Sentence examples of "Wunsch" in German with translation "desire"

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Während wir den Nachtisch aßen, wuchs der Wunsch, in dieses Land zu reisen. As we ate dessert, the desire grew to travel in this country.
Mein Wunsch Arzt zu werden, entstand, als ich mich um meinen kränkelnden Bruder kümmerte. My desire to become a doctor grew out of looking after my sickly brother.
Unkontrolliert mögen diese Kräfte gefährlich und zerstörerisch sein, aber einmal beherrscht, können sie nach des Menschen Wunsch und Wille geformt werden. Uncontrolled, these forces may be dangerous and destructive, but once mastered they can be bent to man's will and desire.
Die Verpflichtung zum Schulbesuch wird selten analysiert in der Vielzahl der Werke, die den mannigfaltigen Arten gewidmet sind, bei Kindern den Wunsch zu lernen zu entwickeln. The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn.
Wir alle wünschen einen Erfolg. We all desire success.
Unser Land wünscht sich nur Frieden. Our country desires only peace.
Seine Leistung ließ nichts zu wünschen übrig. His performance left nothing to be desired.
Seine Arbeit lässt nichts zu wünschen übrig. His work leaves nothing to be desired.
Es gibt niemanden, der sich keinen Frieden wünscht. There is no one who doesn't desire peace.
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