Wunsch
derNounwish; desire; request
English translations
- 01
request
- 02
desire
- 03
wish
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Gefühl des Begehrens oder der Sehnsucht nach etwas.
- English meaning
- Wish
- Synonym
- Sehnsucht, Verlangen
- German example
- Ich habe den Wunsch, eines Tages die Welt zu bereisen.
- English example
- I have a wish to travel the world someday.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Wunsch
- Plural Form
- die Wünsche
Related words
- Wunschliste
wishlist
- Wunschform
desired form
- Wunschvorstellung
A wishful thinking is an idea that one wishes for, but that is unrealistic or unlikely.
- Wunschform
Subjunctive mood
- Wunschdenken
Wishful thinking
- Wunschliste
Wish list
- Wunschzettel
A wish list is a list of things that someone wants, often for Christmas or a birthday.
- Wunschbild
Idealized image
- Wunschtraum
pipe dream
- wunschlos
Content, without desires
- verwunschen
Enchanted, bewitched
- Glückwunsch
Congratulations
- Todeswunsch
Death wish
- Optimierungswunsch
A desire for optimization is the wish or aspiration to improve or optimize something to make it more efficient, effective, or better.
- Kinderwunsch
Desire to have children
- zuvortun
To anticipate someone's wishes, to be obliging
- wegwollen
to want to leave
- hineinwollen
To want to get inside
- zurückwollen
Want to go back
- wollen
To want
- beflissen
Obsequious
- erbötig
Obliging
- erfüllbar
Fulfillable means that a condition, wish, or task can be realized or achieved.
- Traum
Dream
- Ire
Wrath
- Verlangen
Desire
- Nationalismus
nationalism
- Hoffnung
Hope is the feeling that something good will happen or that a wish will come true.
- Ehrgeiz
Ambition
- Samenbank
Sperm bank
- Flaschenpost
message in a bottle
- Polyamorie
Polyamory refers to the practice or desire of having multiple loving, consensual relationships simultaneously.
- Ostalgie
Ostalgia refers to the nostalgic longing for aspects of life in the former East Germany (GDR).
- Froschkönig
The Frog Prince is a fairy tale character, best known from the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale of the same name, in which an enchanted prince in frog form is redeemed by the help of a princess.
- Umbettung
Reburial
- wollen
To want
- erfüllen
to fulfill
- verhätscheln
to pamper
- zuvorkommen
Accommodating
- Veränderungswille
Will to change refers to the desire or willingness to change something or to change oneself.
- Leihmutter
Surrogate mother
- Gutmenschentum
"Gutmenschentum" is a derogatory term for behavior driven by the desire to be morally good, but often perceived as naive, exaggerated, or hypocritical.
- befriedigen
Satisfy
- wünschen
to wish
- hinwollen
To want to go
- willfahren
To comply, to grant a wish
Example sentences with “Wunsch”
Das ist mein größter Wunsch. (That is my biggest wish.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of Wunsch?
The plural is 'Wünsche' (with an umlaut). It is masculine (der Wunsch).