Usage examples of "vouloir" in French with translation to English

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Il pense vouloir devenir ingénieur. He wants to be an engineer.
Mon cœur bat tellement fort qu'il semble vouloir éclater. My heart is pounding so hard it feels like it's going to explode.
On finit toujours par vouloir anéantir son prochain. Voilà, le triste sort de l'humanité. In the end, one always ends up wishing to annihilate one's fellow man. Therein lies the sad fate of humanity.
Es-tu sûr de vouloir donner ça ? Are you sure that you want to give this away?
Êtes-vous sûrs de vouloir y aller ? Are you sure that you want to go there?
Es-tu sûr de vouloir y aller ? Are you sure that you want to go there?
Êtes-vous sûr de vouloir y aller ? Are you sure that you want to go there?
Êtes-vous sûres de vouloir y aller ? Are you sure that you want to go there?
Es-tu sûr de vouloir faire ça ? Are you sure that you want to do this?
Êtes-vous sûr de vouloir faire cela ? Are you sure that you want to do this?
Êtes-vous sûre de vouloir y aller ? Are you sure that you want to go there?
Es-tu sûre de vouloir y aller ? Are you sure that you want to go there?
Je veux vouloir ce que tu veux. I want to want what you want.
Êtes-vous sûre de vouloir vous y rendre ? Are you sure that you want to go there?
Êtes-vous sûrs de vouloir vous y rendre ? Are you sure that you want to go there?
Êtes-vous sûres de vouloir vous y rendre ? Are you sure that you want to go there?
Es-tu sûr de vouloir t'y rendre ? Are you sure that you want to go there?
Es-tu sûre de vouloir t'y rendre ? Are you sure that you want to go there?
Êtes-vous sûr de vouloir vous y rendre ? Are you sure that you want to go there?
Je ne suis pas sûr de vouloir le faire. I'm not sure I want to do this.
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