Sentence examples of "wishing" in English

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Translations: all109 souhaiter62 vouloir38 désirer9

She sat next him wishing she were somewhere else. Elle s'assit près de lui en souhaitant qu'elle fut ailleurs.

In the end, one always ends up wishing to annihilate one's fellow man. Therein lies the sad fate of humanity. On finit toujours par vouloir anéantir son prochain. Voilà, le triste sort de l'humanité.

I never see a library without wishing I had time to go there and stay till I had read everything in it. Je ne vois jamais une bibliothèque sans souhaiter avoir le temps de m'y rendre et d'y rester jusqu'à ce que j'y aie tout lu.

I wish you every success. Je te souhaite du succès.

Do you wish to go? Veux-tu y aller ?

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

We all wish for happiness. Nous souhaitons tous le bonheur.

He finally got his wish. Il a finalement obtenu ce qu'il voulait.

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

I wish you every happiness. Je vous souhaite tout le bonheur du monde.

If you wish, you can go. Si vous voulez, vous pouvez y aller.

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

I wish I were young. Je souhaiterais être jeune.

I wish I were a stone. Je voudrais être une pierre.

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

I wish you good luck. Je vous souhaite bonne chance.

I wish I had seen her. J'aurais voulu la voir.

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

I wish you the same. Je te souhaite la même chose.

Do you wish me to help? Voulez-vous que je vous aide ?

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