wouldn't in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wouldn't in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wouldn't [Am ˈwʊdnt, Brit ˈwʊd(ə)nt]

wouldn't → would not

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I wouldn't give him/it houseroom

no lo tendría en casa por nada

I wouldn't trust that thieving lot/those thieving kids!

¡yo no me fiaría de esa pandilla de ladrones/de esos ladronzuelos! inf

not to put it past sb do you think she'll tell them? — I wouldn't put it past her

¿te parece que se lo dirá? — no me extrañaría nada or la creo muy capaz

I wouldn't put it past him to ignore the rules

lo creo muy capaz de hacer caso omiso de las normas

I wouldn't touch him/it with a bargepole inf

yo con él no me metería/eso no lo compraría (or aceptaría etc.) ni que me pagaran

buy it if you want to, I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole myself

cómpralo si quieres, pero yo no lo querría ni regalado

he wouldn't stump up any more money

no quiso soltar or aflojar más guita sl

I wouldn't mess with him

yo no me metería con él inf

Translations for wouldn't in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ser o parecer una mosquita muerta

to look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

me contestó con evasivas

she wouldn't give me a straight answer

lo suyo ya no son lagunas sino océanos hum

I wouldn't say there are gaps in his knowledge, more like yawning chasms hum

wouldn't in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wouldn't 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

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I wouldn't give it houseroom

no lo permitiría en casa

he/she looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth

parece que no haya roto un plato en su vida

he wouldn't harm a fly

sería incapaz de matar una mosca

it wouldn't harm you to stay at home iron

no te morirás por quedarte en casa

it wouldn't harm you to stay at home reputation

perjudicar

Translations for wouldn't in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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se hace la mosquita muerta

he/she looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth

no se te nota nada

you wouldn't notice

¡no te atreverás!

you wouldn't dare!

la herida no paraba de manar sangre

the wound wouldn't stop flowing with blood

no quisiera herir susceptibilidades

I wouldn't want to hurt anybody's feelings

wouldn't Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I wouldn't mind a beer

no vendría mal una cerveza

she wouldn't be seen dead wearing that inf

por nada del mundo se pondría eso

he would say that, wouldn't he?

era de esperar que lo dijera, ¿no?

I wouldn't have thought that ...

nunca habría pensado que...

I wouldn't worry, if I were you

yo que tú no me preocuparía

she wouldn't have it any other way

no lo aceptaría de ninguna otra manera

I wouldn't want to hurt anybody's feelings

no quisiera herir susceptibilidades

if we had known we wouldn't have gone

de haberlo sabido no habríamos ido

the wound wouldn't stop flowing with blood

la herida no paraba de manar sangre

I wouldn't risk my neck for that

para esto yo no daría mi pellejo