should nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di should nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

should¹ [ingl am ʃʊd, ʃəd, ingl brit ʃʊd] past shall

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shall <pass should> [ingl am ʃæl, ʃəl, ingl brit ʃal, ʃ(ə)l] VB mod

1.1. shall with 1st person (in statements about the future):

I/we shall be very interested to see what happens

tendré/tendremos mucho interés en ver qué sucede

I said we should have to economize

dije que tendríamos que economizar

we shan't be able to come ingl brit

no podremos or no vamos a poder venir

Jenny, pick up your toys — shan't! ingl brit

Jenny, recoge los juguetes — ¡no quiero!

1.2. shall with 1st person (making suggestions, asking for assent) The present tense is used in this type of question in Spanish:

shall I open/close the window?

¿abro/cierro la ventana?

shall I open/close the window?

¿quieres (or quiere etc.) que abra/cierre la ventana?

shall we go out tonight?

¿qué te (or le etc.) parece si salimos esta noche?

shall we dance?

¿bailamos?

I'll ask him, shall I?

le pregunto ¿sí? or ¿te (or le etc.) parece?

let's try again, shall we?

intentémoslo otra vez ¿sí? or ¿te (or le etc.) parece?

whatever shall we do? ingl brit

¿qué podemos hacer?

2. shall with 2nd and 3rd persons (in commands, promises etc):

they shall not pass

no pasarán

thou shalt not steal BIBL

no robarás

should² VB mod

1. should (expressing desirability):

should

debería

should

debiera

you should be studying

deberías or debieras estar estudiando

you should be studying

tendrías que estar estudiando

she shouldn't treat her friends like that

no debería or debiera tratar así a sus amigos

you should have thought of that before

deberías or debieras haber pensado en eso antes

you should have thought of that before

tendrías or tenías que haber pensado en eso antes

I've brought you some flowers — oh, you shouldn't have

te he traído unas flores — ¡no te deberías or debieras haber molestado! or ¡no te tenías or tendrías que haber molestado!

shall I invite them? — I think you should

¿los invito? — creo que deberías hacerlo

that is as it should be

así es como debe ser

you should've seen the look on her face!

¡tenías or tendrías que haber visto la cara que puso!

I didn't have any breakfast — you should've said!

no desayuné — ¡me lo hubieras dicho! or ¡habérmelo dicho!

2. should (indicating probability, logical expectation):

should

debería (de)

should

debiera (de)

it should add up to 100

tendría que or debería (de) or debiera (de) dar or sumar 100

how should I know?

¿cómo quieres que sepa?

how should I know?

¿cómo voy a saber (yo)?

why should they want to come here?

¿por qué han or habrían de querer venir aquí?

3.1. should with first person only (conditional use) ingl brit form:

I should like to see her

me gustaría verla

I shouldn't have mentioned it if he hadn't asked me to

no lo habría or hubiera mencionado si él no me hubiera preguntado

I shouldn't be surprised if they didn't turn up

no me sorprendería que no aparecieran

I should be grateful if you would send me the details

le agradecería (que) tuviera la gentileza de enviarme la información

3.2. should with first person only (venturing a guess) ingl brit:

I shouldn't think the chairs are very old

no me parece que las sillas sean muy antiguas

I should think she must be over 80

yo diría que debe tener más de 80

will they be finished by Friday? — I shouldn't think so

¿terminarán antes del viernes? — no creo or no me parece

she's a little upset — I should think she is, poor thing

está un poco disgustada — y es lógico, pobrecita

3.3. should with first person only (expressing indignation):

he said he was sorry — I should think so too!

pidió perdón — ¡faltaría más! or ¡era lo menos que podía hacer!

she won't be asking us for any money — I should think not!

no nos va a pedir dinero — ¡faltaría más! or ¡sería el colmo!

4. should (subjunctive use) with all persons:

it is essential that you should be present

es indispensable que estés presente

it's natural that he should want to go with her

es natural or lógico que quiera ir con ella

I'm sorry he should see it like that

siento que él lo vea de esa manera

if you should happen to pass a bookshop …

si pasaras or si llegaras a pasar por una librería …

5.1. should (expressing amused surprise):

and who should turn up but her ex-husband!

¿y quién te parece que apareció? ¡su exmarido!

what should she come out with at the critical moment but … ?

¿y no va y en el momento crítico sale con que … ?

5.2. should (in exclamations) iron:

he said she drinks too much — he should talk!

dijo que ella bebe demasiado — ¡mira quién habla!

they should complain! I was waiting twice as long as them

¡yo sí que me puedo quejar, que estuve esperando el doble que ellos!

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the document should be single-spaced

el documento debe ser mecanografiado a espacio simple or sencillo

how should I know? he snapped grumpily

—¡yo qué sé! —gruñó

we should try to become less inward-looking

deberíamos mirarnos menos el ombligo

Traduzioni di should nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

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la solicitud deberá hacerse por cuadruplicado

you should submit four copies of the application form

la solicitud deberá hacerse por cuadruplicado

applications should be submitted in quadruplicate form

nos han invitado varias veces, tenemos que reciprocar

they've asked us round several times, we should reciprocate o we should have them back here

la solicitud se debe presentar por duplicado

applications should be made in duplicate

los niños deben obediencia a sus padres

children should obey their parents

deben ser juzgados con benevolencia

they should be judged leniently

should nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di should nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

should [ʃʊd] VB vb aus

1. should (expression of advisability):

to insist that sb should do sth

insistir en que alguien debería hacer algo

2. should (asking for advice):

should I/we ...?

¿debería/deberíamos...?

3. should (expression of expectation):

I should be so lucky! colloq

¡ojalá!

4. should form (expressing a condition):

I should like to see her

me gustaría verla

5. should (rhetorical expression):

why should I/you ...?

¿por qué debería/deberías...?

6. should ingl brit form:

I prefer that Anna should do it

prefiero que lo haga Anna

7. should form (would):

we should like to invite you

nos gustaría invitarte/invitaros

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should the need arise

si fuera necesario

should doubt arise

en caso de presentarse la duda

you should get some netting for those windows

deberías comprar un visillo para esas ventanas

the cobbler should stick to his last prov

zapatero, a tus zapatos prov

I didn't do it lest he should come

no lo hice por si venía

Traduzioni di should nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

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cabe destacar que... es

it should be pointed out that...

¿qué procedimiento se puede seguir aquí?

what procedure should be followed here?

debes educar tu oído

you should train your ear

eso te servirá de vacuna fig

that should teach you a lesson

le estaría muy agradecido que me contestara lo antes posible

I should be very grateful if you would reply as soon as possible

should Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

I should like to see her

me gustaría verla

I prefer that Anna should do it

prefiero que lo haga Anna

we should like to invite you

nos gustaría invitarte/invitaros

that I should live to see this!

¡que tenga que vivir para ver algo así!

the cobbler should stick to his last prov

zapatero, a tus zapatos prov

I think we should call him/her

estoy por llamarle

with everything just as it should be

con todos los requisitos fig colloq

what procedure should be followed here?

¿qué procedimiento se puede seguir aquí?

now we (etc.) should remain silent

ahora procede guardar silencio

I think we should buy it

estoy por comprarlo

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

It is typically charged monthly and should be itemised.

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The first retorted that the second should fly off his ground.

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Clean-outs should be placed in accessible locations at regular intervals throughout a drainage system, often including outside the building, because clean-out augers have limited length.

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At the restarts, there were a number of cars 5 car lengths behind the car in front which should mean a stop-go penalty but these incidents went unpunished.

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The government should adopt advanced coal conversion technology to transform inefficient gas-based and dual-fuel fired power plants to coal-fired power plants, he said.

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Young people should use every political means at their disposal to change this law back to the fair and non-discriminatory way it was before.

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Hit enter and the command prompt window should open for you.

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The ventilator top was not unsealed as it should have been when it was installed.

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He later stated that he wanted to highlight the role PO should play in contemporary politics - as defenders of minorities.

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It also should be avoided by patients with peptic ulcer disease or poor kidney function, since this medication can worsen both conditions.

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