Sentence examples of "wanted" in English with translation "querer"

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He wanted to destroy it. Él quería destruirlo.
Tom wanted an economy car. Tom quería un coche económico.
Miriam wanted to marry Thomas. Miriam quería casarse con Thomas.
Your father never wanted you. Tu padre nunca te quiso.
Tom wanted to visit America. Tom quería visitar Estados Unidos.
I wanted them to win. Quería que ellos ganaran.
I wanted to surprise her. Quería sorprenderla.
Tom wanted to buy it. Tom quería comprarlo.
Tom wanted to help Mary. Tom quería ayudar a Mary.
Tom ate what he wanted. Tom comió lo que él quería.
Tom wanted to confront Mary. Tom quería confrontar a Mary.
I wanted to sleep tonight! ¡Quería dormir esta noche!
She wanted to be alone. Ella quería estar sola.
Tom wanted Mary to win. Tom quería que Mary ganara.
They wanted to earn money. Ellos querían ganar dinero.
Tom wanted to surprise Mary. Tom quería sorprender a Mary.
I wanted her to win. Yo quería que ella ganara.
This is what I wanted. Esto es lo que quería.
I really wanted to go. Realmente quería ir.
I wanted to go there. Yo quería ir allí.
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