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1 I hoped he might succeed
Макаров: я надеялся, что ему это удастсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I hoped he might succeed
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2 ♦ might
♦ might (1) /maɪt/v. modalemight, come tutti i verbi modali, ha caratteristiche particolari:● ha significato di condizionale;● non ha forme flesse (-s alla 3a pers. sing. pres., - ing, -ed), non è mai usato con ausiliari e non ha quindi tempi composti;● forma le domande mediante la semplice posposizione del soggetto;● l'infinito che segue non ha la particella to;1 ( esprime eventualità, probabilità) – You might be right, potresti aver ragione; It might prove difficult, la cosa potrebbe dimostrarsi difficile; He might not agree, potrebbe non essere d'accordo; You might have underestimated her, potresti averla sottovalutata2 ( nel discorso indiretto) – He said he might be late, (rif. al futuro) ha detto che potrebbe tardare; (rif. al pass.) disse che avrebbe potuto tardare; We thought you might have already left, pensavamo che tu potessi essertene già andata3 ( dopo i verbi di timore, speranza, ecc., al passato) – I was afraid he might hurt himself, temevo che si facesse (o che si sarebbe fatto) male; I hoped he might succeed, speravo che riuscisse; I feared she might have been arrested, temevo che potessero averla arrestata4 ( esprime possibilità non realizzata) – I might have been killed, avrei potuto essere ucciso; If we hadn't given the alarm, there might have been casualties, se non avessimo dato l'allarme, ci sarebbero potute essere (o forse ci sarebbero state) delle vittime5 ( esprime un suggerimento) – We might go to the cinema, potremmo andare al cinema; You might like to have a look at this, forse ti interessa dare un'occhiata a questo6 (antiq. o form.) ( esprime richiesta cortese) – Might I ask you your name?, posso chiederle come si chiama?; Might I make a suggestion?, potrei suggerire una cosa?; Might I ask you what you're doing here?, potrei sapere che cosa ci fate qui?; che cosa fate qui, se è lecito?7 ( esprime una concessione) – She might be clever, but…, sarà intelligente, ma…; He might have lots of money, but his manners are atrocious, sarà anche pieno di soldi, ma ha maniere pessime8 (esprime rammarico o rimprovero per qc. di non avvenuto) – He might at least apologize, potrebbe almeno chiedere scusa; You might have told me, avresti potuto dirmelo● might as well ► well (2) □ They might well change their minds, potrebbero benissimo cambiare idea □ as you might expect, come ci si potrebbe aspettare □ as you might imagine, come puoi immaginare □ as well he [she, etc.] might (be), a buon diritto; comprensibilmente □ I might have guessed (o I might have known)!, avrei dovuto immaginarlo!; me lo sarei dovuto aspettare!NOTA D'USO: - might o may?- might (2) /maɪt/n.forza; potenza; potere; vigore: He fought with all his might, ha lottato con tutte le sue forze● (prov.) Might is right, la ragione è del più forte; contro la forza la ragion non vale. -
3 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) kunne, ville2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) kunne3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) kunne, burde•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) makt, styrke, kraft- mighty- mightily
- mightinessmaktIsubst. \/maɪt\/ ( litterært)1) styrke, kraft2) makt, veldemight makes\/is right makt er rettwith all one's might eller (with) might and main av alle krefter, av all kraftIIverb (pretritum av may) \/maɪt\/ ( hjelpeverb)1) ( uttrykk for mulighet eller tillatelse i indirekte tale) kunne, hadde2) ( i uttrykk for mulighet basert på en betingelse som ikke er oppfylt) ville, hadde (kanskje)• we might have been there now, had we taken the new roadvi hadde kanskje vært der nå, hvis vi hadde tatt den nye veien3) ( i uttrykk for misnøye med at noe ikke ble gjort) kunne, burde• you might have done that for me!• she might at least have waited!4) ( i uttrykk for oppfordring eller anmodning) kunne, ville5) (hverdagslig, uttrykk for mulighet) kan, kunne6) (hverdagslig, om tillatelse) kan, kunne• might I ask a question?7) ville, skulle, måtte, kunnejeg håpet han skulle\/ville lykkes• I changed my seat, so that I might hear betteras quickly as might be så fort som muligas the case might be alt etter omstendighetenewho might you be? og hvem er så du? -
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mei(the fifth month of the year, the month following April.) mayo- May Day- maypole
May n mayotr[meɪ]1 mayo■ at the beginning/end of May a principios/finales de mayo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLMay Day el primero de mayo, el uno de mayo, el día nombre masculino de los trabajadoresMay ['meɪ] n: mayo mn.• mayo s.m.meɪ
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[meɪ](pt, cond might) MODAL VBit may rain — puede or es posible que llueva
they may have gone out — puede que hayan salido, a lo mejor han salido
he may not have spoken to her yet — a lo mejor no ha hablado con ella todavía, puede que no haya hablado con ella todavía
I may have said so — es posible que lo haya dicho, puede que lo haya dicho
yes, I may — sí, es posible, sí, a lo mejor
as you might expect — como era de esperar, según cabía esperar
who might you be? — ¿quién es usted?
how old might you be? — ¿cuántos años tendrás?
2) (of permission) poderyes, you may — sí, puedes, ¡cómo no!
may I? — ¿me permite?, con permiso
may I go now? — ¿puedo irme ya?
may I see it? — ¿se puede ver?, ¿puedo verlo?
may I come in? — ¿se puede?, con permiso
might I suggest that...? — me permito sugerir que...
3) (in wishes)may you have a happy life together — ¡que seáis felices!
may God bless you — ¡Dios te bendiga!
may you be forgiven! — ¡que Dios te perdone!
long may he reign! — ¡que reine muchos años!
4) frm or liter5)might —
a) (suggesting)mightn't it be better to...? — + infin ¿no sería mejor...? + infin
you might shut the door! — ¡podrías or podías cerrar la puerta!
you might have told me! — ¡habérmelo dicho!
6) (in phrases)we may or might as well go — vámonos ya or de una vez
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[meɪ]N (Bot) (=blossom) flor f del espino; (Brit) (=tree) espino m* * *[meɪ] -
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[meɪ]modal aux vb might pt1)she may come — può darsi che venga, può venirehe might come — potrebbe venire, può anche darsi che venga
are you going to the party? — I don't know, I may... — vai alla festa? - non so, forse...
he may not be hungry — potrebbe non aver fame, può darsi che non abbia fame
be that as it may — comunque sia, sia come sia
2)may I smoke? — posso fumare?may I have a cigarette? — yes, of course — potrei avere una sigaretta? — sì, prego
might I suggest that...? — con il suo permesso suggerirei che...
3)we may or might as well go — tanto vale che ci andiamo
4)may you have a happy life together — possiate vivere insieme felici
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