want en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de want en el diccionario inglés»español

I.want [ingl. am. wɑnt, wɔnt, ingl. brit. wɒnt] V. trans.

1.1. want (require, desire):

want

querer

what do you want?

¿qué quieres?

what do you want this for?

¿para qué quieres esto?

is there anything you want?

¿se le ofrece algo? form.

is there anything you want?

¿deseaba algo? form.

(it's) just what I('ve) always wanted!

¡(es) justo lo que quería!

I want my daddy!

¡quiero que venga mi papá!

the boss wants you

el jefe te quiere ver or quiere hablar contigo

he's wanted on the phone

hay una llamada para él

he's wanted on the phone

lo llaman por teléfono

I know when I'm not wanted!

sé muy bien cuando estoy de más

I want it done today

quiero que se haga hoy

she wants it ready today

quiere que esté listo hoy

does he want the book back?

¿quiere que le devuelvan (or le devolvamos etc.) el libro?

I wouldn't want him for a father-in-law

no quisiera tenerlo de or como suegro

what do you want as a birthday present?

¿qué quieres de regalo de cumpleaños?

everything you could want from a car

todo lo que se le puede pedir a un coche

what does he want with an electric guitar?

¿qué va a hacer con una guitarra eléctrica?

what does he want with an electric guitar?

¿para qué quiere una guitarra eléctrica?

to want to + infin

querer +  infin

they only want to help

solo quieren ayudar

she can be charming when she wants to (be)

es un encanto cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone

the car doesn't want to start

el coche no quiere arrancar

to want sb/sth to + infin

querer que alguien/algo +  subj

what do you want me to do/say?

¿qué quieres que haga/diga?

we want the party to be a success

queremos que la fiesta sea un éxito

to want sb/sth -ing

querer que alguien/algo +  subj

he doesn't want them snooping around

no quiere que anden husmeando por allí

1.2. want police:

want

buscar

“wanted”

“se busca”

he is wanted for murder

lo buscan por asesinato

she is wanted for questioning

la buscan para interrogarla

1.3. want (as price for sth):

want

pedir

how much does she want for the picture?

¿cuánto pide por el cuadro?

1.4. want person (sexually):

want

desear

2. want (need):

want

necesitar

the garage wants a coat of paint

al garaje le hace falta or el garaje necesita una mano de pintura

that child wants a good thrashing

a ese niño le hace falta una buena paliza

you'll want your umbrella

vas a necesitar or te va a hacer falta el paraguas

“gardener wanted”

“se necesita or se precisa jardinero”

we all like to feel wanted

a todos nos gusta sentir que nos necesitan

you want a number 65 bus

tiene que tomar el 65

you want the second door on the right

es la segunda puerta a la derecha

the last thing I want is a cold

maldita la falta que me hace resfriarme ahora

there's Meg — that's all I wanted!

ahí viene Meg — ¡lo (único or último) que me faltaba!

you want to see a doctor/to stop smoking

tienes que ver a un médico/dejar de fumar

you want to be more careful!

¡a ver si tienes más cuidado!

you want to see the mess he's made!

¡tendrías que ver el desastre que ha hecho!

to want -ing the house wants cleaning

hay que limpiar la casa

tell me what wants doing

dime qué hay que hacer

the referee wants his eyes testing ingl. brit. coloq.

el árbitro va a tener que ir al oculista

3. want (lack):

want form.

carecer de form.

II.want [ingl. am. wɑnt, wɔnt, ingl. brit. wɒnt] V. intr. form.

they will never want again

no volverán a carecer de nada form.

they will never want again

no volverá a faltarles nada

the Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want

el Señor es mi pastor, nada me puede faltar

III.want [ingl. am. wɑnt, wɔnt, ingl. brit. wɒnt] SUST.

1. want C or U (requirement, need):

want

necesidad f

their wants are few

necesitan poco

their wants are few

sus necesidades son pocas

to be in want of sth

tener necesidad de algo

2. want U (lack, absence):

want

falta f

want

carencia f form.

to feel the want of sth/sb

sentir la falta de algo/alguien

for want of sth

a falta de algo

for want of anything better to do

a falta de algo mejor que hacer

for want of a better word

a falta de una palabra más apropiada

for want of a better word

por así decirlo

if she doesn't become champion, it won't be for want of trying

si no llega a ser campeona, no será porque no lo haya intentado

3. want U (destitution, penury):

want

miseria f

want

indigencia f

to live in want

vivir en la miseria or indigencia

want for V. [ingl. am. wɑnt, wɔnt -, ingl. brit. wɒnt -] (v + prep + o)

want for (lack) form. usu with negat.:

you/they will want for nothing

no te/les faltará nada

want out V. [ingl. am. wɑnt, wɔnt -, ingl. brit. wɒnt -] coloq. (v + adv)

1. want out (wish to quit):

to want out (of sth) I'm not surprised the shareholders want out

no me sorprende que los accionistas quieran deshacerse de las acciones

I want out of this relationship

quiero terminar con esta relación

several countries want out of the alliance

varios países quieren salir de la alianza

2. want out (wish to go out):

want out

querer salir

want in V. [ingl. am. wɑnt, wɔnt -, ingl. brit. wɒnt -] coloq. (v + adv)

1. want in (wish to join):

to want in (on sth) my firm won't want in on those terms

con esas condiciones, mi empresa no va a estar interesada

there's a poker game tonight: do you want in?

esta noche hay una partida de póquer ¿te apuntas? coloq.

2. want in (wish to enter):

want in

querer entrar

want ad SUST. ingl. am.

want ad

anuncio m clasificado (pidiendo algo)

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

for want of corroborative evidence DER.

a falta de pruebas corroborantes

I want no half measures

no quiero medias tintas

it makes you want to puke

es asqueante

it makes you want to puke

da asco coloq.

Traducciones de want en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

no queremos dádivas, sino que se nos pague lo que merecemos

we don't want handouts, we just want to be paid what we deserve

aquí no queremos chambistas

we don't want any moonlighting around here coloq.

aquí no queremos chambistas

we don't want anybody here doing other jobs o work on the side

want en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de want en el diccionario inglés»español

I.want [wɒnt, ingl. am. wɑ:nt] V. trans.

1. want (wish):

want

querer

to want to do sth

querer hacer algo

to want sb to do sth

querer que alguien haga algo

to want sth done

querer que se haga algo

you're wanted on the phone

te llaman al teléfono

I was wanting to leave

estaba deseando macharme

2. want (need):

want

necesitar

he is wanted by the police

lo busca la policía

‘wanted’

‘se busca’

this soup wants a bit of salt

a esta sopa le falta sal

this wants a lot of time

esto exige mucho tiempo

II.want [wɒnt, ingl. am. wɑ:nt] SUST.

1. want (need):

want

necesidad f

to be in want of sth

necesitar algo

2. want (lack):

want

falta f

for want of sth

por falta de algo

to live in want form.

vivir necesitado

want in V. intr. coloq.

to want in sth

querer participar en algo

want out V. intr. coloq.

to want out (of sth)

querer salirse (de algo)

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

he makes me (want to) puke!

¡me da asco!

it makes me want to vomit a. fig.

me produce náuseas

I didn't particularly want to go but I had to

de hecho no tenía muchas ganas de ir, pero no tuve más remedio

she doesn't want to lead him on

no quiere darle falsas expectativas

I don't want to impose

no quiero molestar

Traducciones de want en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

solo ambiciono salud

I only want to be healthy

quieren ponerme una mordaza fig.

they want to shut me up

want Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

to want a piece of the cake

querer parte del pastel

he doesn't want to eat, but I want to

él no quiere comer, pero yo sí

to want to share one's life with sb

querer compartir la vida con alguien

she doesn't want to lead him on

no quiere darle falsas expectativas

everything I say you want to contradict

quieres contradecir todo lo que digo

you don't want to answer, do you?

no quieres contestar, ¿no?

I wouldn't want to hurt anybody's feelings

no quisiera herir susceptibilidades

what do you want me to do?

¿qué pretendes que haga?

to want to get sth by whatever means

conseguir algo por la tremenda

officer, I want to report a robbery

oficial, quiero denunciar un robo

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

We want identified funding to tackle climate change mitigation.

www.europarl.europa.eu

Several of his former disciples have gone rogue and now want to usurp him as head.

en.wikipedia.org

You are like their spare tyre or a backup they fall on, not who they want to settle with.

www.ghanaweb.com

Cutiepie is so adorable, you want in on their jokes and quirks.

www.firstpost.com

No matter how down you were before, he made you want to charge back into the battle, but with a smile, knowing, by gosh, we can really win this thing.

en.wikipedia.org

Perhaps it could more correctly be labeled history as we want it to be remembered or, even better, as we re-create and relive it.

en.wikipedia.org

If you want to allow your number to be displayed, hang up, dial 82 or 1182 from rotary phones, and redial the number.

en.wikipedia.org

What we want to develop is cheap technology that we can industrialise, produce and sell on elsewhere.

www.telegraph.co.uk

How much media play do you want out of 0.015% of the provincial budget?

theindependent.ca

There's a mesmeric quality in this music that makes you want to savour every track with the respectful appreciation of a connoisseur.

en.wikipedia.org