Sentence examples of "wollte" in German with translation "want"

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Ich wollte, dass sie gewinnt. I wanted her to win.
Ich wollte mal Astrophysiker werden. I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.
Herr Weiß wollte ihnen helfen. Mr. White wanted to help them.
Tom wollte nach Boston umziehen. Tom wanted to move to Boston.
Tom wollte kein Risiko eingehen. Tom didn't want to take any chances.
Ich wollte einen Reisebus mieten. I wanted to hire a coach.
Niemand wollte diese Männer beleidigen. No one wanted to insult these men.
Sie wollte ihre Grenzen austesten. She wanted to test her limits.
Er wollte seine Grenzen austesten. He wanted to test his limits.
Tom wollte, dass Mary gewinnt. Tom wanted Mary to win.
Herr White wollte ihnen helfen. Mr White wanted to help them.
Er wollte das Buch kaufen. He wanted to buy the book.
Ich wollte sie dir zeigen. I wanted to show it to you.
Catherine wollte zum Einkaufszentrum gehen. Catherine wanted to go to the shopping center.
Sie wollte nicht mehr kämpfen. She didn't want to fight no more.
Ich wollte dich nicht überraschen. I didn't want to surprise you.
Tom wollte mit Maria sprechen. Tom wanted to talk with Mary.
Sie wollte das Geheimnis verraten. She really wanted to tell the secret.
Ich wollte diesen Sommer arbeiten. I wanted to work this summer.
Ich wollte dich nicht beunruhigen. I did not want to alarm you.
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