about icon-addNote android4 Answer apple4 icon-appStoreEN icon-appStoreES icon-appStorePT icon-appStoreRU Imported Layers Copy 7 icon-arrow-spined icon-ask icon-attention icon-bubble-blue icon-bubble-red ButtonError ButtonLoader ButtonOk icon-cake icon-camera icon-card-add icon-card-calendar icon-card-remove icon-card-sort chrome-extension-ru chrome-extension-es-mx chrome-extension-pt-br chrome-extension-ru comment comment icon-cop-cut icon-cop-star Cross Dislike icon-editPen icon-entrance icon-errorBig facebook flag flag_vector icon-globe icon-googlePlayEN icon-googlePlayRU icon-greyLoader icon-cake Heart 4EB021E9-B441-4209-A542-9E882D3252DE Created with sketchtool. Info Kebab icon-lamp icon-lampBig icon-learnHat icon-learning-hat Dislike Loup Loup icon-more icon-note icon-notifications icon-pen Pencil icon-play icon-plus-light icon-plus icon-rosie-cut Rune scrollUp Share-icon Shevron-Down Shevron Left Shevron Right sound sound1 sound2 sound3 sound4 sound2 icon-star Swap icon-translate Trash icon-tutor-ellipsis icon-tutor-flip Tutor folder icon icon-tutor-learned icon-twoWayArrow Mezhdunarodny_logotip_VK vk icon-word pen_icon Logo Logo Logo

Examples from texts

And then he wanted to know how many hours they'd been at it.
Y luego quiso saber cuántas horas lo habían hecho.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
She wasn’t a bad female and was more than beautiful enough, but her affect… man, it was like she wanted to crawl into his lap right then and there and get down to it.
No era una mala hembra y era más que suficientemente hermosa, pero su comportamiento... joder, era como si quisiera arrastrarse hasta su regazo allí mismo, en ese mismo momento y ponerse a ello.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
Now she wanted to be happy and sing [sic].
Ahora tenía deseos de ser feliz y de cantar (sic).
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
He could take her if he wanted to whether she said yes or not.
Él la podía tomar si quisiera, tanto si ella decía que sí o no.
Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006
She had sent him out yesterday morning to buy five extra copies of the newspaper, even though she could have had as many copies as she wanted from work.
El día anterior por la mañana su madre le había encargado que comprara cinco ejemplares más del periódico, aunque podía conseguir tantos como quisiera en la oficina.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex
© S.M. Kava 2000
That you wanted to offer up your confession.”
Que querías confesarte.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex
© S.M. Kava 2000
On the way home, as I played with her son in the backseat, she asked whether I wanted to see her paintings.
De vuelta a casa, mientras yo jugaba con su hijo en el asiento trasero, me preguntó si quería ver sus cuadros.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
'Right,' she replied. She wanted to add, But not forever.
– Ya -respondió ella, y tuvo ganas de añadir: «Pero no para siempre.»
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
'Damn,' he said, 'I wanted to sleep outside tonight.'
– Demonios -dijo-, esta noche quería dormir fuera.
Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de Gravedad
Fases de Gravedad
Simmons, Dan
© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.
© 1989 by Dan Simmons
Phases of Gravity
Simmons, Dan
© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
Juan de Dios Martinez thought to himself that the boy had finally gotten what he wanted.
Juan de Dios Martínez pensó que el muchacho por fin había conseguido lo que quería.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
They held me back, and I struggled and complained and pleaded, but all the time I knew that if I wanted, I could break free.
Me retuvieron y yo forcejeé, me quejé y supliqué, pero todo el rato sabía que si quería podría soltarme y acercarme a él.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach
"I wanted to give you back this."
– Quiero devolverte esto.
Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006
“I wanted to come by and assure you I mean him no harm,” my father said.
– Quería venir para asegurarle que no es mi intención perjudicarle -dijo mi padre.
Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi Cielo
Desde Mi Cielo
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 por Alice Sebold
© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria
© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.
The Lovely Bones
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 by Alice Sebold
'I wanted to thank you for my pension, Master Shardlake.
Quería daros las gracias por la pensión, doctor Shardlake.
Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negro
El gallo negro
Sansom, Christopher John
Dissolution
Sansom, Christopher John
© C.J. Sansom, 2003
The story struck him as amusing, though he couldn't say exactly why, and he asked why they wanted to find him when it was clear Archimboldi didn't want to be seen.
La historia le pareció, sin que pudiera decir a ciencia cierta por qué, divertida, y les preguntó los motivos por los que querían encontrarlo si estaba claro que Archimboldi no quería que nadie lo viera.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer

Add to my dictionary

Not found

User translations

No translations for this text yet.
Be the first to translate it!

Collocations

for want of
a falta de

Word forms

want

verb
Basic forms
Pastwanted
Imperativewant
Present Participle (Participle I)wanting
Past Participle (Participle II)wanted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I wantwe want
you wantyou want
he/she/it wantsthey want
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am wantingwe are wanting
you are wantingyou are wanting
he/she/it is wantingthey are wanting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have wantedwe have wanted
you have wantedyou have wanted
he/she/it has wantedthey have wanted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been wantingwe have been wanting
you have been wantingyou have been wanting
he/she/it has been wantingthey have been wanting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I wantedwe wanted
you wantedyou wanted
he/she/it wantedthey wanted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was wantingwe were wanting
you were wantingyou were wanting
he/she/it was wantingthey were wanting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had wantedwe had wanted
you had wantedyou had wanted
he/she/it had wantedthey had wanted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been wantingwe had been wanting
you had been wantingyou had been wanting
he/she/it had been wantingthey had been wanting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will wantwe shall/will want
you will wantyou will want
he/she/it will wantthey will want
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be wantingwe shall/will be wanting
you will be wantingyou will be wanting
he/she/it will be wantingthey will be wanting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have wantedwe shall/will have wanted
you will have wantedyou will have wanted
he/she/it will have wantedthey will have wanted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been wantingwe shall/will have been wanting
you will have been wantingyou will have been wanting
he/she/it will have been wantingthey will have been wanting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would wantwe should/would want
you would wantyou would want
he/she/it would wantthey would want
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be wantingwe should/would be wanting
you would be wantingyou would be wanting
he/she/it would be wantingthey would be wanting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have wantedwe should/would have wanted
you would have wantedyou would have wanted
he/she/it would have wantedthey would have wanted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been wantingwe should/would have been wanting
you would have been wantingyou would have been wanting
he/she/it would have been wantingthey would have been wanting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am wantedwe are wanted
you are wantedyou are wanted
he/she/it is wantedthey are wanted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being wantedwe are being wanted
you are being wantedyou are being wanted
he/she/it is being wantedthey are being wanted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been wantedwe have been wanted
you have been wantedyou have been wanted
he/she/it has been wantedthey have been wanted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was wantedwe were wanted
you were wantedyou were wanted
he/she/it was wantedthey were wanted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being wantedwe were being wanted
you were being wantedyou were being wanted
he/she/it was being wantedthey were being wanted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been wantedwe had been wanted
you had been wantedyou had been wanted
he/she/it had been wantedthey had been wanted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be wantedwe shall/will be wanted
you will be wantedyou will be wanted
he/she/it will be wantedthey will be wanted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been wantedwe shall/will have been wanted
you will have been wantedyou will have been wanted
he/she/it will have been wantedthey will have been wanted