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Wanting Spanish expressions
Querer literally means "to want" and "to love." It’s also found in a number of Spanish expressions. Learn how to be madly in love, dote on someone, be looking for trouble, and more with this list of expressions with querer.
Querer translations
- to like
- to love
- to want
In the pretérito, querer has two additional meanings – learn more.
Proverb with querer
Querer es poder. | Where there’s a will, there’s a way. |
Expressions with querer
querer + infinitive | to want to + verb | ||
querer a alguien | to love | ||
querer a alguien con locura | to be madly in love with someone | ||
querer a alguien como a la niña de sus ojos | to dote on someone | ||
querer bien a alguien | to want the best for someone; to be fond of / care about s.o. | ||
querer decir | to mean | ||
querer mal a alguien | (familiar) | to have it in for someone, wish someone ill | |
querer pelear | to be looking for trouble | ||
querer … por algo | to want (amount) for something, to sell something for (…) | ||
querer que + subjunctive | to want (something to happen, be done) | ||
cosas del querer | affairs of the heart | ||
hacerse querer por alguien | to endear oneself to someone | ||
niña de mi querer | apple of my eye, my dear child | ||
las penas del querer | pangs of love | ||
sin querer | unintentionally | ||
tener querer a | to be fond of | ||
como quiera que | however, in whatever manner | ||
como Ud. quiera | as you wish | ||
cuando quiera que | whenever | ||
donde quiera que | wherever | ||
¡Está como quiera! | (familiar) | S/he's hot! S/he's got it made! | |
La etiqueta quiere que… | Etiquette requires that… | ||
hacer lo que quiere | to do what one wants / as one likes/pleases | ||
¡Lo que quieras! | Have it your way! | ||
Me quiere, no me quiere | S/he loves me, s/he loves me not | ||
No quiso escuchar razones | S/he wouldn't listen to reason | ||
¡Por lo que más quieras! | (begging) | For all that is sacred! | |
(scolding) | For Heaven's/goodness sake! | ||
¿Qué más quieres? | What else/more do you want? | ||
¡Qué más quisiera yo! | If only I could! What more could I wish for? | ||
¿Qué querían? | (clerk or waiter) | Can I help you? What can I do for you? | |
¿Qué querrán esta vez? | I wonder what they want this time | ||
¿Qué quieres decir con eso? | What do you mean by that? | ||
¡Qué quieres que (le) haga! | What can you do? | ||
¿Qué quieres que te diga/haga? | What do you want/expect me to say/do? | ||
queriendo | on purpose, deliberately | ||
¿Querrías hacerme un favor? | Would you mind doing me a favor? | ||
Quien bien te quiere te hará llorar | Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind | ||
quiera o no | whether s/he likes it or not | ||
quieras que no | (familiar) | believe it or not, whether we/you like it or not | |
¿Quieres casarte conmigo? | Will you marry me? | ||
¿Quieres decirme …? | Would you mind telling me …? | ||
¿Quieres por esposo a…? | Do you take … to be your lawfully wedded husband/wife? | ||
¿Quieres que me crea que…? | Are you asking me to / Do you expect me to believe that…? | ||
Será … y todo lo que tú quieras, pero … | S/he may be … and all that, but … | ||
sin querer | unintentionally | ||
Su teoría quiere que … | His/her theory has it that … | ||
¿Te quieres callar? | Will you be quiet? | ||
Te quiero | I love you | ||
La tradición quiere que … | Tradition has it that … | ||
¡Ya quisiera yo estar en su lugar! | I'd change places with him/her any day! |
More about querer
- Using querer
- Querer conjugation tables
- Querer conjugation test
- Stem-changing verbs
- Spanish love language
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