didn't want [someone] to
Tom estaba asustado y no quería que lo dejaran solo.
Tom was scared and didn't want to be left alone.
No quería que me vieras llorar.
I didn't want you to see me cry.
I didn't want him/her to be cold.
— Roofman: Un ladrón en el tejado (2025)
Mi padre murió joven y mi madre no quería que me viniese para Río de Janeiro.
My father died young, and my mother didn't want me to come to Rio de Janeiro.
— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)
Tom no quería que Mary hable con John.
Tom didn't want Mary to talk to John.
Tom no quería que Mary supiera que era rico.
Tom didn’t want Mary to know that he was rich.
No quería que cayera en malas manos.
I didn’t want it to fall into the wrong hands.
— Caché (Escondido) (2005)
Tom no quería que ninguno de sus amigos supiera que él era traficante de drogas.
Tom didn't want any of his friends to know that he was a drug dealer.
No quería que fuera, pero no me escuchó.
I didn't want him to go, but he didn't listen to me.
— El cartero (y Pablo Neruda) (1994)