anvi, as a verb, can be translated in English as
to desire, to wish for, to crave, to want, to yearn for
anvi, as a noun, can be translated in English as a
longing, an urge, a yearning, a desire
Ou byen tradui premye fraz la.
"Yo ban'm anvi respekte lavi."
"They gave me a feeling of respect for life."
They make want to respect life. (literally)
In the second sentence,
anvi wè means
yearning to see,
longing to see.
But
anvi wè is used as an adjective here:
yon baye anvi wè.
a yawning of longing to see (literally)
a languishing yawn
an anxious yawn
or
a wishful yawn
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