 | English  | German |  |
 | [I] wanna [nonstandard] [want to] | 830 [ich] will |  |
 | anyway {adv} [to intensify a question, as in: "What did you want, anyway?"] | 72 denn [als Verstärkung in Fragen, wie z. B.: "Was wolltest du denn?"] |  |
 | quote [They who want to build high towers have to give good consideration to the foundation.] | Wer hohe Türme bauen will, muss lange beim Fundament verweilen. [Anton Bruckner] |  |
 | [we/they/you] wanna [nonstandard] [want to] | [wir/sie/Sie] wollen |  |
 | [you] wanna [nonstandard] [want to] | [du] willst |  |
 | [you] wanna [nonstandard] [want to] | [ihr] wollt |  |
Verbs |
 | to desire sth. [wish, want] | 2867 etw. wünschen |  |
 | to will [chiefly formal or literary] [wish, want] | 1105 wollen |  |
 | to list sth. [archaic] [desire, wish, want] | 7 etw. wünschen |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | Go away! [Don't bother me, I want to be left alone!] | Mach 'ne Mücke! [ugs.] [Redewendung] |  |
 | Go away! [Don't bother me, I want to be left alone!] | Mach 'ne Fliege! [ugs.] [fig.] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | baby bats [coll.] [young goths who merely want to provoke] | Knuddelgrufts {pl} [ugs.] |  |
 | publ. wanted advertisement [also: want ad] | Suchanzeige {f} [in der Zeitung] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | at any time {adv} [whenever you want] | wann immer du willst [jederzeit] |  |
 | at any time {adv} [whenever you want] | wann immer Sie wollen [jederzeit] [formelle Anrede] |  |
 | faute de mieux {adv} [for want of better] | mangels Besserem [ugs.] |  |
 | faute de mieux {adv} [for want of better] | in Ermangelung eines Besseren |  |
 | if you will [if you want to be so kind] [idiom] | wenn du so gut sein willst [Redewendung] |  |
 | just ... (in between) [e.g.: I just want to check my e-mails in between.] | (nur) mal eben (zwischendurch) ... [ugs.] [z. B.: Ich will (nur) mal eben zwischendurch meine E-Mails checken.] |  |
 | proverb Misery loves company. [People feeling sad want the people they are with to also feel sad.] | Elend sucht Elend. [selten] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to each their own [to each what they deserve or want] [idiom] | jedem das Seine [Redewendung] |  |
 | to have itchy feet [idiom] [coll.] [want to travel] | Fernweh haben |  |
 | to make a reservation [e.g. Do you want to make a reservation?] | reservieren [z. B. Möchten Sie reservieren?] |  |
4 Words: Others |
 | Will you be mine? [fig.] [Do you want to be my girlfriend / boyfriend?] | Willst du mit mir gehn? [fig.] [Willst du mein Freund / meine Freundin sein?] |  |
 | You can keep it. [I don't want it.] | Das kannst du dir an den Hut stecken. [Redewendung] |  |
5+ Words: Others |
 | Changed your mind about the pill? [Do you want one now?] | Willst du jetzt doch eine Tablette haben? |  |
 | Changed your mind about the pill? [Don't you want one now?] | Willst du jetzt doch keine Tablette haben? |  |
 | hist. pol. quote I couldn't, didn't want to (and still don't want to) deny a clandestine joy. ["Buback Obituary", trans. Sabine von Dirke: "All Power to the Imagination!"] | Ich konnte und wollte (und will) eine klammheimliche Freude nicht verhehlen. [Göttinger Mescalero, Buback - Ein Nachruf] |  |
 | I don't want to put you out. [I don't want to cause you any trouble.] | Ich möchte (dir) keine Unannehmlichkeiten bereiten. |  |
 | I don't want to put you out. [I don't want to cause you any trouble.] | Ich möchte Ihnen keine Unannehmlichkeiten bereiten. [formelle Anrede] |  |
 | quote Sometimes we don't do things we want to do, so that others won't know we want to do them. [The Village] | Manchmal tun wir das, was wir tun wollen, nicht, damit die anderen nicht bemerken, was wir tun wollen. |  |
 | We went to so-and-so. [If you don't know the name of a place or don't want to mention it.] | Wir fuhren nach Dingenskirchen. [ugs.] [regional] [Wenn man den Namen eines Ortes nicht weiß oder nicht nennen möchte.] |  |
 | Where do you want this to go? [Where do you want me to put this?] | Wo willst du das hinhaben? [ugs.] |  |
 | You can do what you want if you want what you can do. | Du kannst alles, was du willst, wenn du nur willst, was du kannst. |  |