Translations for „would“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

would [wʊd] VB aux vb

1. would (in indirect speech):

they promised that they would help

obljubili so, da bodo pomagali

2. would (to express condition):

what would you do if ...?

kaj bi storil, če ...?

3. would (to express inclination):

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

šel bi sam, vendar imam preveč dela

sb would rather [or sooner]do sth

kdo bi raje storil kaj

4. would (polite request):

if you would just wait a moment ...

lahko, prosim, počakate trenutek ...

5. would (expressing opinion):

I would imagine that ...

rekel bi, da ...

I wouldn't have thought that ...

nisem si mislil, da ...

6. would (express regularity):

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

avtobus je vedno pozen, ko se mi mudi

he would say that, wouldn't he?

saj vedno tako reče, mar ne?

he would say that, wouldn't he?

kako tipično zanj, mar ne?

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I . ˈwould-be ADJ attr

would-be

ki hoče biti kdo ali kaj, kar [še] ni

II . ˈwould-be N

would-be

kdor hoče biti kdo ali kaj, kar [še] ni

I . will¹ <would, would> [wɪl] VB aux vb

1. will (in future tense):

will

pomožni glagol za tvorjenje prihodnjega časa

do you think he will come?

misliš, da bo prišel?

2. will (in immediate future):

we'll be off now

zdaj pa gremo

I'll answer the telephone

jaz se bom oglasil

3. will (with tag question):

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

saj mu ne boš pozabil povedati, kajne?

they'll have got home by now, won't they?

zdaj so najbrž že doma, ne?

4. will (expressing intention):

I will always love you

vedno te bom ljubil

5. will (in requests, instructions):

will you stop that!

nehaj že enkrat!

will you sit down?

usedite se, prosim

6. will (expressing willingness):

anyone like to volunteer for this job? — we will!

se bo kdo javil za to delo? – ja, mi!

I keep asking him to play with me, but he won't

vedno ga vabim, naj se pride igrat z mano, pa noče

7. will (expressing facts):

fruit will keep longer in the fridge

sadje se bo dlje obdržalo v hladilniku

8. will (expressing persistence):

accidents will happen

nesreče se dogajajo

9. will (expressing likelihood):

that'll be Rosa

to bo najbrž Rosa

II . will¹ <would, would> [wɪl] VB intr form

will

hoteti

as you will

kakor hočeš

I . will² [wɪl] N

1. will no pl (faculty):

will

volja f

strength of will

moč volje

to lose the will to live

izgubiti voljo do življenja

2. will no pl (desire):

will

volja f

will

hotenje n

against sb's will

proti volji koga

3. will LAW:

will

oporoka f

will

poslednja volja f

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

volja najde pot preg

with the best will in the world

pri najboljši volji

II . will² [wɪl] VB trans to will sb to do sth

will

z močjo volje vplivati na koga, da naredi kaj

I was willing you to win

zelo sem si želela, da bi zmagal

free ˈwill N no pl

free will

svobodna volja f

to do sth of one's own free will

narediti kaj po lastni volji

ill-ˈwill N

ill-will

sovraštvo n

ill-will

zlonamernost f

to bear sb ill-will

komu zameriti

ˈwill pow·er N no pl

will power

moč f volje

will-o'-the-wisp [ˌwɪləðəˈwɪsp] N

1. will-o'-the-wisp (light):

will-o'-the-wisp

blodeča luč f

2. will-o'-the-wisp fig (elusive thing):

will-o'-the-wisp

slepilo n

will-o'-the-wisp

privid m

good will N

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good will

naklonjenost

will worship N

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will worship (obsolete)

zunanje, navidezno čaščenje

Usage examples with would

no sane person would ...

nihče pri zdravi pameti ne bi ...

I would imagine that ...

rekel bi, da ...

lighten up, would you!

ne bodi tako zapet, no!

would you believe it?

si lahko misliš?

would you credit it?!

si moreš misliti?!

that would be suicidal

to bi bilo pogubno

would you shift?

se ne bi malo premaknil?

what would you do if ...?

kaj bi storil, če ...?

chance would be a fine thing Brit

ko bi le imel možnost

it would be suicide to ...

samomor bi bil ...

anyone else would have left

kdor koli drug bi bil odšel

anything else would be fine

kar koli drugega bi bilo v redu

as luck would have it

k sreči

sb would rather [or sooner]do sth

kdo bi raje storil kaj

why else would he come?

zakaj pa bi sicer prišel?

would you like to dance?

ali želiš (za)plesati?

how would you describe yourself?

kako bi se opisali?

would you like a drink?

bi [želel] pijačo?

would you like a hand?

vam lahko pomagam?

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This batch of tunes could be used in much the same way, and includes some characters who would probably benefit mightily, if temporarily, from a good antifogmatic.

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However, many endgames are forced wins only with flawless play, where even a slight error would produce a different result.

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Overruling was properly confined to those rare cases where specific legal rules had proved to be unworkable, or where to continue to apply them would perpetuate injustice.

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There was a day when such a lapse would have sent him into paroxysms of defensive laughter.

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

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This was followed by outbreaks of sleeping sickness and smallpox that would halve the population of some areas.

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

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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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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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Although there are catchwords in the manuscript, each scribe would have been responsible for all of the pages of each of his assignments.

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