Sentence examples of "wollte" in German

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Translations: all753 want682 like to10 wish7 desire2 other translations52

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ich wollte einen Reisebus mieten. I wanted to hire a coach.

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

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

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

Tom wollte, dass Mary gewinnt. Tom wanted Mary to win.

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

Er wollte das Buch kaufen. He wanted to buy the book.

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

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

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

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

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