wish in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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 …

2. wish <wishes, pl > (greetings):

she sends her best wishes

manda muchos recuerdos or saludos

with our best wishes for a speedy recovery

deseándole una pronta mejoría

give your mother my best wishes

dale a tu madre muchos recuerdos de mi parte

give your mother my best wishes

cariños a tu madre LatAm

with my sincere good wishes for the future

con mis mejores deseos para el futuro

best wishes, Jack

saludos or un abrazo de Jack

II.wish [Am wɪʃ, Brit wɪʃ] VB trans

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

2. wish (want):

wish form

desear form

wish form

querer

they wish to be alone

quieren estar solos

they wish to be alone

desean estar solos form

I wish to be informed as soon as possible

deseo que se me informe tan pronto como sea posible form

should you wish to do so …

si así lo deseara … form

to wish sb/sth to + infin

desear que alguien/algo +  subj form

he wishes us to leave

desea que nos vayamos form

3. wish (want for sb):

wish

desear

we wish you every happiness

te deseamos lo mejor

wish me luck!

¡deséame suerte!

he called to wish me (a) happy birthday/(a) merry Christmas

me llamó para desearme feliz cumpleaños/feliz Navidad

I wish you well

espero que te vaya bien

to wish sb good night

darle las buenas noches a alguien

I don't think he wishes you any harm or ill

no creo que quiera que te pase nada malo

III.wish [Am wɪʃ, Brit wɪʃ] VB intr

1. wish (make magic wish):

wish

pedir un deseo

2. wish (want, desire):

as you wish, sir

como usted mande or diga, señor

if you wish

como quieras

simply wishing won't make it go away

con 'ojalá' no se arregla nada

wish for VB [Am wɪʃ -, Brit wɪʃ -] (v + prep + o)

what more could one wish for?

¿qué más se puede pedir?

you couldn't wish for a better husband

es el marido ideal

what did you wish for?

¿tú qué pediste?

what did you wish for?

¿cuál fue tu deseo?

wish fulfillment [ˈwɪʃ fʊlˌfɪlm(ə)nt] N U

wish fulfillment

satisfacción f fantasiosa de los deseos

wish away VB [Am wɪʃ -, Brit wɪʃ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

you can't just wish the problem away

no puedes hacer como el avestruz

to wish one's life away

desperdiciar la vida

wish list N

wish list

lista f de deseos

death wish N no pl PSYCH

death wish

pulsión f de muerte

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express intention/wish

expreso

express intention/wish

explícito

to wish sb Godspeed

desearle buena fortuna a alguien

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pulsión de muerte

death wish

última voluntad

last wish

wish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wish <-es> [wɪʃ] N

1. wish (desire):

wish

deseo m

against my wishes

en contra de mi voluntad

to express the wish that...

rogar que... +subj

to have no wish to do sth

no tener ganas de hacer algo

to make a wish

expresar un deseo

Phrases:

wishs (friendly greetings)

recuerdos m pl

give him my best wishes

dale muchos recuerdos de mi parte

(with) best wishes (at end of letter)

un abrazo

II.wish [wɪʃ] VB trans

1. wish (feel a desire):

wish

desear

I wish he hadn't come

ojalá no hubiera venido

I wish you'd told me (expressing annoyance)

me lo podrías haber dicho

2. wish form (want):

to wish to do sth

querer hacer algo

I wish to be alone

prefiero estar solo

3. wish (hope):

to wish sb luck

desear suerte a alguien

to wish sb happy birthday

felicitar a alguien por su cumpleaños

to wish sb good night

dar las buenas noches a alguien

III.wish [wɪʃ] VB intr

1. wish (want):

wish

desear

as you wish

como usted mande

if you wish

como quieras

to wish for sth

anhelar algo

2. wish (make a wish):

to wish for sth

desear algo

everything one could wish for

todo lo que uno podría desear

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I wish you every happiness

que seas muy feliz

gratification of a wish

satisfacción f

to wish [or to hope] to goodness

rogar a Dios

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amalaya

I wish

ojalá

I wish

deseo

wish

formular un deseo

to make a wish

designio

wish

te deseamos muchas felicidades

we wish you all the best

desear suerte a alguien

to wish sb luck

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Meanwhile, it also creates a whole heap of technology that it can hive off and sell on to other businesses should it wish.

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His new friends remark that they wish someone would decapitate the statue, saying it would be funny to see the town so upset.

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She tells him he will get his wish after he is given forty lashes for his insolence.

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When an author begins consecutive sentences with the words "in short", you start to wish that he would, indeed, be a bit shorter.

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I wish most heartily that we might share the same name.

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Should he wish to withdraw from the project the equity is returnable to him in cash.

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In most conversions, the majority of the original battalion either did not wish to become paratroopers, or failed medical or other tests.

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Three teens, three different stories, one death wish.

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The silver phylactery is my version of a tabeez: a small silver container that contains a wish, prayer or holy relic.

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Some stores also ask customers if they wish to donate a dollar at the register when they use a credit or debit card.

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