je voulais te dire
Maxim, I wanted to tell you, but, um, well, I forgot.
Maxim, je voulais te le dire, mais euh, bon, j'ai oublié.
— Rebecca (1940)
I wanted to tell you about it.
Je voulais vous en parler.
But that's what occurred to me, and I wanted to tell you about it.
Mais c’est ce qui m’est venu à l’esprit, et je voulais vous en parler.
— War and Peace (1968)
There's something I wanted to tell you.
Il y a quelque chose que je voulais te dire.
— Aquarius (2016)
You want to know what I wanted to tell you yesterday?
Tu veux savoir ce que je voulais te dire hier ?
— Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
Anyway, I wanted to tell you something to bear in mind.
Bref, je voulais vous dire quelque chose à garder à l'esprit.
— Leviathan (2014)
That's exactly what I wanted to tell you.
C’est exactement ce que je voulais te dire.
I wanted to tell you you look really pretty today.
Je voulais te dire que tu es vraiment très jolie aujourd'hui.
— Lars and the Real Girl (2007)