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envie

desire

noun ahn-VEE Common

Also means

craving

Usage Note

Envie appears most often in the structure avoir envie de + infinitive (to feel like doing something, to want to). This is more emotional and bodily than vouloirj'ai envie d'une pizza conveys a real craving. Faire envie means to make someone envious or to look tempting, so a dish that fait envie is one that looks irresistible.

Examples

"J'ai envie de sortir ce soir."

Natural Translation

I feel like going out tonight.

Literal Translation

I have desire of going-out this evening.

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