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to yearn
01
avoir très envie
to have a strong and continuous desire for something
Transitive: to yearn to do sth | to yearn for sth
Exemples
He yearns for a sense of purpose in his life.
Il aspire à un sens dans sa vie.
02
aspirer, soupirer après
to strongly wish for something or someone that is absent or out of reach
Intransitive: to yearn for sth
Exemples
I yearned for the taste of homemade cooking while living in a dormitory during college.
Je soupirais après le goût de la cuisine maison en vivant dans un dortoir pendant mes études.
03
aspirer, soupirer
to feel deep sympathy or a strong desire to help or care for someone
Intransitive: to yearn over sb/sth
Exemples
The parents yearned over their child as he left for college.
Les parents soupiraient après leur enfant alors qu'il partait pour l'université.
Arbre Lexical
yearner
yearning
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