souhaiter
/swɛ.te/
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Translation
to wish, to hope for
Word origin
From Old French souhaidier, of debated origin, often traced to a Gaulish form combined with Latin sub. It has no common English cognate.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- souhaidier
Grammar
Verb type-er regular (1st group)
Examples
bonne bonne .
I wish you a happy new year and good health.
.
She wishes to become a doctor later on.
réserver .
We would like to book a table for this evening.
bonne l'.
They wished us good luck before the exam.
.
I hope that everything goes well for you.
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