wont in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wont in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wont [Am wɔnt, woʊnt, Brit wəʊnt] ADJ liter or hum pred, no comp

to be wont to + infin

soler or acostumbrar +  infin

she is wont to arrive when least expected

suele or acostumbra llegar cuando menos se la espera

II.wont [Am wɔnt, woʊnt, Brit wəʊnt] N liter or hum

wont

costumbre f

it was his wont to …

tenía por costumbre …

it was his wont to …

solía …

as is her/his wont

como tiene por costumbre

as is her/his wont

como suele hacer

won't [Am woʊnt, Brit wəʊnt]

won't → will not

wont in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wont in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wont [wəʊnt, Am wɔ:nt] ADJ form

wont

acostumbrado, -a

to be wont to do sth

soler hacer algo

II.wont [wəʊnt, Am wɔ:nt] N no pl form

wont

costumbre f

as is her wont

como suele hacer

won't [wəʊnt, Am woʊnt]

won't = will not, will

See also will², will¹

I.will² [wɪl] N

1. will no pl:

will (faculty)

voluntad f

will (desire)

deseo m

the will of the people

la voluntad del pueblo

to have the will to do sth

tener la voluntad de hacer algo

to lose the will to live

perder las ganas de vivir

to do sth with a will

hacer algo con empeño

at will

a voluntad

2. will (testament):

will

testamento m

Phrases:

where there's a will, there's a way prov

querer es poder prov

with the best will in the world

con la mejor voluntad del mundo

to have a will of one's own

ser cabezón

II.will² [wɪl] VB trans

1. will (try to cause by will-power):

will

sugestionar

to will sb to do sth

sugestionar a alguien para que haga algo

2. will form (ordain):

will

ordenar

God willed it and it was so

Dios así lo quiso

3. will (bequeath):

will

legar

I.will¹ [wɪl] VB aux would, would

1. will (to form future tense):

they'll be delighted

estarán encantados

I'll be with you in a minute

estaré contigo en un minuto

I expect they'll come by car

supongo que vendrán en coche

I'll answer the telephone

contesto yo al teléfono

she will have received the letter by now

ya debe haber recibido la carta

2. will (with tag question):

you won't forget to tell him, will you?

no te olvidarás decírselo, ¿verdad?

they will accept this credit card in France, won't they?

aceptarán esta tarjeta de crédito en Francia, ¿no?

3. will (to express immediate future):

we'll be off now

ahora nos vamos

I'll be going then

me voy entonces

there's someone at the door — I'll go

llaman a la puerta — voy yo

4. will (to express an intention):

sb will do that

alguien lo hará

I'll not be spoken to like that!

¡no consiento que se me hable así!

5. will (in requests and instructions):

will you let me speak!

¡déjame hablar!

just pass me that knife, will you?

pásame ese cuchillo, ¿quieres?

give me a hand, will you?

me ayudas, ¿quieres?

6. will (in polite requests):

will you sit down?

¿pueden hacer el favor de sentarse?

will you be having a slice of cake?

¿quiere un pedazo de tarta?

7. will (used to express willingness):

who'll post this letter for me? — I will

¿quién me echa esta carta al buzón? — lo haré yo

will you do that for me? — of course I will

¿harás eso por mí? — claro que sí

8. will (used to express a fact):

eat it now, it won't keep

cómetelo ahora, después se pondrá malo

the car won't run without petrol

el coche no funciona sin gasolina

9. will (to express persistence):

he will keep doing that

se empeña en hacer eso

they will keep sending me those brochures

no dejan de mandarme estos folletos

the door won't open

no hay manera de que se abra esta puerta

10. will (to express likelihood):

they'll be tired

estarán cansados

as you will all probably know already...

como todos sabrán...

II.will¹ [wɪl] VB intr form

will

disponer

as you will

como quieras

wont Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be wont to do sth

soler hacer algo

as is her wont

como suele hacer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Governments, and their rusted on supporters, are wont to whine about the senate.

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This is not because he is wont to dress in leathers.

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At a later period, he was wont to confess that he had been a somewhat insubordinate midshipman.

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These pieces represent conversations taking place between the instruments as if they were interacting convivially like friends are often wont to do.

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In the preface to the seventh volume he explains the manner in which he was wont to conduct his catechizing.

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The term feed comes from the way a straight man is wont to set up jokes and feed them to his partner.

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They are wont to pursue wealth, luxury and wantonness.

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At that time the same people who were wont to deny it, would be trembling with fear and seeing with awe struck eyes all that they thought was impossible.

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He was also wont to include a ladybug or a bumblebee in his pictures.

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Though a man of high spiritual attainments, he was wont to hiding them and very reticent in giving expression to them.

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