were desiring
-estuviste deseando
Past progressive conjugation of desire. There are other translations for this conjugation.
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desire

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NOUN
(want)-el deseo
Synonyms for desire
desideratum
el desiderátum
hope
la esperanza
inclination
las ganas
motivation
la motivación
need
la necesidad
want
la necesidad
wish
el deseo
appetite
el apetito
aspiration
la aspiración
avarice
la avaricia
craving
el antojo
demand
la exigencia
gusto
el entusiasmo
itch
el ansia
lust
el ansia
request
la petición
temptation
la tentación
thirst
el ansia
volition
la voluntad
yearning
el anhelo
yen
las ansias
Antonyms for desire
disinterest
el desinterés
loathing
la aversión
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to long for)-desear
Synonyms for desire
hope
esperar
like
querer
long for
ansiar
need
necesitar
want
querer
wish
desear
yearn
anhelar
covet
codiciar
crave
ansiar
dream about
soñar con
fancy
gustar
itch
N/A
knock on wood
tocar madera
look forward to
tener muchas ganas de
lust
desear
thirst
tener sed de
will
querer
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