would nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di would nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

would [ingl am wʊd, wəd, (ə)d, ingl brit wʊd, wəd] VB mod When would + a verb in English is used to form the conditional tense, it is translated by the conditional tense in Spanish.
When would + a verb in English is used to express habitual activity in the past, it is translated by the imperfect tense in Spanish.
For examples of both, see the entry below.
'd es la contracción de would, wouldn't, de would not y 'd've de would have

2.1. would (in conditional sentences):

I would if I could

lo haría si pudiera

if I had known, I wouldn't have come

si lo hubiera sabido no habría or no hubiera venido

who would have thought it?

¿quién lo hubiera or habría pensado?

without your help, I'd've been cooking all day

sin tu ayuda, habría or hubiera estado cocinando todo el día

2.2. would (giving advice):

I wouldn't worry

no (hace falta que) te preocupes

I wouldn't worry

yo que tú no me preocuparía

I would have a word with her about it

¿por qué no lo hablas con ella?

I would have a word with her about it

yo (que tú) lo hablaba or hablaría con ella

2.3. would (tentatively expressing opinions):

I would agree with Roy

yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy

I would agree with Roy

yo diría que Roy tiene razón

one would have thought that …

cualquiera hubiera or habría pensado que …

3. would (expressing wishes):

I wish you'd stop pestering me!

¡deja de fastidiarme por Dios!

I wish you wouldn't worry

quisiera que no te preocuparas

if only she'd take your advice

¡si siguiera tus consejos … !

if only she'd take your advice

¡ojalá siguiera tus consejos!

would (that) he were with us! letter

¡ojalá estuviera con nosotros!

would to God she had known!

¡ojalá lo hubiera sabido!

4.1. would (in requests):

would you type this for me please?

¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?

would you be kind enough to open the door for me?

¿tendría la amabilidad or la bondad de abrirme la puerta? form

if you'd sign here, please

¿me firma aquí, por favor?

if you'd sign here, please

¿tendría la bondad de firmar aquí? form

go and call him, would you?

ve a llamarlo ¿sí? or ¿me haces el favor?

would you let me say something!

¿me dejas decir algo a mí?

4.2. would (in invitations):

would you like a cup of coffee?

¿quieres una taza de café?

would you like to come with us? — I'd love to

¿quieres or te gustaría venir con nosotros? — me encantaría

5.1. would (expressing criticism):

she would (have to) spoil the surprise

tenía que estropear la sorpresa, ¡típico! or ¡no podía fallar!

5.2. would (indicating sth is natural):

he said no — well, he would, wouldn't he?

dijo que no — bueno ¿qué otra cosa iba a decir? or era de esperar ¿no? or es lógico ¿no?

would-be [ingl am ˈwʊd ˌbi, ingl brit ˈwʊdbi] AGG attr

a would-be star/poet

un aspirante a estrella/poeta

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that would be madness

eso sería demencial

that would be madness

eso sería una locura

no self-respecting editor would work for them

ningún editor que se precie trabajaría para ellos

that would be too time-consuming

eso llevaría demasiado tiempo

electorally, it would be disastrous sentence avv

en términos electorales, sería desastroso

that would be premature, he opined

—eso sería prematuro —opinó or terció

you would be ill-advised to go

no sería aconsejable que fueras

insofar as her other commitments would allow

en la medida en que sus otros compromisos le permitían

insofar as her other commitments would allow

dentro de lo que le permitían sus otros compromisos

would you like more cake? — just a smidgen

¿quieres más pastel? — un pedacito or un trocito or una pizca

would nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di would nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

would [wʊd] VB vb aus pass di will

1. would (future in the past):

he said he would do it later on

dijo que lo haría más tarde

2. would (future seeing past in the past):

we thought they would have done it before

pensamos que lo habrían hecho antes

3. would (intention in the past):

he said he would always love her

dijo que siempre la querría

4. would (shows possibility):

I'd go myself, but I'm too busy

iría yo mismo, pero estoy demasiado ocupado

it would have been very boring to do that

habría sido muy aburrido hacer eso

5. would (conditional):

what would you do if you lost your job?

¿qué harías si te quedaras sin trabajo?

I would have done it if you'd asked

lo habría hecho si me lo hubieras pedido

6. would (polite request):

if you would just wait a moment, I'll see if I can find her

espere un momento, por favor, que voy a buscarla

would you phone him, please?

¿me harías el favor de llamarle?

would you mind saying that again?

¿te importaría repetir eso?

would you like ...?

¿te gustaría...?

would you like me to come with you?

¿quieres que vaya contigo?

7. would (regularity in past):

they would help each other with their homework

solían ayudarse con los deberes

8. would (stresses as being typical):

the bus would be late when I'm in a hurry

por supuesto, el autobús siempre llega tarde cuando tengo prisa

he would say that, wouldn't he?

era de esperar que lo dijera, ¿no?

9. would (courteous opinion):

I would imagine that ...

me imagino que...

I wouldn't have thought that ...

nunca habría pensado que...

10. would (probably):

the guy on the phone had an Australian accent — that would be Tom, I expect

el chico con quien hablé por teléfono tenía acento australiano — debía de ser Tom

11. would (shows preference):

I would rather have beer

prefiero beber cerveza

I would rather die than do that

antes morir que hacer eso

12. would (offering polite advice):

I wouldn't worry, if I were you

yo que tú no me preocuparía

13. would (asking motives):

why would anyone want to do something like that?

¿por qué nadie querría hacer algo así?

14. would (shows a wish):

ah, would I were richer and younger!

¡ojalá fuera más rico y más joven!

would that he were here!

¡ojalá estuviera aquí!

Vedi anche: will², will¹

I.will² [wɪl] SOST

1. will senza pl:

will (faculty)

voluntad f

will (desire)

deseo m

the will of the people

la voluntad del pueblo

to have the will to do sth

tener la voluntad de hacer algo

to lose the will to live

perder las ganas de vivir

to do sth with a will

hacer algo con empeño

at will

a voluntad

2. will (testament):

will

testamento m

locuzioni:

where there's a will, there's a way prov

querer es poder prov

with the best will in the world

con la mejor voluntad del mundo

to have a will of one's own

ser cabezón

II.will² [wɪl] VB vb trans

1. will (try to cause by will-power):

will

sugestionar

to will sb to do sth

sugestionar a alguien para que haga algo

2. will form (ordain):

will

ordenar

God willed it and it was so

Dios así lo quiso

3. will (bequeath):

will

legar

I.will¹ [wɪl] VB vb aus would, would

1. will (to form future tense):

they'll be delighted

estarán encantados

I'll be with you in a minute

estaré contigo en un minuto

I expect they'll come by car

supongo que vendrán en coche

I'll answer the telephone

contesto yo al teléfono

she will have received the letter by now

ya debe haber recibido la carta

2. will (with tag question):

you won't forget to tell him, will you?

no te olvidarás decírselo, ¿verdad?

they will accept this credit card in France, won't they?

aceptarán esta tarjeta de crédito en Francia, ¿no?

3. will (to express immediate future):

we'll be off now

ahora nos vamos

I'll be going then

me voy entonces

there's someone at the door — I'll go

llaman a la puerta — voy yo

4. will (to express an intention):

sb will do that

alguien lo hará

I'll not be spoken to like that!

¡no consiento que se me hable así!

5. will (in requests and instructions):

will you let me speak!

¡déjame hablar!

just pass me that knife, will you?

pásame ese cuchillo, ¿quieres?

give me a hand, will you?

me ayudas, ¿quieres?

6. will (in polite requests):

will you sit down?

¿pueden hacer el favor de sentarse?

will you be having a slice of cake?

¿quiere un pedazo de tarta?

7. will (used to express willingness):

who'll post this letter for me? — I will

¿quién me echa esta carta al buzón? — lo haré yo

will you do that for me? — of course I will

¿harás eso por mí? — claro que sí

8. will (used to express a fact):

eat it now, it won't keep

cómetelo ahora, después se pondrá malo

the car won't run without petrol

el coche no funciona sin gasolina

9. will (to express persistence):

he will keep doing that

se empeña en hacer eso

they will keep sending me those brochures

no dejan de mandarme estos folletos

the door won't open

no hay manera de que se abra esta puerta

10. will (to express likelihood):

they'll be tired

estarán cansados

as you will all probably know already...

como todos sabrán...

II.will¹ [wɪl] VB vb intr form

will

disponer

as you will

como quieras

would-be [ˈwʊdbi:] AGG

1. would-be (wishing to be):

would-be

aspirante

a would-be politician

un aspirante a político

2. would-be (pretending to be):

would-be

supuesto, -a

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he would be well-advised to stay at home

haría bien en quedarse en casa

he would invariably be sitting at the bar

siempre se le veía sentado en la barra

a little courtesy would not go amiss

no vendría mal un poco de cortesía

I would rather stay here

prefiero quedarme aquí

Traduzioni di would nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

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sería preferible que lo hicieras

it would be best if you did it

¿sería Ud. tan amable de explicármelo?

would you be so kind as to explain it to me?

¿tendría Ud. la gentileza de ayudarme?

would you be so kind as to help me?

eso no se le ocurre ni al que asó la manteca colloq

nobody in their right mind would do that

would Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

he said he would always love her

dijo que siempre la querría

I would rather die than do that

antes morir que hacer eso

ah, would I were richer and younger!

¡ojalá fuera más rico y más joven!

do as you would be done by ingl brit prov

trata a los demás como te gustaría que te trataran a ti

would you like a cup of tea?

¿quieres un té?

would you be so kind as to ...?

¿sería usted tan amable de...?

a little courtesy would not go amiss

no vendría mal un poco de cortesía

his/her toothache would come and go

la muela le daba treguas

your grandfather would turn in his grave

tu abuelo se revolvería en su tumba

I think it would be better if

yo entiendo que sería mejor si +subj

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

For typical laser wavelengths, this method would require billions of micrometre-size antennae.

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While this isn't a problem for the associativity of integer addition, it would have a significantly different value if this were subtraction.

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We handled all aspects of production ourselves, working on weekends and whenever our collective personal schedules would permit.

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The club were advised that the planning permission required would not necessarily be granted, and chose not to take the scheme further.

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The scale of the proposed scheme is such that very large quantities of seawater would be evaporated.

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The bears would not have returned north except in pursuit of food.

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We would have the odd bit of pilfering of potatoes and onions, but this was deliberate.

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She lived across from a dairy farm; this rural setting would later influence many of her works.

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His long-term view was that deflation would, in any case, be the best way to help the economy.

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They are not manufactured locally and the costs of setting up local manufacturing facilities would be prohibitive, given the regulations surrounding pharmaceuticals.

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