voleva andare a

wanted to go to

→ volere

phrase Rare #23,019

wanted to go to The imperfect form of volere andare a, used for a past intention or desire. Before an activity, andare a can mean “to go [and do something],” as in andare a caccia (“to go hunting”).

IT: Maria voleva andare a Roma quest'estate.

EN: Maria wanted to go to Rome this summer.

Tom voleva andare a cacciare.

Tom wanted to go hunting.

Perché voleva andare a Malta?

Why did he want to go to Malta?

Tom non voleva andare a caccia.

Tom didn't want to go hunting.

Tom non mi ha mai detto che voleva andare a Harvard.

Tom never told me he wanted to go to Harvard.

Non voleva andare a Boston da solo.

He didn't want to go to Boston alone.

Tom voleva andare a caccia.

Tom wanted to go hunting.

Perché voleva andare a Boston?

Why did he want to go to Boston?

Tom voleva andare a sciare.

Tom wanted to go skiing.

Le ho detto che Tom voleva andare a Boston.

I told her that Tom wanted to go to Boston.

Tom non voleva andare a Boston con Mary.

Tom didn't want to go to Boston with Mary.

Ma Stack voleva andare a Mound Bayou.

But Stack wanted to go to Mound Bayou.

— I peccatori (2025)

Non voleva andare a Boston da sola.

She didn't want to go to Boston alone.