How is the word vouloir translated from French to English

English translation
want to
verb

Désirer ou souhaiter faire quelque chose.

to desire or wish to do something

Examples with “vouloir”

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  • Je veux aller au Japon l'an prochain. — I want to visit Japan next year.

  • La vieille maison est tombée dans le dénuement et la ruine. — The old house fell into want and decay.

  • Veux-tu venir avec nous samedi ? — Do you want to come with us on Saturday?

  • Des années d'abandon ont laissé le domaine dans le dénuement. — Years of neglect left the estate in want and disrepair.

  • Ils veulent se rapprocher de ses parents. — They want to move closer to her parents.

  • L'atelier a lentement sombré dans le dénuement une fois les commandes taries. — The workshop slid slowly into want once the orders dried up.

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