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eles queriam

they wanted

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phrase Uncommon #13,740
they wanted The past-tense form of “they want.”
PO: Eles queriam uma mesa perto da janela.
EN: They wanted a table near the window.

Eles 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.

Eles queriam um carro econômico.

They wanted an economical car.

Eu perguntei a Tom e Mary se eles queriam ir comigo a Boston.

I asked Tom and Mary if they wanted to go to Boston with me.

Eles queriam saber tudo sobre a Mary.

They wanted to know everything about Mary.

Eles queriam os turnos noturnos; passei esses turnos para eles.

They wanted the night shifts, so I gave them those shifts.

Eles queriam esticar as pernas.

They wanted to stretch their legs.

— Morangos Silvestres (1957)

O que eles queriam?

What did they want?

— O Ódio (1995)

Eles queriam uma avaliação de mim.

They wanted an evaluation of me.

— Invasores - Nenhum Sistema Está à Salvo (2014)

Tom e Maria não têm tempo suficiente para fazer o que eles queriam fazer.

Tom and Maria don't have enough time to do what they wanted to do.

Eles queriam ter certeza de que eu estaria lá.

They wanted to make sure I would be there.

Parecia que eles queriam te matar.

It seemed like they wanted to kill you.

Eles queriam que eu ensinasse Francês para eles.

They wanted me to teach them French.

Eles queriam fazer um motim.

They wanted to start a riot.

Eles queriam uma briga.

They wanted a fight.

Os dois caras, o que eles queriam?

The two guys—what did they want?

— Diva: Paixão Perigosa (1981)

Eles disseram que eles queriam um carro novo.

They said they wanted a new car.

Não era você que eles queriam.

You weren’t the one they wanted.

Eles queriam assinar o acordo primeiramente.

They wanted to sign the agreement first.

Eles queriam ter certeza de que eu ia estar lá.

They wanted to make sure I was going to be there.

Mas eram as mentiras que eles queriam ouvir.

But it was lies they wanted to hear.

— Wicked: Parte II (2025)

Não é isso que eles queriam.

That's not what they wanted.

— A Fábrica de Nada (2017)

Eles queriam que eu o matasse.

They wanted me to kill him.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Tom e Mary não tinham dinheiro suficiente para comprar o que eles queriam.

Tom and Mary didn't have enough money to buy what they wanted.

Eles queriam nos contatar de novo?

Did they want to contact us again?

Ela se recusou a fazer o que eles queriam.

She refused to do what they wanted.

Todos no carro disseram que eles queriam sair e esticar as pernas.

Everyone in the car said they wanted to get out and stretch their legs.