wouldst in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wouldst in the English»Italian Dictionary

wouldst [Brit wʊdst, Am wʊdst] 2ª persona sing

wouldst → would

See also would

would <negat. wouldn't> [Brit wʊd, wəd, Am wʊd, wəd, (ə)d] VB mod When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in Italian and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = lo farei se avessi tempo; I would have done it if I had had time = l'avrei fatto se avessi avuto tempo. - However, in sequence of past tenses and in reported speech, would + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you would like it = ero sicuro che ti sarebbe piaciuto (not “piacerebbe”); he said he would fetch the car = disse che avrebbe preso (not “prenderebbe”) la macchina. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see this entry.

1. would (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech):

she said she wouldn't come

disse che non sarebbe venuta

we thought we would be late

pensavamo che saremmo arrivati in ritardo or credevamo di arrivare in ritardo

I was sure you' d like it

ero sicuro che ti sarebbe piaciuto

we were wondering if he'd accept

ci chiedevamo se avrebbe accettato

they promised that they'd come back

promisero che sarebbero tornati

soon it would be time to get up

presto sarebbe stata l'ora di alzarsi

it was to be the last chance we would have to leave

doveva essere l'ultima possibilità di partire che avremmo avuto

he thought she would have forgotten

pensava che avrebbe dimenticato

I wish he would shut the door!

potrebbe chiudere la porta! vorrei che chiudesse la porta!

I wish you'd be quiet!

potresti stare zitto! vorrei che stessi zitto!

2. would (in conditional statements):

it would be wonderful if they came

sarebbe meraviglioso se venissero

I'm sure she would help if you asked her

sono sicuro che ti aiuterebbe se glielo chiedessi

if we'd left later we would have missed the train

se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno

we wouldn't be happy anywhere else

non saremmo felici in nessun altro posto

what would be the best way to approach him?

quale sarebbe il modo migliore per avvicinarsi a lui?

who would ever have believed it?

chi mai l'avrebbe creduto?

you wouldn't have thought it possible!

non lo si sarebbe creduto possibile!

I would have found out sooner or later

l'avrei scoperto prima o poi

wouldn't it be nice if…

non sarebbe bello se…

we wouldn't have succeeded without his help

non ce l'avremmo fatta senza il suo aiuto

it wouldn't be the same without them

non sarebbe la stessa cosa senza di loro

it cost far less than I would have expected

è costato molto meno di quanto mi sarei aspettato

3. would (expressing willingness to act):

do you know anyone who would do it?

conosci qualcuno che lo farebbe?

they couldn't find anyone who would take the job

non riuscivano a trovare nessuno disposto ad accettare il lavoro

he wouldn't hurt a fly

non farebbe male a una mosca

she just wouldn't listen

non voleva proprio ascoltare

after that I wouldn't eat any canned food

dopo quell'episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola

he wouldn't do a thing to help

non voleva fare niente per aiutare

the police wouldn't give any further details

la polizia non voleva fornire ulteriori particolari

they asked me to leave but I wouldn't

mi chiesero di andarmene ma io non ho voluto

4. would (expressing inability to function):

the door wouldn't close

la porta non voleva chiudersi

the brakes wouldn't work

i freni non funzionavano

5. would (expressing desire, preference):

we would like to stay another night

vorremmo stare un'altra notte

we'd really love to see you

vorremo davvero vederti or abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti

I would much rather travel alone

preferisco di gran lunga viaggiare da solo

she would have preferred a puppy

avrebbe preferito un cucciolo

which film would you rather see?

quale film vorresti vedere?

I wouldn't mind another slice of cake

non mi dispiacerebbe prendere un'altra fetta di torta

it's what he would have wanted

è quello che avrebbe voluto

6. would (in polite requests or proposals):

would you like something to eat?

vorreste qualcosa da mangiare?

would you like some more tea?

vorresti ancora del tè?

would you help me set the table?

mi aiuteresti ad apparecchiare la tavola?

switch off the radio, would you?

spegneresti la radio?

would you be interested in buying a vacuum cleaner?

sarebbe interessata all'acquisto di un aspirapolvere?

would you like to go to a concert?

ti piacerebbe andare a un concerto?

would you give her the message?

potrebbe darle il messaggio?

would you mind not smoking please?

potrebbe non fumare per cortesia?

would you please be quiet

potreste fare silenzio, per favore

would you be so kind as to leave? form

potrebbe andarsene? sarebbe così gentile da andarsene?

7. would (used to attenuate statements):

it would seem that he was right

sembrerebbe che avesse ragione

so it would seem

così sembrerebbe

you would think they'd be satisfied with the results!

ti saresti aspettato che sarebbero stati soddisfatti dei risultati!

I wouldn't say that

non direi (che è così)

I would have thought it was obvious

avrei pensato che fosse ovvio

I wouldn't know

non saprei

8. would (when giving advice):

I wouldn't do that if I were you

non lo farei se fossi in te

I really wouldn't worry

(al tuo posto) non mi preoccuperei

I would check the timetable first

controllerei prima l'orario

I'd give her a ring now

le telefonerei ora

wouldn't it be better to write?

non sarebbe meglio scrivere?

9. would (expressing exasperation):

“he denies it” - “well he would, wouldn't he?”

“nega” - “è ovvio che neghi!”

of course you would contradict him!

naturalmente dovevi contraddirlo!

“she put her foot in it” - “she would!” inf

“ha fatto una gaffe” - “c'era da aspettarselo!”

10. would (expressing an assumption):

what time would that be?

a che ora più o meno?

I suppose it would have been about 3 pm

credo che fossero circa le 3 del pomeriggio

being so young, you wouldn't remember the war

giovane come sei, non ricordi certo la guerra

let's see, that would be his youngest son

vediamo, deve essere il suo figlio più giovane

it would have been about five years ago

doveva essere circa cinque anni fa

you'd never have guessed she was German

non avresti mai potuto dire che fosse tedesca

11. would (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to):

she would sit for hours at the window

sedeva per ore alla finestra

every winter the fields would be flooded

tutti gli inverni i campi erano allagati

the children would be up at dawn

i bambini erano in piedi all'alba

12. would (if only) form:

would that it were true!

se solo fosse vero! volesse il cielo che fosse vero!

would to God that …

Dio volesse che … or volesse il cielo che …

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If thou wouldst give me one son of thine, he would become my husband.

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If thou wouldst be with that which thou dost seek!

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If thou wouldst hearken to my words, release thyself from the fetters of whatsoever cometh to pass.

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