Translations for „desirous“ in the English » German Dictionary

de·sir·ous [dɪˈzaɪərəs, Am dɪˈzaɪrəs] ADJ pred form

to be desirous of doing sth

den Wunsch haben, etw zu tun

desirous ADJ

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desirous

begierig

desirous

begehrlich

desirous

lüstern

to be desirous of sth

etw unbedingt haben wollen

to be desirous of sth

sehr nach etw streben

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be desirous of doing sth

den Wunsch haben, etw zu tun

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The area of artificial ice is extremely convenient for such as may be desirous of engaging in the graceful and manly pastime of skating.

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Be not desirous of his dainties, for they are breads of falsehood.

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I am desirous of obtaining a position among the freedmen where my qualifications and experience will admit of the most usefulness.

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After this he received private pupils, and among them a person connected with an assurance office desirous of studying the theory of life assurance.

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We are desirous of helping all distressed people.

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They were very desirous to know what became of the slaves after they had crossed the salt water.

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I think the media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well.

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One who rents a farm is like one desirous of physical love; he simply seeks whatever harvest it will yield to himself.

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The buildings were too small to permit of a novitiate and a college of their own which they were desirous to establish.

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However, if the plaintiff was desirous of refuting the defence, he could file a "replicatio", explaining why the defence was not valid.

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