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(expressing desire)

Толкование Перевод

1 expressing a common desire for

Общая лексика: выражая общее желание

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > expressing a common desire for
2 would

[ forma debole wəd, forma forte wʊd]
verbo modale (negat. wouldn't)

1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)

she said she wouldn't come — disse che non sarebbe venuta

we thought we would be late — credevamo di arrivare in ritardo

he thought she would have forgotten — pensava che avrebbe dimenticato

I wish he would shut the door! — potrebbe chiudere la porta!

I wish you'd be quiet! — potresti stare zitto! vorrei che stessi zitto!

2) (in conditional statements)

it would be wonderful if they came — sarebbe meraviglioso se venissero

if we'd left later we would have missed the train — se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno

we wouldn't be happy anywhere else — non saremmo felici in nessun altro posto

who would ever have believed it? — chi mai l'avrebbe creduto?

you wouldn't have thought it possible! — non lo si sarebbe creduto possibile!

so it would seem — così sembrerebbe

I wouldn't know — non saprei

wouldn't it be better to write? — non sarebbe meglio scrivere?

3) (expressing willingness to act)

do you know anyone who would do it? — conosci qualcuno che lo farebbe?

he just wouldn't listen — non voleva proprio ascoltare

after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — dopo quell'episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola

the police wouldn't give any further details — la polizia non voleva fornire ulteriori particolari

they asked me to leave but I wouldn't — mi chiesero di andarmene ma io non ho voluto

4) (expressing inability to function)

the door wouldn't close — la porta non voleva chiudersi

5) (expressing desire, preference)

we would like to stay — vorremmo restare

we'd really love to see you — vorremo davvero vederti, abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti

I would much rather travel alone — preferisco di gran lunga viaggiare da solo

I wouldn't mind another slice of cake — non mi dispiacerebbe prendere un'altra fetta di torta

6) (in polite requests or proposals)

would you like something to eat, some more tea? — vuoi qualcosa da mangiare, ancora del tè?

would you help me set the table? — mi aiuteresti ad apparecchiare la tavola?

switch off the radio, would you? — spegneresti la radio?

would you like to go to a concert? — ti piacerebbe andare a un concerto?

would you give her the message? — potrebbe darle il messaggio?

would you mind not smoking please? — potrebbe non fumare per cortesia?

7) (expressing an assumption)

what time would that be? — a che ora più o meno?

it would have been about five years ago — doveva essere circa cinque anni fa

8) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to)

she would sit for hours at the window — sedeva per ore alla finestra
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Note:

When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in Italian and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = lo farei se avessi tempo; I would have done it if I had had time = l'avrei fatto se avessi avuto tempo. - However, in sequence of past tenses and in reported speech, would + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you would like it = ero sicuro che ti sarebbe piaciuto (not "piacerebbe"); he said he would fetch the car = disse che avrebbe preso (not "prenderebbe") la macchina. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below

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[wud]
short forms - I'd; verb

1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)

2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)

3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)

4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!)

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- would-be
- would you
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[ forma debole wəd, forma forte wʊd]
verbo modale (negat. wouldn't)

1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)

she said she wouldn't come — disse che non sarebbe venuta

we thought we would be late — credevamo di arrivare in ritardo

he thought she would have forgotten — pensava che avrebbe dimenticato

I wish he would shut the door! — potrebbe chiudere la porta!

I wish you'd be quiet! — potresti stare zitto! vorrei che stessi zitto!

2) (in conditional statements)

it would be wonderful if they came — sarebbe meraviglioso se venissero

if we'd left later we would have missed the train — se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno

we wouldn't be happy anywhere else — non saremmo felici in nessun altro posto

who would ever have believed it? — chi mai l'avrebbe creduto?

you wouldn't have thought it possible! — non lo si sarebbe creduto possibile!

so it would seem — così sembrerebbe

I wouldn't know — non saprei

wouldn't it be better to write? — non sarebbe meglio scrivere?

3) (expressing willingness to act)

do you know anyone who would do it? — conosci qualcuno che lo farebbe?

he just wouldn't listen — non voleva proprio ascoltare

after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — dopo quell'episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola

the police wouldn't give any further details — la polizia non voleva fornire ulteriori particolari

they asked me to leave but I wouldn't — mi chiesero di andarmene ma io non ho voluto

4) (expressing inability to function)

the door wouldn't close — la porta non voleva chiudersi

5) (expressing desire, preference)

we would like to stay — vorremmo restare

we'd really love to see you — vorremo davvero vederti, abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti

I would much rather travel alone — preferisco di gran lunga viaggiare da solo

I wouldn't mind another slice of cake — non mi dispiacerebbe prendere un'altra fetta di torta

6) (in polite requests or proposals)

would you like something to eat, some more tea? — vuoi qualcosa da mangiare, ancora del tè?

would you help me set the table? — mi aiuteresti ad apparecchiare la tavola?

switch off the radio, would you? — spegneresti la radio?

would you like to go to a concert? — ti piacerebbe andare a un concerto?

would you give her the message? — potrebbe darle il messaggio?

would you mind not smoking please? — potrebbe non fumare per cortesia?

7) (expressing an assumption)

what time would that be? — a che ora più o meno?

it would have been about five years ago — doveva essere circa cinque anni fa

8) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to)

she would sit for hours at the window — sedeva per ore alla finestra
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Note:

When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in Italian and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = lo farei se avessi tempo; I would have done it if I had had time = l'avrei fatto se avessi avuto tempo. - However, in sequence of past tenses and in reported speech, would + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you would like it = ero sicuro che ti sarebbe piaciuto (not "piacerebbe"); he said he would fetch the car = disse che avrebbe preso (not "prenderebbe") la macchina. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below

English-Italian dictionary > would
3 must

I [ forma debole məst, forma forte mʌst]
verbo modale (negat. must not, mustn't)

1) (indicating obligation)

you must check your rearview mirror before indicating — si deve guardare nello specchietto prima di mettere la freccia

the feeding bottles must be sterilized — i biberon devono essere sterilizzati

he must be consulted first — prima bisogna consultare lui

all visitors must leave the premises — i signori visitatori sono pregati uscire

the loan must be repaid in one year — il prestito deve essere rimborsato in un anno

withdrawals must not exceed Ј 200 — i prelievi non possono superare le 200 sterline

you mustn't mention this to anyone — non devi farne parola con nessuno

2) (indicating requirement)

candidates must be EU nationals — i candidati dovranno essere cittadini comunitari

to gain a licence you must spend 40 hours in the air — per ottenere il brevetto devi avere fatto almeno 40 ore di volo

3) (stressing importance, necessity)

you must be patient — devi avere pazienza

tell her she mustn't worry — dille di non preoccuparsi o che non deve preoccuparsi

we must never forget — non dimentichiamocelo mai

I must ask you not to smoke — devo chiedervi di non fumare

I feel I must tell you that — mi sento in dovere di dirti che

it must be said that — bisogna dire che

I must apologize for being late — chiedo scusa per il ritardo

I must say, I was impressed — devo dire che sono rimasto impressionato

4) (expressing intention)

I must check the reference — devo verificare la fonte di riferimento

5) (indicating irritation)

well, come in if you must — e va bene, entra, se proprio devi

why must he always be so cynical? — perché dev'essere sempre così cinico?

he's ill, if you must know — è malato, se proprio vuoi saperlo

6) (in suggestions)

we really must get together soon — dobbiamo assolutamente rivederci al più presto

you must meet John — devi conoscere John

7) (expressing assumption, probability)

it must be difficult living there — dev'essere difficile vivere là

there must be some mistake! — dev'esserci qualche errore!

what must people think? — che cosa ne deve pensare la gente?

because he said nothing people thought he must be shy — siccome stava in silenzio, la gente pensava che fosse timido

they must really detest each other — si devono veramente detestare

anyone who believes her must be naïve — chi le crede è un ingenuo

you must be out of your mind! — devi essere impazzito!

8) (expressing desire)

this I must see! — devo assolutamente vederlo!

we simply must get away from here! — dobbiamo a tutti i costi uscire di qua!
II [mʌst]
nome

it's a must — è un must ( for per)

this film is a must — questo film è imperdibile

if you're going to Paris, a visit to the Louvre is a must — se vai a Parigi devi assolutamente visitare il Louvre
III [mʌst]
nome enol. mosto m.

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1. negative short form - mustn't; verb
1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) dovere

2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) dovere

3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) dovere
2. noun
(something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) must, (cosa indispensabile)

- must have

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must (1) /mʌst/
n. [u]

mosto; vino nuovo (fam.).
must (2) /mʌst/
n. [u]

1 muffa

2 sentore di muffa; muffosità.
must (3) /mʌst/
A n. [u]

( d'elefante, cammello) frenesia; furia; stato d'eccitazione sessuale

B a.

( d'elefante, ecc.) infuriato; eccitato.
♦ must (4) /mʌst, məst/
v. modale

must, come tutti i verbi modali, ha caratteristiche particolari:

● è usato solo come presente (tranne che nel discorso indiretto, V. def. 3);

● non ha forme flesse (-s alla 3^a persona sing., -ing, -ed), non è mai usato con ausiliari e non ha quindi tempi composti; in sostituzione si usano, a seconda del significato, to have to, to be obliged, to be likely, ecc.;

● forma le domande mediante la semplice posposizione del soggetto;

● la forma negativa è must not, spesso abbreviato in mustn't;

● l'infinito che segue non ha la particella to;

● viene usato nelle question tags

1 ( esprime dovere dettato da regola, legge, necessità, esigenza, forte opportunità, ecc.) – Rules must be obeyed, si deve obbedire alle regole; le regole vanno obbedite; Dogs must be kept on a lead, i cani devono essere al guinzaglio; A solution must be found, bisogna (o si deve) trovare una soluzione; You mustn't say that, non devi dire così; I must leave in five minutes, devo andar via tra cinque minuti; I really must ring him up, devo proprio telefonargli; I must insist, devo insistere

2 ( esprime forte probabilità, certezza) – It must be dark outside, dev'essere buio fuori; You must be Jack's brother, tu devi essere il fratello di Jack; It must have rained, dev'essere piovuto; Hours must have passed, dovevano essere passate delle ore; You must have heard me when I called you, non puoi non avermi sentito quando ti ho chiamato

3 ( dopo verbi di pensiero, opinione, ecc., al passato) – He decided that he must see her again, decise che doveva rivederla; I knew that I must act quickly, sapevo che dovevo agire immediatamente

4 ( esprime suggerimento o invito pressante) – You must see a doctor, devi farti vedere da un dottore; You mustn't worry, non devi preoccuparti; You must come and see us, dovete venire a trovarci; You simply must see that film, devi assolutamente vedere quel film

5 ( esprime simpatia, sorpresa, incredulità) – She must have been worried sick!, deve essere stata terribilmente in pensiero!; He must be mad, dev'essere matto; You must be joking!, tu scherzi!

6 ( esprime irritazione) – OK, do it, if you must, e va bene, fallo, se proprio devi; He has already paid me, if you must know, mi ha già pagato, se proprio vuoi saperlo; Must you keep the volume so loud?, devi proprio tenere il volume così alto?

● You must know that…, devi sapere che… □ I must say, devo dire; effettivamente; davvero: I must say I was impressed, devo dire che sono rimasto colpito; Very odd, I must say, davvero molto strano □ It must be said that…, bisogna dire che…; va detto che…
must (5) /mʌst/
n.

(fam.) (una) cosa che si deve fare (o conoscere, leggere, vedere, ecc.); (una) cosa di cui non si può fare a meno: This film is a must, è un film da vedere; Sunscreen is a must on a sailboat, non si può fare a meno della crema solare (o la crema solare è indispensabile) in barca a vela

● (fam.) must-buy, cosa da comprare a tutti i costi □ (fam.) must-have, cosa che bisogna avere □ a must-see, una cosa che bisogna vedere.

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I [ forma debole məst, forma forte mʌst]
verbo modale (negat. must not, mustn't)

1) (indicating obligation)

you must check your rearview mirror before indicating — si deve guardare nello specchietto prima di mettere la freccia

the feeding bottles must be sterilized — i biberon devono essere sterilizzati

he must be consulted first — prima bisogna consultare lui

all visitors must leave the premises — i signori visitatori sono pregati uscire

the loan must be repaid in one year — il prestito deve essere rimborsato in un anno

withdrawals must not exceed Ј 200 — i prelievi non possono superare le 200 sterline

you mustn't mention this to anyone — non devi farne parola con nessuno

2) (indicating requirement)

candidates must be EU nationals — i candidati dovranno essere cittadini comunitari

to gain a licence you must spend 40 hours in the air — per ottenere il brevetto devi avere fatto almeno 40 ore di volo

3) (stressing importance, necessity)

you must be patient — devi avere pazienza

tell her she mustn't worry — dille di non preoccuparsi o che non deve preoccuparsi

we must never forget — non dimentichiamocelo mai

I must ask you not to smoke — devo chiedervi di non fumare

I feel I must tell you that — mi sento in dovere di dirti che

it must be said that — bisogna dire che

I must apologize for being late — chiedo scusa per il ritardo

I must say, I was impressed — devo dire che sono rimasto impressionato

4) (expressing intention)

I must check the reference — devo verificare la fonte di riferimento

5) (indicating irritation)

well, come in if you must — e va bene, entra, se proprio devi

why must he always be so cynical? — perché dev'essere sempre così cinico?

he's ill, if you must know — è malato, se proprio vuoi saperlo

6) (in suggestions)

we really must get together soon — dobbiamo assolutamente rivederci al più presto

you must meet John — devi conoscere John

7) (expressing assumption, probability)

it must be difficult living there — dev'essere difficile vivere là

there must be some mistake! — dev'esserci qualche errore!

what must people think? — che cosa ne deve pensare la gente?

because he said nothing people thought he must be shy — siccome stava in silenzio, la gente pensava che fosse timido

they must really detest each other — si devono veramente detestare

anyone who believes her must be naïve — chi le crede è un ingenuo

you must be out of your mind! — devi essere impazzito!

8) (expressing desire)

this I must see! — devo assolutamente vederlo!

we simply must get away from here! — dobbiamo a tutti i costi uscire di qua!
II [mʌst]
nome

it's a must — è un must ( for per)

this film is a must — questo film è imperdibile

if you're going to Paris, a visit to the Louvre is a must — se vai a Parigi devi assolutamente visitare il Louvre
III [mʌst]
nome enol. mosto m.

English-Italian dictionary > must
4 would

would [wʊd]

1. modal verb

   a.

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► When would is used to form the conditional, the French conditional is used.

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• he would do it if you asked him il le ferait si vous le lui demandiez

• I wouldn't worry, if I were you à ta place, je ne m'inquiéterais pas

• I thought you'd want to know j'ai pensé que vous aimeriez le savoir

• I wouldn't have a vase like that in my house je ne voudrais pas d'un vase comme cela chez moi !

• I would never marry in church jamais je ne me marierais à l'église

• to my surprise, he agreed -- I never thought he would à ma grande surprise, il a accepté -- je ne l'aurais jamais pensé

► would have

• he would have done it if you had asked him il l'aurait fait si vous le lui aviez demandé

• who would have thought it? qui l'aurait pensé ?

   b. (indicating willingness) I said I would do it j'ai dit que je le ferais

• I said I'd go, so I'm going j'ai dit que j'irais, alors j'y vais

• I said I'd go, so I went j'avais dit que j'irais, alors j'y suis allé

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► When if you would means if you were willing to, it is translated by the imperfect of vouloir.

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• if you would come with me, I'd go to see him si vous vouliez bien m'accompagner, j'irais le voir

• if you would just listen si vous vouliez bien écouter

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► When wouldn't refers to the past, it is translated by the perfect or imperfect of vouloir.

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• he wouldn't help me il n'a pas voulu m'aider

• the car wouldn't start la voiture ne voulait pas démarrer

► would you (in requests)

would you wait here please! attendez ici s'il vous plaît !

• would you close the window please voulez-vous fermer la fenêtre, s'il vous plaît► would you like ( = do you want)

would you like some tea? voulez-vous du thé ?

• would you like to go for a walk? est-ce que vous aimeriez faire une promenade ?

   c. (past) he would always read the paper before dinner il lisait toujours le journal avant le dîner

• 50 years ago the streets would be empty on Sundays il y a 50 ans, les rues étaient vides le dimanche

• I saw him come out of the shop -- when would this be? je l'ai vu sortir du magasin -- quand ?

   d. (inevitability) you would go and tell her! évidemment tu es allé le lui dire !

• it would have to rain! évidemment il fallait qu'il pleuve !

   e. (conjecture) it would have been about 8 o'clock when he came il devait être 8 heures à peu près quand il est venu

2. modifier

► would-be adjective

• would-be actor aspirant (e) acteur or actrice

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[wʊd, wəd]
Note: When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in French and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = je le ferais si j'avais le temps; I would have done it if I had had time = je l'aurais fait si j'avais eu le temps; he said he would fetch the car = il a dit qu'il irait chercher la voiture

For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below

modal auxiliary ( aussi 'd; nég wouldn't)

1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)

she said she wouldn't come — elle a dit qu'elle ne viendrait pas

we thought we would be late — nous avons pensé que nous serions en retard

I was sure you'd like it — j'étais sûr que ça te plairait

they promised that they'd come back — ils ont promis de revenir

he thought she would have forgotten — il pensait qu'elle aurait oublié

I wish he would shut the door! — il pourrait fermer la porte!

I wish you'd be quiet! — tu ne pourrais pas te taire!

2) ( in conditional statements)

it would be wonderful if they came — ce serait merveilleux s'ils venaient

if we'd left later we would have missed the train — si nous étions partis plus tard nous aurions raté le train

we wouldn't be happy anywhere else — nous ne serions heureux nulle part ailleurs

who would ever have believed it? — qui l'aurait cru?

you wouldn't have thought it possible! — on n'aurait jamais cru que c'était possible!

wouldn't it be nice if... — ce serait bien si...

it cost far less than I would have expected — ça a coûté beaucoup moins cher que je n'aurais pensé

3) ( expressing willingness to act)

do you know anyone who would do it? — est-ce que tu connais quelqu'un qui le ferait?

they couldn't find anyone who would take the job — ils n'arrivaient pas à trouver quelqu'un qui accepte le poste

she just wouldn't listen — elle ne voulait rien entendre

after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — après cela je ne voulais plus manger de conserves

he wouldn't do a thing to help — il n'a rien voulu faire pour aider

the police wouldn't give any further details — la police a refusé de donner plus de détails

they asked me to leave but I wouldn't — ils m'ont demandé de partir mais j'ai refusé

4) ( expressing inability to function)

the door wouldn't close — la porte ne voulait pas se fermer

5) (expressing desire, preference)

we would like to stay another night — nous aimerions rester une nuit de plus

we'd really love to see you — nous aimerions vraiment te voir

I would much rather travel alone — je préfèrerais nettement voyager seul

she would have preferred a puppy — elle aurait préféré un chiot

I wouldn't mind another slice of cake — je prendrais bien un autre morceau de gâteau

it's what he would have wanted — c'est ce qu'il aurait voulu

6) ( in polite requests or proposals)

would you like something to eat? — voudriez-vous quelque chose à manger?

would you like some more tea? — voulez-vous encore du thé?

would you help me set the table? — est-ce que tu pourrais m'aider à mettre la table?

switch off the radio, would you? — éteins la radio, tu veux bien?

would you like to go to a concert? — est-ce que tu aimerais aller à un concert?

would you give her the message? — est-ce que vous voulez bien lui transmettre le message?

would you mind not smoking please? — est-ce que ça vous ennuierait de ne pas fumer s'il vous plaît?

7) ( used to attenuate statements)

it would seem that he was right — il semblerait qu'il avait raison

so it would seem — c'est ce qu'il semble

you would think they'd be satisfied! — on aurait pu penser qu'ils seraient satisfaits!

I wouldn't say that — je ne dirais pas ça

I would have thought it was obvious — j'aurais pensé que c'était évident

I wouldn't know — je ne pourrais pas vous le dire

8) ( when giving advice)

I wouldn't do that if I were you — je ne ferais pas ça à ta place

I would check the timetable first — tu ferais bien de vérifier l'horaire d'abord

I'd give her a ring now — tu devrais lui téléphoner maintenant

wouldn't it be better to write? — est-ce que ce ne serait pas mieux d'écrire?

9) ( expressing exasperation)

‘he denies it’ - ‘well he would, wouldn't he?’ — ‘il le nie’ - ‘évidemment!’

of course you would contradict him! — bien sûr il a fallu que tu le contredises!

‘she put her foot in it (colloq)’ - ‘she would!’ — ‘elle a mis les pieds dans le plat (colloq)’ - ‘tu m'étonnes!’

10) ( expressing an assumption)

what time would that be? — c'était vers quelle heure?

I suppose it would have been about 3 pm — je pense qu'il était à peu près 15 h 00

let's see, that would be his youngest son — voyons, ça doit être son plus jeune fils

it would have been about five years ago — ça devait être il y a environ cinq ans

you'd never have guessed she was German — on n'aurait jamais cru qu'elle était allemande

11) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to)

she would sit for hours at the window — elle passait des heures assise à la fenêtre

English-French dictionary > would
5 would

would,

❢ When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in French and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = je le ferais si j'avais le temps ; I would have done it if I had had time = je l'aurais fait si j'avais eu le temps ; he said he would fetch the car = il a dit qu'il irait chercher la voiture.

For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below. modal aux ( aussi 'd ; nég wouldn't)

1 (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech) she said she wouldn't come elle a dit qu'elle ne viendrait pas ; we thought we would be late nous avons pensé que nous serions en retard ; I was sure you' d like it j'étais sûr que ça te plairait ; we were wondering if he'd accept nous nous demandions s'il accepterait ; they promised that they'd come back ils ont promis de revenir ; soon it would be time to get up ce serait bientôt l'heure de se lever ; it was to be the last chance we would have to leave ça devait être la dernière chance que nous aurions de partir ; he thought she would have forgotten il pensait qu'elle aurait oublié ; I wish he would shut the door! il pourrait fermer la porte! ; I wish you'd be quiet! tu ne pourrais pas te taire! ;

2 ( in conditional statements) it would be wonderful if they came ce serait merveilleux s'ils venaient ; I'm sure she would help if you asked her je suis sûr qu'elle t'aiderait si tu le lui demandais ; if we'd left later we would have missed the train si nous étions partis plus tard nous aurions raté le train ; we wouldn't be happy anywhere else nous ne serions heureux nulle part ailleurs ; what would be the best way to approach him? quel serait le meilleur moyen de l'aborder? ; who would ever have believed it? qui l'aurait cru? ; you wouldn't have thought it possible! on n'aurait jamais cru que c'était possible! ; I would have found out sooner or later je l'aurais découvert tôt ou tard ; wouldn't it be nice if… ce serait bien si… ; we wouldn't have succeeded without his help nous n'aurions jamais réussi sans son aide ; it wouldn't be the same without them ça ne serait pas la même chose sans eux ; it cost far less than I would have expected ça a coûté beaucoup moins cher que je n'aurais pensé ;

3 ( expressing willingness to act) do you know anyone who would do it? est-ce que tu connais quelqu'un qui le ferait? ; they couldn't find anyone who would take the job ils n'arrivaient pas à trouver quelqu'un qui accepte ( subj) le poste ; he wouldn't hurt a fly il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche ; she just wouldn't listen elle ne voulait rien entendre ; after that I wouldn't eat any canned food après cela je ne voulais plus manger de conserves ; he wouldn't do a thing to help il n'a rien voulu faire pour aider ; the police wouldn't give any further details la police a refusé de donner plus de détails ; they asked me to leave but I wouldn't ils m'ont demandé de partir mais j'ai refusé ;

4 ( expressing inability to function) the door wouldn't close la porte ne voulait pas se fermer ; the brakes wouldn't work les freins ne marchaient pas ;

5 (expressing desire, preference) we would like to stay another night nous aimerions rester une nuit de plus ; we'd really love to see you nous aimerions vraiment te voir ; I would much rather travel alone je préfèrerais nettement voyager seul ; she would have preferred a puppy elle aurait préféré un chiot ; which film would you rather see? quel film est-ce que tu préférerais voir? ; I wouldn't mind another slice of cake je prendrais bien un autre morceau de gâteau ; it's what he would have wanted c'est ce qu'il aurait voulu ;

6 ( in polite requests or proposals) would you like something to eat? voudriez-vous quelque chose à manger? ; would you like some more tea? voulez-vous encore du thé? ; would you help me set the table? est-ce que tu pourrais m'aider à mettre la table? ; switch off the radio, would you? éteins la radio, tu veux bien? ; would you be interested in buying a vacuum cleaner? est-ce que vous seriez intéressé par un aspirateur? ; would you like to go to a concert est-ce que tu aimerais aller à un concert? ; would you give her the message? est-ce que vous voulez bien lui transmettre le message? ; would you mind not smoking please? est-ce que ça vous ennuyerait de ne pas fumer s'il vous plaît? ; would you please be quiet un peu de silence s'il vous plaît ; would you be so kind as to leave? sout auriez-vous l'obligeance de partir d'ici? fml ;

7 ( used to attenuate statements) it would seem that he was right il semblerait qu'il avait raison ; so it would seem c'est ce qu'il semble ; you would think they'd be satisfied with the results! on aurait pu penser qu'ils seraient satisfaits des résultats! ; I wouldn't say that je ne dirais pas ça ; I would have thought it was obvious j'aurais pensé que c'était évident ; I wouldn't know je ne pourrais pas vous le dire ;

8 ( when giving advice) I wouldn't do that if I were you je ne ferais pas ça à ta place or si j'étais toi ; I really wouldn't worry à ta place je ne m'en ferais pas ; I would check the timetable first tu ferais bien de vérifier l'horaire d'abord ; I'd give her a ring now tu devrais lui téléphoner maintenant ; wouldn't it be better to write? est-ce que ce ne serait pas mieux d'écrire? ;

9 ( expressing exasperation) ‘he denies it’-‘well he would, wouldn't he?’ ‘il le nie’-‘évidemment!’ ; of course you would contradict him! bien sûr il a fallu que tu le contredises! ; ‘she put her foot in it ○ ’-‘she would!’ ‘elle a mis les pieds dans le plat ○ ’-‘tu m'étonnes!’, ‘c'est bien d'elle!’ ;

10 ( expressing an assumption) what time would that be? c'était vers quelle heure? ; I suppose it would have been about 3 pm je pense qu'il était à peu près 15h 00 ; being so young, you wouldn't remember the war étant donné ton âge tu ne dois pas te rappeler la guerre ; let's see, that would be his youngest son voyons, ça doit être son plus jeune fils ; it would have been about five years ago ça devait être il y a environ cinq ans ; you'd never have guessed she was German on n'aurait jamais cru qu'elle était allemande ;

11 (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to) she would sit for hours at the window elle passait des heures assise à la fenêtre ; every winter the fields would be flooded tous les hivers les champs étaient inondés ; the children would be up at dawn les enfants étaient toujours debout à l'aube ;

12 sout ( if only) would that it were true! si seulement c'était vrai! ; would to God that… plût à Dieu que (+ subj) fml.

Big English-French dictionary > would
6 will

will¹ n

1. voluntad / ganas

you must have the will to win debes tener la voluntad de ganar

2. testamento

he left everything to his wife in his will dejó todo a su mujer en su testamento

will² vb

1.

Se emplea para formar el tiempo futuro de los verbos

when will they arrive? ¿cuándo llegarán?

2.

Se emplea para pedir a alguien que haga algo

will you close that door, please? ¿quieres cerrar esa puerta, por favor?

will

tr[wɪl]

auxiliar

1 (future)

■ she will be here tomorrow estará aquí mañana

■ we won't finish today no acabaremos hoy

■ it won't rain, will it? no lloverá, ¿verdad?

■ you'll catch it if you hurry lo cogerás si te das prisa

■ I'll see you next week hasta la semana que viene

■ I will always love you siempre te amaré

■ what will you do if she's late? ¿qué harás si llega tarde?

2 (be disposed to, be willing to)

■ (no), I won't no quiero

■ I'll do it lo haré (yo)

■ he won't open the door se niega a abrir la puerta

■ the car won't start el coche no arranca

■ I won't have it! ¡no lo permito!

■ will you stay for dinner? ¿quieres quedarte a cenar?

■ won't you take a seat? ¿quiere sentarse?, siéntese, por favor

3 (requests) querer

■ will you do me a favour? ¿quieres hacerme un favor?

■ you won't forget to tell him, will you? no se te olvidará de decírselo, ¿verdad?

■ make me a cup of tea, will you? hazme una taza de té, ¿quieres?

4 (general truths, custom)

■ accidents will happen siempre habrá accidentes

■ boys will be boys así son los chicos

5 (orders, commands)

■ will you be quiet! ¡quieres callarte!, ¡cállate!

■ you will report in my office tomorrow preséntese en mi oficina mañana

6 (insistence, persistence) insistir en

■ she will play her music at full volume insiste en poner la música a tope

■ he will leave the door open es que no hay manera de que cierre la puerta

7 (can, possibility) poder

■ this phone will accept credit cards este teléfono va con tarjetas de crédito

■ this washing machine will take 5 kgs esta lavadora aguanta 5 kilos

8 (supposition, must, probability) deber de

■ that'll be John será John, debe de ser John

■ they'll be home by now ya estarán en casa, ya deben de estar en casa

intransitive verb

1 formal use dated (wish) querer

■ what you will lo que quieras

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if you will si así lo quiere

I will (in wedding) sí, quiero

will do muy bien, lo haré

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will

tr[wɪl]

noun

1 (control, volition) voluntad nombre femenino; (free will) albedrío

■ she's lost the will to live ha perdido la voluntad de vivir

■ a clash of wills un conflicto de voluntades

■ he's got a strong will tiene mucha voluntad

■ it is God's will es la voluntad de Dios

2 SMALLLAW/SMALL testamento, últimas nombre femenino plural voluntades

■ he left me this ring in his will me dejó este anillo en su testamento

■ have you made a will? ¿has hecho (tu) testamento?

transitive verb

1 (make or intend to happen by power of mind) desear, querer

■ we were willing him to win estábamos deseando que ganara

■ she willed it to happen logró que pasara por fuerza de voluntad

2 formal use (intend, desire) querer, ordenar, mandar

■ if God wills si Dios lo quiere

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL legar, dejar en testamento

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against one's will contra su voluntad, a pesar suyo

at will a voluntad

of one's own free will por voluntad propia

where there's a will there's a way querer es poder

with a will con ilusión, con entusiasmo, con ganas

last will and testament última voluntad nombre femenino

will ['wɪl] v, past would ['wʊd] ; pres sing & pl will vi

wish: querer

do what you will: haz lo que quieras

will v aux

1) (expressing willingness)

no one would take the job: nadie aceptaría el trabajo

I won't do it: no lo haré

2) (expressing habitual action)

he will get angry over nothing: se pone furioso por cualquier cosa

3) (forming the future tense)

tomorrow we will go shopping: mañana iremos de compras

4) (expressing capacity)

the couch will hold three people: en el sofá cabrán tres personas

5) (expressing determination)

I will go despite them: iré a pesar de ellos

6) (expressing probability)

that will be the mailman: eso ha de ser el cartero

7) (expressing inevitability)

accidents will happen: los accidentes ocurrirán

8) (expressing a command)

you will do as I say: harás lo que digo

will vt

1) ordain: disponer, decretar

if God wills it: si Dios lo dispone, si Dios quiere

2) : lograr a fuerza de voluntad

they were willing him to succeed: estaban deseando que tuviera éxito

3) bequeath: legar

will n

1) desire: deseo m, voluntad f

2) volition: voluntad f

free will: libre albedrío

3) willpower: voluntad f, fuerza f de voluntad

a will of iron: una voluntad férrea

4) : testamento m

to make a will: hacer testamento

will

v.

• legar v.

• lograr por fuerza v.

• querer v.

(§pret: quis-) fut/c: querr-•)

aux.

(Verbo modal para indicar el futuro) v.

n.

• gusto s.m.

• placer s.m.

• testamento s.m.

• volición s.f.

• voluntad s.f.

I
1. wɪl
modal verb (past would) [ 'll es la contracción de will, won't de will not y 'll've de will have]

1)

a) ( talking about the future)

he'll come on Friday — vendrá el viernes, va a venir el viernes

he said he would come on Friday — dijo que vendría or iba a venir el viernes

he won't ever change his ways — no cambiará nunca, no va a cambiar nunca

will you be staying at Jack's? — ¿te vas a quedar en casa de Jack?

at the end of this month, he'll have been working here for a year — este fin de mes hará or va a hacer un año que trabaja aquí

you won't leave without me, will you? — no te irás sin mí ¿no?

b) ( expressing resolution) (with first person)

I won't let you down — no te fallaré, no te voy a fallar

2)

a) ( expressing willingness)

will o would you do me a favor? — ¿quieres hacerme un favor?, ¿me haces un favor?

she won't tell us what happened — no nos quiere decir qué pasó

I won't stand for this — no pienso tolerar esto

b) ( in orders)

be quiet, will you! — cállate, ¿quieres?, quieres callarte!

c) ( in invitations)

will you have a drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

you'll stay for dinner, won't you? — te quedas a cenar ¿no?

3) ( expressing conjecture)

won't they be having lunch now? — ¿no estarán comiendo ahora?

you will have gathered that... — te habrás dado cuenta de que...

that would have been in 1947 — eso debe (de) haber sido en 1947

4)

a) (indicating habit, characteristic)

I'll watch anything on television — yo soy capaz de mirar cualquier cosa en la televisión

he'd get drunk every Saturday — se emborrachaba or solía emborracharse todos los sábados

he will jump to conclusions — él siempre tiene que precipitarse a sacar conclusiones

you won't be told, will you? — qué cosa! ¿por qué no haces caso?

b) ( indicating capability)

it will do 40 miles per gallon — hace 40 millas por galón

this door won't shut — esta puerta no cierra or no quiere cerrar

2.

vt (past & past p willed)

1)

a) (urge, try to cause)

I was willing her to get the answer right — estaba deseando con todas mis fuerzas or con toda mi voluntad que diera la respuesta correcta

b) (desire, ordain) (frml) \<\<God\>\> disponer*, querer*

2) ( bequeath) legar*, dejar en testamento

II

noun

1) u

a) ( faculty) voluntad f

this machine has a will of its own — esta máquina está endiablada

b) (determination, willpower) voluntad f

to break somebody's will — doblegar* a alguien

to lose the will to live — perder* las ansias or las ganas de vivir

they set about their tasks with a will — se pusieron a trabajar con empeño

where there's a will, there's a way — querer es poder

c) (desire, intention) voluntad f

it was God's will — Dios así lo quiso, fue la voluntad divina

patients may come and go at will — los pacientes pueden entrar y salir a voluntad or cuando quieren or (frml) cuando les place

2) c ( testament) testamento m

last will and testament — última voluntad y testamento

I [wɪl] (pt would)
1. MODAL VB

1) (talking about the future)

a)

I will or I'll finish it tomorrow — lo terminaré mañana

I will or I'll have finished it by tomorrow — lo habré terminado para mañana

you won't lose it, will you? — no lo perderás ¿verdad?; (stronger) no lo vayas a perder

you will come to see us, won't you? — vendrás a vernos, ¿no?

it won't take long — no llevará mucho tiempo

we'll probably go out later — seguramente saldremos luego

I'll always love you — te querré siempre

what will you do? — ¿qué vas a hacer?

we'll be having lunch late — vamos a comer tarde

we'll talk about it later — hablamos luego

b) (emphatic language)

I will do it! — ¡sí lo haré!

no he won't! — ¡no lo hará!

2) (in conjectures)

he will or he'll be there by now — ya debe de haber llegado or ya habrá llegado

she'll be about 50 — tendrá como 50 años

that will be the postman — será el cartero

3) (expressing willingness)

a) (in commands, insistence)

will you sit down! — ¡siéntate!

will you be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

he will have none of it — no quiere ni siquiera pensarlo

"I won't go" - "oh yes you will" — -no voy -¿cómo que no?

I will not or I won't put up with it! — ¡no lo voy a consentir!

I will not have it that... — no permito que se diga que... + subjun

I will — (marriage service) sí quiero

b) (in offers, requests, invitations, refusals)

come on, I'll help you — venga, te ayudo

will you help me? — ¿me ayudas?

wait a moment, will you? — espera un momento, ¿quieres?

will you have some tea? — ¿quieres tomar un té?

will you sit down? — ¿quiere usted sentarse?, tome usted asiento more frm

won't you come with us? — ¿no quieres venir con nosotros?

Tom won't help me — Tom no me quiere ayudar

4) (expressing habits)

a) soler, acostumbrar a

she will read for hours on end — suele leer or acostumbra a leer durante horas y horas

b) (expressing persistence)

she will smoke, despite what the doctor says — a pesar de lo que dice el médico, se empeña en fumar

accidents will happen — son cosas que pasan

boys will be boys — así son los chicos

he will keep leaving the door open — siempre tiene que dejar la puerta abierta

if you will eat so much, you can hardly expect to be slim — si insistes en comer tanto, no pensarás adelgazar

5) (expressing capability)

the car won't start — el coche no arranca

the car will cruise at 100mph — el coche podrá alcanzar las 100 millas por hora

a man who will do that will do anything — un hombre que es capaz de eso es capaz de todo

2.

VI (=wish) querer

(just) as you will! — ¡como quieras!

if God wills — si lo quiere Dios

say what you will — di lo que quieras

do as you will — haz lo que quieras, haz lo que te parezca bien

look where you will, you won't find one — mires donde mires, no vas a encontrar uno

II [wɪl]
1. N

1) (=inclination, wish) voluntad f

• against sb's will — contra la voluntad de algn

• at will — a voluntad

• to do sb's will — hacer la voluntad de algn

Thy will be done — hágase tu voluntad

• to do sth of one's own free will — hacer algo por voluntad propia

• the will of God — la voluntad de Dios

• iron will, will of iron — voluntad f de hierro

• to have a will of one's own — tener voluntad propia

• it is my will that you should do it — frm quiero que lo hagas

• the will to win/live — el deseo de ganar/vivir

• to work with a will — trabajar con ahinco

• with the best will in the world — por mucho que se quiera

- where there's a will there's a way
ill 1., 2)
2) (=testament) testamento m

• the last will and testament of... — la última voluntad de...

• to make a will — hacer testamento

2. VT

1) (=urge on by willpower) lograr a fuerza de voluntad

he willed himself to stay awake — consiguió quedarse despierto a fuerza de voluntad

I was willing you to win — estaba deseando que ganaras

2) (=ordain) ordenar, disponer

God has so willed it — Dios lo ha ordenado así

3) (=leave in one's will)

to will sth to sb — legar algo a algn, dejar algo (en herencia) a algn

he willed his pictures to the nation — legó sus cuadros a la nación

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I
1. [wɪl]
modal verb (past would) [ 'll es la contracción de will, won't de will not y 'll've de will have]

1)

a) ( talking about the future)

he'll come on Friday — vendrá el viernes, va a venir el viernes

he said he would come on Friday — dijo que vendría or iba a venir el viernes

he won't ever change his ways — no cambiará nunca, no va a cambiar nunca

will you be staying at Jack's? — ¿te vas a quedar en casa de Jack?

at the end of this month, he'll have been working here for a year — este fin de mes hará or va a hacer un año que trabaja aquí

you won't leave without me, will you? — no te irás sin mí ¿no?

b) ( expressing resolution) (with first person)

I won't let you down — no te fallaré, no te voy a fallar

2)

a) ( expressing willingness)

will o would you do me a favor? — ¿quieres hacerme un favor?, ¿me haces un favor?

she won't tell us what happened — no nos quiere decir qué pasó

I won't stand for this — no pienso tolerar esto

b) ( in orders)

be quiet, will you! — cállate, ¿quieres?, quieres callarte!

c) ( in invitations)

will you have a drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

you'll stay for dinner, won't you? — te quedas a cenar ¿no?

3) ( expressing conjecture)

won't they be having lunch now? — ¿no estarán comiendo ahora?

you will have gathered that... — te habrás dado cuenta de que...

that would have been in 1947 — eso debe (de) haber sido en 1947

4)

a) (indicating habit, characteristic)

I'll watch anything on television — yo soy capaz de mirar cualquier cosa en la televisión

he'd get drunk every Saturday — se emborrachaba or solía emborracharse todos los sábados

he will jump to conclusions — él siempre tiene que precipitarse a sacar conclusiones

you won't be told, will you? — qué cosa! ¿por qué no haces caso?

b) ( indicating capability)

it will do 40 miles per gallon — hace 40 millas por galón

this door won't shut — esta puerta no cierra or no quiere cerrar

2.

vt (past & past p willed)

1)

a) (urge, try to cause)

I was willing her to get the answer right — estaba deseando con todas mis fuerzas or con toda mi voluntad que diera la respuesta correcta

b) (desire, ordain) (frml) \<\<God\>\> disponer*, querer*

2) ( bequeath) legar*, dejar en testamento

II

noun

1) u

a) ( faculty) voluntad f

this machine has a will of its own — esta máquina está endiablada

b) (determination, willpower) voluntad f

to break somebody's will — doblegar* a alguien

to lose the will to live — perder* las ansias or las ganas de vivir

they set about their tasks with a will — se pusieron a trabajar con empeño

where there's a will, there's a way — querer es poder

c) (desire, intention) voluntad f

it was God's will — Dios así lo quiso, fue la voluntad divina

patients may come and go at will — los pacientes pueden entrar y salir a voluntad or cuando quieren or (frml) cuando les place

2) c ( testament) testamento m

last will and testament — última voluntad y testamento

English-spanish dictionary > will
7 Will

will¹ n

1. voluntad / ganas

you must have the will to win debes tener la voluntad de ganar

2. testamento

he left everything to his wife in his will dejó todo a su mujer en su testamento

will² vb

1.

Se emplea para formar el tiempo futuro de los verbos

when will they arrive? ¿cuándo llegarán?

2.

Se emplea para pedir a alguien que haga algo

will you close that door, please? ¿quieres cerrar esa puerta, por favor?

will

tr[wɪl]

auxiliar

1 (future)

■ she will be here tomorrow estará aquí mañana

■ we won't finish today no acabaremos hoy

■ it won't rain, will it? no lloverá, ¿verdad?

■ you'll catch it if you hurry lo cogerás si te das prisa

■ I'll see you next week hasta la semana que viene

■ I will always love you siempre te amaré

■ what will you do if she's late? ¿qué harás si llega tarde?

2 (be disposed to, be willing to)

■ (no), I won't no quiero

■ I'll do it lo haré (yo)

■ he won't open the door se niega a abrir la puerta

■ the car won't start el coche no arranca

■ I won't have it! ¡no lo permito!

■ will you stay for dinner? ¿quieres quedarte a cenar?

■ won't you take a seat? ¿quiere sentarse?, siéntese, por favor

3 (requests) querer

■ will you do me a favour? ¿quieres hacerme un favor?

■ you won't forget to tell him, will you? no se te olvidará de decírselo, ¿verdad?

■ make me a cup of tea, will you? hazme una taza de té, ¿quieres?

4 (general truths, custom)

■ accidents will happen siempre habrá accidentes

■ boys will be boys así son los chicos

5 (orders, commands)

■ will you be quiet! ¡quieres callarte!, ¡cállate!

■ you will report in my office tomorrow preséntese en mi oficina mañana

6 (insistence, persistence) insistir en

■ she will play her music at full volume insiste en poner la música a tope

■ he will leave the door open es que no hay manera de que cierre la puerta

7 (can, possibility) poder

■ this phone will accept credit cards este teléfono va con tarjetas de crédito

■ this washing machine will take 5 kgs esta lavadora aguanta 5 kilos

8 (supposition, must, probability) deber de

■ that'll be John será John, debe de ser John

■ they'll be home by now ya estarán en casa, ya deben de estar en casa

intransitive verb

1 formal use dated (wish) querer

■ what you will lo que quieras

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

if you will si así lo quiere

I will (in wedding) sí, quiero

will do muy bien, lo haré

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will

tr[wɪl]

noun

1 (control, volition) voluntad nombre femenino; (free will) albedrío

■ she's lost the will to live ha perdido la voluntad de vivir

■ a clash of wills un conflicto de voluntades

■ he's got a strong will tiene mucha voluntad

■ it is God's will es la voluntad de Dios

2 SMALLLAW/SMALL testamento, últimas nombre femenino plural voluntades

■ he left me this ring in his will me dejó este anillo en su testamento

■ have you made a will? ¿has hecho (tu) testamento?

transitive verb

1 (make or intend to happen by power of mind) desear, querer

■ we were willing him to win estábamos deseando que ganara

■ she willed it to happen logró que pasara por fuerza de voluntad

2 formal use (intend, desire) querer, ordenar, mandar

■ if God wills si Dios lo quiere

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL legar, dejar en testamento

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

against one's will contra su voluntad, a pesar suyo

at will a voluntad

of one's own free will por voluntad propia

where there's a will there's a way querer es poder

with a will con ilusión, con entusiasmo, con ganas

last will and testament última voluntad nombre femenino

will ['wɪl] v, past would ['wʊd] ; pres sing & pl will vi

wish: querer

do what you will: haz lo que quieras

will v aux

1) (expressing willingness)

no one would take the job: nadie aceptaría el trabajo

I won't do it: no lo haré

2) (expressing habitual action)

he will get angry over nothing: se pone furioso por cualquier cosa

3) (forming the future tense)

tomorrow we will go shopping: mañana iremos de compras

4) (expressing capacity)

the couch will hold three people: en el sofá cabrán tres personas

5) (expressing determination)

I will go despite them: iré a pesar de ellos

6) (expressing probability)

that will be the mailman: eso ha de ser el cartero

7) (expressing inevitability)

accidents will happen: los accidentes ocurrirán

8) (expressing a command)

you will do as I say: harás lo que digo

will vt

1) ordain: disponer, decretar

if God wills it: si Dios lo dispone, si Dios quiere

2) : lograr a fuerza de voluntad

they were willing him to succeed: estaban deseando que tuviera éxito

3) bequeath: legar

will n

1) desire: deseo m, voluntad f

2) volition: voluntad f

free will: libre albedrío

3) willpower: voluntad f, fuerza f de voluntad

a will of iron: una voluntad férrea

4) : testamento m

to make a will: hacer testamento

will

v.

• legar v.

• lograr por fuerza v.

• querer v.

(§pret: quis-) fut/c: querr-•)

aux.

(Verbo modal para indicar el futuro) v.

n.

• gusto s.m.

• placer s.m.

• testamento s.m.

• volición s.f.

• voluntad s.f.

I
1. wɪl
modal verb (past would) [ 'll es la contracción de will, won't de will not y 'll've de will have]

1)

a) ( talking about the future)

he'll come on Friday — vendrá el viernes, va a venir el viernes

he said he would come on Friday — dijo que vendría or iba a venir el viernes

he won't ever change his ways — no cambiará nunca, no va a cambiar nunca

will you be staying at Jack's? — ¿te vas a quedar en casa de Jack?

at the end of this month, he'll have been working here for a year — este fin de mes hará or va a hacer un año que trabaja aquí

you won't leave without me, will you? — no te irás sin mí ¿no?

b) ( expressing resolution) (with first person)

I won't let you down — no te fallaré, no te voy a fallar

2)

a) ( expressing willingness)

will o would you do me a favor? — ¿quieres hacerme un favor?, ¿me haces un favor?

she won't tell us what happened — no nos quiere decir qué pasó

I won't stand for this — no pienso tolerar esto

b) ( in orders)

be quiet, will you! — cállate, ¿quieres?, quieres callarte!

c) ( in invitations)

will you have a drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

you'll stay for dinner, won't you? — te quedas a cenar ¿no?

3) ( expressing conjecture)

won't they be having lunch now? — ¿no estarán comiendo ahora?

you will have gathered that... — te habrás dado cuenta de que...

that would have been in 1947 — eso debe (de) haber sido en 1947

4)

a) (indicating habit, characteristic)

I'll watch anything on television — yo soy capaz de mirar cualquier cosa en la televisión

he'd get drunk every Saturday — se emborrachaba or solía emborracharse todos los sábados

he will jump to conclusions — él siempre tiene que precipitarse a sacar conclusiones

you won't be told, will you? — qué cosa! ¿por qué no haces caso?

b) ( indicating capability)

it will do 40 miles per gallon — hace 40 millas por galón

this door won't shut — esta puerta no cierra or no quiere cerrar

2.

vt (past & past p willed)

1)

a) (urge, try to cause)

I was willing her to get the answer right — estaba deseando con todas mis fuerzas or con toda mi voluntad que diera la respuesta correcta

b) (desire, ordain) (frml) \<\<God\>\> disponer*, querer*

2) ( bequeath) legar*, dejar en testamento

II

noun

1) u

a) ( faculty) voluntad f

this machine has a will of its own — esta máquina está endiablada

b) (determination, willpower) voluntad f

to break somebody's will — doblegar* a alguien

to lose the will to live — perder* las ansias or las ganas de vivir

they set about their tasks with a will — se pusieron a trabajar con empeño

where there's a will, there's a way — querer es poder

c) (desire, intention) voluntad f

it was God's will — Dios así lo quiso, fue la voluntad divina

patients may come and go at will — los pacientes pueden entrar y salir a voluntad or cuando quieren or (frml) cuando les place

2) c ( testament) testamento m

last will and testament — última voluntad y testamento

[wɪl]
N (familiar form) of William
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I
1. [wɪl]
modal verb (past would) [ 'll es la contracción de will, won't de will not y 'll've de will have]

1)

a) ( talking about the future)

he'll come on Friday — vendrá el viernes, va a venir el viernes

he said he would come on Friday — dijo que vendría or iba a venir el viernes

he won't ever change his ways — no cambiará nunca, no va a cambiar nunca

will you be staying at Jack's? — ¿te vas a quedar en casa de Jack?

at the end of this month, he'll have been working here for a year — este fin de mes hará or va a hacer un año que trabaja aquí

you won't leave without me, will you? — no te irás sin mí ¿no?

b) ( expressing resolution) (with first person)

I won't let you down — no te fallaré, no te voy a fallar

2)

a) ( expressing willingness)

will o would you do me a favor? — ¿quieres hacerme un favor?, ¿me haces un favor?

she won't tell us what happened — no nos quiere decir qué pasó

I won't stand for this — no pienso tolerar esto

b) ( in orders)

be quiet, will you! — cállate, ¿quieres?, quieres callarte!

c) ( in invitations)

will you have a drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

you'll stay for dinner, won't you? — te quedas a cenar ¿no?

3) ( expressing conjecture)

won't they be having lunch now? — ¿no estarán comiendo ahora?

you will have gathered that... — te habrás dado cuenta de que...

that would have been in 1947 — eso debe (de) haber sido en 1947

4)

a) (indicating habit, characteristic)

I'll watch anything on television — yo soy capaz de mirar cualquier cosa en la televisión

he'd get drunk every Saturday — se emborrachaba or solía emborracharse todos los sábados

he will jump to conclusions — él siempre tiene que precipitarse a sacar conclusiones

you won't be told, will you? — qué cosa! ¿por qué no haces caso?

b) ( indicating capability)

it will do 40 miles per gallon — hace 40 millas por galón

this door won't shut — esta puerta no cierra or no quiere cerrar

2.

vt (past & past p willed)

1)

a) (urge, try to cause)

I was willing her to get the answer right — estaba deseando con todas mis fuerzas or con toda mi voluntad que diera la respuesta correcta

b) (desire, ordain) (frml) \<\<God\>\> disponer*, querer*

2) ( bequeath) legar*, dejar en testamento

II

noun

1) u

a) ( faculty) voluntad f

this machine has a will of its own — esta máquina está endiablada

b) (determination, willpower) voluntad f

to break somebody's will — doblegar* a alguien

to lose the will to live — perder* las ansias or las ganas de vivir

they set about their tasks with a will — se pusieron a trabajar con empeño

where there's a will, there's a way — querer es poder

c) (desire, intention) voluntad f

it was God's will — Dios así lo quiso, fue la voluntad divina

patients may come and go at will — los pacientes pueden entrar y salir a voluntad or cuando quieren or (frml) cuando les place

2) c ( testament) testamento m

last will and testament — última voluntad y testamento

English-spanish dictionary > Will
8 will

I 1.
[wɪl]transitive verb, only in pres. will, neg. (coll.) won't [wəʊnt], past would [wʊd], neg. (coll.) wouldn't [wʊdnt]

1) (consent to) wollen

They won't help me. Will/Would you? — Sie wollen mir nicht helfen. Bist du bereit?

you will help her, won't you? — du hilfst ihr doch od. du wirst ihr doch helfen, nicht wahr?

the car won't start — das Auto will nicht anspringen od. springt nicht an

will/would you pass the salt, please? — gibst du bitte mal das Salz rüber?/würdest du bitte mal das Salz rübergeben?

will/would you come in? — kommen Sie doch herein

now just listen, will you! — jetzt hör/hört gefälligst zu!

will you be quiet! — willst du/wollt ihr wohl ruhig sein!

2) (be accustomed to) pflegen

he will sit there hour after hour — er pflegt dort stundenlang zu sitzen; (emphatic)

children 'will make a noise — Kinder machen [eben] Lärm

..., as young people 'will —..., wie alle jungen Leute [es tun]

he 'will insist on doing it — er besteht unbedingt darauf, es zu tun

it 'would have to rain — natürlich musste es regnen

3) (wish) wollen

will you have some more cake? — möchtest od. willst du noch etwas Kuchen?

do as/what you will — mach, was du willst

call it what [ever] you will — nenn es, wie du willst

would to God that... — wollte Gott, dass...

4) (be able to)

the box will hold 5 lb. of tea — in die Kiste gehen 5 Pfund Tee

the theatre will seat 800 — das Theater hat 800 Sitzplätze
2. auxiliary verb, forms as
I

1) expr. simple future werden

this time tomorrow he will be in Oxford — morgen um diese Zeit ist er in Oxford

tomorrow he will have been here a month — morgen ist er einen Monat hier

one more cherry, and I will have eaten a pound — noch eine Kirsche und ich habe ein Pfund gegessen

2) expr. intention

I promise I won't do it again — ich verspreche, ich machs nicht noch mal

You won't do that, will you? - Oh yes, I will! — Du machst es doch nicht, oder? - Doch[, ich machs]!

will do — (coll.) wird gemacht; mach ich (ugs.)

3) in conditional clause

if he tried, he would succeed — wenn er es versuchen würde, würde er es schaffen

he would like/would have liked to see her — er würde sie gerne sehen/er hätte sie gerne gesehen

4) (request)

will you please tidy up — würdest du bitte aufräumen?
II 1. noun
1) (faculty) Wille, der

freedom of the will — Willensfreiheit, die

have a will of one's own — [s]einen eigenen Willen haben

an iron will, a will of iron — ein eiserner Wille

2) (Law): (testament) Testament, das

3) (desire)

at will — nach Belieben

will to live — Lebenswille, der

you must have the will to win — du musst gewinnen wollen

against one's/somebody's will — gegen seinen/jemandes Willen

of one's own [free] will — aus freien Stücken

do something with a will — etwas mit großem Eifer od. Elan tun

where there's a will there's a way — (prov.) wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg

4) (disposition)

with the best will in the world — bei allem Wohlwollen; in neg. clause beim besten Willen
2. transitive verb
durch Willenskraft erzwingen

will oneself to do something — sich zwingen, etwas zu tun

will somebody to win — jemandes Sieg mit aller Kraft herbeiwünschen

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will¹

<would, would>

[wɪl]

I. aux vb

1. (in future tense) werden

we \will be at the airport wir werden am Flughafen sein

do you think he \will come? glaubst du, dass er kommt?

so we'll be in Glasgow by lunchtime wir sind also um die Mittagszeit [herum] in Glasgow

I'll be with you in a minute ich bin sofort bei Ihnen

it won't be easy es wird nicht leicht sein

by the time we get there, Jim \will have left bis wir dort ankommen, ist Jim schon weg

you'll have forgotten all about it by next week nächste Woche wirst du alles vergessen haben; (in immediate future)

we'll be off now wir fahren jetzt

I'll be going then ich gehe dann

I'll answer the telephone ich gehe ans Telefon

2. (with tag question)

you won't forget to tell him, \will you? du vergisst aber nicht, es ihm zu sagen, oder?

they'll have got home by now, won't they? sie müssten mittlerweile zu Hause sein, nicht?

3. (expressing intention)

▪ sb \will do sth jd wird etw tun

I \will always love you ich werde dich immer lieben

I'll make up my own mind about that ich werde mir meine eigene Meinung darüber bilden

I'll not be spoken to like that! ich dulde nicht, dass man so mit mir redet!

I won't have him ruining the party ich werde nicht zulassen, dass er die Party verdirbt

4. (in requests, instructions)

\will you give me her address, please? würden Sie mir bitte ihre Adresse geben?

\will you stop that! hör sofort damit auf!

\will you let me speak! würdest du mich bitte ausreden lassen!

you'll do it because I say so du tust es, weil ich es dir sage!

hang on a second, \will you? bleiben Sie bitte einen Moment dran!

just pass me that knife, \will you? gib mir doch bitte mal das Messer rüber, ja?

give me a hand, \will you? sei so nett und hilf mir mal

\will you sit down? setzen Sie sich doch!

won't you come in? möchten Sie nicht hereinkommen?

won't you have some cake? möchten Sie nicht etwas Kuchen?

5. (expressing willingness)

who'll post this letter for me? — I \will wer kann den Brief für mich einwerfen? — ich [kann es]

anyone like to volunteer for this job? — we \will! meldet sich jemand freiwillig für diese Arbeit? — ja, wir!

I keep asking him to play with me, but he won't ich frage ihn ständig, ob er mit mir spielt, aber er will nicht

6. (not functioning)

the car won't start das Auto springt nicht an

the door won't open die Tür geht nicht auf

7. (expressing facts)

fruit \will keep longer in the fridge Obst hält sich im Kühlschrank länger

new products \will always sell better neue Produkte verkaufen sich einfach besser

that won't make any difference das macht keinen Unterschied

the car won't run without petrol ohne Benzin fährt der Wagen nicht

8. (expressing persistence)

accidents \will happen Unfälle passieren nun einmal

he \will keep doing that er hört einfach nicht damit auf

they \will keep sending me those brochures sie senden mir immer noch diese Broschüren

9. (expressing likelihood)

that'll be Scott das wird Scott sein

I expect you'll be wanting your supper ich nehme an, du möchtest dein Abendbrot [haben]

as you \will all probably know already,... wie Sie vermutlich schon alle wissen,...

II. vi ( form) wollen

as you \will wie du willst

do what you \will with me machen Sie mit mir, was Sie wollen

will²

[wɪl]

I. n

1. no pl (faculty) Wille m

▪ to do sth with a \will etw mit großem Eifer tun

everyone heaved with a \will to get the car out of the mud alle hoben kräftig mit an, um das Auto aus dem Schlamm zu befreien

to have an iron \will [or a \will of iron] einen eisernen Willen haben

only with a \will of iron nur mit eisernem [o einem eisernen] Willen

strength of \will Willensstärke f

political \will politischer Wille

to have the \will to do sth den [festen] Willen haben, etw zu tun

to lose the \will to live den Lebenswillen verlieren

2. no pl (desire) Wille m

Thy \will be done REL Dein Wille geschehe

▪ to be the \will of sb [or sb's \will] jds Wille sein

it was God's \will [that...] es war Gottes Wille[, dass...]

against sb's \will gegen jds Willen

at \will nach Belieben

they were able to come and go at \will sie konnten kommen und gehen, wann sie wollten

an actor has to be able to cry at \will ein Schauspieler muss auf Kommando weinen können

3. LAW letzter Wille, Testament nt

she remembered you in her \will sie hat dich in ihrem Testament bedacht

holograph \will handgeschriebenes Testament

nuncupative \will mündliches Zeugentestament

the reading of the \will die Testamentsverlesung

to change one's \will sein Testament ändern

to draw up/make a \will ein Testament aufsetzen/machen

4.

▶ with the best \will in the world beim besten Willen

▶ to have a \will of one's own einen eigenen Willen haben

▶ where there's a \will, there's a way ( saying) wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg prov

II. vt

1. (try to cause by will power)

▪ to \will sb to do sth jdn [durch Willenskraft] dazu bringen, etw zu tun

I was \willing you to win ich habe mir ganz fest gewünscht, dass du gewinnst

▪ to \will oneself to do sth sich akk dazu zwingen, etw zu tun

2. ( form: ordain)

▪ to \will sth etw bestimmen [o verfügen]

God \willed it and it was so Gott hat es so gewollt und so geschah es

3. (bequeath)

▪ to \will sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw vererben [o [testamentarisch] vermachen]

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I [wɪl] pret would
1. modal aux vb

1) (future) werden

I'm sure that he will come — ich bin sicher, dass er kommt

you will come to see us, won't you? — Sie kommen uns doch besuchen, ja?

I'll be right there — komme sofort!, bin gleich da!

I will have finished by Tuesday — bis Dienstag bin ich fertig

you won't lose it, will you? — du wirst es doch nicht verlieren, oder?

you won't insist on that, will you? – oh yes, I will — Sie bestehen doch nicht darauf, oder? – o doch! or o ja! or doch, doch!

2)

(emphatic, expressing determination, compulsion etc) I will not have it! — das dulde ich nicht, das kommt mir nicht infrage or in Frage (inf)

will you be quiet! — willst du jetzt wohl ruhig sein!, bist du or sei jetzt endlich ruhig!

you will not talk to me like that! — so lasse ich nicht mit mir reden!

he says he will go and I say he won't — er sagt, er geht, und ich sage, er geht nicht

3) (expressing willingness, consent etc) wollen

he won't sign — er unterschreibt nicht, er will nicht unterschreiben

if she won't say yes — wenn sie nicht ja sagt

he wouldn't help me — er wollte or mochte mir nicht helfen

wait a moment, will you? — warten Sie einen Moment, ja bitte?; (impatiently) jetzt warte doch mal einen Moment!

will she, won't she? — ob sie wohl...?

4)

(in questions) will you have some more tea? — möchten Sie noch Tee?

will you accept these conditions? — akzeptieren Sie diese Bedingungen?

won't you take a seat? — wollen or möchten Sie sich nicht setzen?

won't you please come home? — komm doch bitte nach Hause!

there isn't any tea, will coffee do? — es ist kein Tee da, darf es auch Kaffee sein? or tut es Kaffee auch? (inf)

5)

(insistence) well, if he will drive so fast — also, wenn er (eben) unbedingt so schnell fahren muss

well, if you won't take advice — wenn du (eben) keinen Rat annimmst, na bitte

he will interrupt all the time — er muss ständig dazwischenreden

6)

(assumption) he'll be there by now — jetzt ist er schon da, jetzt dürfte er schon da sein

was that the doorbell? that will be for you — hats geklingelt? – das ist bestimmt für dich or das wird or dürfte für dich sein

this will be our bus —

this will be the one you want — das dürfte (es) wohl sein, was Sie wünschen

7)

(tendency) the solution will turn red if... — die Lösung färbt sich rot, wenn...

sometimes he will sit in his room for hours — manchmal sitzt er auch stundenlang in seinem Zimmer

8)

(capability) will the engine start now? — springt der Motor jetzt an?

the car won't start — das Auto springt nicht an or will nicht anspringen

the door won't open — die Tür lässt sich nicht öffnen or geht nicht auf (inf)

the cut won't heal — die Schnittwunde will nicht ( ver)heilen

the car will do up to 120 mph — das Auto fährt bis zu 120 Meilen pro Stunde

2. vi
wollen
say what you will — du kannst sagen, was du willst

as you will! —

it is, if you will, a kind of mystery — das ist, wenn du so willst, eine Art Rätsel
II
1. n

1) Wille m

to have a will of one's own — einen eigenen Willen haben; (hum) so seine Mucken haben (inf)

the will to win/live — der Wille or das Bestreben, zu gewinnen/zu leben, der Sieges-/Lebenswille

(to go) against one's/sb's will — gegen seinen/jds Willen (handeln)

if that's your will — wenn das dein Wunsch ist

at will — nach Belieben, nach Lust und Laune, beliebig

fire at will! — ohne Befehl schießen

of one's own free will — aus freien Stücken, aus freiem Willen

with the best will in the world — beim or mit ( dem) (aller)besten Willen

where there is a will there is a way (Prov) — wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg

to do sb's will (dated) to have one's will (dated) Thy will be done — jdm seinen Willen tun seinen Kopf durchsetzen Dein Wille geschehe

to work with a will — mit (Feuer)eifer arbeiten

See:

→ goodwill, ill

2) (= testament) Letzter Wille, Testament nt

the last will and testament of... — der Letzte Wille or das Testament des/der...

to make one's will — sein Testament machen

2. vt

1) (old: ordain) wollen, bestimmen, verfügen (geh)

God has so willed — Gott hat es so gewollt or gefügt or bestimmt

2) (= urge by willpower) (durch Willenskraft) erzwingen

to will sb to do sth — jdn durch die eigene Willensanstrengung dazu bringen, dass er etw tut

he willed himself to stay awake — er hat sich (dazu) gezwungen, wach zu bleiben

she willed herself to get better — sie hat ihre Genesung durch ihre Willenskraft erzwungen

he willed the ball into the net — er hat den Ball ins Netz hypnotisiert (inf)

3) (by testament) (testamentarisch) vermachen, vererben (sth to sb jdm etw)

3. vi
wollen
if God wills — so Gott will

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will¹ [wıl] inf und imp fehlen, 1. und 3. sg präs will, 2. sg präs (you) will, obs (thou) wilt [wılt], pl will, prät would [wʊd], 2. sg prät obs (thou) wouldst [wʊdst], pperf obs wold [wəʊld], would

A v/aux

1. ( zur Bezeichnung des Futurs, Br 1. sg und pl meist umg, und als Ausdruck eines Versprechens oder Entschlusses) werden:

they will see very soon sie werden bald sehen

2. wollen, werden, willens sein zu:

will you pass me the bread, please? würden Sie mir bitte das Brot reichen;

won’t you sit down nehmen Sie doch bitte Platz;

I will not go there again ich gehe da nicht mehr hin;

I will not stand such nonsense! ich dulde solchen Unfug nicht!;

will do! umg wird gemacht!

3. (immer, bestimmt, unbedingt) werden (oft unübersetzt):

people will talk die Leute reden immer;

accidents will happen Unfälle wird es immer geben;

you will get in my light! du musst mir natürlich (immer) im Licht stehen!; → academic.ru/8546/boy">boy A 1

4. (zur Bezeichnung einer Erwartung, Vermutung oder Annahme) werden:

you will not have forgotten her du wirst sie nicht vergessen haben;

they will have gone now sie werden oder dürften jetzt (wohl) gegangen sein;

this will be about right das wird oder dürfte ungefähr stimmen

5. (in Vorschriften etc) besonders MIL müssen

B v/i & v/t wollen, wünschen:

come when you will komm, wann du willst!;

as you will wie du willst; → will² B, C

will² [wıl]

A s

1. Wille m ( auch PHIL): → impose A 2

2. Wille(nskraft) m(f):

a weak will ein schwacher Wille

3. Wille m, Wollen n:

against one’s will gegen seinen Willen;

at will nach Belieben oder Laune oder Lust;

where there’s a will there’s a way (Sprichwort) wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg;

of one’s own (free) will aus freien Stücken;

with a will mit Lust und Liebe, mit Macht;

I can’t do that with the best will in the world ich kann das (auch) beim besten Willen nicht tun;

have one’s will seinen Willen haben;

take the will for the deed den guten Willen für die Tat nehmen; → tenancy 1

4. Wille m, Wunsch m, Befehl m:

Thy will be done BIBEL Dein Wille geschehe

5. Wille m, (Be)Streben n:

have the will to do sth den Willen haben oder bestrebt sein, etwas zu tun;

the will to live der Lebenswille;

will to win SPORT Siegeswille;

will to peace Friedenswille;

will to power Machtwille, -streben

6. Wille m, Gesinnung f (jemandem gegenüber):

good will guter Wille;

I don’t bear him any ill will ich trage ihm nichts nach; → goodwill

7. meist;

last will and testament JUR Testament n, Letzter Wille, letztwillige Verfügung:

make one’s will sein Testament machen;

I was left £5,000 in her will sie hat mir 5000 Pfund hinterlassen

B v/t 2. sg präs will, obs (thou) willest [ˈwılıst], 3. sg präs wills, obs willeth [ˈwılıθ], prät und pperf willed [wıld]

1. wollen, entscheiden:

God wills ( oder willeth) it Gott will es

2. ernstlich oder fest wollen

3. jemanden (durch Willenskraft) zwingen ( to do zu tun):

will o.s. into sich zwingen zu

4. JUR (letztwillig oder testamentarisch)

a) verfügen

b) vermachen:

he willed me his gold watch;

5.;

will sb on SPORT jemanden zum Sieg treiben

C v/i wollen

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I 1.
[wɪl]transitive verb, only in pres. will, neg. (coll.) won't [wəʊnt], past would [wʊd], neg. (coll.) wouldn't [wʊdnt]

1) (consent to) wollen

They won't help me. Will/Would you? — Sie wollen mir nicht helfen. Bist du bereit?

you will help her, won't you? — du hilfst ihr doch od. du wirst ihr doch helfen, nicht wahr?

the car won't start — das Auto will nicht anspringen od. springt nicht an

will/would you pass the salt, please? — gibst du bitte mal das Salz rüber?/würdest du bitte mal das Salz rübergeben?

will/would you come in? — kommen Sie doch herein

now just listen, will you! — jetzt hör/hört gefälligst zu!

will you be quiet! — willst du/wollt ihr wohl ruhig sein!

2) (be accustomed to) pflegen

he will sit there hour after hour — er pflegt dort stundenlang zu sitzen; (emphatic)

children 'will make a noise — Kinder machen [eben] Lärm

..., as young people 'will —..., wie alle jungen Leute [es tun]

he 'will insist on doing it — er besteht unbedingt darauf, es zu tun

it 'would have to rain — natürlich musste es regnen

3) (wish) wollen

will you have some more cake? — möchtest od. willst du noch etwas Kuchen?

do as/what you will — mach, was du willst

call it what [ever] you will — nenn es, wie du willst

would to God that... — wollte Gott, dass...

4) (be able to)

the box will hold 5 lb. of tea — in die Kiste gehen 5 Pfund Tee

the theatre will seat 800 — das Theater hat 800 Sitzplätze
2. auxiliary verb, forms as
I

1) expr. simple future werden

this time tomorrow he will be in Oxford — morgen um diese Zeit ist er in Oxford

tomorrow he will have been here a month — morgen ist er einen Monat hier

one more cherry, and I will have eaten a pound — noch eine Kirsche und ich habe ein Pfund gegessen

2) expr. intention

I promise I won't do it again — ich verspreche, ich machs nicht noch mal

You won't do that, will you? - Oh yes, I will! — Du machst es doch nicht, oder? - Doch[, ich machs]!

will do — (coll.) wird gemacht; mach ich (ugs.)

3) in conditional clause

if he tried, he would succeed — wenn er es versuchen würde, würde er es schaffen

he would like/would have liked to see her — er würde sie gerne sehen/er hätte sie gerne gesehen

4) (request)

will you please tidy up — würdest du bitte aufräumen?
II 1. noun
1) (faculty) Wille, der

freedom of the will — Willensfreiheit, die

have a will of one's own — [s]einen eigenen Willen haben

an iron will, a will of iron — ein eiserner Wille

2) (Law): (testament) Testament, das

3) (desire)

at will — nach Belieben

will to live — Lebenswille, der

you must have the will to win — du musst gewinnen wollen

against one's/somebody's will — gegen seinen/jemandes Willen

of one's own [free] will — aus freien Stücken

do something with a will — etwas mit großem Eifer od. Elan tun

where there's a will there's a way — (prov.) wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg

4) (disposition)

with the best will in the world — bei allem Wohlwollen; in neg. clause beim besten Willen
2. transitive verb
durch Willenskraft erzwingen

will oneself to do something — sich zwingen, etwas zu tun

will somebody to win — jemandes Sieg mit aller Kraft herbeiwünschen

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v.

vermachen v.

wollen v.

(§ p.,pp.: wollte, gewollt) aux.

werden (Zukunft) aux. n.

Wille nur sing. m.

English-german dictionary > will
9 wish

I 1. [wɪʃ]
nome desiderio m. ( for di; to do di fare)

to make a wish — esprimere un desiderio

to grant sb.'s wish — esaudire il desiderio di qcn.

I have no wish to disturb you — form. non desidero disturbarvi
2.
nome plurale wishes auguri m.

good o best wishes con i migliori auguri; (ending letter) (i più) cordiali saluti; please give him my best wishes — ti prego di porgergli i miei migliori auguri
II 1. [wɪʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (expressing longing)

I wish he were here — vorrei che fosse qui

I just wish we lived closer — vorrei solo che vivessimo più vicini

he wished he had written — avrebbe voluto avere scritto

he wishes his mother would write — vorrebbe che sua madre scrivesse

he bought it and then wished he hadn't — lo comprò e poi se ne pentì

I wished him dead — lo volevo morto

2) (express congratulations, greetings) augurare

to wish sb. joy o happiness augurare a qcn. di essere felice; to wish sb. joy with sth., sb. iron. augurare a qcn. buona fortuna con qcs., qcn.; we wished each other goodbye and good luck ci salutammo e ci augurammo a vicenda buona fortuna; I wished him well — gli augurai ogni bene

3) (want) form. volere; (weaker) desiderare
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (desire, want) volere, desiderare

just as you wish — come vuoi

what more could one wish for? — cos'altro si potrebbe desiderare?

2) (in fairy story or ritual) esprimere un desiderio

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- wish on

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[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desiderare

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) volere

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) augurare
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desiderio

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desiderio

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) augurio

•

- wishful thinking
- wishing-well
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I 1. [wɪʃ]
nome desiderio m. ( for di; to do di fare)

to make a wish — esprimere un desiderio

to grant sb.'s wish — esaudire il desiderio di qcn.

I have no wish to disturb you — form. non desidero disturbarvi
2.
nome plurale wishes auguri m.

good o best wishes con i migliori auguri; (ending letter) (i più) cordiali saluti; please give him my best wishes — ti prego di porgergli i miei migliori auguri
II 1. [wɪʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (expressing longing)

I wish he were here — vorrei che fosse qui

I just wish we lived closer — vorrei solo che vivessimo più vicini

he wished he had written — avrebbe voluto avere scritto

he wishes his mother would write — vorrebbe che sua madre scrivesse

he bought it and then wished he hadn't — lo comprò e poi se ne pentì

I wished him dead — lo volevo morto

2) (express congratulations, greetings) augurare

to wish sb. joy o happiness augurare a qcn. di essere felice; to wish sb. joy with sth., sb. iron. augurare a qcn. buona fortuna con qcs., qcn.; we wished each other goodbye and good luck ci salutammo e ci augurammo a vicenda buona fortuna; I wished him well — gli augurai ogni bene

3) (want) form. volere; (weaker) desiderare
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (desire, want) volere, desiderare

just as you wish — come vuoi

what more could one wish for? — cos'altro si potrebbe desiderare?

2) (in fairy story or ritual) esprimere un desiderio

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- wish on

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10 will

I.

will ⇒ Usage note: will, [transcription][\@l]

A modal aux

1 ( to express the future) she'll help you elle t'aidera ; ( in the near future) elle va t'aider ; the results will be announced on Monday les résultats seront communiqués lundi ; I haven't read it yet, but I will je ne l'ai pas encore lu, mais je vais le faire ; must I phone him or will you? est-ce que je dois lui téléphoner ou est-ce que tu vas le faire? ; I've said I'll repay you and I will j'ai dit que je te rembourserai et je le ferai ;

2 (expressing consent, willingness) ‘will you help me?’-‘yes, I will’ ‘est-ce que tu m'aideras?’-‘oui, bien sûr’ ; he won't cooperate/agree il ne veut pas coopérer/donner son accord ; ‘have a chocolate’-‘thank you, I will’ ‘prends un chocolat’-‘volontiers, merci’ ; I will not be talked to like that je n'accepte pas qu'on me parle sur ce ton ; I won't have it said of me that I'm mean il ne sera pas dit que je suis mesquin ; will you or won't you? c'est oui ou c'est non? ; do what ou as you will fais ce que tu veux ; ask who you will demande à qui tu veux ; call it what you will appelle ça comme tu veux ; it's a substitute, if you will, for a proper holiday ça remplace les vraies vacances en quelque sorte ; will do ○ ! d'accord! ;

3 (in commands, requests) will you pass the salt, please? est-ce que tu peux me passer le sel, s'il te plaît? ; open the door will you tu peux ouvrir la porte, s'il te plaît ; ‘I can give the speech’-‘you will not!’ ‘je peux faire le discours’-‘pas question!’ ; you will say nothing to anybody ne dis rien à personne ; ‘I'll do it’-‘no you won't’ ‘je vais le faire’-‘il n'en est pas question’ ; will you please listen to me! est-ce que tu vas m'écouter! ; wait a minute will you! attends un peu! ;

4 (in offers, invitations) will you have a cup of tea? est-ce que vous voulez une tasse de thé? ; will you marry me? est-ce que tu veux m'épouser? ; won't you join us for dinner? est-ce que tu veux dîner avec nous? ; you'll have another cake, won't you? vous prendrez bien un autre gâteau? ;

5 ( expressing custom or habit) they will usually ask for a deposit ils demandent généralement une caution ; any teacher will tell you that n'importe quel professeur te dira que ; these things will happen ce sont des choses qui arrivent ; ( in exasperation) she will keep repeating the same old jokes elle n'arrête pas de répéter les mêmes blagues ; if you will talk in class then he's bound to get cross si tu n'arrêtes pas de bavarder pendant les cours, c'est logique qu'il se mette en colère ;

6 ( expressing a conjecture or assumption) that will be my sister ça doit être ma sœur ; they won't be aware of what has happened ils ne doivent pas savoir ce qui s'est passé ; that will have been last month ça devait être le mois dernier ; he'll be about 30 now il doit avoir 30 ans maintenant ; you'll be tired I expect tu dois être fatigué je suppose ; you'll have gathered that vous aurez compris que ;

7 ( expressing ability or capacity to do) the lift will hold 12 l'ascenseur peut transporter 12 personnes ; that jug won't hold a litre ce pichet ne contient pas un litre ; the car will do 120 km/h la voiture peut faire 120 km/h ; this chicken won't feed six ce poulet n'est pas assez gros pour six personnes ; oil will float on water l'huile flotte sur l'eau ; the car won't start la voiture ne veut pas démarrer.

B vtr

1 ( urge mentally) to will sb's death/downfall souhaiter ardemment la mort/chute de qn ; to will sb to do supplier mentalement qn de faire ; to will sb to live prier pour que qn vive ;

2 (wish, desire) vouloir ; fate/God willed it le destin/Dieu l'a voulu ainsi ;

3 Jur léguer (to à).

C v refl he willed himself to stand up au prix d'un effort surhumain il a réussi à se lever ; she willed herself to finish the race au prix d'un effort surhumain elle a terminé la course.

Phrasal verb

■ will on:

▶ will [sb/sth] on encourager.

II.

will

A n

1 ( mental power) volonté f (to do de faire) ; to have a strong/weak will avoir beaucoup/peu de volonté ; to have a will of one's own faire ce qu'on a envie de faire ; strength of will force de caractère ; ⇒ battle, effort, free will, iron ;

2 (wish, desire) volonté f, désir m (to do de faire) ; it's the will of the people c'est la volonté du peuple ; it's the will of the nation that le pays souhaite que (+ subj) ; Thy will be done que ta volonté soit faite ; to impose one's will on sb imposer sa volonté à qn ; it's my will that c'est ma volonté que (+ subj) ; to do sth against one's… faire qch contre sa volonté ; he made me drink it against my will il me l'a fait boire contre mon gré ; to do sth with a will faire qch de bon cœur ; to lose the will to live ne plus avoir envie de vivre ; ⇒ goodwill, ill will ;

3 Jur testament m ; to make one's will faire son testament ; the last will and testament of les dernières volontés de ; to leave sb sth in one's will léguer qch à qn ; to mention sb in one's will mettre qn sur son testament.

B at will adv phr

1 ( as much as one likes) [select, take] à volonté ;

2 ( whenever you like) you can change it at will tu peux le changer quand tu veux ;

3 ( freely) they can wander about at will ils peuvent se promener comme ils veulent.

Idiom

where there's a will there's a way Prov quand on veut on peut Prov ; ⇒ world.

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11 fancy

'fænsi
1. plural - fancies; noun
1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) capricho, antojo

2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) fantasía, imaginación

3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) fantasía

2. adjective
(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) decorado, de fantasía

3. verb
1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) apetecer, gustar

2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) imaginarse, figurarse

3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) gustar, sentirse atraído (por)

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- fanciful
- fancifully
- fancy dress
- take a fancy to
- take one's fancy

fancy¹ adj elegante

a fancy hotel un hotel elegante

El comparativo de fancy se escribe fancier; el superlativo se escribe fanciest

fancy² vb

1. apetecer

I fancy an ice cream me apetece un helado

what do you fancy doing? ¿qué te apetece hacer?

2. gustar

my friend fancies you le gustas a mi amigo

El pasado y participio pasado de fancy se escribe fancied; el gerundio se escribe fancying

fancy

tr['fænsɪ]

noun (pl fancies)

1 (imagination) fantasía, imaginación nombre femenino

2 (whim) capricho, antojo

adjective

1 (jewels, goods etc) de fantasía

2 (unusual) estrafalario,-a

3 (high-class, posh) elegante, de lujo

4 (prices) exagerado,-a, excesivo,-a, exorbitante

transitive verb (pt & pp fancied, ger fancying)

1 (want) apetecer, querer

■ do you fancy a drink? ¿te apetece una copa?

■ I don't fancy going there no me apetece ir allí

2 (find attractive) encontrar atractivo,-a

■ my friend fancies you a mi amigo le gustas mucho

3 (think) creer, suponer

■ I'm not sure, but I fancy she was wearing blue no estoy seguro, pero creo que iba vestida de azul

4 (think likely to do well) creer, parecer

■ who do you fancy for the 400 metres hurdles? ¿quién crees que ganará los 400 metros vallas?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

fancy that! ¡fíjate!, ¡pues vaya!

fancy! ¿quién lo habría dicho?, ¡vaya!, ¡qué casualidad!

■ fancy Nigel losing his job! ¿quién habría dicho que Nigel perdiera su trabajo?

to take a fancy to somebody/something encapricharse con alguien/algo

to catch somebody's fancy / take somebody's fancy hacerle gracia a alguien, encantarle a alguien

to fancy oneself ser creído,-a, ser presumido,-a

to fancy oneself as something dárselas de algo, creerse algo

fancy cake pastelito fino

fancy dress disfraz nombre masculino

fancy dress ball baile nombre masculino de disfraces

fancy man amante nombre masculino

fancy woman amante nombre femenino

flights of fancy ilusiones nombre femenino plural

fancy ['fæntsi] vt, - cied ; - cying

1) imagine: imaginarse, figurarse

fancy that!: ¡figúrate!, ¡imagínate!

2) crave: apetecer, tener ganas de

fancy adj, - cier ; - est

1) elaborate: elaborado

2) luxurious: lujoso, elegante

♦ fancily ['fæntsəli] adv

fancy n, pl - cies

1) liking: gusto m, afición f

2) whim: antojo m, capricho m

3) imagination: fantasía f, imaginación f

fancy

adj.

• de fantasía adj.

• elegante adj.

• postinero, -a adj.

n.

• afición s.f.

• antojo s.m.

• capricho s.m.

• fantasía s.f.

• gusto s.m.

• imaginación s.f.

• magín s.m.

v.

• fantasear v.

• figurar v.

• imaginar v.

• suponer v.

I
1. 'fænsi
fancies, fancying, fancied transitive verb (esp BrE)

1) ( expressing surprise) (in interj)

(just) fancy that! — pues mira tú!, imagínate!

fancy saying a thing like that! — cómo se te (or le etc) ocurre decir una cosa así!

fancy meeting them here! — qué casualidad encontrarnos con ellos aquí!

2) (feel urge, desire for) (colloq)

to fancy something/-ING: I really fancy an ice-cream qué ganas de tomarme un helado!; do you fancy going to see a movie? — ¿tienes ganas de or te gustaría or (esp Esp) te apetece ir al cine?

3) ( be physically attracted to) (colloq)

to fancy somebody: I fancy her/him — me gusta mucho

4) ( rate highly)

I don't fancy his chances — no creo que tenga muchas posibilidades

5) ( imagine) (frml)

to fancy (THAT): she fancied she saw his face in the crowd — creyó ver su cara entre la multitud

2.

v refl

to fancy oneself — (colloq) ser* (un) creído

to fancy oneself AS something: he fancies himself as an actor — se las da de actor

II

adjective -cier, -ciest

a) ( elaborate) elaborado

b) ( superior) (pej) < hotel> de campanillas; < car> lujoso; < ideas> extravagante, estrambótico

they gave us some fancy foreign dish — nos sirvieron un plato extranjero de ésos raros

nothing fancy, just a sandwich will do — nada complicado, con un sandwich basta

c) ( of foodstuffs) (AmE)

US Grade Fancy — ≈extra, ≈de primera calidad

III

noun (pl - cies)

a) ( liking) (no pl)

to take a fancy to somebody/something: they took a real fancy to each other quedaron prendados el uno del otro; she seems to have taken a fancy to you parece que le has caído en gracia; he's taken a fancy to that book se ha encaprichado con ese libro; to take o catch somebody's fancy: the ring quite took o caught my fancy el anillo me encantó or me dejó fascinada; buy whatever takes your fancy compra lo que te apetezca; to tickle somebody's fancy: the idea rather tickled my fancy — la idea me resultó atractiva

b) c ( whim) capricho m, antojo m

c u

c) ( unfounded idea) (liter) fantasía f

d) ( imagination) imaginación f, fantasía f

['fænsɪ]
1. N

1) (=liking)

to catch or take sb's fancy — atraer a algn

they stole anything that took their fancy — robaban cualquier cosa que les gustaba or atraía

I eat whatever takes my fancy — como lo que me apetece

to take a fancy to — [+ person] (amorously) quedarse prendado de, prendarse de; [+ thing] encapricharse con

he had taken a fancy to one of the secretaries — se había quedado prendado or se había prendado de una de las secretarias

he seems to have taken a fancy to you — parece que le gustas

2) (=whim) capricho m, antojo m

a passing fancy — un capricho pasajero

when the fancy takes him — cuando se le antoja

as the fancy takes her — según su capricho
tickle
3) (=imagination) fantasía f, imaginación f

in the realm of fancy — en el mundo de la fantasía
flight I, 1., 1)
4) (=vague idea)

I have a fancy that he'll be late — tengo or me da la sensación de que llegará tarde

2. ADJ
(compar fancier) (superl fanciest)
1) (=elaborate) muy elaborado

I like good, plain food, nothing fancy — me gusta la buena comida, sencilla, nada muy elaborado or nada demasiado historiado

she uses all these fancy words I don't understand — usa todas esas palabrejas que yo no entiendo

fancy footwork — (in football, dancing) filigranas fpl, florituras fpl (con los pies) ; (fig) gran habilidad f

2) (=elegant) [restaurant] de lujo, muy chic; [house, car] lujoso; [clothes] elegante, chic

3) (=exaggerated) [price] desorbitado; [idea] estrambótico

3. VT

1) (=imagine) imaginarse, figurarse

fancy that! * — ¡fíjate!, ¡imagínate!

fancy meeting you here! — ¡qué casualidad encontrarte aquí!

fancy him winning! — ¡qué raro que ganara él!

fancy letting him get away with it! — ¡mira que dejarle salirse con la suya!, ¡mira que dejar que se saliese con la suya!

fancy throwing that away, there's nothing wrong with it — ¡a quién se le ocurre tirar eso! está en perfectas condiciones

he fancied he saw a glint of amusement in her face — le pareció ver una chispa de diversión en su rostro

I rather fancy he's gone out — me da la impresión or se me hace que ha salido, se me antoja que ha salido liter

he fancies he knows it all — se cree un pozo de sabiduría

2) (=like, want)

a) (at particular moment)

what do you fancy? — ¿qué quieres tomar?, ¿qué te apetece?

do you fancy an Indian meal? — ¿te apetece or (LAm) se te antoja un una comida india?

b) (in general)

I've always fancied living there — siempre me hubiese gustado vivir allí

I don't fancy the idea — no me gusta la idea

he fancies himself * — es un creído or un presumido

he fancies himself as a bit of an actor * — se piensa que es un actor

he fancies himself as a footballer * — se las da de futbolista

he fancies himself as the next prime minister * — se cree que va a ser el próximo primer ministro

3) (esp Brit)
* (=be attracted to)
I could tell he fancied me — notaba que le gustaba mucho, notaba que se sentía atraído por mí

4) (=rate)

I don't fancy his chances of winning — no creo que tenga muchas posibilidades de ganar

which horse do you fancy for the Grand National? — ¿qué caballo es tu favorito para el Grand National?

I fancy England to win — yo creo que ganará Inglaterra

4.

CPD

fancy dress N — disfraz m

are you going in fancy dress? — ¿vas a ir disfrazado or con disfraz?

they were wearing fancy dress — iban disfrazados

fancy dress ball N — baile m de disfraces

fancy dress party N — fiesta f de disfraces

fancy goods NPL — (Comm) artículos mpl de regalo

fancy man † * N pej —

her fancy man — su amante, su amiguito *

fancy woman † * N pej —

his fancy woman — su querida, su amiguita *

* * *

I
1. ['fænsi]
fancies, fancying, fancied transitive verb (esp BrE)

1) ( expressing surprise) (in interj)

(just) fancy that! — pues mira tú!, imagínate!

fancy saying a thing like that! — cómo se te (or le etc) ocurre decir una cosa así!

fancy meeting them here! — qué casualidad encontrarnos con ellos aquí!

2) (feel urge, desire for) (colloq)

to fancy something/-ING: I really fancy an ice-cream qué ganas de tomarme un helado!; do you fancy going to see a movie? — ¿tienes ganas de or te gustaría or (esp Esp) te apetece ir al cine?

3) ( be physically attracted to) (colloq)

to fancy somebody: I fancy her/him — me gusta mucho

4) ( rate highly)

I don't fancy his chances — no creo que tenga muchas posibilidades

5) ( imagine) (frml)

to fancy (THAT): she fancied she saw his face in the crowd — creyó ver su cara entre la multitud

2.

v refl

to fancy oneself — (colloq) ser* (un) creído

to fancy oneself AS something: he fancies himself as an actor — se las da de actor

II

adjective -cier, -ciest

a) ( elaborate) elaborado

b) ( superior) (pej) < hotel> de campanillas; < car> lujoso; < ideas> extravagante, estrambótico

they gave us some fancy foreign dish — nos sirvieron un plato extranjero de ésos raros

nothing fancy, just a sandwich will do — nada complicado, con un sandwich basta

c) ( of foodstuffs) (AmE)

US Grade Fancy — ≈extra, ≈de primera calidad

III

noun (pl - cies)

a) ( liking) (no pl)

to take a fancy to somebody/something: they took a real fancy to each other quedaron prendados el uno del otro; she seems to have taken a fancy to you parece que le has caído en gracia; he's taken a fancy to that book se ha encaprichado con ese libro; to take o catch somebody's fancy: the ring quite took o caught my fancy el anillo me encantó or me dejó fascinada; buy whatever takes your fancy compra lo que te apetezca; to tickle somebody's fancy: the idea rather tickled my fancy — la idea me resultó atractiva

b) c ( whim) capricho m, antojo m

c u

c) ( unfounded idea) (liter) fantasía f

d) ( imagination) imaginación f, fantasía f

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12 will

will

1. will <would, would> [wɪl] aux vb

1) ( in future tense) werden;

we \will be at the airport wir werden am Flughafen sein;

do you think he \will come? glaubst du, dass er kommt?;

so we'll be in Glasgow by lunchtime wir sind also um die Mittagszeit [herum] in Glasgow;

I'll be with you in a minute ich bin sofort bei Ihnen;

it won't be easy es wird nicht leicht sein;

by the time we get there, Jim \will have left bis wir dort ankommen, ist Jim schon weg;

you'll have forgotten all about it by next week nächste Woche wirst du alles vergessen haben;

( in immediate future)

we'll be off now wir fahren jetzt;

I'll be going then ich gehe dann;

I'll answer the telephone ich gehe ans Telefon

2) ( with tag question)

you won't forget to tell him, \will you? du vergisst aber nicht, es ihm zu sagen, oder?;

they'll have got home by now, won't they? sie müssten mittlerweile zu Hause sein, nicht?

3) ( expressing intention)

sb \will do sth jd wird etw tun;

I \will always love you ich werde dich immer lieben;

I'll make up my own mind about that ich werde mir meine eigene Meinung darüber bilden;

I'll not be spoken to like that! ich dulde nicht, dass man so mit mir redet!;

I won't have him ruining the party ich werde nicht zulassen, dass er die Party verdirbt

4) (in requests, instructions)

\will you give me her address, please? würden Sie mir bitte ihre Adresse geben?;

\will you stop that! hör sofort damit auf!;

\will you let me speak! würdest du mich bitte ausreden lassen!;

you'll do it because I say so du tust es, weil ich es dir sage!;

hang on a second, \will you? bleiben Sie bitte einen Moment dran!;

just pass me that knife, \will you? gib mir doch bitte mal das Messer rüber, ja?;

give me a hand, \will you? sei so nett und hilf mir mal;

\will you sit down? setzen Sie sich doch!;

won't you come in? möchten Sie nicht hereinkommmen?;

won't you have some cake? möchten Sie nicht etwas Kuchen?

5) ( expressing willingness)

who'll post this letter for me? - I \will wer kann den Brief für mich einwerfen? - ich [kann es];

anyone like to volunteer for this job? - we \will! meldet sich jemand freiwillig für diese Arbeit? - ja, wir!;

I keep asking him to play with me, but he won't ich frage ihn ständig, ob er mit mir spielt, aber er will nicht

6) ( not functioning)

the car won't start das Auto springt nicht an;

the door won't open die Tür geht nicht auf

7) ( expressing facts)

fruit \will keep longer in the fridge Obst hält sich im Kühlschrank länger;

new products \will always sell better neue Produkte verkaufen sich einfach besser;

that won't make any difference das macht keinen Unterschied;

the car won't run without petrol ohne Benzin fährt der Wagen nicht

8) ( expressing persistence)

accidents \will happen Unfälle passieren nun einmal;

he \will keep doing that er hört einfach nicht damit auf;

they \will keep sending me those brochures sie senden mir immer noch diese Broschüren

9) ( expressing likelihood)

that'll be Scott das wird Scott sein;

I expect you'll be wanting your supper ich nehme an, du möchtest dein Abendbrot [haben];

as you \will all probably know already,... wie Sie vermutlich schon alle wissen,... vi ( form) wollen;

as you \will wie du willst;

do what you \will with me machen Sie mit mir, was Sie wollen

2. will [wɪl] n

1) no pl ( faculty) Wille m;

to do sth with a \will etw mit großem Eifer tun;

everyone heaved with a \will to get the car out of the mud alle hoben kräftig mit an, um das Auto aus dem Schlamm zu befreien;

to have an iron \will [or a \will of iron] einen eisernen Willen haben;

only with a \will of iron nur mit eisernem [o einem eisernen] Willen;

strength of \will Willensstärke f;

political \will politischer Wille;

to have the \will to do sth den [festen] Willen haben, etw zu tun;

to lose the \will to live den Lebenswillen verlieren

2) no pl ( desire) Wille m;

Thy \will be done rel Dein Wille geschehe;

to be the \will of sb [or sb's \will] jds Wille m sein;

it was God's \will [that...] es war Gottes Wille[, dass...];

against sb's \will gegen jds Willen m;

at \will nach Belieben;

they were able to come and go at \will sie konnten kommen und gehen, wann sie wollten;

an actor has to be able to cry at \will ein Schauspieler muss auf Kommando weinen können

3) law letzter Wille, Testament nt;

she remembered you in her \will sie hat dich in ihrem Testament bedacht;

the reading of the \will die Testamentsverlesung;

to change one's \will sein Testament ändern;

to draw up/make a \will ein Testament aufsetzen/machen

PHRASES:

where there's a \will, there's a way ( saying) wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg ( prov)

with the best \will in the world beim besten Willen;

to have a \will of one's own einen eigenen Willen haben vt

1) ( try to cause by will power)

to \will sb to do sth jdn [durch Willenskraft] dazu bringen, etw zu tun;

I was \willing you to win ich habe mir ganz fest gewünscht, dass du gewinnst;

to \will oneself to do sth sich akk dazu zwingen, etw zu tun

2) (form: ordain)

to \will sth etw bestimmen [o verfügen];

God \willed it and it was so Gott hat es so gewollt und so geschah es

3) ( bequeath)

to \will sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw vererben [o [testamentarisch] vermachen]

English-German students dictionary > will
13 wish

1. transitive verb
1) (desire, hope) wünschen

I wish I was or were rich — ich wollte od. (geh.) wünschte, ich wäre reich

I do wish he would come — wenn er nur kommen würde

I wish you would shut up — es wäre mir lieb, wenn du den Mund hieltest

‘wish you were here’ — (on postcard) "schade, dass du nicht hier bist"

2) with inf. (want) wünschen (geh.)

I wish to go — ich möchte od. will gehen

I wish you to stay — ich möchte od. will, dass du bleibst

3) (say that one hopes somebody will have something) wünschen

wish somebody luck/success — etc. jemandem Glück/Erfolg usw. wünschen

wish somebody good morning/a happy birthday — jemandem guten Morgen sagen/zum Geburtstag gratulieren

wish somebody ill/well — jemandem [etwas] Schlechtes/alles Gute wünschen

4) (coll.): (foist)

wish somebody/something on somebody — jemandem jemanden/etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
wünschen

come on, wish! — nun, wünsch dir was!

wish for something — sich (Dat.) etwas wünschen

what more could one wish for? — was will man mehr?

they have everything they could possibly wish for — sie haben alles, was sie sich (Dat.) nur wünschen können
3. noun
1) Wunsch, der

her wish is that... — es ist ihr Wunsch od. sie wünscht, dass...

I have no [great/particular] wish to go — ich habe keine [große/besondere] Lust zu gehen

make a wish — sich (Dat.) etwas wünschen

with best/[all] good wishes, with every good wish — mit den besten/allen guten Wünschen (on, for zu)

2) (thing desired)

get or have one's wish — seinen Wunsch erfüllt bekommen

at last he has [got] his wish — endlich ist sein Wunsch in Erfüllung gegangen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/93821/wish_away">wish away

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[wiʃ] 1. verb
1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) wünschen

2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) wollen

3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) wünschen
2. noun
1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) der Wunsch

2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) der Wunsch

3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) die Glückwünsche (pl.)

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- wishful thinking
- wishing-well
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wish

[wɪʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (desire) Wunsch m, Verlangen nt

against the \wishes of the party members gegen den Willen der Parteimitglieder

it was your mother's dearest/greatest/last \wish es war der sehnlichste/größte/letzte Wunsch deiner Mutter

your \wish is my command! dein Wunsch sei mir Befehl! hum

to express a \wish einen Wunsch äußern

to have a \wish sich dat etwas wünschen

to have no \wish to do sth keine Lust haben [o geh nicht das Verlangen verspüren], etw zu tun

he had no \wish to go through the experience again er wollte diese Erfahrung nicht noch einmal durchmachen

I've no \wish to be offensive, but... ich möchte niemandem zu nahe treten, aber...

2. (thing desired) Wunsch m

may all your \wishes come true mögen alle deine Wünsche in Erfüllung gehen

to get [or have] one's \wish seinen Willen bekommen

well, you've got your \wish, here we are in Paris nun, jetzt hast du deinen Willen — wir sind in Paris

to grant sb a \wish jdm einen Wunsch erfüllen

to make a \wish sich dat etwas wünschen

3. (regards)

▪ \wishes pl Grüße pl

good \wishes for your time at university alles Gute für deine Zeit an der Universität

with best \wishes mit den besten Wünschen

[with] best [or all good] \wishes (at end of letter) mit herzlichen Grüßen, herzliche Grüße

to give [or send] sb one's best \wishes jdn herzlich grüßen [lassen], jdm die besten Wünsche ausrichten [lassen]

please send her my best \wishes for a speedy recovery richten Sie ihr bitte meine besten Wünsche für eine baldige Genesung aus geh

4.

▶ the \wish is father to the thought ( prov) der Wunsch ist der Vater des Gedankens prov

▶ if \wishes were horses[, then beggars would ride] ( saying) wenn das Wörtchen wenn nicht wär'[, wär' mein Vater Millionär] prov

II. vt

1. (be desirous)

▪ to \wish sth etw wünschen

whatever you \wish was immer du möchtest

if that is what you \wish, you shall have it wenn es das ist, was du möchtest, dann sollst du es haben

▪ to \wish [that]... wünschen, dass...; (expressing annoyance) wollen [o erwarten], dass...

I \wish I hadn't said that ich wünschte, ich hätte das nicht gesagt

I do \wish you wouldn't keep calling me ich möchte, dass du endlich aufhörst, mich anzurufen

I \wish she'd shut up for a minute! wenn sie doch nur für einen Moment den Mund halten würde!

2. ( form: want)

▪ to \wish to do sth etw tun wollen

I \wish to make a complaint ich möchte mich beschweren

we don't \wish to be disturbed wir möchten nicht gestört werden

what do you \wish me to do? was kann ich für Sie tun?

passengers \wishing to take the Kings Cross train... Passagiere für den Zug nach Kings Cross...

I don't \wish to worry you, but... ich möchte Sie nicht beunruhigen, aber...

I don't \wish to appear rude, but... ich möchte nicht unhöflich erscheinen, aber...

without \wishing to appear overcritical,... ohne allzu kritisch erscheinen zu wollen,...

▪ to [not] \wish sth [up]on sb jdm etw [nicht] wünschen

I wouldn't \wish it on my worst enemy! das würde ich nicht einmal meinem schlimmsten Feind wünschen!

3. (make a magic wish)

▪ to \wish [that]... sich dat wünschen, dass...

I \wish you were here ich wünschte, du wärst hier

I \wished the day over ich wünschte, der Tag wäre schon vorbei

she \wished herself anywhere but there sie wünschte sich möglichst weit weg

sometimes I \wished myself dead manchmal wollte ich am liebsten tot sein

to \wish oneself back home sich akk nach Hause sehnen

4. (express wishes)

▪ to \wish sb sth jdm etw wünschen

to \wish sb happy birthday jdm zum Geburtstag gratulieren

to \wish sb merry Christmas jdm frohe Weihnachten wünschen

to \wish sb goodnight jdm [eine] gute Nacht wünschen

to \wish sb a safe journey/luck/every success jdm eine gute Reise/Glück/viel Erfolg wünschen

to \wish sb well/ill jdm [viel] Glück [o alles Gute] /nur Schlechtes wünschen

5. ( fam: impose on)

▪ to \wish sb/sth [up]on sb jdm jdn/etw aufhalsen fam

III. vi

1. (want) wollen, wünschen

[just] as you \wish [ganz] wie Sie wünschen

if you \wish wenn Sie es wünschen

▪ to \wish for sth etw wünschen [o wollen]

what more could you \wish for? was kann man sich mehr wünschen?

2. (make a wish)

▪ to \wish for sth sich dat etw wünschen

we couldn't have \wished for a better start wir hätten uns keinen besseren Start wünschen können

they've got everything a normal person could \wish for sie haben alles, was sich ein normaler Mensch nur wünschen kann

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[wɪʃ]
1. n

1) Wunsch m (for nach)

your wish is my command — dein Wunsch ist or sei mir Befehl

I have no great wish to see him — ich habe kein Bedürfnis or keine große Lust, ihn zu sehen

to make a wish — sich (dat) etwas wünschen

you can make three wishes — du hast drei Wünsche

the wish is father to the thought (prov) — der Wunsch ist Vater des Gedankens (prov)

well, you got your wish —

you shall have your wish — dein Wunsch soll (dir) erfüllt werden or soll in Erfüllung gehen

2) wishespl

(in greetings) with best wishes — mit den besten Wünschen or Grüßen, alles Gute

please give him my good wishes — bitte grüßen Sie ihn (vielmals) von mir, bitte richten Sie ihm meine besten Wünsche aus

he sends his best wishes — er lässt (vielmals) grüßen

a message of good wishes — eine Gruß- or Glückwunschbotschaft

best wishes for a speedy recovery — alles Gute für eine baldige Genesung

2. vt

1) (= want) wünschen

I do not wish it — ich möchte or wünsche (form) es nicht

he wishes to be alone/to see you immediately — er möchte allein sein/dich sofort sehen

I wish you to be present — ich wünsche, dass Sie anwesend sind

what do you wish me to do? — was soll ich (bitte) tun?

do you wish more coffee, sir? ( Scot form ) — hätten Sie gern or wünschen Sie noch Kaffee?

2) (= desire, hope, desire sth unlikely) wünschen, wollen

I wish the play would begin — ich wünschte or wollte, das Stück finge an

I wish you'd be quiet — ich wünschte or wollte, du wärest ruhig

how he wished that his wife was or were there — wie sehr er sich (dat) wünschte, dass seine Frau hier wäre

wish you were here — ich wünschte or wollte, du wärest hier

3) (= entertain wishes towards sb) wünschen

to wish sb well/ill — jdm Glück or alles Gute/Schlechtes or Böses wünschen

I don't wish her any harm — ich wünsche ihr nichts Böses

to wish sb good luck/happiness — jdm viel Glück or alles Gute/Glück (und Zufriedenheit) wünschen

4) (= bid, express wish) wünschen

to wish sb a pleasant journey/good morning/merry Christmas — jdm eine gute Reise/guten Morgen/frohe Weihnachten wünschen

to wish sb goodbye — jdm Auf or auf Wiedersehen sagen

5)

to wish a wish — sich (dat) etwas wünschen

he wished himself anywhere but there —

if I could wish myself into the castle — wenn ich mich nur in das Schloss wünschen könnte

3. vi
(= make a wish) sich (dat) etwas wünschen
wishing won't solve the problem — der Wunsch allein wird das Problem nicht lösen

to wish upon a star (liter) — sich (dat) bei einer Sternschnuppe etwas wünschen

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wish [wıʃ]

A v/t

1. wollen, wünschen:

I wish I were there ich wollte, ich wäre dort;

wish sb further ( oder at the devil) jemanden zum Teufel wünschen;

wish o.s. home sich nach Hause sehnen;

wish sb to do sth wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut

2. hoffen:

it is to be wished es ist zu hoffen oder zu wünschen

3. jemandem Glück, Spaß etc wünschen:

wish sb well (ill) jemandem Gutes (Böses) wünschen, jemandem wohlwollen (übelwollen);

wish sb good morning jemandem guten Morgen wünschen;

wish sb (sth) on sb jemandem jemanden (etwas) aufhalsen;

I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy das würde ich nicht einmal meinem ärgsten Feind wünschen; → birthday A, joy A 1, luck A 2

4. jemanden ersuchen, bitten ( beide:

to do zu tun)

B v/i (for) sich sehnen (nach), sich (etwas) wünschen:

I have been wishing for you to come ich habe mir gewünscht, dass du kommst;

he cannot wish for anything better er kann sich nichts Besseres wünschen;

as you wish wie Sie wünschen oder wollen

C s

1. Wunsch m:

a) Verlangen n ( for nach)

b) Bitte f ( for um)

c) (das) Gewünschte:

you shall have your wish du sollst haben, was du dir wünschst;

what’s your Christmas wish? was wünschst du dir zu Weihnachten?;

if wishes were horses, beggars would ride (Sprichwort) es hat keinen Sinn, sich Unmögliches zu wünschen; → father A 5

2. pl (gute) Wünsche pl, Glückwünsche pl

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1. transitive verb
1) (desire, hope) wünschen

I wish I was or were rich — ich wollte od. (geh.) wünschte, ich wäre reich

I do wish he would come — wenn er nur kommen würde

I wish you would shut up — es wäre mir lieb, wenn du den Mund hieltest

‘wish you were here’ — (on postcard) "schade, dass du nicht hier bist"

2) with inf. (want) wünschen (geh.)

I wish to go — ich möchte od. will gehen

I wish you to stay — ich möchte od. will, dass du bleibst

3) (say that one hopes somebody will have something) wünschen

wish somebody luck/success — etc. jemandem Glück/Erfolg usw. wünschen

wish somebody good morning/a happy birthday — jemandem guten Morgen sagen/zum Geburtstag gratulieren

wish somebody ill/well — jemandem [etwas] Schlechtes/alles Gute wünschen

4) (coll.): (foist)

wish somebody/something on somebody — jemandem jemanden/etwas aufhalsen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
wünschen

come on, wish! — nun, wünsch dir was!

wish for something — sich (Dat.) etwas wünschen

what more could one wish for? — was will man mehr?

they have everything they could possibly wish for — sie haben alles, was sie sich (Dat.) nur wünschen können
3. noun
1) Wunsch, der

her wish is that... — es ist ihr Wunsch od. sie wünscht, dass...

I have no [great/particular] wish to go — ich habe keine [große/besondere] Lust zu gehen

make a wish — sich (Dat.) etwas wünschen

with best/[all] good wishes, with every good wish — mit den besten/allen guten Wünschen (on, for zu)

2) (thing desired)

get or have one's wish — seinen Wunsch erfüllt bekommen

at last he has [got] his wish — endlich ist sein Wunsch in Erfüllung gegangen

Phrasal Verbs:

- wish away

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v.

wünschen v. n.

Wunsch -¨e m.

English-german dictionary > wish
14 will

will [wɪl]

1. modal verb

   a. (future)

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► When will or 'll is used to form the future, it is often translated by the future tense.

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• he will speak il parlera

• you'll regret it some day tu le regretteras un jour

• we will come too nous viendrons (nous) aussi

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• what will he do when he finds out? qu'est-ce qu'il fera lorsqu'il s'en apercevra ?

• we'll do all we can nous ferons tout ce que nous pourrons

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► When will or 'll indicates the more immediate future, aller + verb is used.

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• I'll give you a hand with that je vais te donner un coup de main avec ça

• he will be here shortly il va bientôt arriver

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► When will or won't is used in short replies, no verb is used in French.

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• will he come too? -- yes he will est-ce qu'il viendra aussi ? -- oui

• I'll go with you -- oh no you won't! je vais vous accompagner -- non, certainement pas !

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► When won't is used in question tags, eg won't it, won't you the translation is often n'est-ce pas.

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• you will come to see us, won't you? vous viendrez nous voir, n'est-ce pas ?

• that'll be okay, won't it? ça ira, n'est-ce pas ?

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► When future meaning is made clear by words like tomorrow, or next week, the present tense can also be used in French.

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• he'll be here tomorrow il arrive or il arrivera demain

• I'll phone you tonight je t'appelle or je t'appellerai ce soir

   b. (future perfect)

► will have + past participle

• the holiday will have done him good les vacances lui auront fait du bien

• he will have left by now il sera déjà parti à l'heure qu'il est

   c. (habitual actions)

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• he will sit for hours doing nothing il reste assis pendant des heures à ne rien faire

• the car will do 150km/h cette voiture fait du 150 km/h

• thieves will often keep a stolen picture for years les voleurs gardent souvent un tableau volé pendant des années

   d. (requests, orders)

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► The present tense of vouloir is often used.

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• will you be quiet! veux-tu (bien) te taire !

• will you please sit down! voulez-vous vous asseoir, s'il vous plaît !

• will you help me? -- yes I will tu veux m'aider ? -- oui, je veux bien

• will you promise to be careful? tu me promets de faire attention ?

► won't ( = refuse(s) to)

the window won't open la fenêtre ne veut pas s'ouvrir

• she won't let me drive the car elle ne veut pas me laisser conduire la voiture

• will you promise? -- no I won't tu me le promets ? -- non

   e. (invitations, offers) will you have a cup of coffee? voulez-vous prendre un café ?

• will you join us for a drink? voulez-vous prendre un verre avec nous ?

• won't you come with us? vous ne voulez pas venir (avec nous) ?

• I'll help you if you like je vais vous aider si vous voulez

   f. ( = must) that will be the taxi ça doit être le taxi

• she'll be about forty elle doit avoir quarante ans environ

• you'll be thinking I'm crazy tu dois penser que je suis fou

2. willed transitive verb

preterite, past participle

   a. ( = urge by willpower) he was willing her to look at him il l'adjurait intérieurement de le regarder

   b. ( = bequeath) to will sth to sb léguer qch à qn

3. noun

   a. ( = determination) volonté f

• he has a will of his own il sait ce qu'il veut

• he has a strong will il a beaucoup de volonté

• the will to live la volonté de survivre

• to do sth against sb's will faire qch contre la volonté de qn (PROV) where there's a will there's a way(PROV) vouloir c'est pouvoir

► at will

• an employer who can sack you at will un employeur qui peut vous licencier comme il le veut

• I can speed up and slow down at will je peux accélérer et ralentir comme je veux

   b. ( = document) testament m

• to make a will faire son testament

• he left it to me in his will il me l'a légué par testament

• the last will and testament of... les dernières volontés de...

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I 1. [wɪl, əl]
modal auxiliary

1) ( to express the future)

she'll help you — elle t'aidera; ( in the near future) elle va t'aider

must I phone him or will you? — est-ce que je dois lui téléphoner ou est-ce que tu vas le faire?

I've said I'll repay you and I will — j'ai dit que je te rembourserai et je le ferai

2) (expressing consent, willingness)

‘will you help me?’ - ‘yes, I will’ — ‘est-ce que tu m'aideras?’ - ‘oui, bien sûr’

he won't cooperate — il ne veut pas coopérer

‘have a chocolate’ - ‘thank you, I will’ — ‘prends un chocolat’ - ‘volontiers, merci’

I will not be talked to like that — je n'accepte pas qu'on me parle sur ce ton

I won't have it said of me that I'm mean — il ne sera pas dit que je suis mesquin

will you or won't you? — c'est oui ou c'est non?

do what ou as you will — fais ce que tu veux

will do! — (colloq) d'accord!

3) (in commands, requests)

will you pass the salt, please? — est-ce que tu peux me passer le sel, s'il te plaît?

‘I can give the speech’ - ‘you will not!’ — ‘je peux faire le discours’ - ‘pas question!’

‘I'll do it’ - ‘no you won't’ — ‘je vais le faire’ - ‘il n'en est pas question’

will you please listen to me! — est-ce que tu vas m'écouter!

wait a minute will you! — attends un peu!

4) (in offers, invitations)

will you marry me? — est-ce que tu veux m'épouser?

you'll have another cake, won't you? — vous prendrez bien un autre gâteau?

5) ( expressing custom or habit)

they will usually ask for a deposit — ils demandent généralement une caution

any teacher will tell you that... — n'importe quel professeur te dira que...

these things will happen — ce sont des choses qui arrivent; ( in exasperation)

she will keep repeating the same old jokes — elle n'arrête pas de répéter les mêmes blagues

6) ( expressing conjecture or assumption)

that will be my sister — ça doit être ma sœur

they won't be aware of what has happened — ils ne doivent pas savoir ce qui s'est passé

that will have been last month — ça devait être le mois dernier

you'll have gathered that — vous aurez compris que

7) ( expressing ability or capacity to do)

the lift will hold 12 — l'ascenseur peut transporter 12 personnes

that jug won't hold a litre — ce pichet ne contient pas un litre

this chicken won't feed six — ce poulet n'est pas assez gros pour six personnes

the car won't start — la voiture ne veut pas démarrer
2.
transitive verb

1) ( urge)

to will somebody's death — souhaiter ardemment la mort de quelqu'un

to will somebody to do — supplier mentalement quelqu'un de faire

to will somebody to live — prier pour que quelqu'un vive

2) (wish, desire) vouloir

3) Law léguer
3.
reflexive verb

he willed himself to stand up — au prix d'un effort surhumain il a réussi à se lever
II 1. [wɪl]
noun

1) volonté f ( to do de faire)

to have a strong/weak will — avoir beaucoup/peu de volonté

to have a will of one's own — faire ce qu'on a envie de faire

strength of will — force de caractère

against my will — contre mon gré

to do something with a will — faire quelque chose de bon cœur

to lose the will to live — ne plus avoir envie de vivre

2) Law testament m

the last will and testament of — les dernières volontés de

to leave somebody something in one's will — léguer quelque chose à quelqu'un
2.
at will adverbial phrase [select, take] à volonté

you can change it at will — tu peux le changer quand tu veux

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where there's a will there's a way — Prov quand on veut on peut Prov

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wish [wɪ∫]

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = desire) souhaiter

• I wish I'd gone with you je regrette de ne pas vous avoir accompagné

• I wish you had left with him je regrette que tu ne sois pas parti avec lui

• I wish I hadn't said that je regrette d'avoir dit cela

• I only wish I'd known about that before! si seulement j'avais su ça avant !

• I wish I could! si seulement je pouvais !

   b. ( = desire for sb else) souhaiter

• I wish you well in what you're trying to do je vous souhaite de réussir dans ce que vous voulez faire

• wish me luck! souhaite-moi bonne chance !

• to wish sb a happy birthday souhaiter bon anniversaire à qn

• I wish you every happiness! je vous souhaite d'être très heureux !

• he wished us every happiness il nous a exprimé tous ses vœux de bonheur

• I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy c'est quelque chose que je ne souhaiterais pas à mon pire ennemi

2. intransitive verb

faire un vœu

• to wish for sth souhaiter qch

• she's got everything she could wish for elle a tout ce qu'elle peut désirer

• what more could you wish for? que pourrais-tu souhaiter de plus ?

3. noun

   a. ( = desire, will) désir m

• your wish is my command vos désirs sont des ordres

• he had no great wish to go il n'avait pas grande envie d'y aller

• to go against sb's wishes contrecarrer les désirs de qn

• he did it against my wishes il l'a fait contre mon gré

   b. ( = specific desire) vœu m

• to make a wish faire un vœu

• his wish came true son vœu s'est réalisé

   c. ( = greeting) he sends his best wishes il vous fait ses amitiés

• (with) best wishes for your future happiness tous mes (or nos) vœux de bonheur

• (with) best wishes for Christmas and the New Year (nos) meilleurs vœux pour Noël et la nouvelle année

• with best wishes from (in letter) bien amicalement

4. compounds

► wish list noun liste f de souhaits

• top of my wish list mon souhait le plus cher

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[wɪʃ] 1.
noun ( desire) désir m ( for de; to do de faire); ( in story) souhait m ( for de)

to make a wish — faire un vœu

to grant somebody's wish — gen accéder au désir de quelqu'un; [fairy] exaucer le souhait de quelqu'un

I have no wish to disturb you — je n'ai pas l'intention de vous déranger
2.
wishes plural noun vœux mpl

good ou best wishes — meilleurs vœux; ( ending letter) bien amicalement

please give him my best wishes — je vous prie de lui faire toutes mes amitiés
3.
transitive verb

1) ( expressing longing)

I wish he were here — si seulement il était ici

I just wish we lived closer — si seulement nous habitions plus près

he wished he had written — il regrettait de ne pas avoir écrit

he wishes his mother would write — il voudrait que sa mère écrive

he bought it and then wished he hadn't — il l'a acheté et puis a regretté de l'avoir fait

I wished myself single again — j'aurais voulu être à nouveau célibataire

2) (express congratulations, greetings) souhaiter

to wish somebody joy ou happiness — souhaiter à quelqu'un d'être heureux

to wish somebody joy of something/somebody — iron souhaiter bien du plaisir à quelqu'un avec quelque chose/quelqu'un

we wished each other goodbye and good luck — nous nous sommes dit au revoir et bonne chance

I wished him well — j'espérais que tout irait bien pour lui

3) ( want) souhaiter; ( weaker) désirer
4.
intransitive verb

1) (desire, want) vouloir

just as you wish — comme vous voudrez

to wish for — souhaiter, espérer

what more could one wish for? — qu'est-ce qu'on pourrait espérer or souhaiter de plus?

2) ( in fairy story) faire un vœu

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Phrasal Verbs:

- wish on

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must [mʌst]

1. modal verb

   a. (obligation)

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► When must expresses obligation, it is translated either by the impersonal expression il faut que, which is followed by the subjunctive, or by devoir, followed by the infinitive; il faut que is more emphatic.

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• I must be going il faut que je m'en aille

• I must phone my mother il faut que j'appelle ma mère

• I must see him! il faut absolument que je le voie !

• you must get your brakes checked tu dois absolument faire vérifier tes freins

• you must hand your work in on time tu dois rendre ton travail à temps

• why must you always be so pessimistic? pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu sois si pessimiste ?

► must not (forbidding)

patients must not be put at risk il ne faut pas mettre en danger la santé des patients

• it must not be forgotten that... il ne faut pas oublier que...

• "the windows must not be opened" « défense d'ouvrir les fenêtres »► I must say or admit

• this came as a surprise, I must say je dois avouer que cela m'a surpris

• I must admit I'm envious je dois avouer que je suis jaloux

   b. (invitations, suggestions)

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► When you must is used to make invitations and suggestions more forceful, the imperative may be used in French.

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• you must come and have dinner some time venez dîner à la maison un de ces jours

• you must be very careful faites bien attention

• you must stop being so negative ne sois pas si négatif

► you mustn't ( = don't)

you mustn't touch it n'y touche pas

• you mustn't forget to send her a card n'oublie pas de lui envoyer une carte

   c. (indicating certainty) he must be wrong il doit se tromper

• he must be regretting it, mustn't he? il le regrette sûrement

• he must be mad! il est fou !

• you must be joking! vous plaisantez !

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► When must refers to the past, it is translated by the imperfect of devoir.

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• I thought he must be really old je me suis dit qu'il devait être très vieux

• he said there must be some mistake il a dit qu'il devait y avoir une erreur

► must have made/had/been etc

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► The perfect tense of devoir + infinitive is generally used to translate must have + past participle.

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• I must have made a mistake j'ai dû me tromper

• you must have had some idea of the situation tu as dû te rendre compte de la situation

• was he disappointed? -- he must have been! est-ce qu'il a été déçu ? -- sûrement !

2. noun

( = indispensable thing) (inf) must (inf) m

• a must for all students! un must pour les étudiants !

3. compounds

► must-have noun must m adjective

incontournable

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Note: When must indicates obligation or necessity, French tends to use either the verb devoir or the impersonal construction il faut que + subjunctive: I must go = je dois partir, il faut que je parte. For examples and particular usages see I 1 and I 3 below. See also have II 1 and the related usage note

When must expresses assumption or probability, the verb devoir is always used: it must strike you as odd that = ça doit te sembler bizarre que (+ subj). See I 7 below for further examples

For the conjugation of devoir, see the French verb tables
[mʌst, məst] 1.
modal auxiliary (nég must not, mustn't)

1) (indicating obligation, prohibition)

you must check your rearview mirror — il faut regarder dans le rétroviseur

the feeding bottles must be sterilized — les biberons doivent être stérilisés

they said she must be consulted first — ils ont dit qu'il fallait d'abord la consulter

you mustn't mention this to anyone — il ne faut en parler à personne, tu ne dois en parler à personne

all visitors must leave the premises — tous les visiteurs doivent quitter les lieux

the loan must be repaid in one year — le prêt est remboursable en un an

withdrawals must not exceed £200 — les retraits ne doivent pas dépasser 200 livres sterling

it must eventually have an effect — ça doit finir par avoir un effet

2) (indicating requirement, condition)

candidates must be EC nationals — les candidats doivent être ressortissants d'un des pays de la CE

to gain a licence you must spend 40 hours in the air — pour obtenir son brevet il faut avoir 40 heures de vol

3) (stressing importance, necessity)

you must be patient — il faut que tu sois patient, tu dois être patient

tell her she mustn't worry — dis-lui de ne pas s'inquiéter

we must never forget — il ne faut jamais oublier

I must ask you not to smoke — je dois vous demander de ne pas fumer

I feel I must tell you that... — je pense devoir te dire que...

it must be said that — il faut dire que

I must apologize for being late — je vous demande d'excuser mon retard

I must say I was impressed — je dois avouer que j'ai été impressionné

that was pretty rude I must say! — je dois dire que c'était assez impoli!

very nice, I must say! — iron très gentil vraiment! iron

4) ( expressing intention)

I must check the reference — je dois vérifier la référence, il faut que je vérifie la référence

5) ( indicating irritation)

well, come in if you must — bon, entre si tu y tiens

why must she always be so cynical? — pourquoi faut-il toujours qu'elle soit si cynique?

he's ill, if you must know — il est malade si tu veux vraiment le savoir

must you make such a mess? — est-ce que tu as vraiment besoin de mettre le désordre?

6) (in invitations, suggestions)

we really must get together soon — il faudrait vraiment qu'on se voie bientôt

you must meet Flora Brown — il faut absolument que tu fasses la connaissance de Flora Brown

7) (expressing assumption, probability)

it must be difficult living there — ça doit être difficile de vivre là-bas

there must be some mistake! — il doit y avoir une erreur!

what must people think? — qu'est-ce que les gens doivent penser?

viewers must have been surprised — les téléspectateurs ont dû être surpris

we thought he must be shy — nous pensions qu'il devait être timide

they must really detest each other — ils doivent vraiment se détester

anyone who believes her must be naïve — il faut vraiment être naïf pour la croire

you must be out of your mind! — tu es fou!

8) (expressing strong interest, desire)

this I must see! — il faut que je voie ça!

we simply must get away from this town! — il faut à tout prix que nous quittions cette ville!
2.
noun

it's a must — c'est indispensable

this film is a must — ce film est à voir or à ne pas rater

a visit to the Louvre is a must — une visite au Louvre s'impose

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I.

must n Wine moût m.

II.

must, [transcription][m\\@st]

❢ When must indicates obligation or necessity, French tends to use either the verb devoir or the impersonal construction il faut que + subjunctive: I must go = je dois partir, il faut que je parte. For examples and particular usages see A 1 and A 3 below. See also have B 1 and the related usage note.

When must expresses assumptions or probability, the verb devoir is always used: it must strike you as odd that = ça doit te sembler bizarre que (+ subj). See A 7 below for further examples. For the conjugation of devoir, see the French verb tables.

A modal aux ( nég must not, mustn't)

1 (indicating obligation, prohibition) you must check your rearview mirror before indicating il faut regarder dans le rétroviseur avant de mettre son clignotant ; the feeding bottles must be sterilized les biberons doivent être stérilisés ; they said she must be consulted first ils ont dit qu'il fallait d'abord la consulter ; must we really be up by 7 am? est-ce qu'il faut vraiment qu'on soit levé pour 7 heures? ; you mustn't mention this to anyone il ne faut en parler à personne, tu ne dois en parler à personne ; all visitors must leave the premises tous les visiteurs doivent quitter les lieux ; the loan must be repaid in one year le prêt est remboursable en un an ; withdrawals must not exceed £200 les retraits ne doivent pas dépasser 200 livres sterling ; they begin, as all parents must, to adapt comme tous les parents, ils commencent à s'habituer ; it must eventually have an effect ça doit finir par avoir des conséquences ;

2 (indicating requirement, condition) candidates must be EU nationals les candidats doivent être ressortissants d'un des pays de l'UE ; applicants must have spent at least one year abroad les candidats doivent avoir passé au moins un an à l'étranger ; to gain a licence you must spend 40 hours in the air pour obtenir son brevet il faut avoir 40 heures de vol ;

3 (stressing importance, necessity) children must be alerted to the dangers les enfants doivent être avertis des dangers, il faut que les enfants soient avertis des dangers ; we must do more to improve standards il faut faire plus or nous devons faire plus pour améliorer le niveau ; immigrants must not become scapegoats il ne faut pas que les immigrés deviennent des boucs émissaires, les immigrés ne doivent pas devenir des boucs émissaires ; you must be patient il faut que tu sois patient, tu dois être patient ; tell her she mustn't worry dis-lui de ne pas s'inquiéter ; we must never forget il ne faut jamais oublier ; I must ask you not to smoke je dois vous demander de ne pas fumer ; it's very odd I must admit c'est très étrange je dois l'avouer ; I feel I must tell you that je pense devoir te dire que ; it must be said that il faut dire que ; I must apologize for being late je vous demande d'excuser mon retard ; I must say I was impressed je dois dire que j'étais impressionné ; that was pretty rude I must say! je dois dire que c'était assez impoli! ; very nice, I must say! iron très gentil vraiment! iron ;

4 ( expressing intention) we must ask them about it soon il faut que nous leur demandions bientôt ; I must check the reference je dois vérifier la référence, il faut que je vérifie la référence ; we mustn't forget to let the cat out il ne faut pas or nous ne devons pas oublier de laisser sortir le chat ;

5 ( indicating irritation) well, come in if you must bon, entre si tu insistes ; why must she always be so cynical? pourquoi faut-il toujours qu'elle soit si cynique? ; he's ill, if you must know il est malade si tu veux vraiment le savoir ; must you make such a mess? est-ce que tu as vraiment besoin de mettre le désordre? ;

6 (in invitations, suggestions) you must come and visit us! il faut vraiment que vous veniez nous voir! ; we really must get together soon il faudrait vraiment qu'on se voie bientôt ; you must meet Flora Brown il faut absolument que tu fasses la connaissance de Flora Brown ;

7 (expressing assumption, probability) it must be difficult living there ça doit être difficile de vivre là-bas ; it must have been very interesting for you to do ça a dû être très intéressant pour toi de faire ; there must be some mistake! il doit y avoir une erreur! ; they must be wondering what happened to us ils doivent se demander ce qui nous est arrivé ; what must people think? qu'est-ce que les gens doivent penser? ; viewers must have been surprised les téléspectateurs ont dû être surpris ; that must mean we're at the terminus ça doit vouloir dire que nous sommes au terminus ; that must be Marie-Hélène's tea ça doit être le thé de Marie-Hélène ; because he said nothing people thought he must be shy comme il ne disait rien les gens pensaient qu'il devait être timide ; they must really detest each other ils doivent vraiment se détester ; they must be even richer than we thought ils doivent être encore plus riches qu'on ne le pensait ; ‘he said so’-‘oh well it MUST be right, mustn't it?’ iron ‘c'est ce qu'il a dit’-‘ça doit être vrai alors!’ ; anyone who believes her must be naïve il faut vraiment être naïf pour la croire ; you must be out of your mind! tu es fou! ;

8 (expressing strong interest, desire) this I must see! il faut que je voie ça! ; we simply must get away from here! il faut à tout prix que nous sortions d'ici!

B n it's a must c'est indispensable (for pour) ; the book is a must for all gardeners ce livre est indispensable or est un must ○ pour tous les amateurs de jardinage ; Latin is no longer a must for access to university le latin n'est plus indispensable pour entrer à l'université ; this film is a must ce film est à voir or à ne pas rater ; if you're going to Paris, a visit to the Louvre is a must si vous allez à Paris une visite au Louvre s'impose.

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18 wish

wish

A n ( desire) désir m (for de ; to do de faire) ; ( in fairy story) souhait m (for de) ; her wish came true son souhait s'est réalisé ; the fairy gave her three wishes la fée lui a accordé trois souhaits ; a wish for freedom/to be free un désir de liberté/d'être libre ; to make a wish faire un vœu ; to have/express/cherish a wish avoir/exprimer/caresser un désir ; to grant sb's wish [monarch, official, authority, parent] accéder au désir de qn ; [fairy] exaucer le souhait de qn ; I have no wish to disturb you/talk to you sout je n'ai pas l'intention de vous déranger/de vous parler ; at his wife's/boss's wish selon la volonté de sa femme/de son chef ; to do sth against sb's wishes faire qch à l'encontre des désirs de qn ; it is my dearest wish to visit Capri mon vœu le plus cher est de visiter Capri ; you will get your wish vous aurez ce que vous désirez.

B wishes npl vœux mpl ; good ou best wishes meilleurs vœux ; ( ending letter) bien amicalement ; best wishes on your birthday/engagement meilleurs vœux pour votre anniversaire/vos fiançailles ; to offer/give/send good wishes ( for specific event) formuler/faire/envoyer ses meilleurs vœux ; please give him my best wishes je vous prie de lui faire toutes mes amitiés ; (with) all good wishes for Christmas avec tous mes or nos meilleurs vœux pour Noël.

C vtr

1 ( expressing longing) I wish he were here/had been here si seulement il était ici/avait été ici ; I just wish we lived closer si seulement nous habitions plus près ; I wish you hadn't told me that si seulement tu ne m'avais pas dit cela ; he wished he had written il aurait voulu avoir écrit ; he wished she had written il aurait voulu qu'elle ait écrit ; he wishes his mother would write il voudrait que sa mère écrive ; he bought it and then wished he hadn't il l'a acheté et puis a regretté de l'avoir fait ; I wished him dead/myself single again j'aurais voulu le voir mort/être à nouveau célibataire ;

2 (express congratulations, greetings) souhaiter ; I wish you Happy Birthday/a pleasant journey/good luck je vous souhaite un bon anniversaire/un bon voyage/bonne chance ; to wish sb joy ou happiness souhaiter à qn d'être heureux ; to wish sb joy with sth/sb iron souhaiter bien du plaisir à qn avec qch/qn ; he wished her good day† il lui a souhaité le bonjour ; we wished each other goodbye and good luck nous nous sommes dit au revoir et bonne chance ; I wished him well j'espérais que tout irait bien pour lui ;

3 ( want) sout souhaiter, vouloir ; ( weaker) désirer ; he wishes an audience with you sout il désire or il souhaite avoir un entretien avec vous ; that was what your father would have wished c'est ce que ton père aurait voulu ; you will do it because I wish it vous le ferez parce que je le veux ; to wish to do vouloir or souhaiter or désirer faire ; I wish to leave at once je souhaite partir sur le champ ; she wishes to be alone/excused elle désire être seule/se faire excuser ; I do not wish to seem unkind but… je ne veux pas avoir l'air antipathique mais… ; I wish you to leave je veux que vous partiez ; I wish it to be clear that… je veux qu'il soit bien clair que…

D vi

1 (desire, want) vouloir ; just as you wish comme vous voudrez ; spend it as you wish dépense-le comme tu voudras ; to wish for souhaiter, espérer ; they wished for an end to the war ils souhaitaient la fin de la guerre ; what more could one wish for? qu'est-ce qu'on pourrait espérer or souhaiter de plus? ;

2 ( in fairy story or ritual) faire un vœu.

Idiom

your wish is my command hum vos désirs sont des ordres.

Phrasal verbs

■ wish away:

▶ wish away [sth], wish [sth] away souhaiter que [qch] n'existe pas.

■ wish on:

▶ wish [sth] on sb fourguer ○ [qch] à qn ; it's a job I wouldn't wish on anyone c'est un boulot que je ne fourguerais ○ à personne.

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19 want

want [wɒnt]

vouloir ⇒ 1 (a) désirer ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) avoir envie de ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) demander ⇒ 1 (c) vouloir voir ⇒ 1 (c) (re)chercher ⇒ 1 (d) avoir besoin de ⇒ 1 (e) désir ⇒ 3 (a) envie ⇒ 3 (a) besoin ⇒ 3 (b) manque ⇒ 3 (c)

1 transitive verb

(a) (expressing a wish or desire) vouloir, désirer;

∎ to want sth badly avoir très envie de qch;

∎ what do you want? qu'est-ce que vous voulez?;

∎ what do you want now? qu'est-ce que tu veux encore?;

∎ what more do you want? que voulez-vous de plus?;

∎ I want a cup of coffee je veux ou voudrais une tasse de café;

∎ I want my Mummy! je veux ma maman!;

∎ all he wants is to go to bed tout ce qu'il veut, c'est aller se coucher;

∎ to want to do sth avoir envie de ou vouloir faire qch;

∎ they want to go to Spain on holiday ils ont envie d'aller ou ils veulent aller en vacances en Espagne;

∎ she doesn't want to go elle n'a pas envie d'y aller, elle ne veut pas y aller;

∎ she doesn't want to elle n'en a pas envie;

∎ he doesn't want to know il ne veut rien savoir;

∎ I want you to wait here je veux que tu attendes ici;

∎ I don't want it known je ne veux pas que cela se sache;

∎ what do you want done? que désirez-vous qu'on fasse?;

∎ I don't want you turning everything upside down je ne veux pas que vous mettiez tout sens dessus dessous;

∎ they never wanted (to have) children ils n'ont jamais eu envie d'avoir des enfants, ils n'ont jamais voulu (avoir) d'enfants;

∎ I don't want (to have) any trouble je ne veux pas d'ennuis;

∎ how much or what do you want for this table? combien voulez-vous pour cette table?;

∎ what do you want with her? qu'est-ce que tu lui veux?;

∎ what do you want from her? que voulez-vous d'elle?;

∎ ironic she doesn't want much! elle n'est pas difficile, elle au moins;

∎ figurative now I've got you where I want you! je te tiens!

(b) (desire sexually) désirer, avoir envie de

(c) (require to be present) demander, vouloir voir;

∎ you're wanted on vous demande;

∎ the boss wants you le patron vous demande ou veut vous voir ou demande à vous voir;

∎ someone wants you or you're wanted on the phone quelqu'un vous demande au téléphone;

∎ what does he want me for? qu'est-ce qu'il me veut?;

∎ where do you want this wardrobe? où voulez-vous qu'on mette cette armoire?;

∎ you won't be wanted this afternoon on n'aura pas besoin de vous cet après-midi;

∎ they don't want (to have) me ils ne veulent pas de moi;

∎ go away, you're not wanted here va-t-en, tu n'es pas le bienvenu ici;

∎ I know when I'm not wanted je sais quand je suis de trop

(d) (hunt, look for) chercher, rechercher;

∎ to be wanted by the police être recherché par la police;

∎ he's wanted for armed robbery il est recherché pour attaque à main armée

(e) (need → of person) avoir besoin de; (→ of task, thing) avoir besoin de, nécessiter;

∎ do you have everything you want? avez-vous tout ce qu'il vous faut?;

∎ I have more than I want j'en ai plus qu'il n'en faut;

∎ I've had all I want(ed) j'en ai eu assez;

∎ that's the very thing I want, that's just what I want c'est juste ce qu'il me faut, cela fera parfaitement mon affaire;

∎ this room wants a fresh coat of paint cette pièce a besoin d'une nouvelle couche de peinture;

∎ that child wants a good hiding cet enfant a besoin d'une bonne correction;

∎ this coat wants cleaning very badly ce manteau a besoin d'un bon nettoyage;

∎ your hair wants cutting tu as besoin de te faire couper les cheveux, tu devrais te faire couper les cheveux;

∎ there are still a couple of things that want doing il y a encore quelques petites choses à faire ou qu'il faut faire;

∎ what do you want with a car that size? qu'allez-vous faire d'une voiture de cette taille?;

∎ wanted: a good cook (advertisement) on demande ou recherche une bonne cuisinière

(f) familiar (ought)

∎ you want to see a doctor about that leg vous devez montrer ou il faut que vous montriez cette jambe à un médecin^□ ;

∎ she wants to watch out, the boss is looking for her elle devrait faire attention, le patron la cherche^□

(g) literary (lack → food, shelter) manquer de

2 intransitive verb

∎ familiar the cat wants in/out le chat veut entrer^□ /sortir^□ ;

∎ figurative he wants in (on the deal) il veut une part du gâteau;

∎ I want out! je ne suis plus de la partie!^□

3 noun

(a) (desire, wish) désir m, envie f;

∎ to satisfy sb's wants satisfaire les envies ou les désirs de qn

(b) (requirement) besoin m;

∎ I have few wants, my wants are few j'ai peu de besoins, j'ai besoin de peu;

∎ she attends to all his wants elle pourvoit à tous ses besoins

(c) (lack) manque m;

∎ a want of generosity un manque de générosité;

∎ there's certainly no want of goodwill ce ne sont certainement pas les bonnes volontés qui manquent;

∎ to be in want of sth avoir besoin de qch

(d) (poverty) misère f, besoin m;

∎ to be in want être dans le besoin ou dans la misère

4 for want of preposition

faute de;

∎ I'll take this novel for want of anything better faute de mieux, je vais prendre ce roman;

∎ for want of anything better to do, she went for a walk n'ayant rien de mieux à faire, elle est allée se promener;

∎ the project fell through for want of funding faute de financement, le projet est tombé à l'eau;

∎ if we failed, it wasn't for want of trying nous avons échoué mais ce n'est pas faute d'avoir essayé

►► American want ad petite annonce f

➲ want for inseparable transitive verb

manquer de;

∎ they never wanted for friends ils n'ont jamais manqué d'amis;

∎ he wants for nothing il ne manque de rien

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20 to

1. [tə,tu] preposition
1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) proti, na

2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) do

3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) do

4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.)

5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.)

6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) na

7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) od; proti

8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) po; na

9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) da

10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)
2. [tu:] adverb
1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) v (skoraj) zaprtem stanju

2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).)

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- to and fro

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I [tu:, tu, tə]
preposition (osnovni pomen k);

1.

(krajevno) k, proti, do, v, na, poleg, ob

to arms! — k orožju!

to the right — na desno

from Paris to London — od Pariza do Londona

face to face — iz obraza v obraz

to his eyes — pred njegovimi očmi

next door to us — sosedna vrata, tik poleg naših vrat (poleg nas)

shoulder to shoulder z — ramo ob rami

come here to me — pridi sem k meni

I have never been to Paris — nikoli nisem bil v Parizu

to go to the post-office — iti na pošto

I bought it to Baker's — to sem kupil pri Bakerju

he jumped to his feet — skočil je na noge

I told him to his face — v obraz sem mu povedal

to take one's hat off to s.o. — odkriti se komu;

2.

(časovno) do

five minutes to two — dve minuti do dveh

to time — točno, pravočasno

to this day — do danes

to the minute — do minute (na minuto) točno

to the last — do zadnjega

to live to a great age — doživeti visoko starost;

3.

(namera, cilj, posledica ipd.)

as to... — kar se tiče...

to you colloquially vam na uslugo

a friend to the poor — prijatelj revežev

to what purpose? — čemú?

to my delight (disappointment) — na (veliko) moje veselje (razočaranje)

to this end — v ta namen

to my grief sorrow — na mojo veliko žalost

dead fallen to their hands — mrtvi, ki so padli od njihove roke

to the rescue — na pomoč

sentenced to death — obsojen na smrt

that is nothing to me — to se me ne tiče; to ni nič zame

what is that to you? — kaj te to briga?

to come to hand — priti v roke, v posest

here's to you! — na tvoje (vaše) zdravje!

to drink to s.o.'s health — piti na zdravje kake osebe, nazdraviti komu

to tear to pieces — raztrgati na kose

would to God (Heaven)! — daj bog!;

4.

(stopnja, mera, meja)

to the full — do sitega, do mile voije

to a high degree — v veliki meri

to a great extent — v veliki meri, zelo

to the life — točno po življenju

to a man — do poslednjega moža

to perfection — dovršeno

to a nicety — na las

to a T — do zadnje pičice

to drink to excess — čezmerno piti

they were to the number of 400 — bilo jih je 400;

5.

(pripadnost, posest)

to my cost — na moje stroške

to my credit — v mojo korist (moj plus)

to the point — k stvari (spadajoč)

heir to his father — očetov dedič

preface to a book — predgovor h knjigi

a victim to influenza — žrlev gripe

designer to a firm — risar pri neki firmi

he has a doctor to his son-in-law — ima zdravnika za zeta

he took her to wife — vzel jo je za ženo

that is all there is to it — to je vse in nič več;

6.

(odnos, razmerje)

aversion to s.th. — odpor do česa

in comparison to — v primeri z

nothing to... — nič v primeri z...

to all appearance — po vsem videzu, po vsej priliki

to my feeling — po mojem občutku

to my knowledge — kolikor jaz vem

to my taste — po mojem okusu

to my mind — po mojem mnenju

to my (your etc) heart's desire — po moji (tvoji itd.) mili volji

the score — is ɜ to ɔ sport rezultat je ɜ:ɔ

5 is to 10 as 10 to 20 — ɜ proti 10 je kot 10 proti 20

ten to one — deset proti ena

three to dozen — tri na ducat;

7.

(rabi za tvorbo dajalnika)

he explained it to me — razložil mi je to

it seems to me — zdi se mi

she was a good mother to him — bila mu je dobra mati;

8.

(za oznako nedoločnika, pred nedoločnikom)

much work to do — mnogo dela (ki naj se opravi)

the time to learn — čas za učenje

to be or not to be — biti ali ne biti

I want to — go želim (hočem) iti

she came to see me — obiskala me je

there is no one to see us — nikogar ni, ki bi nas videl

what am I to do? — kaj naj naredim?

he was seen to fall — videli so ga, kako je padel

we expect her — to come pričakujemo, da bo prišla

to be honest, I should decline — če hočem biti pošten, moram odkloniti;

9.

(kot nadomestilo za predhodni nedoločnik)

I don't go because I don't want to — ne grem, ker nočem (iti)

I meant to ring you up but had no time to — nameraval sem vam telefonirati, pa nisem imel časa (telefonirati)
II [tu:]
adverb

v normalnem (zlasti zaprtem) stanju; v mirnem položaju

to and fro, to and back — sem in tja

to bring s.o. to — spraviti koga k zavesti

that brought me to — to me je spravilo k sebi

to come to — priti k sebi, zavedeti se, osvestiti se

to fall to — planiti (na jed, jedačo)

the horses are to — konji so vpreženi

close to — čisto pri roki

shut the door to — (dobro) zaprite vrata

to set to — lotiti se dela, pravilno začeti

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