death wish in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.wish [Am wɪʃ, Brit wɪʃ] N

1. wish (desire):

wish
deseo m
to make a wish
pedir un deseo
her fairy godmother granted her wish
su hada madrina le concedió el deseo
her wish came true
su deseo se hizo realidad
her wish came true
se le cumplió el deseo
he expressed a wish to be alone
expresó su voluntad or deseo de estar solo
his last or dying wish
su última voluntad
to go along with sb's wishes
hacer la voluntad de alguien
to go against sb's wishes
ir en contra de la voluntad de alguien
they got married against my wishes
se casaron en contra de mi voluntad
your wish is my command
tus deseos son órdenes
wish to + infin I've no wish to upset you, but …
no quisiera disgustarte, pero …
I've no great wish to see the play
no tengo muchas ganas de ver la obra
if wishes were horses(, then beggars would ride)
si con desear bastara …

II.wish [Am wɪʃ, Brit wɪʃ] VB trans

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1. wish (desire fervently):

wish
desear
to wish sth on sb
desearle algo a alguien
I wouldn't wish that on anybody
no se lo deseo a nadie
I wouldn't wish it on or upon my worst enemy
no se lo desearía ni a mi peor enemigo
to wish (that) I wish I hadn't come
¡ojalá no hubiera venido!
I wish I were rich/a bit taller
¡ojalá fuera rico/un poco más alto!
she wished she hadn't told him
lamentó habérselo dicho
I wish you wouldn't say things like that
me disgusta mucho que digas esas cosas
I wish he would go away
¿por qué no se irá?
I do wish you'd told me before!
¡me lo podrías haber dicho antes!
I wish you didn't have to go
es una lástima que tengas que irte
I wish you didn't have to go
ojalá pudieras quedarte
John wishes you'd go and visit him
John quisiera que fueras a verlo

III.wish [Am wɪʃ, Brit wɪʃ] VB intr

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death [Am dɛθ, Brit dɛθ] N

1. death U or C (end of life):

death
muerte f
death
fallecimiento m form
to die a natural death
morir de muerte natural
he died a peaceful death
tuvo una buena muerte or una muerte tranquila
the fire caused several deaths
el incendio causó varios muertos or cobró varias víctimas
the illness can result in death
la enfermedad puede ser mortal
death by strangulation/drowning
muerte por estrangulación/inmersión
they were united in death liter
la muerte los unió
death to the traitor!
¡muerte al traidor!
to put sb to death
ejecutar a alguien
he was sentenced to death/to death by hanging
lo condenaron a muerte/a morir en la horca
he was stabbed/beaten to death
lo mataron a puñaladas/golpes
to freeze/starve to death
morirse de frío/hambre
to bleed to death
morir desangrado
he drank himself to death
el alcohol acabó con él or lo mató
to fight to the death
luchar a muerte
a duel to the death
un duelo a muerte
to death as intensifier inf to be scared to death
estar muerto de miedo
they're frightened to death of losing their jobs
tienen un miedo espantoso de perder el trabajo
I was bored to death
me aburrí como una ostra inf
I'm sick to death of your complaining
estoy hasta la coronilla de tus quejas inf
his mother spoiled him to death
la madre lo echó a perder con tanto mimo or lo malcrió de mala manera
I'm worried to death
estoy preocupadísima
as pale as death
blanco como un papel
you look as pale as death
estás blanco como un papel
at death's door
a las puertas de la muerte
to be the death of sb
acabar con alguien
you'll be the death of your poor mother
vas a acabar con tu pobre madre
you'll be the death of your poor mother
vas a matar a disgustos a tu pobre madre
to catch one's death (of cold)
agarrarse una pulmonía doble
to catch one's death (of cold)
coger una pulmonía doble Spain
to do sth to death that play has been done to death
esa obra está muy trillada
if they get hold of a good idea, they tend to do it to death
si se les ocurre una buena idea, la repiten hasta la saciedad or hasta el cansancio
Richard II was done to death in his prison cell liter
a Ricardo II lo asesinaron or le dieron muerte en su celda
to hang on like grim death
aferrarse con todas sus fuerzas
to look like (grim) death
tener la cara desencajada
you look like death warmed over or Brit up hum
¡tienes muy mala cara!

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