Meanings
phrase
- humorousoftenWhatever you say you wish for I will treat as a command and do straight away.
"Your Highness's wish is my command," says Sir Joshua suavely, for he is intensely curious as to the contents of the document.
1900 March 31, The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, NSW, page 6, column 4
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Basque zure nahiak aginduak dira niretzat
- zure nahiak aginduak dira niretzatwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Bulgarian Желанието Ви е заповед за мен
- Желанието Ви е заповед за мен (Želanieto Vi e zapoved za men)what you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Chinese Mandarin 有求必應 /有求必应
- 有求必應 /有求必应 (yǒuqiúbìyìng)what you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Czech tvé přání je mi rozkazem
- tvé přání je mi rozkazemwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Dutch uw wens is mijn bevel
- uw wens is mijn bevelwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Esperanto via deziro, mia ordeno, via deziro estas mia komando
- via deziro, mia ordenowhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
- via deziro estas mia komandowhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Finnish pyyntösi on käskyni, toiveesi on lakini
- pyyntösi on käskyniwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
- toiveesi on lakiniwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
French vos désirs sont des ordres
- vos désirs sont des ordreswhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
German dein Wunsch ist mir Befehl
- dein Wunsch ist mir Befehlwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Hungarian kívánságod számomra parancs, kívánsága számomra parancs
- kívánságod számomra parancswhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
- kívánsága számomra parancswhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Italian ogni tuo desiderio è un ordine
- ogni tuo desiderio è un ordinewhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Korean 너의 바램은 나에게 명령이다
- 너의 바램은 나에게 명령이다 (neoui baraemeun na'ege myeongnyeong'ida)what you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Norwegian ditt ønske er min lov
- ditt ønske er min lovwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Polish twoje życzenie jest dla mnie rozkazem
- twoje życzenie jest dla mnie rozkazemwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Portuguese o seu pedido é uma ordem, seu desejo é uma ordem
- o seu pedido é uma ordemwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
- seu desejo é uma ordemwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Slovak tvoje želanie je mi rozkazom
- tvoje želanie je mi rozkazomwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Spanish tus deseos son órdenes para mí
- tus deseos son órdenes para míwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Swedish din önskan är min lag
- din önskan är min lagwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
Turkish dileğin emrimdir
- dileğin emrimdirwhat you wish for I will effect as if it were a command
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