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eles queriam

wanted

→ querer
quer to want + iam imperfective 3rd-person plural (they)
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Common #4,988
wanted This is a past-tense form used with plural subjects, including “they” and “you all.”
PO: Eles queriam uma casa maior.
EN: They wanted a bigger house.
Conjugation of querer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First queria queríamos
Second querias —
Third queria queriam

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)

Achei que queriam comprar o prédio.

I thought they wanted to buy the building.

— Pecadores (2025)

Acho que o queriam de volta.

I think they wanted him back.

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

Eles me disseram que não me queriam aqui.

They told me they didn't want me here.

Queriam me roubar?

Did they want to rob me?

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Alguns dias atrás vocês nem mesmo queriam falar comigo.

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

Deviam ter dito que queriam descer!

You should have said you wanted to get off!

— A Canção do Mar (2014)

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

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

Ficaram decepcionados, porque queriam que fosse médico.

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

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Mas alguns humanos queriam nos superar.

But some humans wanted to surpass us.

— Bugonia (2025)

Tom e Maria queriam ter filhos.

Tom and Maria wanted to have children.

Os Iniciados do Sino só queriam que as coisas fossem feitas do jeito deles.

The Bell Initiates just wanted things done their way.

Foi porque os irmãos do Escovão queriam me matar.

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

— Carandiru (2003)

Queriam matar sua alma só mataram seu corpo.

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

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

Parece que queriam"limpar"o prédio todo.

It seems they wanted to “clean out” the whole building.

— M, o Vampiro de Dusseldorf (1931)

Queriam retribuir por eu tê-los salvado, mas não faziam ideia de como.

They wanted to repay me for saving them, but they had no idea how.

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

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

Não era o que queriam?

Wasn't that what they wanted?

— E Sua Mãe Também (2001)

Não era isso o que elas queriam saber.

That wasn’t what they wanted to know.

Queriam que nada mudasse.

They wanted nothing to change.

— O Sol Enganador (1994)

Não disseram se o queriam vivo ou morto.

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

— Desejo e Perigo (2007)

Só queriam nos agradecer.

They just wanted to thank us.

— Capitães de Abril (2000)

Por que os alemães queriam matar a minha Helga?

Why did the Germans want to kill my Helga?

— Vítima do Passado (1996)

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)

Meus pais queriam que eu estudasse francês.

My parents wanted me to study French.

Queriam me seguir.

They wanted to follow me.

— No (2012)

Eu pensava que vocês dois queriam trabalhar juntos.

I thought you two wanted to work together.

Perguntava sempre se queriam café.

He/She always asked if they wanted coffee.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

As crianças queriam brincar.

The children wanted to play.

Queriam me humilhar.

They wanted to humiliate me.

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

Queriam tão somente uma paz justa.

They simply wanted a just peace.

Tom e Maria disseram que eles só queriam ser amados.

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

Por que queriam me ver?

Why did they want to see me?

Tom e Mary queriam que eu fizesse aquilo para eles.

Tom and Mary wanted me to do that for them.

As pessoas queriam conhecê-lo.

People wanted to meet him.

— O Conformista (1971)

Óbvio, queriam um menino.

Obviously, they wanted a boy.

— Trem-Bala (2022)

Outros queriam saber da minha viagem de comércio.

Others wanted to know about my business trip.

Ambos Tom e John queriam dançar com Mary.

Both Tom and John wanted to dance with Mary.

Ela se recusava a fazer o que queriam.

She refused to do what they wanted.

Queriam falar com o Henry sobre isto ou aquilo.

They wanted to talk to Henry about this or that.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Queriam que o Havaí fizesse parte dos Estados Unidos.

They wanted Hawaii to be part of the United States.

Mas eles só queriam era morder-se.

But all they wanted was to bite each other.

— Tabu (2012)

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

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

Só queriam velejar.

They just wanted to sail.

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)

Todos que queriam retirar o dinheiro já tinham feito isso.

Everyone who wanted to withdraw the money had already done so.

O que queriam de você?

What did they want from you?

— O Conformista (1971)

Fadil e Layla queriam um filho próprio.

Fadil and Layla wanted a child of their own.

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.

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.

Queriam me ver nua?

Did they want to see me naked?

— E Sua Mãe Também (2001)

Eles podiam viver como queriam em Massachusetts.

They could live however they wanted in Massachusetts.

Eles só queriam me fazer algumas perguntas.

They just wanted to ask me a few questions.

Mas normalmente queriam um suborno.

But they usually wanted a bribe.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Elas só queriam me fazer algumas perguntas.

They just wanted to ask me a few questions.

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)

Mas também queriam deixar aquela época para trás.

But they also wanted to leave that era behind.

— TÁR (2022)

Eu entendo, mas os aldeões o queriam preso.

I understand, but the villagers wanted him imprisoned.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Tom e Mary queriam ser astronautas.

Tom and Mary wanted to be astronauts.

O mais interessante é que elas mesmas queriam isso.

The most interesting thing is that they themselves wanted this.

— Маленькая Вера (1988)

Já conseguiram o que queriam.

They've already gotten what they wanted.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Não sabemos que merda queriam.

We don't know what the hell they wanted.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Tom e Maria queriam ficar sozinhos.

Tom and Maria wanted to be alone.

Queriam fazer-nos felizes.

They wanted to make us happy.

— Stalker (1979)

Queriam recibo.

They wanted a receipt.

— Os Incompreendidos (1959)

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

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

Tom e Mary queriam passar o Dia dos Namorados juntos.

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

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.

Faziam o que queriam.

They did whatever they wanted.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Não faço ideia de por que me queriam.

I have no idea why they wanted me.

O que queriam?

What did they want?

— Diva: Paixão Perigosa (1981)

Por que te queriam vivo?

Why did they want you alive?

— Agente Zeta (2026)

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

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