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Translating from English to Portuguese Portugal

Translations:

want — to desire
→ querer
→ desejar

More translations:

want
→ querer
want
→ precisar
want
→ carecer
want
→ desejo
want
→ necessidade
want
→ falta

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 4

  1. a state of extreme poverty

    Synonymsprivationdeprivationneediness

  2. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

    • “there is a serious lack of insight into the problem”
    • “water is the critical deficiency in desert regions”
    • “for want of a nail the shoe was lost”
    Synonymslackdeficiency

  3. anything that is necessary but lacking

    • “he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs”
    • “I tried to supply his wants”
    Synonymsneed

  4. a specific feeling of desire

    • “he got his wish”
    • “he was above all wishing and desire”
    Synonymswishwishing

VERB 5

  1. feel or have a desire for; want strongly

    • “I want to go home now”
    • “I want my own room”
    Synonymsdesire

  2. have need of

    • “This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner”
    Synonymsneedrequire

  3. hunt or look for; want for a particular reason

    • “Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI”
    • “Uncle Sam wants you”
Show 2 more meanings

  1. wish or demand the presence of

    • “I want you here at noon!”

  2. be without, lack; be deficient in

    • “want courtesy”
    • “want the strength to go on living”
    • “flood victims wanting food and shelter”