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Dictionary translations for "vouloir"

vouloir verb Conjugation

veux / voulus / voulu

want [wɔnt] (volitif)

Il pense vouloir devenir ingénieur.

He wants to be an engineer.

like [laɪk]

Mon cœur bat tellement fort qu'il semble vouloir éclater.

My heart is pounding so hard it feels like it's going to explode.

will [wɪl]

Ça ne veut pas marcher !

That won't work!

wish [wɪʃ]

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.

desire [dɪˈzaɪə]

Tous les hommes désirent vivre longtemps mais aucun ne veut être vieux.

Every man desires to live long, but no man would be old.

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le vouloir m noun

pl. vouloirs

will [wɪl] (volonté)

Ça ne veut pas marcher !

That won't work!

Phrases with "vouloir" (11)

vouloir dire - mean
en vouloir - bear a grudge
sans le vouloir - by accident
demander de bien vouloir - kindly ask
prier de bien vouloir - kindly ask
sans vouloir - without wanting
se vouloir - be meant
vouloir c'est pouvoir - where there's a will there's a way
vouloir du bien - wish well
vouloir du mal - wish ill

Contexts with "vouloir"

Il pense vouloir devenir ingénieur. He wants to be an engineer.

Mon cœur bat tellement fort qu'il semble vouloir éclater. My heart is pounding so hard it feels like it's going to explode.

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.

Es-tu sûr de vouloir donner ça ? Are you sure that you want to give this away?

Êtes-vous sûrs de vouloir y aller ? Are you sure that you want to go there?

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