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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

Usage examples with would-be

that would be suicidal

to bi bilo pogubno

chance would be a fine thing Brit

ko bi le imel možnost

it would be suicide to ...

samomor bi bil ...

anything else would be fine

kar koli drugega bi bilo v redu

without your help he would be nowhere

brez tvoje pomoči bi bil izgubljen

it would be better by far to ...

daleč najbolje bi bilo ...

it would be as well to do sth

pametno bi bilo narediti kaj

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

avtobus je vedno pozen, ko se mi mudi

he would be most welcome, should he be coming at all

bil bi zelo dobrodošel, če bi sploh prišel

sb's best bet inf your best bet would be to take a taxi

najbolje bi bilo, če vzameš taksi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The replacement was refitted 12 ft above the road so as to discourage would-be thieves. en.wikipedia.org

I insulted everybody: gallery owners, museum curators, would-be buyers of my own work. en.wikipedia.org

In an expansive world with breathtaking environments, the player will defy gravity and duel with great elegance, against demons and would-be kings. en.wikipedia.org

Trees and brush were cut down along the border to clear lines of sight for the guards and to eliminate cover for would-be crossers. en.wikipedia.org

Unfortunately the would-be employers have gone abroad, patient and all. en.wikipedia.org

Some (would-be) connoisseurs even cast doubts upon the authenticity of his highly profitable artworks, claiming that his wife and others made them under his name. en.wikipedia.org

The pungent smell protects it by repelling many would-be feeders. en.wikipedia.org

Good facilities and the general conducive features of the school contribute to the favorable response to the invitations for enrolment by the would-be-client families. en.wikipedia.org

This resulted in several would-be home runs staying in play. en.wikipedia.org

In the past, it was not uncommon for a would-be engineer to earn an engineer's degree as their first and only college degree. en.wikipedia.org

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