suppose in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for suppose in the English»Spanish Dictionary

suppose [Am səˈpoʊz, Brit səˈpəʊz] VB trans

1.1. suppose (assume, imagine):

suppose

suponer

suppose

imaginarse

I suppose the water is drinkable

supongo or (me) imagino que el agua será potable

I suppose you want more money

supongo or (me) imagino que querrás más dinero

suppose it doesn't turn up

suponte que no aparece

suppose it doesn't turn up

pongamos por caso que no aparece

I don't suppose you could take me there?

tú no podrías llevarme hasta allí ¿no?

I don't suppose you know who wrote the letter, do you?

tú no sabrás por casualidad quién escribió la carta ¿no?

suppose he phones and you're not in

¿y si llama y tú no estás?

suppose he phones and you're not in

suponte que llama y tú no estás

has Jan left already? — I suppose so

¿Jan ya se ha ido? — supongo or me imagino que sí

can Peter come too? — oh, I suppose so

¿Peter puede ir con nosotros? — bueno, si no hay más remedio …

that wasn't a kind thing to do, was it? — I suppose not

no estuviste muy amable que digamos — no, supongo que no

they won't call at this late hour — no, I suppose not or I don't suppose so

ahora tan tarde ya no llamarán — no, supongo que no or no, no creo

1.2. suppose (making suggestions):

suppose we take this with us

¿y si nos lleváramos esto?

suppose we take this with us

¿qué tal si nos llevamos esto?

1.3. suppose (believe, think):

suppose

creer

what do you suppose he'll do?

¿tú qué crees que hará?

when do you suppose we can go?

¿cuándo te parece or cuándo crees que nos podemos ir?

1.4. suppose (postulate):

suppose

suponer

let us suppose that x = a + b

supongamos que x = a + b

2.1. suppose (indicating obligation, expectation):

I'm supposed to start work at nine

se supone que tengo que empezar a trabajar a las nueve

aren't you supposed to be at home?

¿tú no tendrías que estar en casa?

you're not supposed to tell anyone

no se lo tienes que decir a nadie

it's supposed to be kept in a cool place

hay que guardarlo en un lugar fresco

2.2. suppose (indicating intention):

what's that supposed to be?

¿y eso qué se supone que es?

what's that supposed to mean?

¿y qué quieres (or quieren etc.) decir con eso, (si se puede saber)?

where are we supposed to be meeting them?

¿dónde se supone que nos vamos a encontrar con ellos?

2.3. suppose (indicating general opinion):

it's supposed to be a very interesting book

dicen que es un libro muy interesante

you're supposed to be the expert, not me

el experto se supone que eres tú, no yo

3. suppose (presuppose):

suppose form

suponer

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I suppose so, she said sulkily

—supongo que sí —contestó enfurruñada or malhumorada

I don't suppose I'll live to see in the next century

no creo que llegue a ver el nuevo siglo

I suppose so, she replied hesitantly

—supongo —replicó, no muy convencida

I suppose you think that's terribly witty

te parecerá muy gracioso ¿no?

how do you like it? — well, it's different, I suppose

¿qué te parece? — pues … , es original ¿no?

well, yes, I suppose so, came the hesitant reply

—bueno, supongo que sí —replicó titubeante

Translations for suppose in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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estarás orgulloso de lo que has hecho iron

I suppose you're proud of what you've done iron

si la empresa quebrara, es un suponer, …

just suppose o just supposing the company were to go bankrupt, …

suponer

to suppose

supongamos que lo que dice es cierto

let's suppose o assume what he says is true

supongamos que los dos ángulos son iguales

let us suppose o assume that both angles are equal

supongo que tienes razón

I suppose you're right

nada hacía suponer que ocurriría una cosa así

there was nothing to suggest o there was no reason to suppose that something like that would happen

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Translations for suppose in the English»Spanish Dictionary

suppose [sə·ˈpoʊz] VB trans

1. suppose:

suppose

suponer

to suppose (that)...

suponer que...

I suppose not/so

supongo que no/que sí

I don't suppose so

supongo que no

let's suppose that

supongamos que

2. suppose (believe, think):

suppose

creer

3. suppose (obligation):

to be supposed to do sth

tener que hacer algo

he was supposed to collect the money

tenía que ir a recoger el dinero

you are not supposed to know that

no deberías saber eso

4. suppose (opinion):

the book is supposed to be very good

dicen que el libro es muy bueno

she is supposed to be intelligent

dicen que es inteligente

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for the sake of argument, suppose that...

pongamos por caso que...

Translations for suppose in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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presuponer

to suppose

imaginar

to suppose

sospechar

to suppose

suponer

to suppose

vamos a suponer que...

let's suppose that...

supongo que vendrá Gema, no? — supongo que sí

I imagine Gema will come, won't she? — I suppose so

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English

First, using square-free factorization, we may suppose that the polynomial is square-free.

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Thus, while no island may exceed it in greatness, it is perfectly reasonable to suppose that some non-island could.

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Suppose one of the user's contacts just moved and has a new home address.

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His specialties are centered around his (supposed) great intelligence and his many fantastic devices.

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The excavators supposed this building to be a temple.

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Suppose first that "f" is a compactly supported smooth function.

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Suppose a current at the equator is heading north.

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Despite causing some severe pathologies, lots of cases of hemolysis do not suppose a health hazard.

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Suppose the gambler possesses exactly 63 units but desperately needs a total of 64.

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Or, suppose the person lied about their address for some reason.

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