WANTED - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

want·ed [ˈwɒntɪd, Am ˈwɑ:nt̬-] ADJ

1. wanted:

wanted (desired)

erwünscht

wanted (in an ad)

gesucht

she was a much wanted baby

sie war ein sehnsüchtig erwartetes Wunschkind

2. wanted (by the police):

wanted

gesucht

to be wanted

gesucht werden

I. want [wɒnt, Am wɑ:nt] N

1. want (need):

want

Bedürfnis nt <-ses, -se>

to be in want of sth

etw benötigen [o. brauchen]

2. want no pl (lack):

want

Mangel m <-s>

the time of want in the prison camp had broken her health

die entbehrungsreiche Zeit, die sie im Gefangenenlager durchlitten hatte, hatte ihre Gesundheit zerstört

to live in want

Not leiden

for [or from]want of sth

aus Mangel an etw dat

for [or from]want of sth

mangels einer S. gen

it won't be for want of trying

zumindest haben wir es dann versucht

for want of anything better to do, ...

da ich nichts Besseres zu tun hatte, ...

II. want [wɒnt, Am wɑ:nt] VB trans

1. want (wish):

to want sth

etw wünschen [o. wollen]

to want sth (politely)

etw mögen

to want sth (impolitely)

etw haben wollen

what do you want out of life?

was willst du vom Leben?

I don't want any more tea, thanks

ich möchte keinen Tee mehr, danke

to want sb (to see)

nach jdm verlangen

to want sb (to speak to)

jdn verlangen

to want sb (sexually)

jdn begehren

to want sb to do sth

wollen, dass jd etw tut

do you want me to take you to the station?

soll ich dich zum Bahnhof bringen?

to want sth done

wünschen, dass etw getan wird

to be wanted by the police

polizeilich gesucht werden

to want to do sth

etw tun wollen

what do you want to eat?

was möchtest du essen?

I want to be picked up at the airport at about nine o'clock

ich möchte gegen neun Uhr vom Flughafen abgeholt werden

2. want (need):

to want sb/sth

jdn/etw brauchen

your hair wants doing

du solltest mal wieder zum Friseur gehen

you'll want a coat on

du wirst einen Mantel brauchen

to be wanted

gebraucht werden

3. want inf (should):

to want to do sth

etw tun sollen

you want to tell him before it's too late

du solltest es ihm sagen, bevor es zu spät ist

you want to turn left here at the next traffic lights

Sie müssen hier an der nächsten Ampel links abbiegen

Phrases:

to have sb where one wants him/her

jdn da haben, wo man ihn/sie haben will

to want one's head seen to [or examined] esp Brit

sich acc mal auf seinen Geisteszustand untersuchen lassen müssen inf hum

to not want to know (prefer ignorance)

nichts [davon] wissen wollen

to not want to know (feign ignorance)

so tun, als ob man nichts davon wüsste

to not want any part of sth

nichts mit etw dat zu tun haben wollen

to want one's pound of flesh

Genugtuung verlangen

to want one's share [or slice] of the cake

seinen Anteil fordern inf

to want one's share [or slice] of the cake

sein Stück vom Kuchen abhaben wollen

to want it [or everything][or things] both ways

alles wollen

waste not, want not prov

spare in der Zeit, dann hast du in der Not prov

III. want [wɒnt, Am wɑ:nt] VB intr

1. want form (lack):

sb wants for nothing

jdm fehlt es an nichts

2. want inf ([not] be part of):

to want in [on sth]

[bei etw dat] dabei [o. mit von der Partie] sein wollen

to want out [of sth]

[aus etw dat] aussteigen wollen inf

ˈwant ad N Am inf (classified ad)

want ad

Anzeige f <-, -n>

want ad

Annonce f <-, -n>

OpenDict entry

situations wanted N

situations wanted (in newspaper, on website etc.) npl

Stellengesuche npl

Present

I	want
you	want
he/she/it	wants
we	want
you	want
they	want

Past

I	wanted
you	wanted
he/she/it	wanted
we	wanted
you	wanted
they	wanted

Present Perfect

I	have	wanted
you	have	wanted
he/she/it	has	wanted
we	have	wanted
you	have	wanted
they	have	wanted

Past Perfect

I	had	wanted
you	had	wanted
he/she/it	had	wanted
we	had	wanted
you	had	wanted
they	had	wanted