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desear

/deseˈaɾ/

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verb/deseˈaɾ/

to wish; to desire, to want, to hope for, to long for; to look forward to

Cumpleaños Feliz! Cumpleaños Feliz! Te deseamos todos. Cumpleaños Feliz!Happy birthday (to you)! Happy birthday (to you)! We all wish you a happy birthday!

From the noun deseo; cf. Latin dēsīderō, dēsīderāre (“long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret”). Possibly corresponds to a Vulgar Latin verb *dēsidiāre, itself perhaps a crossing between Latin dēsīderāre and invidiāre, from invidia. Compare Portuguese desejar, Catalan desitjar.