OUGHT - Traduzione inglese-francese

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ought [ingl brit ɔːt, ingl am ɔt] VB mod In virtually all cases, ought is translated by the conditional tense of devoir: you ought to go now = tu devrais partir maintenant; they ought to arrive tomorrow ils devraient arriver demain.
The past ought to have done/seen etc. is translated by the past conditional of devoir: he ought to have been more polite = il aurait dû être plus poli. For further examples, including negative sentences, see the entry below.
The French verb devoir is irregular. For its conjugation see the French verb tables.

1. ought (expressing probability, expectation):

that ought to fix it: ça devrait arranger les choses

things ought to improve by next week: la situation devrait s'améliorer d'ici la semaine prochaine

the train ought not to have left yet: le train ne devrait pas encore être parti

he ought to be back by now: il devrait être rentré depuis longtemps maintenant

2. ought (making polite but firm suggestion):

oughtn't we to consult them first?: ne devrions-nous pas les consulter d'abord?

you ought to be in bed: tu devrais être au lit

she ought to see a doctor: elle devrait consulter un médecin

3. ought (indicating moral obligation):

we really ought to say something: nous devrions vraiment dire quelque chose

you ought not to say things like that: tu ne devrais pas dire des choses pareilles

someone ought to have accompanied her: quelqu'un aurait dû l'accompagner

I ought not to have been so direct: je n'aurais pas dû être aussi direct

he felt he ought not to be wasting time: il se disait qu'il n'avait pas de temps à perdre

4. ought (when prefacing important point):

I ought to say perhaps that …: je devrais peut-être préciser que …

I think you ought to know that …: je pense qu'il vaudrait mieux que tu saches que …

we ought to have a get-together: il faudrait qu'on organise quelque chose pour se voir

he especially ought to be told: lui surtout devrait être informé

you ought to be ashamed of yourself: tu devrais avoir honte

you really ought to have ironed them: tu aurais vraiment dû les repasser

there ought to be a law against it: ça devrait être interdit

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il est bon à interner scherz: he ought to be locked away in a loony bin colloq

il convient de faire: one should do ou ought to do

il convient que vous fassiez: you should do, you ought to do

c'est un livre à lire/qu'il faut lire: it's a book worth reading/one ought to read

il devrait avoir honte de son incompétence/d'exploiter les touristes: he ought to be ashamed of his incompetence/of exploiting tourists

nel dizionario PONS

ought [ɔ:t, ingl am ɑ:t] VB vb aus

1. ought (have as a duty, should):

he ought to tell her: il devrait lui dire

2. ought (had better):

we ought to do something: il vaudrait mieux que nous fassions qc +subj

3. ought (be wise or advisable):

you ought not to do that: tu ne devrais pas faire cela

nel dizionario PONS

ought [ɔt] VB vb aus

1. ought (have as a duty, should):

he ought to tell her: il devrait lui dire

2. ought (had better):

we ought to do sth: il vaudrait mieux que nous fassions qc (congt)

3. ought (be wise or advisable):

you ought not to do that: tu ne devrais pas faire cela

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Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

he ought to tell her: il devrait lui dire

we ought to do something: il vaudrait mieux que nous fassions qc +subj

you ought not to do that: tu ne devrais pas faire cela

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

I see no reason why the means of ascertainment so provided should not now be available both for common law and equity proceedings.

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His fiancee's family is having doubts about his fitness as a son-in-law and his parents are downcast because of his disability.

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The declaration established gender equality in front of the law and the right of women to political participation, education, work, freedom of movement and speech.

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While conceding that federal law protects the animals, these individuals also argued that economic needs (like livestock grazing) should take precedence over the horses.

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He became a barrister in 1974, again specialising in commercial law, and built up a successful practice.

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