Usage examples of "quis" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Eu não quis dizer você. I don't mean you.
Eu não quis dizer isso. I didn't mean that.
Eu entendi o que você quis dizer. I got what you mean.
Eu não sei o que você quis dizer. I don't know what you mean.
Eu nunca quis dizer que você deveria pagar a conta. I never meant to have you pay the bill.
O que você acha que ele quis dizer com isso? What do you think he meant by that?
Eu não quis dar essa impressão. I didn't mean to give that impression.
Ele não quis dizer mais nada sobre isso. He refused to say more about it.
Não seja tão duro com ela. Ela quis fazer o bem. Don't be so hard on her. She meant well.
Não está claro se Lander quis alterar o estilo de Emmet desde o começo. It is not clear whether Lander intended to alter Emmet's style from the beginning.
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