♦ wish

♦ wish
♦ wish /wɪʃ/
n.
1 desiderio; voglia; quel che si desidera; richiesta: (form.) in obedience to your wishes, in ottemperanza ai tuoi desideri; He has a great wish to visit London, ha un gran desiderio di visitare Londra; He has no wish to be a soldier, non ha nessuna voglia di fare il soldato; He got his wish, ottenne quel che desiderava; Unfortunately I cannot grant your wish, purtroppo non posso soddisfare il tuo desiderio; non posso accogliere la tua richiesta; to make a wish, fare (o esprimere dentro di sé) un desiderio; to respect sb.'s wishes, rispettare i desideri di q.; at one's express wish, per espresso desiderio di q.; dying wish, ultimo desiderio (prima di morire)
2 augurio; voto (augurale): with best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, con i migliori auguri di Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo
3 (pl.) saluti
● (psic.) wish fulfilment, soddisfazione dei desideri □ wish list, lista dei desideri □ You had your wish, siete stati accontentati □ (prov.) If wishes were horses, beggars might ride, i desideri non riempiono il sacco □ (prov.) The wish is father to the thought, si crede facilmente a ciò che fa piacere.
♦ (to) wish /wɪʃ/
v. t. e i.
1 desiderare; volere: Do you wish to leave at once?, desideri partire subito?; What do you wish me to do?, che cosa vuoi che (io) faccia?; When do you wish it (to be) finished?, quando vuoi che sia finito?; per quando dev'essere finito?; He cannot wish for anything better, non può desiderare niente di meglio
2 augurare: to wish sb. good luck [a pleasant trip, happiness], augurare a q. buona fortuna [buon viaggio, ogni felicità]: DIALOGO-Going for an interview- Wish me luck!, fammi in bocca al lupo; to wish sb. well, augurare a q. ogni bene
3 augurarsi; sperare: I wish the news may prove wrong, spero che la notizia si dimostri falsa
4 I wish [I wished] (+ congiunt.), vorrei [avrei voluto]; se almeno…; magari: I wish I were a poet, vorrei esser un poeta; I wished I were dead, avrei voluto essere morto; I wish you had told me in time, se almeno tu me l'avessi detto per tempo!; I wish I could go abroad, vorrei poter andare all'estero; I wish you were back again, vorrei che tu fossi già di ritorno; I wish I were a multimillionaire, come vorrei essere un milionario; magari fossi milionario!; I wish he wouldn't always interfere!, ma perché deve sempre interferire?; I wish you wouldn't say that!, per favore non dire cose simili!
to wish sb. away, desiderare che q. se ne vada □ (infant.) to wish the pain away, far passare la bua (a un bambino: con un bacio, ecc.) □ to wish sb. goodbye, salutare q. (alla partenza); dire addio a q.to wish sb. good morning, dare il buongiorno a q.to wish sb. good night, augurare la buona notte a q.to wish st. on sb., augurare qc. (di sgradevole) a q.; (fam.) rifilare, sbolognare (q. o qc.) a q.: I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy, non lo augurerei al mio peggior nemico □ to wish on a star, esprimere un desiderio guardando una stella □ (iron.) I wish you joy of it, buon pro ti faccia!
NOTA D'USO: -to wish-

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