This is the 12228th most frequent French word.
voulions
"Voulions" means "wanted" or "were wanting," used as the first-person plural imperfect tense of "vouloir" (to want).
The word 'voulions' is used here as the imperfect tense of 'vouloir', indicating a past desire or intention.
Nous voulions visiter le musée hier.
We wanted to visit the museum yesterday.
'Voulions' is used as part of the reporting of a statement, reflecting a past desire in a subordinate clause.
Ils ont dit que nous voulions aller à la mer.
They said that we wanted to go to the sea.
In this case, 'voulions' expresses a recurring or continuous intention during a past timeframe.