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la gana

/ˈɡana/ noun · feminine A2
  1. best translated with to feel like, to want · No tengo ganas (de hacer eso). I don't feel like it (like doing that).· No me da la gana (hacer eso). I don't feel like it (like doing that).
  2. urge, uses a "tengo ganas de" or "me dan ganas de" construction

Plural ganas

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—¡Pescador de caña, más pierde que gana!
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 15 · C1
—¡Pescador de caña, más pierde que gana!
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 16 · C1
Los chicos ya no volvieron á gritarle: ¡Pescador de caña, más pierde que gana!
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 17 · C1
Pero el señor Frutos había comido por el camino, y ninguna gana tenía de cenar; en cambio, bebía como una esponja,...
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 38 · C1

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