me apetecía

I felt like

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phrase Rare #31,131
I felt like Used to say you wanted or were in the mood to do something, often in the past.
SP: No me apetecía salir hoy.
EN: I didn’t feel like going out today.

No me apetecía ir.

I didn't feel like going.

Sabe que me apetecía dar anarquía.

He knows I felt like creating anarchy.

— La ola (2008)

Me apetecía y ya está.

I felt like it, that's all.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

No me apetecía celebrarlo anoche.

I didn’t feel like celebrating it last night.

No lo hice porque lo necesitase, sino porque me apetecía.

I didn’t do it because I needed to, but because I felt like it.

No, sólo me apetecía dar un paseo.

No, I just felt like going for a walk.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Cuando me miraste así… me apetecía competir contigo.

When you looked at me like that… I felt like competing with you.

— RRR (2022)

Como me apetecía, lo hice, aunque no lo necesitaba.

I felt like it, so I did it, even though I didn’t need to.

Lo hice porque me apetecía, no porque lo necesitase.

I did it because I felt like it, not because I needed to.