want

vouloir, souhaiter

Avoir envie de faire quelque chose parce qu’on pense que cela nous fera plaisir.

En anglais simple : You would like to do something because you think it would make you happy.

• I want to sleep.
• She wanted to see the sea.
• Do you want to play outside?

Comment l'utiliser : want to + verb (I want to learn French.)

Synonymes : would like, wish

Expressions courantes : want to leave, want to learn, want to stay

vouloir, désirer

Avoir envie d’avoir quelque chose parce qu’on pense que cela nous fera plaisir.

En anglais simple : You would like to have something because you think it would make you happy.

• I want some water.
• He wanted a bigger room.
• Do you want this sandwich?

Comment l'utiliser : want + noun (She wants a new bike.)

Synonymes : would like, desire

Expressions courantes : want a drink, want something, want more money

vouloir, souhaiter

Souhaiter qu’une autre personne fasse quelque chose.

En anglais simple : You would like another person to do something.

• I want you to stay.
• She wanted him to call her.
• Do they want us to bring food?

Comment l'utiliser : want someone to + verb (I want you to listen.)

Synonymes : would like

Expressions courantes : want someone to, want me to, want you to

vouloir, souhaiter

Souhaiter qu’un événement se produise ou qu’une situation soit d’une certaine façon.

En anglais simple : You would like an event or situation to happen or be a certain way.

• I want the rain to stop.
• They wanted everything to be perfect.
• Do you want this to happen again?

Comment l'utiliser : want something to + verb (We want the meeting to end soon.)

Synonymes : would like, wish for

Expressions courantes : want something to, want it to, want everything to

vouloir

Sert à suggérer sans brusquer quelqu’un qu’il ferait bien de faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Used to gently suggest that someone should do something.

• You might want to sit down.
• She said I might want to leave early.
• You may want to read the instructions first.

Comment l'utiliser : might want to + verb (You might want to take an umbrella.); may want to + verb (You may want to check the address first.)

Expressions courantes : might want to, may want to, want to check

avoir envie de

Ressentir un besoin physique pressant de faire quelque chose, sans forcément le choisir.

En anglais simple : You feel a strong physical need to do something, even if you do not choose it.

• I want to sneeze.
• The strong smell made her want to be sick.
• I wanted to laugh, but I held it in.

Comment l'utiliser : want to + verb (That smell makes me want to vomit.)

Synonymes : feel like

Expressions courantes : want to vomit, want to sneeze, want to cry

désir, envie

Une chose qu’une personne aimerait avoir, même si elle n’en a pas besoin.

En anglais simple : Something a person would like to have, even if they do not need it.

• Food is a need; a television is a want.
• Her wants were simple: books and a quiet room.
• The survey asks about customers’ needs and wants.

Synonymes : wish, desire

Expressions courantes : wants and needs, personal want, satisfy a want

manque, absence

Situation où une chose nécessaire est absente ou n’est pas disponible en quantité suffisante.

En anglais simple : A situation in which something necessary is missing or there is too little of it.

• The plants died for want of water.
• We cancelled the trip for want of money.
• The plan failed through want of proper care.

Comment l'utiliser : for want of something (The project stopped for want of money.); in want of something (The village is in want of clean water.)

Synonymes : lack, shortage, absence

Contraires : abundance

Expressions courantes : for want of, want of money, in want of, want of caution