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University of Vigo

English-Galician CLUVI Dictionary, 2nd edition (revised version 2.2)

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



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- waltz, wan, wand, wander, wanderer, wandering, wane, wangle, waning, want, wanted, wanton, war, war-affected, war-cry, ward, warden, wardrobe, warehouse


want


- transitive verb
- querer

EN Then, he wanted to tell her that when he was walking on the terrace just now --here he became uncomfortable, as if he were breaking into that solitude, that aloofness, that remoteness of hers...
GL Logo, queríalle dicir que cando hai un momento paseaba pola terraza..., pero ó chegar aquí sentiuse incómodo, coma se estivese a violar aquela soidade, aquel distanciamento, aquel aire ausente tan propios dela...
- Fonte: CAR (947)
- desexar

EN He wanted to cry quietly but not for himself: for the words, so beautiful and sad, like music.
GL Desexaba chorar caladamente pero non por el mesmo senón polas palabras, tan fermosas e tristes como se fosen música.
- Fonte: RET (494)


- noun
- necesidade

EN He kept her busy serving him and ministering to his wants.
GL Ademais, o feito de ter que atendelo e prove-las súas necesidades, mantíñana ocupada.
- Fonte: ESP (1921)
- carencia

EN The two weak points in our age are its want of principle and its want of profile.
GL Os dous puntos fracos da nosa sociedade son a carencia de principios e a carencia de perfil.
- Fonte: ERN (1822)
- falla

EN For many months the bronze horseman remained on the peace establishment with his lance elevated in the air, and the worthy old monarch began to repine at the want of his accustomed sport, and to grow peevish at his monotonous tranquillity.
GL Dende había ben meses o cabaleiro de bronce ficaba estantío na postura de paz coa lanza ergueita no ar, e o digno e vello monarca principiou a magoar coa falla da súa acostumado distracción e virou amuado ante a súa tranquilidade monótona.
- Fonte: ALH (180)