnalité correspondent plusieurs dérangés mentaux et la majorité des grands hommes de l'histoire. The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.

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