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Spanish
Verb
tener ganas (first-person singular present tengo ganas, first-person singular preterite tuve ganas, past participle tenido ganas)
- (idiomatic) to feel like, fancy
- Synonyms: apetecer, gustar, antojar, tincar, provocar
No tengo ganas de bailar.- I don't feel like dancing.
1997, Roberto Bolaño, “Sensini”, in Llamadas telefónicas [Last Evenings on Earth]:
- (idiomatic) to want, desire
- Synonym: querer
1997, Roberto Bolaño, “Sensini”, in Llamadas telefónicas [Last Evenings on Earth]:Cuando hablaba de Miranda, por el contrario, Sensini se ponía alegre, Miranda era joven, tenía ganas de comerse el mundo, una curiosidad insaciable, y además, decía, era linda y buena.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (idiomatic) to look forward to
Tengo ganas de verte.- I am looking forward to seeing you.