Usage examples of "waste not, want not" in English with translation to Spanish

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I do not want anybody at all. Yo no quiero nada a nadie.

I do not want any money. No quiero dinero.

I do not want to cause you any trouble. No quiero causarte ningún problema.

Whoever thinks: "These days, everyone speaks English" or "The entire world speaks English" without asking what portion of the global population it is that speaks English, and how well they can speak it, is someone who does not want to see the reality in front of their eyes. Quien piensa: "A día de hoy todos hablan inglés" o "todo el mundo habla inglés" sin preguntarse qué sector de la población mundial habla inglés, y cuál es su nivel de aptitud comunicativa, es que no quiere ver la realidad delante de sus ojos.

Davis did not want civil war. Davis no quería la guerra civil.

He did not want war. Él no quería la guerra.

I did not want to alarm you. No quise alarmarte.

I do not want to reject this claim. No quiero rechazar esta demanda.

The trouble is that my son does not want to go to school. El problema es que mi hijo no quiere ir a la escuela.

The shop did not want him. La tienda no le quería.

I do not want to fight Theodore Roosevelt. No quiero pelearme con Theodore Roosevelt.

Germany did not want war with the United States. Alemania no quería una guerra con Estados Unidos.

The profane language used on network television makes many parents with young children not want to subscribe to cable. El lenguaje profano usado en las redes de televisión hace que muchos padres con niños pequeños no quieran suscribir cable.

I do not want to clean up dog poop. No quiero limpiar caca de perro.

Why do you not want to tell him about her? ¿Por qué no le quieres contar lo de ella?

I do not want any milk at all. Yo no quiero nada de leche.

I do not want to work. No quiero trabajar.

I do not want any bananas at all. No quiero ningún plátano.

I did not want to attract attention. No quería llamar la atención.

Tommy did not want to run the risk of losing his job. Tommy no quería correr el riesgo de perder su trabajo.

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