Translations for „would“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

would [wʊd] VB aux pt of will

1. would (future in the past):

he said he would do it later on

ele disse que faria mais tarde

we thought they would have done it before

achamos que eles teriam feito antes

2. would (intention):

he said he would always love her

ele disse que sempre a amaria

I would rather die than do that

prefiro morrer a fazer isso

I would rather have beer

prefiro tomar uma cerveja

why would anyone want to do something like that?

por que alguém iria querer fazer algo assim?

3. would (possibility):

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

eu mesmo iria, mas estou muito ocupado

4. would (conditional):

I would have done it if you'd asked

eu o teria feito se você tivesse pedido

what would you do if you lost your job?

o que você faria se perdesse o emprego?

5. would (polite request):

would you like ...?

gostaria ...?

would you mind saying that again?

poderia repetir por favor?

6. would (regularity in past):

they would help each other with their homework

costumavam se ajudar com a lição de casa

7. would (typical):

he would say that, wouldn't he?

é típico dele dizer isso, não é mesmo?

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

o ônibus sempre se atrasa quando estou com pressa

8. would (opinion):

I would imagine that ...

acredito que ... +subj

I wouldn't have thought that ...

nunca imaginaria que ... +subj

9. would (deduction):

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

o cara no telefone tinha um sotaque australiano — acho que era o Tom

See also will , will

I . will² N

1. will no pl free:

will (faculty)

arbítrio m

will (desire)

vontade f

at will

à vontade

the will of the people

a vontade do povo

to have a will of one's own

ser cabeça dura

to lose the will to live

perder a vontade de viver

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

querer é poder prov

with the best will in the world

com a melhor das boas intenções f pl

2. will (testament):

will

testamento m

II . will² VB trans

1. will (try to cause):

will

induzir

to will sb to do sth

induzir alguém a fazer a. c.

2. will form (ordain):

will

ordenar

3. will (bequeath):

will

legar

I . will¹ <would> [wɪl] VB aux

1. will (in future tense):

he'll win

ele vencerá

I expect they'll come by car

acredito que eles venham de carro

2. will (in immediate future):

I'll answer the telephone

eu atendo o telefone

we'll be off now

estamos indo embora agora

3. will (with tag question):

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

este cartão de crédito é aceito na França, não é mesmo?

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

não vai esquecer de contar a ele, hein?

4. will (expressing intention):

I will not be spoken to like that!

não aceito que falem comigo assim!

5. will (in requests and instructions):

will you have a slice of cake?

quer uma fatia de bolo?

will you let me speak!

me deixa falar! inf

just pass me that knife, will you?

pode me passar a faca, por favor?

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

quem vai pôr esta carta no correio para mim? — eu vou

6. will (expressing facts):

the car won't run without petrol

o carro não funciona sem gasolina

7. will (expressing persistence):

he will keep doing that

ele pretende continuar fazendo isso

they will keep sending me those brochures

vão continuar me mandando aqueles folhetos

8. will (expressing likelihood):

she will have received the letter by now

ela já deve ter recebido a carta

they'll be tired

estão provavelmente cansados

II . will¹ <would> [wɪl] VB intr form

as you will

como queira

would-be ADJ

1. would-be (wishing to be):

would-be

aspirante

2. would-be (pretending to be):

would-be

suposto(-a)

I . will¹ <would> [wɪl] VB aux

1. will (in future tense):

he'll win

ele vencerá

I expect they'll come by car

acredito que eles venham de carro

2. will (in immediate future):

I'll answer the telephone

eu atendo o telefone

we'll be off now

estamos indo embora agora

3. will (with tag question):

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

este cartão de crédito é aceito na França, não é mesmo?

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

não vai esquecer de contar a ele, hein?

4. will (expressing intention):

I will not be spoken to like that!

não aceito que falem comigo assim!

5. will (in requests and instructions):

will you have a slice of cake?

quer uma fatia de bolo?

will you let me speak!

me deixa falar! inf

just pass me that knife, will you?

pode me passar a faca, por favor?

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

quem vai pôr esta carta no correio para mim? — eu vou

6. will (expressing facts):

the car won't run without petrol

o carro não funciona sem gasolina

7. will (expressing persistence):

he will keep doing that

ele pretende continuar fazendo isso

they will keep sending me those brochures

vão continuar me mandando aqueles folhetos

8. will (expressing likelihood):

she will have received the letter by now

ela já deve ter recebido a carta

they'll be tired

estão provavelmente cansados

II . will¹ <would> [wɪl] VB intr form

as you will

como queira

I . will² N

1. will no pl free:

will (faculty)

arbítrio m

will (desire)

vontade f

at will

à vontade

the will of the people

a vontade do povo

to have a will of one's own

ser cabeça dura

to lose the will to live

perder a vontade de viver

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

querer é poder prov

with the best will in the world

com a melhor das boas intenções f pl

2. will (testament):

will

testamento m

II . will² VB trans

1. will (try to cause):

will

induzir

to will sb to do sth

induzir alguém a fazer a. c.

2. will form (ordain):

will

ordenar

3. will (bequeath):

will

legar

free will N no pl

free will

livre arbítrio m

of one's own free will

por sua própria vontade

Usage examples with would

I would imagine that ...

acredito que ... +subj

I would like some

eu gostaria de alguns

would you like ...?

gostaria ...?

I would rather stay here

eu prefiro ficar aqui

I would like a steak

eu quero um filé

I would rather have beer

prefiro tomar uma cerveja

who would have thought it!

quem iria imaginar!

would you care for some coffee?

aceita um café?

would you care to join us?

quer vir conosco?

that would make a (nice) change

seria bom para variar

try as I would, I couldn't

por mais que eu tentasse, eu não conseguia

would you mind opening the window?

você se incomodaria de abrir a janela?

would you mind saying that again?

poderia repetir por favor?

he would say that, wouldn't he?

é típico dele dizer isso, não é mesmo?

would you like a cup of tea?

gostaria de uma xícara de chá?

it would seem so, so it seems

assim parece

he said he would always love her

ele disse que sempre a amaria

I would rather die than do that

prefiro morrer a fazer isso

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She lived across from a dairy farm; this rural setting would later influence many of her works.

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We handled all aspects of production ourselves, working on weekends and whenever our collective personal schedules would permit.

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Doing so would neutralize that player, preventing him/her from earning any exemptions offered in that round.

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There was a day when such a lapse would have sent him into paroxysms of defensive laughter.

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Overruling was properly confined to those rare cases where specific legal rules had proved to be unworkable, or where to continue to apply them would perpetuate injustice.

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For typical laser wavelengths, this method would require billions of micrometre-size antennae.

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Canasta loses his temper at his would-be victim's obtuseness.

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His long-term view was that deflation would, in any case, be the best way to help the economy.

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However, many endgames are forced wins only with flawless play, where even a slight error would produce a different result.

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The club were advised that the planning permission required would not necessarily be granted, and chose not to take the scheme further.

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