desidero in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for desidero in the Italian»English Dictionary

desiderare [desideˈrare] VB trans

1. desiderare:

desiderare (volere)

to wish

desiderare (volere)

to want

desiderare (volere)

to desire fare: to do

desiderare (ardentemente)

to long for

desiderare affetto, fama

to crave

cosa desidera?

what would you like?

cos'altro si potrebbe desiderare?

what more could one wish for?

lasciar(e) molto a desiderare

to leave a lot to be desired

lasciar(e) molto a desiderare servizio:

not to be all (that) it should be

lasciar(e) molto a desiderare lavoro:

to be far from satisfactory

farsi desiderare

to play hard to get

vieni quando lo desideri

come whenever you like

2. desiderare (sessualmente):

desiderare

to desire

desiderare

to want

3. desiderare (richiedere):

essere desiderato al telefono

to be wanted on the phone

non desiderare la roba d'altri

thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house

non desiderare la donna d'altri

thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife

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desiderare ansiosamente qc

to be anxious for sth

ardentemente desiderare, sperare

fervently

Translations for desidero in the English»Italian Dictionary

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to hanker after or for sth (with desire)

agognare, desiderare ardentemente qc

pine

desiderare ardentemente, morire dalla voglia (for di; to do di fare)

to hunger for, to hunger after fig

bramare, desiderare ardentemente

to yearn for child, food

desiderare (ardentemente)

to yearn for sb

desiderare qn

to yearn to do

desiderare ardentemente fare

to long for oblivion (death)

desiderare la morte

to long for oblivion (sleep, drug-induced)

desiderare uno stato di incoscienza

desiderate explanation

desiderare

to long for sth

desiderare ardentemente qc or avere una gran voglia di qc

to long for sb to do

desiderare ardentemente che qn faccia

to long for sb (desire)

desiderare intensamente qn

desidero in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for desidero in the Italian»English Dictionary

desiderare [de·si·de·ˈra:·re] VB trans

desiderare

to want

desiderare (sessualmente)

to desire

desiderare un figlio

to want a child

desiderare fare qc

to want to do sth

farsi desiderare

to play hard to get

lasciare a desiderare

to leave a lot to be desired

ti desiderano al telefono

you're wanted on the phone

Translations for desidero in the English»Italian Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to have a hunger for sth

desiderare qc

to hunger after [or for]

desiderare intensamente

crave

desiderare ardentemente

to yearn to do sth

desiderare fare qc

to yearn for sth/sb

desiderare ardentemente qc/qu

to desire that …

desiderare che … +subj

desire

desiderare

to desire sb

desiderare qn

wish

desiderare

I wish to be alone

desidero stare da solo

wish

desiderare

to wish for sth

desiderare qc

everything one could wish for

tutto ciò che si potrebbe desiderare

to long for sb

desiderare qu

to be hungry for sth

desiderare qc

to have a longing to do sth

desiderare ardentemente di fare qc

what I want most

quello che desidero di più

desidero Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

lasciare a desiderare

to leave a lot to be desired

desiderare un figlio

to want a child

desiderare fare qc

to want to do sth

farsi desiderare

to play hard to get

lasciare a desiderare

to leave a lot to be desired

tutto ciò che si potrebbe desiderare

everything one could wish for