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querer

/keˈɾeɾ/, [keˈɾeɾ]

to want, want

Verb querer (first-person singular present quiero, first-person singular preterite quise, past participle querido)

  1. to desire, to want, to want to
    Yo quiero leer ese libro.
    I want to read that book.
  2. to love; to be fond of
    Te quiero.
    I love you.
    Ese hombre quiere a su país y moriría por él sin vacilar.
    That man loves his country and would die for it without hesitation.
  3. (as an indication of a request) would you ... ?
    ¿Quieres decirme qué pasó?
    Would you tell me what happened?
  4. to mean to, to try to
    No quería insultarte.
    He didn't mean to insult you.
    ¿Qué querías hacer de todos modos... impresionar a tus amigos?
    What were you trying to do anyway? Impress your friends?
  5. (reciprocal) to love each other
    Ustedes se quieren. No dejen que su orgullo se interponga en el camino del amor verdadero.
    You love each other. Don't let your pride get in the way of true love.

Noun querer m (plural quereres)

  1. love; affection; fondness

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • ¿Qué más podría querer?

    What more could I want?

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  • No estoy seguro de querer darle esto a Tom.

    I'm not sure I want to give this to Tom.

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  • Ella no está segura de querer hacer esto.

    She's not sure she wants to do this.

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  • Tom tumbó la figurilla preferida de Mary del estante sin querer y la rompió.

    Tom accidentally knocked Mary's favourite figurine off the shelf and broke it.

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  • No estoy seguro de querer hacerlo.

    I'm not sure I want to do this.

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  • No puedo culpar a Tom por no querer venir.

    I can't blame Tom for not wanting to come.

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  • —¿Estás segura de querer llamar a la policía? —le pregunté.

    "Are you sure you want to call the police?" I asked her.

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  • "Menéame" resulta querer decir "menéame".

    "Menéame" turns out to mean "wiggle me."

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  • Tom tiene todo lo que una persona puede querer.

    Tom has everything a person could want.

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  • Las mujeres no suelen querer hablar conmigo.

    Women don't usually want to talk with me.

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