Sentence examples of "voleva" in Italian with translation "want"

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Tom voleva lavarsi le mani. Tom wanted to wash his hands.
Tom voleva entrare in politica. Tom wanted to go into politics.
Tom voleva fermarsi e pensare. Tom wanted to stop and think.
Sua madre non voleva farlo. His mother didn't want to do it.
Voleva essere rispettato da tutti. He wanted to be respected by everybody.
Tom voleva diventare un avvocato. Tom wanted to become a lawyer.
Tom ottenne il lavoro che voleva. Tom got the job he wanted.
Mia moglie voleva adottare un bambino. My wife wanted to adopt a child.
Gli chiesi se voleva un orologio. I asked him if he wanted a watch.
Lei non voleva che lui morisse. She didn't want him to die.
Il Giappone voleva il controllo della Manciuria. Japan wanted control of Manchuria.
Marika voleva che io imparassi il finlandese. Marika wanted me to learn Finnish.
Tom decise che voleva vivere a Boston. Tom decided that he wanted to live in Boston.
Tom non voleva deludere i suoi genitori. Tom didn't want to disappoint his parents.
Tom ha ottenuto il lavoro che voleva. Tom got the job he wanted.
Non voleva che lui giocasse a poker. She didn't want him to play poker.
Più accumulava ricchezze e più ne voleva. The richer he became, the more he wanted.
Ha messo in chiaro che voleva sposarla. He made it plain that he wanted to marry her.
Mio padre voleva che io diventassi avvocato. My father wants to make a lawyer of me.
Il cane di Tom voleva andare fuori. Tom's dog wanted to go outside.
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