English-Portuguese translations for i wish

• oxalá
  Oxalá a Convenção tivesse seguido por esse caminho. I wish the Convention had chosen this route.
  Oxalá as pudéssemos concretizar na União Europeia.I wish we could do them in the European Union.
  Desejo a todos um feliz Natal e oxalá que o Ano Novo seja melhor!I wish us all a happy Christmas and, I hope, a better New Year!
• quem me dera
  Quem me dera estar igualmente optimista.I wish I could be just as optimistic.
  Quem me dera que o oposto fosse verdade. I wish that the opposite were true.
  Quem me dera poder responder a essa pergunta. I wish I could answer that question.

Examples

• - I dont know how Im going to afford all these Christmas presents.
  - Maybe youll win the lottery and become a millionaire overnight.
  - I wish!

Related words

• ʻIʻiwi
• I will give
• I'm in love with you
• I spy with my little eye
• I have fallen in love with you
• willingly I would love to
• I'm Jewish
• I can't swim
• know who I'm dealing with