désirer

Ils désirèrent ce qui n’était pas légalement le leur.
They wanted what was not lawfully theirs.
Ils désirèrent une élévation à un état au-delà de leur premier état.
They wanted to be elevated into a state above their created state.
Dans ce but, ils désirèrent devenir semblables en tout à ceux à qui ils apportaient l'Evangile ; ils voulurent s'intégrer à ces peuples et partager entièrement leur sort.
For this purpose they desired to become similar in every aspect to those to whom they were bringing the Gospel; they wished to become part of those peoples and to share their lot in everything.
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