he wants to

il veut

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phrase Very common #1,311
il veut S’emploie avant un verbe à l’infinitif pour parler de ce qu’il souhaite faire.
EN: He wants to learn French.
FR: Il veut apprendre le français.

He wants to meet.

Il veut se rencontrer.

— The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

He wants to spend time with his son.

Il souhaite passer du temps avec son fils.

He wants to move.

Il veut déménager.

He wants to bury Chentang Pass and everyone in it!

Il veut enterrer le col de Chentang et tous ceux qui s'y trouvent !

— Ne Zha (2019)

He wants to eat this fruit.

Il veut manger ce fruit.

He wants to help me get into Italian movies.

Il veut m'aider à percer dans le cinéma italien.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Maybe he wants to help me.

Peut-être qu’il veut m’aider.

— Life Is Beautiful (1997)

He always says he wants to kiss me.

Il dit toujours qu’il veut m’embrasser.

He wants to eat cabbage.

Il veut manger du chou.

He wants to work at the hospital.

Il veut travailler à l’hôpital.

He wants to eat meat.

Il veut manger de la viande.

And he wants to marry you.

Et il veut t’épouser.

— Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

He wants to know how you are doing.

Il veut savoir comment tu vas.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

He wants to bring him over.

Il veut le faire venir.

— Kajaki (2014)

I think he wants to forget!

Je crois qu'il veut oublier !

— The English Patient (1996)

He wants to help.

Il veut aider.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Maybe he wants to forget.

Peut-être qu'il veut oublier.

— The Return (2003)

As he wants to buy a car, he puts aside money.

Comme il veut acheter une voiture, il met de l’argent de côté.

He wants to know if you're a Jew.

Il veut savoir si tu es juif.

— Nuremberg (2025)

He wants to make dinner tonight, what about it?

Il veut préparer le dîner ce soir, et alors ?

— Mirage (2018)

He wants to talk only to you.

Il veut parler uniquement à toi.

— Who Am I (2014)

He wants to stay with me!

Il veut rester avec moi !

— System Crasher (2019)

He wants to take Remy.

Il veut emmener Remy.

— The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

Tom says he wants to buy that.

Tom dit qu’il veut acheter ça.

He wants to spend time with his daughter.

Il souhaite passer du temps avec sa fille.

He wants to know the relationship between Catholicism and Marxism.

Il souhaite connaître les relations entre le catholicisme et le marxisme.

— 8½ (1963)

He wants to see we're ready.

Il veut voir que nous sommes prêts.

— Victoria (2015)

He wants to shake my hand?

Il veut me serrer la main ?

— Primate (2026)

He wants to see us again.

Il veut nous revoir.

He wants to embody his ideal.

Il veut incarner son idéal.

He wants to meet me?

Il veut me rencontrer ?

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

And now he wants to talk with you, if you feel okay.

Et maintenant, il veut vous parler, si vous vous sentez bien.

— The Orphanage (2007)

He wants to talk with PK.

Il veut parler avec PK.

— PK (2014)

He wants to get his nose pierced.

Il veut se faire percer le nez.

He wants to know more about him.

Il veut en savoir plus sur lui.

Sami does anything he wants to do in life.

Sami fait tout ce qu'il veut dans la vie.

He wants to attack the destroyer.

Il veut attaquer le destroyer.

— Das Boot (1981)

He wants to keep it for his funeral.

Il veut le garder pour ses funérailles.

— Malena (2000)

He wants to meet with me alone.

Il veut me rencontrer en tête-à-tête.

— Blow Out (1981)

He wants to come.

Il veut venir.

He wants to marry me.

Il veut m'épouser.

— Little Vera (1988)

And now he wants to sell me information?

Et maintenant, il veut me vendre des informations ?

— Assassination (2015)

He wants to reach a wider audience.

Il souhaite toucher un public plus large.

He wants to fulfill it.

Il veut l’accomplir.

— The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

He wants to fight racism.

Il veut lutter contre le racisme.

Tom says that he wants to win.

Tom dit qu’il veut gagner.

He wants to learn Toki Pona.

Il veut apprendre le Toki Pona.

Tom said he wants to die.

Tom a dit qu’il voulait mourir.

I hope he wants to see me.

J'espère qu'il veut me voir.

— Maurie (1973)

He wants to spend more time in Kabylie.

Il souhaite passer plus de temps en Kabylie.

He wants to eat.

Il veut manger.

— Life Is Beautiful (1997)

He wants to buy some books.

Il veut acheter des livres.

Tom may eat whatever he wants to.

Tom peut manger ce qu'il veut.

He wants to make you a star.

Il veut faire de toi une star.

— Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Mennad can do anything he wants to do.

Mennad peut faire tout ce qu’il veut.

He wants to go.

Il veut partir.

Maybe he wants to make a call.

Peut-être qu’il veut passer un appel.

— The Fifth Element (1997)

He wants to fight Cofi.

Il veut se battre contre Cofi.

— Amores Perros (2000)

Tom may do whatever he wants to.

Tom peut faire ce qu’il veut.

He wants to visit Russia.

Il souhaite se rendre en Russie.

He wants to see this child.

Il veut voir cet enfant.

— A Coffee in Berlin (2012)

He wants to make me jealous, but he isn't able to.

Il veut me rendre jaloux, mais il n’y arrive pas.

He wants to marry her.

Il veut l’épouser.

He wants to see the chef.

Il veut voir le chef.

— Ratatouille (2007)

He wants to say something.

Il veut dire quelque chose.

— The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

Tom does what he wants to.

Tom fait ce qu’il veut.

Tom told me that he wants to meet my parents.

Tom m’a dit qu’il voulait rencontrer mes parents.

He wants to know the truth.

Il veut connaître la vérité.

He wants to kick your butt.

Il veut te botter les fesses.

— Fearless (2006)

He wants to find her and keep her from harm.

Il veut la retrouver et la protéger.

— Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

He wants to talk.

Il veut parler.

— Volver (2006)

Now he wants to turn fully Japanese.

Il souhaite désormais devenir entièrement japonais.

— The Handmaiden (2016)

He wants to squish the bug.

Il veut écraser l'insecte.

But he wants to stay here.

Mais il veut rester ici.

— The Lives of Others (2006)

He said he wants to help you.

Il a dit qu'il voulait vous aider.

— Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

I still can't understand why he wants to go off to war.

Je ne comprends toujours pas pourquoi il veut partir à la guerre.

— War and Peace (1968)

He wants to study music and dance.

Il souhaite étudier la musique et la danse.

He wants to learn Danish.

Il veut apprendre le danois.

He wants to claim more troops from the Hungarians.

Il veut réclamer davantage de troupes aux Hongrois.

— The Legacy of the Siren (2012)

He wants to get rid of the ants.

Il veut se débarrasser des fourmis.

My friend broke up with his girlfriend and now he wants to go out with me.

Mon ami a rompu avec sa copine et maintenant il veut sortir avec moi.

He wants to go to the Turkish Baths.

Il veut aller aux bains turcs.

— Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)

He says he wants to speak to you.

Il dit qu’il veut te parler.

He wants to kill you.

Il veut te tuer.

— Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)

He wants to learn to swim.

Il veut apprendre à nager.

He wants to kill me.

Il veut me tuer.

— Diva (1981)

Maybe even he wants to seem gentlemanly in front of his girlfriend.

Peut-être même qu'il veut se montrer galant devant sa petite amie.

— Genocidal Organ (2017)

He wants to live in the city.

Il veut vivre en ville.

He wants to hit him.

Il a envie de le frapper.

Hey, man, he wants to hold my hose!

Hé, mec, il veut tenir mon tuyau !

— City of Men (2007)

Sir, he wants to file a complaint.

Monsieur, il souhaite déposer une plainte.

— Andhadhun (2018)

He wants to know more about her.

Il veut en savoir plus sur elle.

He wants to know your name.

Il veut connaître ton nom.

— Mystic River (2003)

Yes, but he wants to stop going.

Oui, mais il veut arrêter d'y aller.

— The Great Beauty (2013)

He wants to speak.

Il veut parler.

He wants to take me out tomorrow.

Il veut m'emmener sortir demain.

— The Mermaid (2016)

He wants to play, but he doesn't know the rules.

Il veut jouer, mais il ne connaît pas les règles.

He wants to fill it, with camels!

Il veut le remplir de chameaux !

— Life Is Beautiful (1997)

He wants to sell his old car to a man in Kobe.

Il veut vendre sa vieille voiture à un homme de Kobe.

He wants to marry you.

Il veut t’épouser.

— Love Actually (2003)

Prost is waving his hand at the officials, he wants to stop the race.

Prost fait signe aux officiels de la main : il veut arrêter la course.

— Senna (2010)

He wants to go to the United States.

Il veut aller aux États-Unis.

He wants to help his family.

Il veut aider sa famille.

Your hand, he wants to see your hand.

Il veut voir ta main.

— The Secret Agent (2025)

He wants to know if they gave you any … ideas.

Il veut savoir s’ils t’ont donné des idées…

He wants to kiss her.

Il veut l’embrasser.

He wants to disinfect himself.

Il veut se désinfecter.

— The Host (2006)

He says that he wants to settle down.

Il dit qu’il veut se poser.

He wants to gain weight.

Il veut prendre du poids.

"He says he wants to do it from more."

Il dit qu’il veut en refaire.

— Two Is a Family (2016)

Tom may come and visit me any time he wants to.

Tom peut venir me rendre visite quand il le souhaite.

I let Tom do that anytime he wants to.

Je laisse Tom faire ça quand il veut.

He wants to wait until he's married.

Il veut attendre d’être marié.

He wants to rent my mule.

Il veut louer ma mule.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

He wants to raise rabbits outdoors, inside a fence.

Il souhaite élever des lapins en plein air, à l'intérieur d'une clôture.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

The landlord says he wants to raise the rent.

Le propriétaire dit qu’il veut augmenter le loyer.

He wants to dispose of his books.

Il veut se débarrasser de ses livres.

Wait, he wants to say something.

Attends, il veut dire quelque chose.

— The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

Now he wants to talk.

Maintenant, il veut parler.

— The Wrecking Crew (2026)

He wants to go out with her.

Il veut sortir avec elle.

He wants to go home.

Il veut rentrer chez lui.

— Like Stars on Earth (2007)

He wants to get a divorce.

Il veut divorcer.

He wants to get a new dictionary.

Il veut se procurer un nouveau dictionnaire.

Tom is here because he wants to talk to Mary.

Tom est là parce qu'il veut parler à Mary.

He wants to retaliate.

Il veut se venger.

I think we should ask Tom where he wants to live.

Je pense qu'on devrait demander à Tom où il veut habiter.

Tom has a picture he wants to show Mary.

Tom a une photo qu’il veut montrer à Mary.

He wants to know your address.

Il veut connaître ton adresse.

He wants to know everything.

Il veut tout savoir.

He wants to grab everything, can't give up a single thing.

Il veut tout rafler, il ne peut renoncer à la moindre chose.

— 8½ (1963)

He wants to stay with me.

Il veut rester avec moi.

— System Crasher (2019)

I'm not sure he wants to talk to me.

Je ne suis pas sûr(e) qu’il veuille me parler.

He wants to die.

Il veut mourir.

He wants to wreck our lives.

Il veut gâcher nos vies.

— Caché (2005)

He wants to say sorry, Davy.

Il veut s'excuser, Davy.

— The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

He wants to learn new Berber words.

Il veut apprendre de nouveaux mots berbères.

He wants to learn to sing.

Il veut apprendre à chanter.

He wants to learn how to cook.

Il veut apprendre à cuisiner.