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il voulut

wanted

→ vouloir
voul to want + ut 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #21,280
wanted Literary past-tense form, mainly found in written French.
FR: Elle voulut aider son frère.
EN: She wanted to help her brother.
Conjugation of vouloir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third voulut —

Le magicien voulut s'en emparer.

The magician wanted to get his hands on it.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Elle voulut se protéger.

She wanted to protect herself.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Dan ne voulut pas croire que Linda avait fait ça.

Dan refused to believe that Linda had done that.

Elle le tint fermement et ne voulut jamais lâcher.

She held him tightly and never wanted to let go.

Il voulut que Yu, sa concubine, parte, mais elle resta.

He wanted Yu, his concubine, to leave, but she stayed.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Elle voulut absolument rester après le match.

She absolutely wanted to stay after the match.

— Les Anges déchus (1995)

L'ingénieur voulut me remettre en pension.

The engineer wanted to send me back to boarding school.

— Les Choristes (2004)

Il ne voulut pas danser avec moi.

He refused to dance with me.

Il voulut te rencontrer.

He wanted to meet you.

Il promit tout ce qu'elle voulut.

He promised her everything she wanted.

Et personne ne voulut céder le passage.

And no one wanted to yield the right of way.

— Night Watch (2004)

Elle voulut me rencontrer.

She wanted to meet me.

Après avoir violé ma femme, le bandit voulut la consoler.

After raping my wife, the bandit wanted to comfort her.

— Rashōmon (1950)

Il ne voulut pas vendre le livre.

He refused to sell the book.

Il tenta de faire fuir son cheval, mais il ne voulut pas partir.

He tried to make his horse run away, but it wouldn't leave.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Il se sentit vraiment faible et ne voulut pas se lever.

He felt really weak and didn't want to get up.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Il voulut vous rencontrer.

He wanted to meet you.