Sentence examples of "wollte" in German

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Translations: all753 want682 like to10 wish7 desire2 other translations52

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Herr Weiß wollte ihnen helfen. Mr. White wanted to help them.

Tom dachte sich, dass Mary die Neuigkeiten gerne erfahren wollte. Tom figured that Mary would like to know the news.

Ich wollte, ich hätte dieses Problem. I wish I had this problem.

Er wollte zur See fahren. He wanted to go to sea.

Ich wollte, ich wäre gestern Abend ins Theater gegangen. I wish I had gone to the theater last night.

Sie wollte ihre Grenzen austesten. She wanted to test her limits.

Es war klar, dass Hanko Taro nicht heiraten wollte. It was clear that Hanako did not wish to marry Taro.

Ich wollte dich nicht überraschen. I didn't want to surprise you.

Ich wollte diesen Sommer arbeiten. I wanted to work this summer.

Ich wollte sie dir zeigen. I wanted to show it to you.

Tom wollte nach Boston umziehen. Tom wanted to move to Boston.

Catherine wollte zum Einkaufszentrum gehen. Catherine wanted to go to the shopping center.

Ich wollte nicht früh aufstehen. I didn't want to get up early.

Sie wollte nicht mehr kämpfen. She didn't want to fight no more.

Ich wollte mal Astrophysiker werden. I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.

Niemand wollte diese Männer beleidigen. No one wanted to insult these men.

Ich wollte, dass sie gewinnt. I wanted her to win.

Tom wollte kein Risiko eingehen. Tom didn't want to take any chances.

Er wollte seine Grenzen austesten. He wanted to test his limits.

Ich wollte dich nicht beunruhigen. I did not want to alarm you.

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