Usage examples of "voleva dire" in Italian with translation to English

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Avete capito cosa voleva dire? Did you understand what he meant?
Non ti avrei dovuto dire nulla. I shouldn't have told you anything.
Gli chiese di rimanere, ma lui non voleva. She asked him to stay, but he didn't want to.
Ho sentito dire che sei bravo a cucinare. I hear you are good at cooking.
Il Giappone voleva il controllo della Manciuria. Japan wanted control of Manchuria.
Dev'essere stupida per dire una cosa del genere. She must be stupid to say such a thing.
Tom voleva parlare con Mary riguardo a qualcosa. Tom wanted to talk Mary about something.
Sei stato coraggioso a dire la verità. You were courageous to tell the truth.
Marika voleva che io imparassi il finlandese. Marika wanted me to learn Finnish.
Non usiamo il linguaggio solo per dire cose ma per fare cose. We do not just use language to say things, but to do things.
Non voleva ferirti. He didn't mean to hurt you.
Tu sai che vuol dire AMP? Do you know what AMP means?
Quando il Signor Hilton voleva vendere la sua casa, l'ha fatta pubblicare sul giornale. When Mr. Hilton wanted to sell his house, he advertised it in the newspaper.
Faresti meglio a non dire a Tom ciò che ha fatto ieri Mary. You'd better not tell Tom about what Mary did yesterday.
Tom voleva lavarsi le mani. Tom wanted to wash his hands.
I genitori americani sono disposti a dire cose buone sui loro figli in pubblico. American parents are willing to say good things about their children in public.
Tom non voleva più tempo del necessario a Boston. Tom didn't want to spend any more time than necessary in Boston.
Posso dire a mio padre cosa vuole? Can I tell my father what you want?
Tom decise che voleva vivere a Boston. Tom decided that he wanted to live in Boston.
Mi lasci dire ciò che penso. Let me say what I think.
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