would like to be
Quisiera ser profesor de inglés.
I would like to be an English teacher.
Quisiera ser viento al menos esta vez.
I wish I were the wind, at least this once.
— La casa de las dagas voladoras (2004)
No como quisiera ser, pero sí como soy.
Not as I would like to be, but as I am.
— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)
Quisiera ser un buen cantante.
I would like to be a good singer.
Quisiera ser uno de los actores que usan espada.
I would like to be one of the actors who use a sword.
— Hamnet (2025)
I wish I could be your boyfriend.
Y cuando lo encuentres, ¡no quisiera ser él!
And when you find him, I wouldn't want to be him!
— El bueno, el feo y el malo (1966)
I wish I were a millionaire.
Quisiera ser una flor para estar en tu jardín.
I wish I were a flower so I could be in your garden.