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1. querer (amar):

querer
to love
me gusta, pero no lo quiero
I like him, but I don't love him o I'm not in love with him
quiere mucho a sus sobrinos/su país
he loves his nephews/his country very much
quiere con locura a su nieta
she absolutely dotes on her granddaughter
es una persona que se hace querer
he's the sort of person who endears himself to you
sus alumnos lo quieren mucho
his pupils are very fond of him
sus alumnos lo quieren mucho
he's well liked by his pupils
me quiere, no me quiere (al deshojar una margarita)
she loves me, she loves me not
¡por lo que más quieras! ¡no me abandones!
for pity's sake o for God's sake! don't leave me!
¡Antonio, por lo que más quieras! ¡baja el volumen!
Antonio, turn the volume down, for heaven's sake o for goodness sake!
querer bien a alg.
to be fond of sb
querer bien a alg.
to care about sb
querer mal a alg.
to have it in for sb inf
quien bien te quiere te hará llorar prov
sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind

2.1. querer (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad):

quiere un tren para su cumpleaños
he wants a train for his birthday
¿que querían, chicas?
can I help you, girls?
¿que querían, chicas?
what can I do for you, girls?
quería un kilo de uvas
I'd like a kilo of grapes
quisiera una habitación doble
I'd like a double room
no sabe lo que quiere
she doesn't know what she wants
haz lo que quieras
do as you like
haz lo que quieras
do as you please
¿qué más quieres?
what more do you want?
¿cuándo/cómo lo podemos hacer? — cuando/como tú quieras
when/how can we do it? — whenever/however you like o any time/any way you like
¿nos vemos a las siete? — como quieras
shall we meet at seven? — if you like
quiera o no quiera, tendrá que hacerlo
he'll have to do it, whether he likes it or not
iba a llamar al médico pero él no quiso
I was going to call the doctor but he wouldn't let me o he said no
¿quieres por esposo a Diego Sosa Díaz? — sí, quiero
will/do you take Diego Sosa Díaz to be your lawfully wedded husband? — I will/do
¿qué querrán esta vez?
I wonder what they want this time
será muy listo y todo lo que tú quieras, pero es insoportable
he may be very smart and all that, but personally I can't stand him
tráemelo mañana ¿quieres?
bring it tomorrow, will you?
dejemos esto para otro día ¿quieres?
let's leave this for another day, shall we o can we?
querer + infinit.
to want to +  infinit.
¿quiere usted hacer algún comentario?
do you want to make any comment?
¿quiere usted hacer algún comentario?
do you wish to make any comment? form
no sé si querrá hacerlo
I don't know if she'll want to do it o if she'll do it
hacía tiempo que quería decírselo
I'd been meaning/wanting to tell him for some time
quisiera reservar una mesa para dos
I'd like to book a table for two
quisiera poder ayudarte
I wish I could help you
¡ya quisiera yo estar en su lugar!
I'd change places with him any day!
no creo que quiera prestártelo
I don't think she'll (be willing to) lend it to you
cuando se quiera dar cuenta será demasiado tarde
by the time he realizes it'll be too late
nosotros nos fuimos temprano pero él quiso quedarse
we left early but he stayed/decided to stay/ wanted to stay/chose to stay
no quiso escuchar razones
he wouldn't listen to reason
no quiso comer nada
she wouldn't eat anything
no quiso comer nada
she refused to eat anything
quería hacerlo sola pero no habría podido
she wanted to do it on her own but she wouldn't have been able to
quiso hacerlo sola pero no pudo
she tried to do it on her own but she couldn't
querer que alg./algo + subj
to want sb/sth to +  infinit.
quisiera que alguien me explicara por qué
could someone please explain why?
¿qué quieres que traiga?
what do you want o what would you like me to bring?
¿por qué lo dejaste entrar? — ¿qué querías que hiciera?
why did you let him in? — what did you expect me to do o what was I supposed to do?
quiso que nos quedáramos a cenar y no tuvimos más remedio
she insisted we stay for dinner and we couldn't say no o we couldn't refuse
¿tú quieres que acabemos en la cárcel?
do you want us to end up in jail?
¿tú quieres que acabemos en la cárcel?
are you trying to get us put in jail?
la etiqueta quiere que uno lleve sombrero
etiquette requires one to wear a hat
su teoría quiere que …
his theory has it that …
querer es poder prov
where there's a will there's a way

2.2. querer en locs:

como quiera que (de cualquier manera que)
however
como quiera que (ya que, como) liter
since
como quiera que haya sido, creo que deberías disculparte
whatever happened o it doesn't matter what happened, I still think you should apologize
cuando quiera que
whenever
donde quiera que
wherever
¡qué quieres que te diga …!
quite honestly o frankly …
¡qué quieres que (le) haga!
what can you do?
ya sé que no debería fumar, pero no puedo dejarlo ¡qué quieres que le haga!
I know I shouldn't smoke but well, what can you do? I can't give up
quieras que no inf, quieras que no, ha ido mejorando desde que fue al curandero
believe it or not, she's been getting better ever since she went to see that faith healer
la decisión, quieras que no, nos va a afectar a todos
whether we like it or not, the decision is going to affect us all
la decisión, quieras que no, nos va a afectar a todos
there's no getting away from the fact that the decision is going to affect us all
quieras que no, yo he notado la diferencia
I have to say o admit that it's made a difference
el quiero y no puedo con ese quiero y no puedo inspiran hasta lástima
it's rather pathetic how they're always trying to be something they aren't
¡está como quiere! Spain Mex inf (es muy guapo, guapa)
he's/she's hot stuff! inf
¡está como quiere! Spain Mex inf (es muy guapo, guapa)
he's/she's a bit of all right! Brit inf
¡está como quiere! (tiene mucha suerte)
some people have got it made inf

II.quererse VB vpr (recíproco)

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queriendo in the PONS Dictionary

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III.querer N m

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querer con locura
to be madly in love with

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queriendo Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

viene a querer decir que...
it amounts to saying that ...
eso es querer poner puertas al campo fig
that is like trying to turn back the waves
hacer algo queriendo/sin querer
to do something on purpose/unintentionally
querer conseguir algo a cualquier precio
to want sth at any price
querer estar en misa y repicando
to want things both ways
querer compartir la vida con alguien
to want to share one's life with sb
no querer ver algo ni de lejos
to not touch sth with a barge pole
no querer que alguien haga algo
to be unwilling for sb to do sth
querer el oro y el moro
to want one's bread buttered on both sides
querer la chancha y los cinco reales RioPl
to want one's bread buttered on both sides
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