mis padres no quisieron

mis padres no quisieron
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. my parents wouldn't
Mis padres no quisieron venirse a vivir a la ciudad con nosotros. Se quedaron en el pueblo.My parents wouldn't come to live in the city with us. They stayed in their village.
b. my parents didn't want
Mis padres no quisieron que trabajara mientras estudiaba. Por eso no lo hice.My parents didn't want me to work while I was studying. That's why I didn't.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Unos amigos me invitaron a pasar el verano con ellos en Ibiza, pero mis padres no quisieron que fuera.Some friends invited me to spend the summer with them in Ibiza, but my parents wouldn't let me.
Estuvimos a punto de irnos a vivir a Nueva York, pero al final mis padres no quisieron.We nearly moved to New York, but in the end my parents decided not to.
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