Sentence examples of "vouloir" in French with translation "wish"

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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.

Je voudrais être une pierre. I wish I were a stone.

J'aurais voulu l'épouser. I wish I had married her.

J'aurais voulu la voir. I wish I had seen her.

Chacun fait ce qu'il veut. Each one does what he wishes.

Mange tout ce que tu veux. Eat everything you wish.

Qui veut voyager loin ménage sa monture. He who wishes to ride far spares his horse.

Je veux être enterré dans ce pays. I wish to be buried in this country.

Je veux rester seul pour quelques heures. I wish to stay alone for a couple of hours.

Je voudrais être aussi jeune que toi. I wish I were as young as you.

Je voudrais pouvoir remonter dans le temps. I wish I could go back in time.

Si vous voulez, vous pouvez y aller. If you wish, you can go.

Nous voulons rester ce que nous sommes. We wish to remain what we are.

J'aurais voulu savoir comment le faire. I wish I had known how to do it.

Je veux te parler en privé. Téléphone-moi. I wish to speak with you in private. Call me.

Je voudrais avoir plus d'argent sur moi. I wish I had more money with me.

Il a finalement obtenu ce qu'il voulait. He finally got his wish.

Je voudrais pouvoir aller à la fête avec toi. I wish I could go to the party with you.

Elle aurait voulu être née vingt ans plus tôt. She wished she had been born twenty years earlier.

Je ne veux plus être partie prenante à ce projet. I no longer wish to be a part of this project.

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