eles queriam

wanted

→ querer
quer want + iam imperfective 3rd-person plural (they)
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Common #5,410
wanted Imperfect tense (they wanted / you all wanted).
PO: Eles queriam comprar uma casa.
EN: They wanted to buy a house.
Conjugation of querer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First queria queríamos
Second querias —
Third queria queriam

Tom e Mary disseram que queriam passar mais tempo com John.

Tom and Mary said they wanted to spend more time with John.

Queriam fazer-nos felizes.

They wanted to make us happy.

— Stalker (1979)

As pessoas queriam conhecê-lo.

People wanted to meet him.

— O Conformista (1971)

Não sabemos que merda queriam.

We don't know what the hell they wanted.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Queriam tão somente uma paz justa.

They simply wanted a just peace.

Tom e Mary disseram a John que queriam que ele fosse babá de seus filhos.

Tom and Mary told John that they wanted him to babysit their children.

Não era isso o que elas queriam saber.

That wasn’t what they wanted to know.

Acho que o queriam de volta.

I think they wanted him back.

— Ghost in the Shell: O Fantasma do Futuro (1995)

Tom e Mary queriam ser astronautas.

Tom and Mary wanted to be astronauts.

Queriam prendê-lo, mas precisavam da ajuda de um americano.

They wanted to arrest him, but they needed the help of an American.

— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)

Faziam o que queriam.

They did whatever they wanted.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Tom e Mary queriam passar o Dia dos Namorados juntos.

Tom and Mary wanted to spend Valentine's Day together.

Todos os meninos da sala queriam se sentar no lado da Mary.

All the boys in the room wanted to sit next to Mary.

Queriam me roubar?

Did they want to rob me?

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Óbvio, queriam um menino.

Obviously, they wanted a boy.

— Trem-Bala (2022)

Mas também queriam deixar aquela época para trás.

But they also wanted to leave that era behind.

— TÁR (2022)

Tom e Mary disseram que queriam que você parasse de fazer isso.

Tom and Mary said they wanted you to stop doing that.

Queriam matar sua alma só mataram seu corpo.

They wanted to kill your soul; they only killed your body.

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

Elas só queriam me fazer algumas perguntas.

They just wanted to ask me a few questions.

Eles podiam viver como queriam em Massachusetts.

They could live however they wanted in Massachusetts.

Alguns dias atrás vocês nem mesmo queriam falar comigo.

A few days ago, you guys didn't even want to talk to me.

Queriam que o Havaí fizesse parte dos Estados Unidos.

They wanted Hawaii to be part of the United States.

Eu entendo, mas os aldeões o queriam preso.

I understand, but the villagers wanted him imprisoned.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Eles só queriam me fazer algumas perguntas.

They just wanted to ask me a few questions.

No entanto, havia outros que queriam aquela terra e o dojo para si.

However, there were others who wanted that land and the dojo for themselves.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Castelo Infinito (2025)

Elas queriam derreter a neve atrás do fogão e vendê-la como sal.

They wanted to melt the snow behind the stove and sell it as salt.

Meus pais queriam que eu estudasse francês.

My parents wanted me to study French.

Eu pensava que vocês dois queriam trabalhar juntos.

I thought you two wanted to work together.

Tom e Mary queriam passar o resto da vida deles juntos.

Tom and Mary wanted to spend the rest of their lives together.

O que queriam de você?

What did they want from you?

— O Conformista (1971)

Só Deus sabe o que queriam, além de nos fazer perder tempo.

Only God knows what they wanted, besides wasting our time.

— O Labirinto do Fauno (2006)

Queriam me seguir.

They wanted to follow me.

— No (2012)

Tom e Maria queriam ficar sozinhos.

Tom and Maria wanted to be alone.

Perguntava sempre se queriam café.

He/She always asked if they wanted coffee.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Por que te queriam vivo?

Why did they want you alive?

— Agente Zeta (2026)

Deviam ter dito que queriam descer!

You should have said you wanted to get off!

— A Canção do Mar (2014)

O mais interessante é que elas mesmas queriam isso.

The most interesting thing is that they themselves wanted this.

— Маленькая Вера (1988)

Ficaram decepcionados, porque queriam que fosse médico.

They were disappointed because they wanted him to be a doctor.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Queriam me humilhar.

They wanted to humiliate me.

— Investigação sobre um Cidadão Acima de Qualquer Suspeita (1970)

Ambos Tom e John queriam dançar com Mary.

Both Tom and John wanted to dance with Mary.

Já conseguiram o que queriam.

They've already gotten what they wanted.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Por quê os alemães queriam matar a minha Helga?

Why did the Germans want to kill my Helga?

— Vítima do Passado (1996)

Não disseram se o queriam vivo ou morto.

They didn't say whether they wanted him alive or dead.

— Desejo e Perigo (2007)

Queriam falar com o Henry sobre isto ou aquilo.

They wanted to talk to Henry about this or that.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Queriam recibo.

They wanted a receipt.

— Os Incompreendidos (1959)

Mas normalmente queriam um suborno.

But they usually wanted a bribe.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Não era o que queriam?

Wasn't that what they wanted?

— E Sua Mãe Também (2001)

Ela se recusava a fazer o que queriam.

She refused to do what they wanted.

Eles me disseram que não me queriam aqui.

They told me they didn't want me here.

Tom e Mary não disseram a John o que queriam comprar.

Tom and Mary didn't tell John what they wanted to buy.

O Sami e a Layla queriam encontrar-se no fim-de-semana.

Sami and Layla wanted to meet up over the weekend.

Tom e Mary queriam que eu fizesse aquilo para eles.

Tom and Mary wanted me to do that for them.

O que queriam?

What did they want?

— Diva: Paixão Perigosa (1981)

Mas alguns humanos queriam nos superar.

But some humans wanted to surpass us.

— Bugonia (2025)

Por que queriam me ver?

Why did they want to see me?

Queriam me ver nua?

Did they want to see me naked?

— E Sua Mãe Também (2001)

Tom e Maria queriam ter filhos.

Tom and Maria wanted to have children.

Foi porque os irmãos do Escovão queriam me matar.

It was because Escovão’s brothers wanted to kill me.

— Carandiru (2003)

Fadil e Layla queriam um filho próprio.

Fadil and Layla wanted a child of their own.

As crianças queriam brincar.

The children wanted to play.

Queriam me levar para a Alemanha mas vim parar aqui.

They wanted to take me to Germany, but I ended up here.

— Vá e Veja (1985)

Como na televisão não disse o que queriam..

Since on television he didn’t say what they wanted...

— Volver (2006)

Tom e sua esposa queriam ter um filho antes que fossem velhos demais.

Tom and his wife wanted to have a child before they were too old.

Achei que queriam comprar o prédio.

I thought they wanted to buy the building.

— Pecadores (2025)

Tom e Maria disseram que eles só queriam ser amados.

Tom and Maria said that all they wanted was to be loved.