voulais

/vu.lɛ/vouloir

1. General

verbIndicative3rdImperfectSingular1, 2

wanted; wished (in the past)

intended to / was going to

used as a polite softener when introducing a request or topic

Je voulais te dire un truc, mais j'ai oublié.

I wanted to tell you something, but I forgot.

Synonyms:désirais, souhaitais, avais l'intention (de), avais envie (de)