ansia

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ansia
feminine noun
1longing, yearning (afán)(de for)
2anxiousness (ansiedad); anguish (angustia)
  • ansias -> sickness, nausea (náuseas)

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ansia [ahn’-see-ah]
noun
1Anxiety anguish, eagerness, ardent desire; longing, hankering; greediness. (f)

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ansia
sustantivo:femenino
1 (anhelo) yearning; longing
ansia de libertad/amor yearning longing for freedom/love;o ansia de poder/riqueza/conocimiento/aventura thirst for power/wealth/knowledge/adventure; el ansia de superación the will to outdo oneself; el ansia de vivir la ayudó a recuperarse the will to live helped her to recover; el ansia de placeres the desire for pleasure; tenía ansias de verla he was yearning longing to see her;o comer con ansia to eat ravenously; beber con ansia to drink thirstily; besarse con ansia to kiss hungrily; mirar con ansia a algn to look longingly at sb
2 (ansiedad) anxiety; worry; (angustia) anguish
3 ansias (náuseas) nausea; (s)
tener ansias to feel sick nauseous;o

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