ele quis

he wanted to

→ ele
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he wanted to Past tense of querer. In the phrase quis dizer, it can mean “meant to” or “mean” in English.
PO: Ele quis ajudar, mas chegou tarde.
EN: He wanted to help, but he arrived late.

Ele quis decidir a vida do filho sozinho.

He wanted to decide his son's life on his own.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Ele quis saber tudo a respeito dos senhores.

He wanted to know everything about you gentlemen.

Ele quis nos enganar.

He wanted to trick us.

— O Barco: Inferno no Mar (1981)

Ele quis vir.

He wanted to come.

— Campo dos Sonhos (1989)

Ele quis pegar a arma dele.

He wanted to get his gun.

— O Gângster (2007)

Ele quis esperar acordado, mas adormeceu.

He wanted to wait awake, but he fell asleep.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

Já era tarde e ele quis me acompanhar.

It was already late, and he wanted to walk me home.

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

Ele quis saber se vamos ter um engenheiro ou uma médica.

He wanted to know if we are going to have an engineer or a doctor.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Depois de ver isso, ele quis ir embora.

After seeing that, he wanted to leave.

Ele quis negociar a vida do filho na nossa frente.

He wanted to negotiate his son's life right in front of us.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Eu disse tomaremos um voo, mas não, ele quis vir pela estrada!

I said we would take a flight, but no, he wanted to come by road!

— Piku (2015)