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3 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
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4 ought
s.nada; alteración de naught.s. & adv.algo, alguna cosa.pp.participio pasado del verbo OWE.pt.pretérito del verbo OWE.v.1 deber, tener la obligación moral de satisfacer alguna cosa.2 ser menester, necesario; convenir, ser conveniente.va.1 deber, tener que (expressing obligation, desirability)they ought to be in Paris by now a estas horas tendrían que estar ya en Parísyou ought to be able to get £150 for the painting deberías conseguir al menos 150 libras por el cuadroEn el inglés hablado, y en el escrito en estilo coloquial, la forma negativa ought not se transforma en oughtn't(pt & pp oughted)
См. также в других словарях:
oughtn't — [ˈo:tnt US ˈo: ] the short form of ought not ▪ You oughtn t to drive if you re tired … Dictionary of contemporary English
oughtn't — (ought not) need not to; must not … English contemporary dictionary
oughtn't — ► CONTRACTION ▪ ought not … English terms dictionary
oughtn't — [ôt′ nt] contraction ought not … English World dictionary
oughtn't — [[t]ɔ͟ːt(ə)nt[/t]] Oughtn t is a spoken form of ought not . Syn: shouldn t … English dictionary
oughtn't — the short form of ought not : You oughtn t to drive if you are feeling so drowsy … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
oughtn't — [ˈɔːt(ə)nt] short form a way of saying or writing ‘ought not . This is not often used in formal writing You oughtn t to make promises you can t keep.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
oughtn't — contr. ought not. * * * /ˈɑːtn̩t/ used as a contraction of ought not It oughtn t (to) make any difference … Useful english dictionary
oughtn't — Date: 1884 ought not … New Collegiate Dictionary
oughtn't — /awt nt/ contraction of ought not. Usage. See contraction, ought1. * * * … Universalium
oughtn't — ought|n t [ ɔtnt ] short form the usual way of saying or writing ought not. This is not often used in formal writing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English