voglia

desire

noun VOH-lyah Less Common

Also means

urge

Usage Note

Voglia (f.) expresses a personal craving or wish — ho voglia di pizza (I feel like pizza). The idiom avere voglia di + infinitive means to feel like doing something; the literal structure is 'to have desire of,' so 'Ho voglia di dormire' translates as 'I feel like sleeping,' not 'I have the will to sleep.'

Examples

"Ho voglia di un gelato."

Natural Translation

I feel like an ice cream.

Literal Translation

I-have desire of an ice-cream.

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