Sentence examples of "voulait" in French with translation "want"

Translations:

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Personne ne voulait en parler. No one wanted to talk about it.

Il voulait venir avec nous. He wanted to come with us.

Il voulait acheter le livre. He wanted to buy the book.

Il voulait prendre la mer. He wanted to go to sea.

Sadako voulait oublier tout ça. Sadako wanted to forget about it.

Il ne voulait pas partir. He didn't want to leave.

Tom voulait changer les choses. Tom wanted to make a change.

Il voulait tester ses limites. He wanted to test his limits.

Elle voulait tester ses limites. She wanted to test her limits.

Tom voulait voir Marie heureuse. Tom wanted to see Mary happy.

Tom voulait une explication détaillée. Tom wants a detailed explanation.

Elle voulait que je vienne. She wanted me to come.

Mon épouse voulait adopter un enfant. My wife wanted to adopt a child.

Tom voulait se laver les mains. Tom wanted to wash his hands.

Elle voulait vraiment dévoiler le secret. She really wanted to tell the secret.

Tom voulait s'arrêter et réfléchir. Tom wanted to stop and think.

Il ne voulait pas la heurter. He didn't want to antagonize her.

Elle voulait sortir, de toutes façons. She wanted to go out anyway.

Elle voulait lui éviter l'embarras. She wanted to spare him embarrassment.

Tom voulait parler d'autres choses. Tom wanted to talk about something else.

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