lui volle

took, wanted

ˈv ɔ l . l e → volere
voll want + e he/she/it remote past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #38,018
took Used with ci to say how much time something took.
IT: Ci volle un'ora per arrivare.
EN: It took an hour to get there.
wanted
IT: Non volle aspettare.
EN: He didn’t want to wait.
Conjugation of volere
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Second — voleste
Third volle —

Ci volle mezz'ora.

It took half an hour.

Mi ci volle un anno.

It took me a year.

— Il paziente inglese (1996)

Volle far spargere le proprie ceneri al vento.

He wanted his ashes to be scattered in the wind.

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Non volle mai essere un imam.

He never wanted to be an imam.

Ma essa volle stare fra i suoi ragazzi fino all'ultimo giorno.

But she wanted to stay among her boys until the very last day.

Ci volle mezza giornata per scaricare.

It took half a day to unload.

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