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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessouhait
Pronunciation / Transliteration: swɛ
"C'est mon plus cher souhait."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strong feeling that you want something to happen or to have something; a desire or wish.
"Es war schon immer sein Wunsch, Arzt zu werden." - 2
An expression of a desire for someone's happiness, health, or success.
"Die besten Wünsche zum Geburtstag!"
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle High German 'wunsc', from Old High German 'wunsc', meaning wish or desire. It shares roots with Proto-Germanic '*wunskijaną' and is closely linked to concepts of joy and longing in Germanic languages.
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souhait
Transliteration: swɛ
"C'est mon plus cher souhait."
Wunsch
Transliteration: vʊnʃ
"Das ist ein großer Wunsch von mir."
desiderio
Transliteration: deziˈdɛːrjo
"Questo è il mio desiderio."
deseo
Transliteration: deˈseo
"Tengo el deseo de viajar."
desejo
Transliteration: deˈzeʒu
"O meu maior desejo é ajudar."
इच्छा
Transliteration: ichchhaa
"यह मेरी एक इच्छा है।"
愿望
Transliteration: yuànwàng
"实现你的愿望。"
소원
Transliteration: sowon
"나의 소원은 세계 평화이다."
願い
Transliteration: negai
"彼の願いが叶った。"
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