wouldn in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wouldn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wouldn't [Am ˈwʊdnt, Brit ˈwʊd(ə)nt]

wouldn't → would not

would-be [Am ˈwʊd ˌbi, Brit ˈwʊdbi] ADJ attr

a would-be star/poet

un aspirante a estrella/poeta

would've [Am ˈwʊdəv, Brit ˈwʊdəv]

would've → would have

couldn't [Am ˈkʊdnt, Brit ˈkʊd(ə)nt]

couldn't → could not

shouldn't [Am ˈʃʊdnt, Brit ˈʃʊd(ə)nt]

shouldn't → should not

'twould [twʊd] liter

'twould → it would

would [Am wʊd, wəd, (ə)d, Brit wʊd, wəd] VB mod When would + a verb in English is used to form the conditional tense, it is translated by the conditional tense in Spanish.
When would + a verb in English is used to express habitual activity in the past, it is translated by the imperfect tense in Spanish.
For examples of both, see the entry below.
'd es la contracción de would, wouldn't, de would not y 'd've de would have

2.1. would (in conditional sentences):

I would if I could

lo haría si pudiera

if I had known, I wouldn't have come

si lo hubiera sabido no habría or no hubiera venido

who would have thought it?

¿quién lo hubiera or habría pensado?

without your help, I'd've been cooking all day

sin tu ayuda, habría or hubiera estado cocinando todo el día

2.2. would (giving advice):

I wouldn't worry

no (hace falta que) te preocupes

I wouldn't worry

yo que tú no me preocuparía

I would have a word with her about it

¿por qué no lo hablas con ella?

I would have a word with her about it

yo (que tú) lo hablaba or hablaría con ella

2.3. would (tentatively expressing opinions):

I would agree with Roy

yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy

I would agree with Roy

yo diría que Roy tiene razón

one would have thought that …

cualquiera hubiera or habría pensado que …

3. would (expressing wishes):

I wish you'd stop pestering me!

¡deja de fastidiarme por Dios!

I wish you wouldn't worry

quisiera que no te preocuparas

if only she'd take your advice

¡si siguiera tus consejos … !

if only she'd take your advice

¡ojalá siguiera tus consejos!

would (that) he were with us! liter

¡ojalá estuviera con nosotros!

would to God she had known!

¡ojalá lo hubiera sabido!

4.1. would (in requests):

would you type this for me please?

¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?

would you be kind enough to open the door for me?

¿tendría la amabilidad or la bondad de abrirme la puerta? form

if you'd sign here, please

¿me firma aquí, por favor?

if you'd sign here, please

¿tendría la bondad de firmar aquí? form

go and call him, would you?

ve a llamarlo ¿sí? or ¿me haces el favor?

would you let me say something!

¿me dejas decir algo a mí?

4.2. would (in invitations):

would you like a cup of coffee?

¿quieres una taza de café?

would you like to come with us? — I'd love to

¿quieres or te gustaría venir con nosotros? — me encantaría

5.1. would (expressing criticism):

she would (have to) spoil the surprise

tenía que estropear la sorpresa, ¡típico! or ¡no podía fallar!

5.2. would (indicating sth is natural):

he said no — well, he would, wouldn't he?

dijo que no — bueno ¿qué otra cosa iba a decir? or era de esperar ¿no? or es lógico ¿no?

could've [Am ˈkʊdəv, Brit ˈkʊdəv]

could've → could have

could [Am kʊd, kəd, Brit kəd, kʊd] VB mod

2. could (indicating possibility):

could

poder

if I took a taxi, I could get there on time

si tomara un taxi, podría llegar a tiempo

I would help you if I could

te ayudaría si pudiera

we could be a little late this evening

puede (ser) que or tal vez lleguemos un poco tarde esta noche

that could be him now

puede (ser) que sea él

you could have killed us all!

¡podrías or podías habernos matado a todos!

you could be right

puede (ser) que tengas razón

that could be the case, but we have no evidence

podría or pudiera ser, pero no tenemos pruebas

well, I daresay I could, but I don't want to

bueno, tal vez podría or pudiera, pero no quiero

I couldn't possibly agree to that

de ninguna manera podría acceder a eso

she couldn't have got there before six because she didn't leave until quarter to

no pudo or no puede haber llegado antes de las seis porque no salió hasta menos cuarto

she couldn't have got there before six even if she'd tried

no podría haber llegado antes de las seis aunque lo hubiera intentado

it could have been better

podría or podía haber estado mejor

was the soup OK? — it could have been hotter

¿qué tal la sopa? — no estaba muy caliente que digamos

he couldn't have treated us more kindly

no podría or no podía habernos tratado mejor

they couldn't be happier

están contentos a más no poder

I couldn't agree more

estoy completamente de acuerdo

3.1. could (asking permission):

could I use your bathroom?

¿podría or me permitiría pasar al baño?

if I could just say something here …

si me permiten hacer una acotación …

3.2. could (in requests):

could you please be quiet!

¿me haces el favor de callarte?

could you sign here please?

¿quiere firmar aquí, por favor?

3.3. could (in offers):

could I be of some assistance? form

¿puedo ayudar en algo?

could I be of some assistance? (in shop etc)

¿lo/la atienden?

4.1. could (in suggestions):

could

poder

you could try doing it this way

podrías tratar de hacerlo de esta manera

you could at least apologize!

¡al menos podrías pedir perdón!

4.2. could (indicating strong desire):

could

poder

I could have killed/hugged her

la hubiera matado/abrazado

I could have killed/hugged her

la podría or podía haber matado/abrazado

mould N VB trans Brit

mould → mold

See also mold³, mold², mold¹

mold³, mould Brit [Am moʊld, Brit məʊld] N U or C

mold leaf mold:

leaf mold

mantillo m

leaf mold

humus m

mold², mould Brit [Am moʊld, Brit məʊld] N U or C (fungus)

mold

moho m

covered with mold

mohoso

covered with mold

lleno de moho

I.mold¹, mould Brit [Am moʊld, Brit məʊld] N

1. mold C (hollow vessel):

mold

molde m

ring mold

molde de savarín or de corona

to break the mold

romper moldes

they aim to break the two-party mold of the country's politics

quieren romper moldes y acabar con el bipartidismo imperante en la política del país

they broke the mold when they made him

después de hacerlo a él rompieron el molde

2. mold C (type) no pl:

to be cast or set in the same/a different mold

estar cortado por el mismo/por distinto patrón

a hero in the traditional/Superman mold

un héroe de corte tradicional/al estilo de Supermán

a President in the Truman mold

un presidente al estilo de Truman

a woman of her mold

una mujer de su estilo or temple

3. mold C or U (dish):

mold

timbal m

II.mold¹, mould Brit [Am moʊld, Brit məʊld] VB trans

1. mold:

mold steel/plastic

moldear

mold character/attitudes

formar

mold character/attitudes

moldear

she molded the figure out of or from clay

modeló la figura en arcilla

she molded the clay into shapes

con la arcilla hizo or modeló unas figuras

the leather should mold itself to the foot

el cuero debe amoldarse al pie

2. mold <molded, pp >:

molded plastic/rubber

moldeado

wouldn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wouldn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wouldn't [wʊdənt]

wouldn't = would not, would

See also would, will², will¹

would [wʊd] VB aux pt of will

1. would (future in the past):

he said he would do it later on

dijo que lo haría más tarde

2. would (future seeing past in the past):

we thought they would have done it before

pensamos que lo habrían hecho antes

3. would (intention in the past):

he said he would always love her

dijo que siempre la querría

4. would (shows possibility):

I'd go myself, but I'm too busy

iría yo mismo, pero estoy demasiado ocupado

it would have been very boring to do that

habría sido muy aburrido hacer eso

5. would (conditional):

what would you do if you lost your job?

¿qué harías si te quedaras sin trabajo?

I would have done it if you'd asked

lo habría hecho si me lo hubieras pedido

6. would (polite request):

if you would just wait a moment, I'll see if I can find her

espere un momento, por favor, que voy a buscarla

would you phone him, please?

¿me harías el favor de llamarle?

would you mind saying that again?

¿te importaría repetir eso?

would you like ...?

¿te gustaría...?

would you like me to come with you?

¿quieres que vaya contigo?

7. would (regularity in past):

they would help each other with their homework

solían ayudarse con los deberes

8. would (stresses as being typical):

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

por supuesto, el autobús siempre llega tarde cuando tengo prisa

he would say that, wouldn't he?

era de esperar que lo dijera, ¿no?

9. would (courteous opinion):

I would imagine that ...

me imagino que...

I wouldn't have thought that ...

nunca habría pensado que...

10. would (probably):

the guy on the phone had an Australian accent — that would be Tom, I expect

el chico con quien hablé por teléfono tenía acento australiano — debía de ser Tom

11. would (shows preference):

I would rather have beer

prefiero beber cerveza

I would rather die than do that

antes morir que hacer eso

12. would (offering polite advice):

I wouldn't worry, if I were you

yo que tú no me preocuparía

13. would (asking motives):

why would anyone want to do something like that?

¿por qué nadie querría hacer algo así?

14. would (shows a wish):

ah, would I were richer and younger!

¡ojalá fuera más rico y más joven!

would that he were here!

¡ojalá estuviera aquí!

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

would-be [ˈwʊdbi:] ADJ

1. would-be (wishing to be):

would-be

aspirante

a would-be politician

un aspirante a político

2. would-be (pretending to be):

would-be

supuesto, -a

would [wʊd] VB aux pt of will

1. would (future in the past):

he said he would do it later on

dijo que lo haría más tarde

2. would (future seeing past in the past):

we thought they would have done it before

pensamos que lo habrían hecho antes

3. would (intention in the past):

he said he would always love her

dijo que siempre la querría

4. would (shows possibility):

I'd go myself, but I'm too busy

iría yo mismo, pero estoy demasiado ocupado

it would have been very boring to do that

habría sido muy aburrido hacer eso

5. would (conditional):

what would you do if you lost your job?

¿qué harías si te quedaras sin trabajo?

I would have done it if you'd asked

lo habría hecho si me lo hubieras pedido

6. would (polite request):

if you would just wait a moment, I'll see if I can find her

espere un momento, por favor, que voy a buscarla

would you phone him, please?

¿me harías el favor de llamarle?

would you mind saying that again?

¿te importaría repetir eso?

would you like ...?

¿te gustaría...?

would you like me to come with you?

¿quieres que vaya contigo?

7. would (regularity in past):

they would help each other with their homework

solían ayudarse con los deberes

8. would (stresses as being typical):

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

por supuesto, el autobús siempre llega tarde cuando tengo prisa

he would say that, wouldn't he?

era de esperar que lo dijera, ¿no?

9. would (courteous opinion):

I would imagine that ...

me imagino que...

I wouldn't have thought that ...

nunca habría pensado que...

10. would (probably):

the guy on the phone had an Australian accent — that would be Tom, I expect

el chico con quien hablé por teléfono tenía acento australiano — debía de ser Tom

11. would (shows preference):

I would rather have beer

prefiero beber cerveza

I would rather die than do that

antes morir que hacer eso

12. would (offering polite advice):

I wouldn't worry, if I were you

yo que tú no me preocuparía

13. would (asking motives):

why would anyone want to do something like that?

¿por qué nadie querría hacer algo así?

14. would (shows a wish):

ah, would I were richer and younger!

¡ojalá fuera más rico y más joven!

would that he were here!

¡ojalá estuviera aquí!

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

I.remould [ˈri:məʊld, Am -moʊld] VB trans

remould

recauchutar

II.remould [ˈri:məʊld, Am -moʊld] N

remould

recauchutado m

mould¹ [məʊld, Am moʊld] N no pl Brit BOT

mould

moho m

I.mould² [məʊld, Am moʊld] Brit N

mould for metal, clay, jelly:

mould

molde m

Phrases:

to be cast in the same mould

estar cortado por el mismo patrón

II.mould² [məʊld, Am moʊld] Brit VB trans

mould

moldear

could [kʊd] VB

could pt, pp of can

See also can², can¹

can² [kən] VB aux could, could

1. can (be able to):

can

poder

if I could

si pudiera

I think she can help you

creo que ella te puede ayudar

I could have kissed her

habría podido besarla

2. can inf (be permitted to):

can

poder

you can't go

no puedes ir

could I look at it?

¿podría verlo?

3. can (know how to):

can

saber

can you swim?

¿sabes nadar?

I.can¹ [kæn] -nn- N

1. can (container):

can

lata f

can of oil

bidón m

2. can Am inf (prison):

can

trullo m

3. can Am inf (toilet):

can

trono m

Phrases:

a can of worms

un problema peliagudo

to open (up) a can of worms

abrir la caja de los truenos

to carry the can Brit inf

pagar el pato

II.can¹ [kæn] -nn- VB trans

1. can (put in cans):

can

enlatar

2. can Am inf (stop):

can it!

¡basta ya!

boulder [ˈbəʊldəʳ, Am ˈboʊldɚ] N

boulder

roca f

mouldy <-ier, -iest> [ˈməʊldi, Am ˈmoʊl-] ADJ Brit

1. mouldy FOOD:

mouldy food

mohoso, -a

2. mouldy inf (shabby):

mouldy

gastado, -a

should [ʃʊd] VB aux

1. should (expression of advisability):

to insist that sb should do sth

insistir en que alguien debería hacer algo

2. should (asking for advice):

should I/we ...?

¿debería/deberíamos...?

3. should (expression of expectation):

I should be so lucky! inf

¡ojalá!

4. should form (expressing a condition):

I should like to see her

me gustaría verla

5. should (rhetorical expression):

why should I/you ...?

¿por qué debería/deberías...?

6. should Brit form:

I prefer that Anna should do it

prefiero que lo haga Anna

7. should form (would):

we should like to invite you

nos gustaría invitarte/invitaros

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One wouldn't have thought a koala bear would have enough diversity in his features to be watchable enough for an animated film lasting 87 minutes.

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The family who wouldn't agree to the marriage would lose its entire company share to the other family.

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Blinkers go on him for the first time, and if he does improve markedly it wouldn't be the first time.

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There's also their rolodex or contacts database, which is extremely valuable and you wouldn't want to necessarily share that.

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But wouldn't it be so much more heart-warming if he didn't?

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That way you wouldn't get the hard-to-justify (except to their mates) sky-high remuneration packages, while paying others at or below the minimum wage level.

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You wouldn't think boxer shorts or pants would fit down a toilet.

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He expressed an interest to a priest in becoming one himself, but was advised it wouldn't work, because he was too adventurous.

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You wouldn't be able to keep biting the hand that feeds you if you lacked it, and a tame, house-trained reviewer is no good to anyone.

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In 1998, a mine feasibility study was completed and concluded based on depressed metal prices that it wouldn't be economically feasible to build the mine.

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