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1 aught
tr[ɔːt]1 architecture a cosa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfor aught I care por mí, por lo que a mí me importafor aught I know que yo sepaadv.• absolutamente adv.n.• algo s.m.• nada (con negación) s.f.ɔːtpronoun (arch)* * *[ɔːt]pronoun (arch) -
2 aught ††
[ɔːt]N algo, alguna cosa; (+ negation) nadaif there is aught I can do — si puedo hacer algo, si puedo ayudarles de algún modo
for aught I care he can... — igual me da si él...
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3 aught
pron.algo, alguna cosa: (con negación) nada. -
4 for aught I care
por mí, por lo que a mí me importa -
5 for aught I know
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6 ought
o:tnegative short form - oughtn't; verb1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) deber2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) debertr[ɔːt]1 (moral obligation) deber2 (recommendation) deber, tener que■ you ought to hear him sing! ¡tendrías que oírlo cantar!3 (expectation) deber de■ they ought to be home by now ya deberían de estar en casa, seguramente ya estarán en casaought ['ɔt] v aux: deberyou ought to take care of yourself: deberías cuidarteaux.n.• algo s.m.• alguna cosa s.f.• cero s.m.• nada s.f.v.aux.• deber v.aux.v.invar.• deber v.ɔːtought to + inf1) (indicating obligation, desirability) debería (or deberías etc) + inf, debiera (or debieras etc) + infyou ought to be grateful — deberías or debieras estar agradecido, tendrías que estar agradecido
she ought not to have said that — no debería haber dicho eso, no tendría or no tenía que haber dicho eso
you ought to have seen her face! — tenías or tendrías que haber visto la cara que puso!
2) ( expressing logical expectation) debería (or deberías etc) + inf, debiera (or debieras etc) + infshe ought to be here by now — ya debería or debiera estar aquí
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[ɔːt]MODAL VB1) (moral obligation) deberI ought to do it — debería hacerlo, debiera hacerlo
you ought to have seen him! — ¡tenías que haberle visto!
3) (probability) deber
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[ɔːt]N = aught* * *[ɔːt]ought to + inf1) (indicating obligation, desirability) debería (or deberías etc) + inf, debiera (or debieras etc) + infyou ought to be grateful — deberías or debieras estar agradecido, tendrías que estar agradecido
she ought not to have said that — no debería haber dicho eso, no tendría or no tenía que haber dicho eso
you ought to have seen her face! — tenías or tendrías que haber visto la cara que puso!
2) ( expressing logical expectation) debería (or deberías etc) + inf, debiera (or debieras etc) + infshe ought to be here by now — ya debería or debiera estar aquí
См. также в других словарях:
Aught — Aught, n. [OE. aught, ought, awiht, AS. [=a]wiht, [=a] ever + wiht. [root]136. See {Aye} ever, and {Whit}, {Wight}.] Anything; any part. [Also written {ought}.] [1913 Webster] There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord has spoken.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aught — is an Old English word that survives only in the fixed expressions for aught I know and for aught I care, and as such is restricted to literary or archaic use … Modern English usage
aught — [ôt] n. [ME < OE awiht < a, ever + wiht, a creature, WIGHT1] 1. anything whatever [for aught I know] [< a naught 2. (see NAUGHT), by faulty separation into an aught] a zero adv. Archaic to a … English World dictionary
Aught — Aught, Aucht Aucht, n. [AS. ?ht, fr. [=a]gan to own, p. p. [=a]hte.] Property; possession. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aught — ([add]t), adv. At all; in any degree. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aught — aught·lins; aught; … English syllables
aught — [o:t US o:t, a:t] pron [: Old English; Origin: awiht, from a ever + wiht creature, thing ] old use anything … Dictionary of contemporary English
aught — (also ought) ► PRONOUN archaic ▪ anything at all. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
aught — {{11}}aught (1) something, O.E. awiht aught, anything, something, lit. e er a whit, from P.Gmc. *aiwi ever (from PIE *aiw vital force, life, long life, eternity ) + *wihti thing, anything whatever (see WIGHT (Cf. wight)). In Shakespeare, Milton… … Etymology dictionary
aught — aught1 /awt/, n. 1. anything whatever; any part: for aught I know. adv. 2. Archaic. in any degree; at all; in any respect. Also, ought. [bef. 1000; ME aught, ought, OE aht, awiht, owiht, equiv. to a, o ever + wiht thing, WIGHT1] aught … Universalium
aught — I or ought II [[t]ɔt[/t]] n. 1) anything whatever; any part: for aught I know[/ex] 2) archaic in any degree; at all; in any respect • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE āht, āwiht, ōwiht=ā, ō ever +wiht thing, wight I II aught or ought III [[t]ɔt[/t]]… … From formal English to slang