won't in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for won't in the English»Spanish Dictionary

won't [Am woʊnt, Brit wəʊnt]

won't → will not

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it's even money they won't turn up

es muy probable que no aparezcan

it's even money they won't turn up

hay un cincuenta por ciento de probabilidades de que no aparezcan

they won't keep their promises, it's just electioneering

no van a cumplir, estas son solo promesas electoralistas

she won't budge

no va a cambiar de opinión

she won't budge

no va a ceder un ápice

I glued it but it won't stay down

lo pegué pero se sigue levantando

my hat won't stay on

se me cae el sombrero

your opinion counts for a great deal/won't count for much

tu opinión importa mucho/no va a contar mucho

the fucker won't start!

¡el puto coche (or la puta moto etc.) no quiere arrancar! vulg sl

Translations for won't in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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no le han dado la reválida

they won't recognize her qualifications

no la podrás engañar, es demasiado astuta

you won't be able to fool her, she's too shrewd o astute

no la podrás engañar, es demasiado astuta

you won't be able to fool her, she's too smart inf

won't in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for won't in the English»Spanish Dictionary

won't [woʊnt]

won't = will not, will

See also will², will¹

I.will² [wɪl] N

1. will:

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

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 <would, would> [wɪl] VB aux

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 el 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 se te olvidará decírselo, ¿verdad?

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

aceptarán esta tarjeta de crédito en la pizzería, ¿no?

3. will (to express immediate future):

we'll be off now

ya 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?

échame una mano, ¿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 trozo de tarta?

7. will (used to express willingness):

who'll mail 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 ya, antes de que se ponga malo

the car won't run without gasoline

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 <would, would> [wɪl] VB intr form

will

disponer

as you will

como quieras

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it won't take (but) a second!

¡sólo será un momento!

you won't see this anyplace

no verás esto en ningún sitio

he won't come unless he has time

no vendrá a menos que tenga tiempo

Translations for won't in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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con estos lloros no conseguirás nada

this crying won't get you anywhere

el puto coche no arranca

the damn car won't start

llorando no remedias nada

crying won't solve anything

quien pregunta no yerra prov

he who asks questions won't go far wrong

no voy a asistir

I won't go

si no le damos un empujón al trabajo no lo acabaremos

if we don't push ahead with the work we won't finish it

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

You probably won't be heading out to the convenience store to pick up some tennessine to clean your floors anytime soon.

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He won't have a pocket square in his wardrobe, a man-bag or a breath-mint.

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You love your husband and this guilty conscience that's tearing into you means you won't make the same mistake again.

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But then, the engine won't run at all, if we gum up the gears with distrust and stubbornness.

edmontonjournal.com

That means if you insert the chip card into that reader, it won't work.

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Icon is able to take risks that studios won't broach.

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The asylum seeker advocates who are now being called bleeding hearts won't be upset, because up to now popular support for the government policies has made protest unavailing.

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Unless randomized control trials and meta-analyses really pluck at your heart strings, most articles in medical journals likely won't leave you misty-eyed.

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The aim is to apply a detectable yet unobtrusive scent that lasts for as long as possible but won't asphyxiate everyone in the office.

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To suppose that the consequences of a hasty withdrawal won't be unpleasant would be an exercise in self-delusion.

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