should in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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should <negat. should not, shouldn't> [Brit ʃʊd, Am ʃʊd, ʃəd] VB mod

1. should (ought to):

you shouldn't smoke so much
non dovresti fumare così tanto
you should have told me before
avresti dovuto dirmelo prima
we should try and understand him better
dovremmo cercare di capirlo di più
why shouldn't I do it?
perché non dovrei farlo?
I should explain that …
(forse) dovrei spiegare che …
we should be there by six o'clock
dovremmo arrivare per le sei
dinner should be ready by now
ormai la cena dovrebbe essere pronta
it shouldn't be difficult to convince them
non dovrebbe essere difficile convincerli
that should be them arriving now!
dovrebbero essere loro quelli che stanno arrivando!
how should I know?
come faccio a saperlo?
everything is as it should be
tutto va come dovrebbe
…which is only as it should be
…che è perfettamente normale
his hearing is not as good as it should be
il suo udito non è buono come dovrebbe essere
flowers! you shouldn't have!
dei fiori! non era il caso!

5. should (expressing opinion, surprise):

I should think so!
spero proprio di sì!
I should think not!
spero (proprio) di no!
“how long will it take?” - “an hour, I should think”
“quanto ci vorrà?” - “un'ora, suppongo”
I should think she must be about 40
secondo me, deve avere sui 40 anni
“I'll pay you for it” - “I should hope so!”
“ti pagherò” - “lo spero bene!”
I should say so!
direi proprio di sì! eccome!
I shouldn't be surprised if she did that!
non sarei affatto sorpreso se lo facesse!
I shouldn't worry about it if I were you
se fossi in te non mi preoccuperei
I should have thought he'd be glad of a holiday
avrei detto che sarebbe stato felice di andare in vacanza
who should walk in but John!
e chi doveva entrare se non John!
and then what should happen, but it began to rain!
e indovina un po' - si è messo a piovere!
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this should simplify matters
questo dovrebbe semplificare le cose
you don't have to tell him, nor should you
non è necessario che tu glielo dica, anzi non dovresti proprio
it is unwarrantable that sb should do
è inammissible che qn faccia
she burned her letters lest he (should or might) read them
bruciò le sue lettere per timore che potesse leggerle
lest anyone should ask you
nel caso qualcuno ve lo domandasse
I was afraid lest he might or should die
temevo morisse
should you feel so disposed form
se vi facesse piacere, se ne aveste voglia
he was most insistent that we should attend
ha insistito moltissimo perché partecipassimo
friendship should be a two-way thing
l'amicizia dovrebbe essere una cosa reciproca

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should in the PONS Dictionary

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should the need arise
se fosse necessario
should doubt arise
dovesse sorgere il dubbio
you should get some netting for those windows
dovresti comprare una zanzariera per quelle finestre
I didn't do it lest he should come
non lo feci per timore che venisse
should the occasion arise
se si presentasse l'occasione
it's only fair that she should be told
è giusto dirglielo

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should Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I should like to see her
mi piacerebbe vederla
we should like to invite you
ci piacerebbe invitarla
you should have seen her face
avresti dovuto vedere la sua faccia
that I should live to see this!
se solo potessi vederlo!
I didn't do it lest he should come
non lo feci per timore che venisse
I waited longer than I should have
ho aspettato più del dovuto
no one should dare come in!
che nessuno osi entrare!
strange, he should be here by now
strano, dovrebbe essere già qui
you complain, whereas you should be satisfied
ti lamenti, mentre dovresti essere contento
how much should I put in?
quanto ne metto?

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It also should be avoided by patients with peptic ulcer disease or poor kidney function, since this medication can worsen both conditions.
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They should find out if their mortgage company is willing to give them a bridge loan.
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Should all the compartments become compromised the lifeboat would still be capable of floating without the sponson.
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The first retorted that the second should fly off his ground.
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As with a safe word call from any other, it should herald the stopping all play and a recuperative discussion between the participants.
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The government should adopt advanced coal conversion technology to transform inefficient gas-based and dual-fuel fired power plants to coal-fired power plants, he said.
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Young people should use every political means at their disposal to change this law back to the fair and non-discriminatory way it was before.
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At the restarts, there were a number of cars 5 car lengths behind the car in front which should mean a stop-go penalty but these incidents went unpunished.
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A well-structured pant suit and long kurtas plus well-fitted skirts should be wardrobe staples.
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Clean-outs should be placed in accessible locations at regular intervals throughout a drainage system, often including outside the building, because clean-out augers have limited length.
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