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quiere que le

wants you to … him/her

→ querer
phrase Common #5,686
wants you to … him/her Part of a longer clause: quiere que introduces what someone wants another person to do, and le refers to the person affected by the action. Depending on context, quiere can also mean “you (formal) want.”
SP: Ella quiere que le escribas mañana.
EN: She wants you to write to him tomorrow.

Quiere que le devuelva su pasaporte.

He wants me to return his passport.

— Happy together (1997)

El Señor quiere que le haga un masaje de espalda.

The gentleman wants me to give him a back massage.

— La Linterna Roja (1991)

¿No quiere que le ayudemos?

Wouldn't you like us to help you?

Tom quiere que le arregle esto.

Tom wants me to fix this.

Lucio, quiere que le respondas.

Lucio wants you to answer him.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

¿Dígame el rey ahora dónde quiere que le abra el pozo su criado?

Tell me, where would His Majesty like his servant to dig the well?

Él no quiere que le hables sobre tu vida sexual.

He doesn't want you to talk to him about your sex life.

Quiere que le dirija unas palabras al personal.

He wants me to say a few words to the staff.

— Duro de matar (1988)

Creo que Tom quiere que le ayudemos.

I think Tom wants us to help him.

Y quiere que le hagas un letrero.

And he wants you to make him a sign.

— Pecadores (2025)

"¿Qué quiere que le cuente?".

What would you like me to tell you?

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

¿No quiere que le traiga el almuerzo?

Wouldn't you like me to bring you lunch?

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

¿Qué es lo que quiere que le mire?

What would you like me to take a look at?

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Tom quiere que le hagas un favor.

Tom wants you to do him a favor.

No, Tarek, el Sr. Fahd, quiere que le diga que lo ha pensado mejor.

No, Tarek, Mr. Fahd wants me to tell you that he’s reconsidered.

— Das Experiment (2001)

Quiere que le enseñes a hacerlo.

He wants you to teach him how to do it.

— Familia en renta (2025)

Aquí mi amigo Gustavo quiere que le hagas un favor.

My friend Gustavo here wants you to do him a favor.

— Amores perros (2000)

Quiere que le des la mano.

He wants you to shake his hand.

— Primate (2026)

¿Qué capítulo quiere que le lea?

Which chapter would you like me to read to you?

— El hoyo (2019)

¡Yo no sé qué quiere que le diga!

I don't know what he wants me to say!

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Simplemente dígame si quiere que le enseñe mi informe a su productor.

Just let me know if you want me to show my report to your producer.

— 8½ (1963)

Dice que te admira y quiere que le enseñes kung fu a los japoneses.

He says he admires you and wants you to teach kung fu to the Japanese.

— Ip Man (2008)

Mary quiere que le pidas salir.

Mary wants you to ask her out.