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

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Warum wollten Sie mich sehen? What did you want to see me about?
Wollten Sie Mary auch einladen? Did you want to invite Mary, as well?
Viele Amerikaner wollten einen Goldstandard. Many Americans wanted a gold standard.
Alle wollten, dass ich es tue. Everybody wanted me to do it.
Sie wollten ihren alten Lebensstil nicht aufgeben. They did not want to give up their old ways of living.
Wir wollten nicht gehen, aber wir mussten. We didn't want to go, but we had to.
Sie wollten, dass Hawaii Teil der Vereinigten Staaten wird. They wanted Hawaii to be part of the United States.
Sie wollten Schnee hinter dem Ofen trocknen und dann als Salz verkaufen. They wanted to dry snow behind the oven and then sell it as salt.
Sadakos Freunde wollten ein Denkmal bauen für sie und alle Kinder, die durch die Atombombe getötet wurden. Sadako's friends wanted to build a monument to her and all children who were killed by the atomic bomb.
Die Bauern hatten fünf Ochsen und neun Kühe und zwölf Schäfchen vor das Dorf gebracht, die wollten sie verkaufen. The farmers had brought five oxen and nine cows and twelve little sheep to the village; they wanted to sell them.
Sie will nicht darüber sprechen. She doesn't want to talk about it.
Ich will es auch wissen! I also want to know!
Mary will einen Millionär heiraten. Mary wants to marry a millionaire.
Ich will Eis zum Nachtisch. I want ice cream for dessert.
Jeder macht, was er will. Everyone does what he wants
Sie will mit ihm golfen. She wants to play golf with him.
Ich will es nicht wissen. I don't want to know.
Ich will jemanden zum Reden. I want someone to talk to.
Ich will etwas zum Trinken. I want something to drink.
Niemand will meine Meinungen hören. No one wants to listen to my opinions.
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