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supposing [səˈpəʊzɪŋ] CONJ

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1. supposing (expressing hypothesis):

supposing

supposing she agrees, will they let us go?

suponiendo que ella esté de acuerdo ¿nos dejarán ir?

even supposing he knew

aun suponiendo que or aun cuando él lo supiera

supposing you win? — I won't — but just supposing

¿y si ganas? — no voy a ganar —bueno, pero suponte que sí ganas

always supposing we have the money to buy it

siempre y cuando tengamos el dinero para comprarlo

2. supposing (with suggestions):

supposing

¿y si … ?

supposing we start again

¿y si volvemos a empezar?

supposing we start again

¿qué tal si volvemos a empezar?

supposing you apologized to her first

¿y sí tú le pidieras perdón primero?

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1.1. suppose (assume, imagine):

I suppose the water is drinkable

supongo or (me) imagino que el agua será potable

I suppose you want more money

supongo or (me) imagino que querrás más dinero

suppose it doesn't turn up

suponte que no aparece

suppose it doesn't turn up

pongamos por caso que no aparece

I don't suppose you could take me there?

tú no podrías llevarme hasta allí ¿no?

I don't suppose you know who wrote the letter, do you?

tú no sabrás por casualidad quién escribió la carta ¿no?

suppose he phones and you're not in

¿y si llama y tú no estás?

suppose he phones and you're not in

suponte que llama y tú no estás

has Jan left already? — I suppose so

¿Jan ya se ha ido? — supongo or me imagino que sí

can Peter come too? — oh, I suppose so

¿Peter puede ir con nosotros? — bueno, si no hay más remedio …

that wasn't a kind thing to do, was it? — I suppose not

no estuviste muy amable que digamos — no, supongo que no

they won't call at this late hour — no, I suppose not or I don't suppose so

ahora tan tarde ya no llamarán — no, supongo que no or no, no creo

1.2. suppose (making suggestions):

suppose we take this with us

¿y si nos lleváramos esto?

suppose we take this with us

¿qué tal si nos llevamos esto?

1.3. suppose (believe, think):

what do you suppose he'll do?

¿tú qué crees que hará?

when do you suppose we can go?

¿cuándo te parece or cuándo crees que nos podemos ir?

1.4. suppose (postulate):

let us suppose that x = a + b

supongamos que x = a + b

2.1. suppose (indicating obligation, expectation):

I'm supposed to start work at nine

se supone que tengo que empezar a trabajar a las nueve

aren't you supposed to be at home?

¿tú no tendrías que estar en casa?

you're not supposed to tell anyone

no se lo tienes que decir a nadie

it's supposed to be kept in a cool place

hay que guardarlo en un lugar fresco

2.2. suppose (indicating intention):

what's that supposed to be?

¿y eso qué se supone que es?

what's that supposed to mean?

¿y qué quieres (or quieren etc.) decir con eso, (si se puede saber)?

where are we supposed to be meeting them?

¿dónde se supone que nos vamos a encontrar con ellos?

2.3. suppose (indicating general opinion):

it's supposed to be a very interesting book

dicen que es un libro muy interesante

you're supposed to be the expert, not me

el experto se supone que eres tú, no yo

3. suppose (presuppose):

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I suppose so, she said sulkily

—supongo que sí —contestó enfurruñada or malhumorada

I don't suppose I'll live to see in the next century

no creo que llegue a ver el nuevo siglo

I suppose so, she replied hesitantly

—supongo —replicó, no muy convencida

I suppose you think that's terribly witty

te parecerá muy gracioso ¿no?

we're going to Italy, always supposing we have enough money

vamos a ir a Italia, siempre y cuando nos alcance el dinero

how do you like it? — well, it's different, I suppose

¿qué te parece? — pues … , es original ¿no?

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imagínate que te toca la lotería, es un suponer, ¿qué harías?

imagine you won the lottery, just supposing, what would you do?

si la empresa quebrara, es un suponer, …

just suppose o just supposing the company were to go bankrupt, …

¿y en el supuesto de que no acepten?

and supposing they don't accept?

Translations for supposing in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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supposing CONJ

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supposing that ...

suponiendo que...

suppose [səˈpəʊz, Am -ˈpoʊz] VB trans

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2. suppose (believe, think):

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suppose for argument's sake that ...

pongamos por caso que...

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dado que sea demasiado difícil...

supposing it's too difficult ...

vamos a suponer que...

let's suppose that ...

suponiendo que...

supposing that ...

supongo que vendrá Gema, no? — supongo que sí

I imagine Gema will come, won't she? — I suppose so

dado el caso de que +subj

supposing (that)

supposing that ...

suponiendo que...

to suppose (that) ...

I suppose not/so

supongo que no/que sí

I don't suppose so

let's suppose that

en el caso de que +subj

suppose for argument's sake that ...

pongamos por caso que...

I imagine Gema will come, won't she? — I suppose so

supongo que vendrá Gema, no? — supongo que sí

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Supposing that the currency is managed properly, the larger the area, the better. en.wikipedia.org

Some novice programmers may not feel that this is a problem, supposing that no user will enter such a long input. en.wikipedia.org

Supposing, then, that this re-arrangement really did take place, it must have been made in the course of the 5th century. en.wikipedia.org

Because the eyes respond to light rays is no reason for supposing that the visual field requires eyes to see it. en.wikipedia.org

There is reasonable ground for supposing that an electro-magnetic scheme of the constitution of matter will prove far more comprehensive. en.wikipedia.org

Most sources, to this place, supposing the manuscripts to be corrupt. en.wikipedia.org

He settled here supposing it would turn out to be government land; in the uncertainty about this, he has not made any very valuable improvements. en.wikipedia.org

So, supposing that reason can not determine the truth between the two options, one must wager by weighing the possible consequences. en.wikipedia.org

Supposing there is a veto player, any coalition not containing a veto player is losing. en.wikipedia.org

Supposing the master to make twelve rolls a day, the boy necessarily runs fourteen miles, and this is barefooted. en.wikipedia.org

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