would in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for would in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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

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that would be madness
that would be madness
would you like more cake? — just a smidgen

would in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for would in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

would [wʊd] VB aux pt of will

See also will2, will1

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I would rather stay here

Translations for would in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

would Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

do as you would be done by Brit prov
would you like a cup of tea?
would you be so kind as to ...?
I think it would be better if
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
For typical laser wavelengths, this method would require billions of micrometre-size antennae.
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While this isn't a problem for the associativity of integer addition, it would have a significantly different value if this were subtraction.
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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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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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The scale of the proposed scheme is such that very large quantities of seawater would be evaporated.
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The bears would not have returned north except in pursuit of food.
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We would have the odd bit of pilfering of potatoes and onions, but this was deliberate.
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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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His long-term view was that deflation would, in any case, be the best way to help the economy.
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They are not manufactured locally and the costs of setting up local manufacturing facilities would be prohibitive, given the regulations surrounding pharmaceuticals.
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