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 [ˈwʊd·ənt]

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 had 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 llamarlo?

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):

of course 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 water

prefiero beber agua

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:

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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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

I wouldn't bet on it

yo no estaría tan seguro

it wouldn't harm you to stay at home

no te morirás por quedarte en casa

I wouldn't like to live in the neighborhood of the airport

no me gustaría vivir en los alrededores del aeropuerto

I wouldn't dream of (doing) that

no se me pasaría por la cabeza (hacer) eso

Translations for wouldn't in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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¡no te atreverás!

you wouldn't dare!

la herida no paraba de manar sangre

the wound wouldn't stop flowing with blood

no me sorprendería que viniera

I wouldn't be surprised if he/she came