no quiso

didn't want to

→ no
phrase Common #6,046
didn't want to Past tense of querer in the third person singular. Can also mean 'refused to' in context.
SP: No quiso salir de casa porque estaba cansado.
EN: He didn't want to leave the house because he was tired.

Su madre no quiso hacerlo.

His mother didn't want to do it.

Mary me contó por qué no quiso hacerlo.

Mary told me why she didn't want to do it.

Tom no quiso causarle ningún problema a Mary.

Tom didn't want to cause Mary any trouble.

Tom no quiso hablar con Mary.

Tom didn't want to talk to Mary.

Tom no quiso herir a Mary.

Tom didn't mean to hurt Mary.

Gané el dinero, pero el tipo no quiso pagarme.

I won the money, but the guy didn't want to pay me.

Ella no quiso hacerlo.

She didn't want to do it.

Tom no quiso saber nada de mis problemas.

Tom didn’t want to hear anything about my problems.

El taxista no quiso llevarnos a esa parte de la ciudad.

The taxi driver refused to take us to that part of the city.

No quiso tomar el dinero.

He refused to take the money.

Papá no quiso mirar.

Dad didn't want to look.

— Ip Man (2008)

Él no quiso.

He didn't want to.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

Mi hermano no quiso decir nada con sus comentarios.

My brother didn't mean anything by his comments.

No, él no quiso hablar de ello.

No, he didn't want to talk about it.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Tom no quiso decepcionar a Mary.

Tom didn’t want to disappoint Mary.

Tom no quiso hacer lo que sugirió Mary.

Tom didn't want to do what Mary suggested.

Ella no quiso decir eso.

She didn't mean that.

Tom no quiso matar a Mary.

Tom didn't want to kill Mary.

Ella no quiso que él dejara la habitación.

She didn’t want him to leave the room.

Tom no quiso verme.

Tom didn't want to see me.

No quiso decirme nada más.

He/She didn’t want to tell me anything else.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Él no quiso bailar conmigo.

He didn't want to dance with me.

Como Mary no quiso acompañarme, tuve que ir yo solo.

Since Mary didn't want to come with me, I had to go by myself.

Tom no quiso bailar conmigo.

Tom didn't want to dance with me.

Tom no quiso estar involucrado.

Tom didn't want to be involved.

Tom no quiso hacer ningún daño.

Tom didn't mean to do any harm.

Ella no quiso el dinero.

She didn't want the money.

Tom no quiso romperle el corazón a Mary.

Tom didn't want to break Mary's heart.

Él mismo no quiso hablar con ella.

He himself did not want to talk to her.

No quiso muchas cosas de las que han pasado, Sam.

Sam didn't want many of the things that have happened.

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Mi esposa no quiso decirme por qué nos dejó.

My wife wouldn't tell me why she left us.

— Parásitos (2019)

Él no quiso responder mi pregunta.

He didn't want to answer my question.

Le pregunté a ella qué pasó, pero no quiso decirme.

I asked her what happened, but she wouldn’t tell me.

Tom no podía creer que María no quiso ir al baile con él.

Tom couldn't believe that María didn't want to go to the dance with him.

Tom no quiso contarle el secreto a Mary, pero lo hizo.

Tom didn’t want to tell Mary the secret, but he did.

Es que él no quiso.

The thing is, he didn't want to.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Tom no quiso hacer eso.

Tom didn't want to do that.

Ella no quiso bailar conmigo.

She didn't want to dance with me.

Tom no quiso herir los sentimientos de Mary.

Tom didn't mean to hurt Mary's feelings.

Pero la sangre no quiso salir.

But the blood refused to come out.

— Un profeta (2009)

Ella no quiso que se quedara más tiempo.

She didn’t want him to stay any longer.

Tom no quiso seguir la conversación.

Tom didn't want to continue the conversation.

No quiso darme la mano.

He refused to shake my hand.

El niño no quiso acercarse al extraño porque le habían enseñado a ser cauteloso con desconocidos.

The boy did not want to approach the stranger because he had been taught to be cautious with strangers.

No quiso.

He/She didn’t want to.

Se lo pedí de buenas maneras, pero no quiso.

I asked him nicely, but he refused.

Le dije qué hacer pero no quiso escuchar.

I told him what to do, but he didn't want to listen.

Además no quiso ni firmar nuestro manifiesto.

What's more, he wouldn't even sign our manifesto.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Mi padre no quiso ver la película.

My father didn't want to watch the movie.

Solo Tom no quiso ir.

Only Tom didn't want to go.

Tom no quiso esperar.

Tom didn’t want to wait.

Tom no quiso hacer nada.

Tom didn't want to do anything.

Ella no quiso decírmelo.

She didn't want to tell me.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Tom no quiso ofender a nadie.

Tom didn't mean to offend anyone.

No quiso decírmelo.

They didn't want to tell me.

— Zeta (2026)

Él no quiso herirte.

He didn’t mean to hurt you.

Tomás no quiso ir.

Tomás didn’t want to go.

Más tarde, cuando se sintió mejor, no quiso hablar de ello.

Later, when she felt better, she didn't want to talk about it.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)