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désir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • desire verb To want something strongly.
  • pleasure noun A feeling of happiness, satisfaction, or enjoyment.
  • want verb To wish for or desire something.
  • wish noun A hope or desire for something, especially something not fully within your control.

Senses

désir is used for these senses in English:

  • pleasure (uncountable) One's preference.
  • want (countable) A desire, wish, longing.
  • wish The thing desired or longed for.

desire — full definition

  1. verb To want something strongly.
  2. noun A strong feeling of wanting something.

pleasure — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of happiness, satisfaction, or enjoyment.
  2. noun Sexual enjoyment or gratification.
  3. verb To give someone enjoyment, especially sexual.

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