se ne voleva andare

wanted to leave

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wanted to leave A colloquial form of volersene andare, meaning “to want to leave” or “to want to go away.” The form changes with the subject and tense, as in se ne vuole andare (he/she wants to leave) and se ne volevano andare (they wanted to leave).

IT: Dopo la cena, se ne voleva andare subito.

EN: After dinner, he wanted to leave right away.

Disse che se ne voleva andare.

He said he wanted to leave.

Nessuno se ne voleva andare.

Nobody wanted to leave.

Mi ha detto che se ne voleva andare.

He told me he wanted to leave.

Ha detto che non se ne voleva andare.

He said he didn't want to leave.

Non se ne voleva andare.

He/She didn't want to leave.