Grammatical class

Verb

vouloir

(transitive) to want, wish, desire

Details

Syllables

vou-loir

Phonetics

vu.lwaʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

844

Freq. (movies)

845

Freq. (news)

1385

Variants

Sentences

Vous allez vouloir voir ça.

You're going to want to see this.

A1

J'ai menti sans le vouloir.

I lied unwillingly.

A1

Elle semble vouloir réussir.

She seemingly wants to succeed.

A1

Tom semble vouloir aider Mary.

Tom seems to want to help Mary.

A1

Il a déclaré vouloir partir.

He said he wanted to leave.

A2

Es-tu sûr de vouloir faire ça ?

Are you sure that you want to do this?

A2

Hitler voulait la guerre, mais beaucoup n’en étaient pas conscients.

Hitler wanted war, but many were not aware of it.

B1

Je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir.

I offended him without meaning to.

B1

Je l'ai vexée sans le vouloir.

I offended her without meaning to.

B1

Que pourraient-ils bien nous vouloir ?

What could they possibly want from us?

B1

Qu'est-ce que c'est supposé vouloir dire ?

What is that supposed to mean?

B1

Qui dit vouloir, dit pouvoir.

To want means to be able.

C2