Sentence examples of "voulait" in French

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Sadako voulait oublier tout ça. Sadako wanted to forget about it.
Personne ne voulait l'embaucher. No one would offer him a job.
Il a finalement obtenu ce qu'il voulait. He finally got his wish.
Tom voulait voir Marie heureuse. Tom wanted to see Mary happy.
Personne ne voulait m'écouter. Nobody would listen to me.
Il voulait venir avec nous. He wanted to come with us.
Le moteur ne voulait pas démarrer. The engine would not start.
Il voulait prendre la mer. He wanted to go to sea.
Si seulement il voulait me marier ! If only he would marry me!
Elle voulait que je vienne. She wanted me to come.
Cette porte ne voulait pas s'ouvrir. This door would not open.
Tom voulait une explication détaillée. Tom wants a detailed explanation.
Il voulait en faire à sa tête. He would have his own way.
Il ne voulait pas partir. He didn't want to leave.
Elle ne voulait pas le laisser entrer. She wouldn't let him in.
Il voulait acheter le livre. He wanted to buy the book.
Elle ne voulait pas changer d'opinion. She would not change her mind.
Tom voulait changer les choses. Tom wanted to make a change.
Le comptable ne voulait pas admettre l'erreur. The accountant would not concede the mistake.
Personne ne voulait en parler. No one wanted to talk about it.
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