I wouldn't wish this on anyone

voglio una risposta da voi — I want an answer from you

voglio che ti lavi le mani — I want you to wash your hands

che tu lo voglia o no — whether you like it or not

vuol venire a tutti i costi — he wants to come at all costs

quanto vuole per quel quadro? — how much does he want for that painting?

voglio comprare una macchina nuova — I want to buy a new car

che cosa vuoi che faccia? — what do you want me to do?

(desiderare) vorrei del pane — I would like some bread

vorrei farlo/che tu lo facessi — I would like to do it/you to do it

mi vorrebbero vedere sposato — they would like to see me married, they would like me to marry

come vuoi — as you like

devo pagare subito o posso pagare domani? - come vuole — do I have to pay now or can I pay tomorrow? - as you prefer

volevo parlartene — I meant to talk to you about it

se volesse potrebbe farcela — he could do it if he wanted to

vuole un po' di caffè? — would you like some coffee?

adesso vorrei andarmene — i'd like to go now

vorrebbe andare in America — she'd like to go to America

(con funzione di richiesta o offerta) vuole o vorrebbe essere così gentile da...? — would you be so kind as to...?

vuoi chiudere la finestra? — would you mind closing the window?

non vuole accomodarsi? — won't you sit down?

vogliamo sederci? — shall we sit down?

ne vuoi ancora? — would you like some more?

vuoi che io faccia qualcosa? — would you like me to do something?, shall I do something?

ma vuoi star zitto! — oh, do be quiet!

(consentire) se la padrona di casa vuole, ti posso ospitare — if my landlady agrees I can put you up

ho chiesto di parlargli, ma non ha voluto ricevermi — I asked to have a word with him but he wouldn't see me

la macchina non vuole partire — the car won't start

volerne a qn — to have sth against sb, have a grudge against sb, bear sb a grudge

me ne vuole ancora per quello che gli ho fatto — he still bears me a grudge for what I did to him

non me ne volere — don't hold it against me

voler dire (che)... — (significare) to mean (that)...

cosa vuol dire questa parola? — what does this word mean?

se non puoi oggi vorrà dire che ci vediamo domani — if you can't make it today, I'll see you tomorrow

vuoi dire che non parti più? — do you mean that you're not leaving after all?

volevo ben dire! — I thought as much!

la leggenda vuole che... — legend has it that...

si vuole che anche lui sia coinvolto nella faccenda — he is also thought to be involved in the matter

volerci — (essere necessario: materiale, attenzione) to need, (tempo) to take

quanta farina ci vuole per questa torta? — how much flour do you need to make this cake?

ci vorrebbe un bel caffè — a nice cup of coffee is just what's needed

ce ne vuole per farglielo entrare nella zucca — it's not easy to get it into his thick skull

per una giacca ci vogliono quattro metri di stoffa — you need four metres of material to make a jacket

ci vuole il pane — we need bread

(fraseologia) voler bene a qn — (amore) to love sb, (affetto) to be fond of sb, like sb very much

sembra che voglia mettersi al bello — the weather seems to be clearing up

l'ho spinto senza volere — I accidentally pushed him

te la sei voluta — you asked for it

vorrei proprio vedere! — I'm not at all surprised!, that doesn't surprise me in the slightest!

vuole andare a sciare — she wants to go skiing

volevo dirvi che — I wanted to tell you that

non vorrei disturbarla — I don't want to put you out

vorrei avere un milione di dollari — I wish I had a million dollars

vuoi bere qualcosa? — would you like to have a drink?

vorrei parlarle in privato — I'd like to speak to you in private

vuoi venire con noi? — will you come with us?

vuoi stare zitto? — will you shut up!

vuoi chiudere quella porta? — close that door, will you?

il motore non vuole mettersi in moto — the engine won't start

la mia ferita non vuole guarire — my wound won't heal

cosa vuoi dire? — what do you mean?

che cosa vuol dire questa parola? — what does this word mean?

non vorrai dire che è medico? — you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor?

voglio una relazione dettagliata per domani mattina — I want a detailed report by tomorrow morning

vuole la tua felicità — she wants you to be happy

vuole che tutto sia finito per le 8 — she wants everything finished by 8 o'clock

vuoi proprio che te lo dica? il tuo amico è un imbroglione — I hate to say it, but your friend is a crook

che tu lo voglia o no — whether you like it or not

vorrei una macchina — I'd like to have a car

vorrei che fosse qui — I wish he were here

suo padre lo vuole dottore — his father wants him to become a doctor

vorrei un chilo di pere, un bicchier d'acqua — I'd like a kilo of pears, a glass of water

vuoi qualcosa da bere? — would you like (to have) a drink?

"cosa facciamo questa sera?" - "quello che vuoi tu" — "what shall we do tonight?" - "whatever you like"

vorrei che tu non tornassi a casa da sola — I'd rather you didn't come home alone

come vuoi che ti creda? — how could I believe you?

cosa vuoi di più? — what more could you ask (for)?

quanto vuole per la bicicletta? — how much is she asking for her bicycle?

quanto ha voluto per riparare la lavastoviglie? — how much did he charge for repairing the dishwasher?

il capo ti vuole nel suo ufficio — the boss wants you in his office

ti vogliono al telefono — you're wanted on the phone

non posso venire, mia madre non vuole — I can't come, my mother doesn't want me to

la leggenda vuole che — legend has it that

come vuole la leggenda, la tradizione — as legend, tradition has it

alcuni vogliono che si trattasse di un complotto — some people believe it was a conspiracy

c'è chi lo vuole innocente — some people think he is innocent

ci vorrebbe un uomo come lui — we need a man like him

ci vorrebbe una persona robusta per fare quello — it would take a strong person to do that

ci vuole un po' di pioggia — some rain is necessary

quanto zucchero ci vuole per la torta? — how much sugar is needed for the cake?

volerci molto (tempo) — to take long

quanto ci vuole per arrivare a Venezia? — how long does it take to get to Venice?

ci vogliono sei ore — it takes six hours

ci vogliono 500 euro per il volo — you'll need 500 euros for the flight

con la carne ci vuole il vino rosso — red wine should be drunk with meat

non ne voglio più — I don't want any more

- rsi bene — to love (each other)

- rsi male — to hate each other

voler bene a qcn. — to love sb.

contro il proprio volere — against one's will

= Willen haben sie will nach Hause gehen — she wants to go home

sie will nicht nach Hause gehen — she doesn't want to go home

etw haben wollen — to want (to have) sth

ich will lieber ins Kino gehen — I'd prefer to go to the cinema

er wollte unbedingt nach Frankreich ziehen — he was desperate to move to France

ich will so einen Fehler nie wieder machen — I won't make that mistake again

er will immer alles besser wissen — he thinks he knows it all

wenn man darauf noch Rücksicht nehmen wollte — if you are going to take that into account as well

das wollen wir doch erst mal sehen! — we'll see about that!

er will und will sich nicht ändern — he just will not change

was will man da schon machen/sagen? — what can you do/say?

= beabsichtigen etw gerade tun wollen — to be going to do sth

wolltest du gerade weggehen? — were you just leaving?

ich wollte schon gehen/gerade aufhören, als... — I was just going to leave/just about to stop when...

es sieht aus, als wollte es regnen — it looks as if it's going to rain

es will nicht besser/wärmer werden — it just won't get better/won't warm up

es will und will nicht aufhören — it just goes on and on

= müssen das will alles genauestens überlegt sein or werden — it all has to be most carefully considered

die Pflanzen wollen oft gegossen werden — the plants need to be watered frequently

= zugeben, behaupten keiner wollte etwas gehört/gesehen haben — nobody would admit to hearing/seeing anything

keiner will es gewesen sein — nobody will admit to it

der Zeuge will den Dieb beobachtet haben — the witness claims to have seen the thief

und so jemand will Lehrer sein! — and he calls himself a teacher

Wunsch das wolle Gott verhüten — heaven forbid

wenn er mir das doch ersparen wollte! — if only he would spare me that!

Aufforderung wollen wir uns nicht setzen? — why don't we sit down?

wenn Sie bitte Platz nehmen wollen — if you would please take a seat

man wolle bitte... — would you kindly...

na, wollen wir gehen? — well, shall we go?

darauf wollen wir mal anstoßen! — let's drink to that

wir wollen beten! — let us pray

wir wollen mal nicht übertreiben — let's not exaggerate

wir wollen mal in Ruhe überlegen — let's think about it calmly

andere Wendungen komme, was da wolle — come what may

es will mir nicht einleuchten, warum — I really can't see why

es will mir scheinen, dass... — it seems to me that...

er will doch nur dein Bestes — he only wants the best for you

was wollen sie? — what do they want?

was wollten sie denn von dir? — what did they want then?

sie wollten nur mein Geld — all they wanted was my money

ohne es zu wollen — without wanting to

was willst du (noch) mehr! — what more do you want!

ich weiß nicht, was du willst, das ist doch ausgezeichnet — I don't know what you're on about, it's excellent

er hat gar nichts zu wollen — he has no say at all

= bezwecken was willst du mit dem Messer? — what are you doing with that knife?

was willst du mit der Frage? — why are you asking that?

was wollen die Leute mit solchen Filmen? — what do people hope to achieve with films like that?

diese Pflanzen wollen viel Sonne — these plants need a lot of sun

= Willen haben er kann schon, wenn er nur will — he can (do it) if he really wants (to)

man muss nur wollen — you just have to want to

man muss sich nur sagen: ich will — you only have to say: I will do it

da ist nichts zu wollen — there is nothing we/you can do (about it)

= bereit sein wenn er will — if he wants to

er will nicht so recht — he seems rather unwilling

so Gott will — God willing

wollen, dass jd etw tut — to want sb to do sth

ich wollte, ich wäre... — I wish I were...

wenn du willst — if you like

wenn man so will — as it were

ganz wie du willst — just as you like

wenn du willst, machen wir das so — if you want to or if you like, we'll do it that way

er will ins Kino — he wants to go to the cinema

ich will nach Hause/hier raus/weg — I want to go home/to get out of here/to get away

wo willst du hin? — where do you want to go?

zu wem wollen Sie? — whom do you want to see?

etwas tun wollen — (den Wunsch haben, etwas zu tun) want to do something; (die Absicht haben, etwas zu tun) be going to do something

wir wollten gerade gehen — we were just about to go

was will man da machen? — (ugs.) what can you do?

ohne es zu wollen — without intending to

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — (ugs.) I take it all back

das will ich meinen! — (ugs.) I absolutely agree

wir wollen sehen — we'll see

wollen Sie bitte so freundlich sein und das heute noch erledigen — would you be so kind as to do it today

er will ein Dichter sein — he claims to be a poet

sie will es [nicht] gesehen haben — she claims [not] to have seen it

die Wunde will [einfach] nicht heilen — the wound [just] won't heal

der Motor wollte nicht anspringen — the engine wouldn't start

es will [einfach] nicht gelingen — it just won't work

etwas will getan sein — something needs or (coll.) has got to be done

das will gelernt sein — it has to be learned

das Buch will unterhalten — the book is intended or meant to entertain

das will nichts heißen/nicht viel sagen — that doesn't mean anything/much

du musst nur wollen, dann geht es auch — you only have to want to enough or have the will, then it's possible

ob du willst oder nicht — whether you want to or not

[ganz] wie du willst — just as you like

wenn du willst, könnten wir... — if you want [to], we could...

das ist, wenn man so will,... — that is, if you like,...

[na] dann wollen wir mal! — (ugs.) [right,] let's get started!

ich will nach Hause/ans Meer — I want to go home/to go to the seaside

ich will hier raus — I want to get out of here

zu wem wollen Sie? — whom do you want to see?

er wollte zum Theater — he wanted to become an actor

der Motor will nicht — the engine won't go

seine Beine/Gelenke/Augen wollen nicht mehr — his legs/joints/eyes just aren't up to it any more

das wollte ich nicht — I didn't mean to do that

das habe ich nicht gewollt — I never meant that to happen

wollen, dass jemand etwas tut — want somebody to do something

ich wollte, er wäre hier/es wäre vorbei — I wish he were here/it were over

jemandem nichts wollen können — (ugs.) be unable to harm somebody

etwas tun wollen — (den Wunsch haben, etwas zu tun) want to do something; (die Absicht haben, etwas zu tun) be going to do something

wir wollten gerade gehen — we were just about to go

was will man da machen? — (ugs.) what can you do?

ohne es zu wollen — without intending to

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — (ugs.) I take it all back

das will ich meinen! — (ugs.) I absolutely agree

wir wollen sehen — we'll see

wollen Sie bitte so freundlich sein und das heute noch erledigen — would you be so kind as to do it today

er will ein Dichter sein — he claims to be a poet

sie will es [nicht] gesehen haben — she claims [not] to have seen it

die Wunde will [einfach] nicht heilen — the wound [just] won't heal

der Motor wollte nicht anspringen — the engine wouldn't start

es will [einfach] nicht gelingen — it just won't work

etwas will getan sein — something needs or (coll.) has got to be done

das will gelernt sein — it has to be learned

das Buch will unterhalten — the book is intended or meant to entertain

das will nichts heißen/nicht viel sagen — that doesn't mean anything/much

du musst nur wollen, dann geht es auch — you only have to want to enough or have the will, then it's possible

ob du willst oder nicht — whether you want to or not

[ganz] wie du willst — just as you like

wenn du willst, könnten wir... — if you want [to], we could...

das ist, wenn man so will,... — that is, if you like,...

[na] dann wollen wir mal! — (ugs.) [right,] let's get started!

ich will nach Hause/ans Meer — I want to go home/to go to the seaside

ich will hier raus — I want to get out of here

zu wem wollen Sie? — whom do you want to see?

er wollte zum Theater — he wanted to become an actor

der Motor will nicht — the engine won't go

seine Beine/Gelenke/Augen wollen nicht mehr — his legs/joints/eyes just aren't up to it any more

das wollte ich nicht — I didn't mean to do that

das habe ich nicht gewollt — I never meant that to happen

wollen, dass jemand etwas tut — want somebody to do something

ich wollte, er wäre hier/es wäre vorbei — I wish he were here/it were over

jemandem nichts wollen können — (ugs.) be unable to harm somebody

me gusta el té — I like tea

¿te gustó México? — did you like Mexico?

no me gusta mucho — I don't like it very much

le gustan mucho los niños — she loves children, she's very fond of children, she likes children a lot

¿te ha gustado la película? — did you enjoy the film?

el rojo es el que más me gusta — I like the red one best

eso es, así me gusta — that's right, that's the way I like it

¿te gusta jugar a las cartas? — do you like playing cards?

no me gusta nada levantarme temprano — I hate getting up early, I don't like getting up early at all

le gusta llegar con tiempo de sobra a una cita — she likes to get to her appointments with time to spare

• gustar que + subjun —

le gusta que la cena esté en la mesa cuando llega a casa — he likes his supper to be on the table when he gets home

me gusta mucho que me den masajes — I love having massages

¿te gustaría que te llevara al cine? — would you like me to take you to the cinema?, would you like it if I took you to the cinema?

es una película que siempre gusta — it's a film that never fails to please

la obra no gustó — the play was not a success

mi número ya no gusta — my act isn't popular any more

¿gusta usted? — would you like some?, may I offer you some?

si usted gusta — if you please, if you don't mind

• gustar de algo — to like sth

vivía recluido y no gustaba de compañía — he was a recluse and did not like company

Josechu, como gustan de llamarlo en su familia — Josechu, as his family like to call him

después de gustar la buena vida — after tasting the good life

gusto un café — I'd like a coffee

¿gustaría un poco de vino? — would you like some wine?

si gustan pasar a la sala de espera — would you like to go through to the waiting room?

me gusta su compañía — I enjoy her company

no me/te/nos gustan los helados — I/you/we don't like ice cream

le gusta mucho la música — he likes music very much

creo que a Juan le gusta María — I think Juan likes María

hazlo como te guste — do it however you like

es el que más me gusta — he's/it's the one I like best

gustarle a alguien + inf: le gusta tocar la guitarra she likes to play the guitar (AmE), she likes playing the guitar (BrE); le gusta mucho viajar she's very fond of traveling (colloq); me gusta mucho jugar al tenis I love playing o to play tennis; nos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch; ¿te gustaría visitar el castillo? — would you like to visit the castle?

gustarle a alguien que + subj: no le gusta que le toquen sus papeles he doesn't like people touching o to touch his papers; me gustaría que vinieras temprano — I'd like you to come early

puede llamar o escribir, como guste — you may call or write, as you wish

cuando usted guste — whenever it is convenient for you

¿usted gusta? están muy buenas — would you like some? they're very nice

gustar de algo — to like something

no gusta de bromas — he doesn't like jokes

gustar de + inf — to like to + inf (AmE), to like -ing (BrE)

gusta de jugar a las cartas — he likes to play o he likes playing cards

¿gustan tomar algo? — would you like something to drink?

me gusta su compañía — I enjoy her company

no me/te/nos gustan los helados — I/you/we don't like ice cream

le gusta mucho la música — he likes music very much

creo que a Juan le gusta María — I think Juan likes María

hazlo como te guste — do it however you like

es el que más me gusta — he's/it's the one I like best

gustarle a alguien + inf: le gusta tocar la guitarra she likes to play the guitar (AmE), she likes playing the guitar (BrE); le gusta mucho viajar she's very fond of traveling (colloq); me gusta mucho jugar al tenis I love playing o to play tennis; nos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch; ¿te gustaría visitar el castillo? — would you like to visit the castle?

gustarle a alguien que + subj: no le gusta que le toquen sus papeles he doesn't like people touching o to touch his papers; me gustaría que vinieras temprano — I'd like you to come early

puede llamar o escribir, como guste — you may call or write, as you wish

cuando usted guste — whenever it is convenient for you

¿usted gusta? están muy buenas — would you like some? they're very nice

gustar de algo — to like something

no gusta de bromas — he doesn't like jokes

gustar de + inf — to like to + inf (AmE), to like -ing (BrE)

gusta de jugar a las cartas — he likes to play o he likes playing cards

¿gustan tomar algo? — would you like something to drink?