Sentence examples of "wishing" in English

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She sat next him wishing she were somewhere else. Elle s'assit près de lui en souhaitant qu'elle fut ailleurs.
In the end, one always ends up wishing to annihilate one's fellow man. Therein lies the sad fate of humanity. On finit toujours par vouloir anéantir son prochain. Voilà, le triste sort de l'humanité.
I never see a library without wishing I had time to go there and stay till I had read everything in it. Je ne vois jamais une bibliothèque sans souhaiter avoir le temps de m'y rendre et d'y rester jusqu'à ce que j'y aie tout lu.
We all wish for happiness. Nous souhaitons tous le bonheur.
Do you wish to go? Veux-tu y aller ?
He cannot wish for anything better. Il ne peut rien désirer de mieux.
I wish you every happiness. Je vous souhaite tout le bonheur du monde.
He finally got his wish. Il a finalement obtenu ce qu'il voulait.
Tom has no wish to study. Tom ne désire pas étudier.
I wish I were young. Je souhaiterais être jeune.
I wish I had seen her. J'aurais voulu la voir.
I wish to see my father. Je désire voir mon père.
I wish you every success. Je te souhaite du succès.
I wish I had married her. J'aurais voulu l'épouser.
Ken wishes to brush up his English. Ken désire améliorer son anglais.
I wish you the same. Je te souhaite la même chose.
If you wish, you can go. Si vous voulez, vous pouvez y aller.
I wish to live in a big city. Je désire vivre dans une métropole.
I wish you were dead! Je souhaiterais que tu sois mort !
I wish I were a stone. Je voudrais être une pierre.
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