ganas
Ganas; Gaṇas; Gana (hinduismo); Gaṇa; Ganás; Ganás (dioses shivaístas); Ganás (seguidores de Sivá); Ganas (sirvientes de Shiva); Ganás (shivaísmo); Gaṇas (dioses shivaístas); Ganas (hinduismo); Ganas (sivaísmo)
= urge, thirst.
Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers" desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.
Ex: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.
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* con ganas = with gusto.
* con ganas de pelear = on the warpath.
* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.
* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.
* ganas de aventura = thirst for adventure.
* ganas de comer = appetite.
* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.
* no tener ganas = can"t/couldn"t be bothered, can"t/couldn"t be bothered.
* no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food, be off + Posesivo + oats.
* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.
* sentir las ganas de = get + the urge to.
* sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.
* sin ganas = half-heartedly.
* tener ganas de = be keen to, have + an/the inclination to.
* tener ganas de + Infinitivo = feel like + Gerundio.