Sentence examples of "querer" in Portuguese

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Querer tirar água da pedra To try to get blood out of a stone
Eu não fiz por querer. I didn't do it on purpose.
Sem querer ele encontrou o tesouro. It happened that he found the treasure.
Vou querer somente um copo d'água. I'll just have a glass of water.
Querer e não ser querido é tempo perdido Of all pains, the greatest pain, it is to love, but love in vain
Foi ontem que eu quebrei a janela sem querer. It was yesterday that I broke the window by mistake.
Me desculpe por ter abrido sua carta sem querer. Excuse me for opening your letter by mistake.
Eu tranquei a porta, no caso de alguém querer entrar. I locked the door, in case someone tried to get in.
Dê a ele uma mão e ele vai querer o braço inteiro. Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.
Sem querer eu embarquei em um trem que estava indo na direção oposta. By mistake I boarded a train going in the opposite direction.
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