Sentence examples of "wouldn't" in English with translation "wollen"

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The engine wouldn't start. Der Motor wollte nicht anspringen.

The car wouldn't start. Das Auto wollte nicht anspringen.

Tom wouldn't let it go. Tom wollte nicht davon ablassen.

She wouldn't speak to him. Sie wollte nicht mit ihm sprechen.

The horse stopped and wouldn't move. Das Pferd machte Halt und wollte nicht weiter.

The bouncer wouldn't let him in. Der Türsteher wollte ihn nicht hereinlassen.

He wouldn't listen to my advice. Er wollte nicht auf meinen Rat hören.

I wouldn't miss it for the world! Um alles in der Welt, ich würde es nicht verpassen wollen.

She hurried so she wouldn't be late. Sie beeilte sich, um nicht zu spät zu kommen.

Wouldn't you like to drink some tea? Möchten Sie nicht etwas Tee trinken?

She walked slowly so she wouldn't slip. Sie ging langsam um nicht auszurutschen.

The policeman wouldn't let go of the suspect. Der Polizist wollte den Verdächtigen einfach nicht loslassen.

She wouldn't allow me to read the letter. Sie wollte mir nicht gestatten, den Brief zu lesen.

He wouldn't permit me to swim in the river. Er wollte mir nicht erlauben im Fluss zu schwimmen.

That child wouldn't let go of his mother's hand. Das Kind wollte nicht die Hand seiner Mutter loslassen.

Tom asked Mary to open the window, but she wouldn't. Tom bat Mary, das Fenster zu öffnen, aber sie wollte nicht.

She came in quietly so she wouldn't wake up the baby. Sie kam leise herein, um nicht den Säugling aufzuwecken.

I wrote down her address so that I wouldn't forget it. Ich schrieb mir ihre Adresse auf damit ich sie nicht vergesse.

Tom asked Mary where she lived, but she wouldn't tell him. Tom fragte Mary, wo sie wohne, aber sie wollte es ihm nicht sagen.

If she had told me the truth, I wouldn't be angry. Wenn sie mir die Wahrheit gesagt hätte, wäre ich jetzt nicht böse.

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