shall in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shall in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shall <pt should> [Am ʃæl, ʃəl, 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 Brit

no podremos or no vamos a poder venir

Jenny, pick up your toys — shan't! 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? 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

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

shall I bring my guitar along? (to where I'm speaking)

¿traigo la guitarra?

shall I bring my guitar along? (somewhere else)

¿llevo la guitarra?

we shall meet again in eternity

volveremos a encontrarnos en la otra vida

shall I just recap briefly?

¿hago un resumen rápido?

someone who shall remain nameless forgot his mother's birthday hum

cierta persona, y mejor no decimos quién, se olvidó del cumpleaños de su madre hum

Translations for shall in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

una vivencia que no olvidaré jamás

an experience I shall never forget

¿te paso a recoger a las siete? — ¡perfecto!

shall I pick you up at seven? — fine!

¿te paso a recoger a las siete? — ¡perfecto!

shall I pick you up at seven? — great! inf

y el resto se os dará por añadidura BIBL

and all these things shall be added unto you

les ofreceremos la retransmisión en directo del partido

we shall be broadcasting o transmitting o showing the game live

nos reunimos en mi jato ¿qué te parece?

shall we meet at my place o at my pad o at mine? inf

shall in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shall in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shall [ʃæl] VB aux

1. shall (future):

I shall give back the money

devolveré el dinero

we shall win the match

ganaremos el partido

2. shall (ought to):

he shall call his mother

debería llamar a su madre

we shall overcome!

¡nos sobrepondremos!

3. shall (expresses what is mandatory):

that shall be unlawful

eso es ilegal

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

as you sow, so shall you reap

lo que siembres cosecharás

shall we dance?

¿bailas?

he who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind prov

quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades prov

shall we walk into the park?

¿vamos dar un paseo por el parque?

shall we break (off) for lunch?

¿paramos para comer?

Translations for shall in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

quien mal siembra, mal coge prov

as you sow, so shall you reap

¿qué/cuánto apostamos?

what/how much shall we bet?

¿nos movemos o qué?

shall we make a move?

¿nos vemos mañana? — pues no sé todavía

shall we meet tomorrow? — well, I'm not sure yet

shall Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

shall we break (off) for lunch?

¿paramos para comer?

shall we walk into the park?

¿vamos dar un paseo por el parque?

I shall give back the money

devolveré el dinero

we shall win the match

ganaremos el partido

he shall call his mother

debería llamar a su madre

we shall overcome!

¡nos sobrepondremos!

that shall be unlawful

eso es ilegal

shall we dance?

¿bailas?

as you sow, so shall you reap

lo que siembres cosecharás

as you sow, so shall you reap

quien mal siembra, mal coge prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I shall vanish and be forgotten, then gives benediction to the tribe and the audience.

en.wikipedia.org

You shall not covet means that we should banish our desires for whatever does not belong to us.

en.wikipedia.org

He (disobeyer) shall be stricken with misfortune and shall be crestfallen.

www.thehindu.com

Then when mankind is resurrected from their graves, you shall see the eyes of the disbelievers fixedly stare in horror.

en.wikipedia.org

Emphasis shall be placed on self-discipline, self-reliance, personal responsibility, and accountability.

en.wikipedia.org

A professional land surveyor shall not be liable to arrest or a civil action by reason of this entry.

en.wikipedia.org

In a few more rounds we shall reach its solar plexus.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Whosoever dies wearing it shall not suffer eternal fire.

en.wikipedia.org

After all, we have promised that we shall reply them in incommensurate measures as we deem fit.

www.ghanaweb.com

This was agreed on quite remarkable conditions, including that no steam or smoke be discharged and that the action of the engine shall be noiseless.

en.wikipedia.org