Usage examples of "Quería" in Spanish with translation to English

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Tom no quería decir eso. Tom didn't mean that.
Deberías haber sabido lo que quería decir. You must have known what she meant.
Tom no sabía qué quería decir Mary. Tom didn't know what Mary meant.
Sólo fue ayer que me di cuenta de lo que ella realmente quería decir. It was only yesterday that I realized what she really meant.
Sé que crees que entendiste lo que piensas que dije, pero no estoy seguro de si te diste cuenta de que lo que tú oíste no es lo que yo quería decir. I know you think you understood what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realized that what you heard is not what I meant.
No quería hacer ningún daño. I meant no harm.
Él no quería hacerte daño. He didn't mean to hurt you.
Tom no quería herir a nadie. Tom didn't mean to hurt anybody.
Tom no quería ofender a Mary. Tom didn't mean to offend Mary.
No me quería dejar leer la carta. She wouldn't allow me to read the letter.
Sólo quería poner mi granito de arena... Just my 2 cents...
El perro no quería soltar la pelota. The dog wouldn't let go of the ball.
Tom no quería causarle ningún problema a Mary. Tom didn't mean to cause Mary any trouble.
Ese niño no quería soltar la mano de su madre. That child wouldn't let go of his mother's hand.
Finalmente vencí mi timidez y le pregunté si quería salir conmigo. I finally overcame my shyness and asked him out on a date.
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