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deseo, querer meaning in English

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deseo noun
{m}

appetite [appetites](desire of or relish for food)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.pɪ.taɪt] [US: ˈæ.pə.ˌtaɪt]

desire [desires](something wished for)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈzaɪə(r)] [US: də.ˈzaɪər]
I have no such desire. = No tengo ese deseo.

lust(general want or longing)
noun
[UK: lʌst] [US: ˈləst]

want(desire, wish, longing)
noun
[UK: wɒnt] [US: ˈwɑːnt]
I want you. = Yo te deseo.

wish [wishes](desire)
noun
[UK: wɪʃ] [US: ˈwɪʃ]
I wish to see. = Deseo ver.

yen [yens](strong desire)
noun
[UK: jen] [US: ˈjen]

querer verb

adore [adored, adoring, adores](love with entire heart and soul)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈdɔː(r)] [US: ə.ˈdɔːr]
John adores me. = John me quiere mucho.

fond(be fond of, have affection for)
verb
[UK: fɒnd] [US: ˈfɑːnd]
I am fond of Cathy. = Quiero mucho a Cathy.

hanker [hankered, hankering, hankers](to want)
verb
[UK: ˈhæŋkə(r)] [US: ˈhæŋkər]

love [loved, loving, loves](have a strong affection for)
verb
[UK: ˈlʌv] [US: ˈlʌv]
I love her. = La quiero.

want [wanted, wanting, wants](desire)
verb
[UK: wɒnt] [US: ˈwɑːnt]
I want it. = Lo quiero.

querer decir verb

mean [meant, meaning, means](to convey, indicate)
verb
[UK: miːn] [US: ˈmiːn]

sin querer adverb

inadvertently(unintentionally)
adverb
[UK: ˌɪ.nəd.ˈvɜː.tənt.li] [US: ˌɪ.nəd.ˈvɝː.tənt.li]

mistakenly(by accident)
adverb
[UK: mɪ.ˈsteɪkn.li] [US: ˌmɪ.ˈsteɪk.ən.li]

unintentionally(in an unintentional manner)
adverb
[UK: ˌʌ.nɪn.ˈten.ʃnə.li] [US: ˌʌ.ˌnɪn.ˈten.ʃə.nə.li]

unwittingly(in an unwitting manner)
adverb
[UK: ʌn.ˈwɪ.tɪŋ.li] [US: ʌˈn.wɪ.tɪŋ.li]

sin querer adjective
{m}

unintentional(not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌ.nɪn.ˈten.ʃnəl] [US: ˌʌ.ˌnɪn.ˈten.ʃə.nəl]

querer es poder phrase

where there is a will there is a way(if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found)
phrase

sin querer queriendo adverb

accidentally on purpose(deliberately but seemingly accidentally)
adverb

oír sin querer verb

overhear [overheard, overhearing, overhears](To hear something that wasn't meant for one's ears)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈhɪə(r)] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈhɪə(r)]

querer el oro y el moro verb

have one's cake and eat it too(to seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible)
verb

or the imperfect subjunctive of querer verb

would like(intransitive)
verb