How is the word desejar translated from Portuguese to English

English translation
wish
verb

Querer algo que talvez não aconteça.

To want something that may not happen.

Examples with “desejar”

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  • Quem me dera poder ficar. — I wish I could stay.

  • Desejam que a chuva pare. — They wish the rain would stop.

  • Gostavas de viver mais perto do mar? — Do you wish you lived closer to the sea?

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