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en To like something   »   it aver voglia di qualcosa

70 [seventy]

To like something

To like something

70 [settanta]

aver voglia di qualcosa

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Would you like to smoke? Le-----i-f---r-? L_ v_ d_ f______ L- v- d- f-m-r-? ---------------- Le va di fumare? 0
Would you like to dance? Le-va-d- --l-ar-? L_ v_ d_ b_______ L- v- d- b-l-a-e- ----------------- Le va di ballare? 0
Would you like to go for a walk? Le-v- ----ar--una pas-e----t-? L_ v_ d_ f___ u__ p___________ L- v- d- f-r- u-a p-s-e-g-a-a- ------------------------------ Le va di fare una passeggiata? 0
I would like to smoke. V--r-i fu-a--. V_____ f______ V-r-e- f-m-r-. -------------- Vorrei fumare. 0
Would you like a cigarette? V-o- -na---g---tta? V___ u__ s_________ V-o- u-a s-g-r-t-a- ------------------- Vuoi una sigaretta? 0
He wants a light. L-- vo--e--e -c--nd---------sig-r-tta-. L__ v_______ a________ (___ s__________ L-i v-r-e-b- a-c-n-e-e (-n- s-g-r-t-a-. --------------------------------------- Lui vorrebbe accendere (una sigaretta). 0
I want to drink something. V-r--i--e-- qual--s-. V_____ b___ q________ V-r-e- b-r- q-a-c-s-. --------------------- Vorrei bere qualcosa. 0
I want to eat something. Vor-ei m-ng-ar---u-lc-s-. V_____ m_______ q________ V-r-e- m-n-i-r- q-a-c-s-. ------------------------- Vorrei mangiare qualcosa. 0
I want to relax a little. Vor--i -ip-s-rmi-un----. V_____ r________ u_ p___ V-r-e- r-p-s-r-i u- p-’- ------------------------ Vorrei riposarmi un po’. 0
I want to ask you something. Vo-r-i-c-ied--Le-u-a-cosa. V_____ c________ u__ c____ V-r-e- c-i-d-r-e u-a c-s-. -------------------------- Vorrei chiederLe una cosa. 0
I want to ask you for something. V-r--i -h-e-e--- un-fa-o-e. V_____ c________ u_ f______ V-r-e- c-i-d-r-e u- f-v-r-. --------------------------- Vorrei chiederLe un favore. 0
I want to treat you to something. Vorrei--ff--rL---u-l-osa. V_____ o_______ q________ V-r-e- o-f-i-L- q-a-c-s-. ------------------------- Vorrei offrirLe qualcosa. 0
What would you like? D--ide-----r-g-? D________ p_____ D-s-d-r-, p-e-o- ---------------- Desidera, prego? 0
Would you like a coffee? Gra--s------ca---? G_______ u_ c_____ G-a-i-c- u- c-f-è- ------------------ Gradisce un caffè? 0
Or do you prefer a tea? O---ef--i-c---n-tè? O p_________ u_ t__ O p-e-e-i-c- u- t-? ------------------- O preferisce un tè? 0
We want to drive home. Vo--e-mo a-da-e-a c-sa. V_______ a_____ a c____ V-r-e-m- a-d-r- a c-s-. ----------------------- Vorremmo andare a casa. 0
Do you want a taxi? Vo-r-st-----ta--ì? V_______ u_ t_____ V-r-e-t- u- t-s-ì- ------------------ Vorreste un tassì? 0
They want to make a call. L-ro vorr---ero--el-f-n--e. L___ v_________ t__________ L-r- v-r-e-b-r- t-l-f-n-r-. --------------------------- Loro vorrebbero telefonare. 0

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