he should have told me before

before you know where you are... — on n'a pas le temps de dire ouf que...

how should I know? — ¿cómo quieres que sepa?, ¿cómo voy a saber (yo)?

I should like to see her — me gustaría verla

I shouldn't be surprised if they didn't turn up — no me sorprendería que no aparecieran

I shouldn't think it's very old — no creo que sea muy antiguo

I should think she must be over 80 — yo diría que debe tener más de 80

and who should turn up but her ex-husband! — ¿y quién te parece que apareció? su ex-marido!

I should go if they sent for me — iría si me llamasen

should I be out at the time, if I should be out at the time — si estoy fuera en ese momento

I shouldn't be surprised if... — no me sorprendería si...

I should have liked to... — me hubiera gustado..., quisiera haber...

thanks, I should like to — gracias, me gustaría

I shouldn't like to say — prefiero no decirlo

I should think so — supongo que sí

I should be so lucky! — ¡ojalá!

all cars should carry a first-aid kit — todos los coches deberían llevar un botiquín

you should take more exercise — deberías hacer más ejercicio

I should have been a doctor — yo debería haber sido médico

you shouldn't do that — no deberías hacerlo, más vale no hacer eso

I shouldn't if I were you — yo que tú no lo haría

all is as it should be — todo está en regla

..., which is as it should be —..., como es razonable,..., que es como tiene que ser

why should I? — ¿por qué lo voy a hacer?, ¿por qué tengo que hacerlo?

why should he (have done it)? — ¿por qué lo iba a hacer?, ¿por qué tenía que hacerlo?

why should you want to know? — ¿por qué has de saberlo tú?

he should pass his exams — debería de aprobar los exámenes

they should have arrived by now — deben (de) haber llegado ya

he should be there by now — ya debería estar allí

that shouldn't be too hard — eso no debería ser muy difícil

this should be good — esto promete ser bueno

... and who should I bump into but Mike? —... ¿y con quién crees que me encuentro? ¡pues con Mike!

he ordered that it should be done — mandó que se hiciera

how should I know? — ¿cómo quieres que sepa?, ¿cómo voy a saber (yo)?

I should like to see her — me gustaría verla

I shouldn't be surprised if they didn't turn up — no me sorprendería que no aparecieran

I shouldn't think it's very old — no creo que sea muy antiguo

I should think she must be over 80 — yo diría que debe tener más de 80

and who should turn up but her ex-husband! — ¿y quién te parece que apareció? su ex-marido!

(duty, advisability, desirability) all school buses should have seat belts — tutti gli autobus scolastici dovrebbero essere forniti di cinture di sicurezza

I should go now — dovrei andare ora

I should have been a doctor — avrei dovuto fare il medico

I should have told you before — avrei dovuto dirtelo prima

you shouldn't do that — non dovresti farlo

you should take more exercise — dovresti fare più moto

I should go if I were you — se fossi in te andrei

I shouldn't if I were you — se fossi in te non lo farei

how should I know? — e che ne so io?, e come faccio a saperlo?

I should be so lucky! — sarebbe bello!

(probability) he should pass his exams — dovrebbe superare gli esami

they should have arrived by now — a quest'ora dovrebbero essere già arrivati

he should be there now — dovrebbe essere arrivato ora

that shouldn't be too hard — non dovrebbe essere troppo difficile

this should be good — dovrebbe essere bello

(conditional uses) if they invited me I should go or I'd go — se mi invitassero ci andrei

I should like to — mi piacerebbe

I should have liked to — mi sarebbe piaciuto

I should think so! — mi pare!, direi!

who should I see but Maria! — e chi dovevo vedere se non Maria!

(remote form of shall in indirect speech) I told you I should be late — ti ho detto che avrei fatto tardi

not long before — kurz vorher

the noise continued as before — der Lärm ging nach wie vor weiter

I've heard that before — das habe ich schon einmal gehört

the day before yesterday — vorgestern

the year before last — vorletztes Jahr

the year before that — das Jahr davor

before now — vorher; früher

before Christ — vor Christus; vor Christi Geburt

before then — vorher

before long — bald

before leaving, he phoned/I will phone — bevor er wegging, rief er an/bevor ich weggehe, rufe ich an

before my very eyes — vor meinen Augen

go before a court of law — vor ein Gericht kommen

the year before last/this — vorletztes/letztes Jahr, das vorletzte/letzte Jahr

the day before yesterday — vorgestern

the day/time before that — der Tag/die Zeit davor

I got/was here before you — ich war vor dir da

that was before my time — das war vor meiner Zeit

he died before his time — er ist früh gestorben

to be before sb/sth — vor jdm/etw liegen

before then — vorher

before now — früher, eher, vorher

you should have done it before now — das hättest du schon (eher) gemacht haben sollen

before long — bald

before everything else — zuallererst

to come before sb/sth — vor jdm/etw kommen

before everything — die Ehre geht mir über alles, für mich ist die Ehre das Wichtigste

before my (very) eyes — vor meinen Augen

he said it before us all — er sagte das vor uns allen

before God/a lawyer — vor Gott/einem Anwalt

to appear before a court/judge — vor Gericht/einem Richter erscheinen

(= rather than) death before surrender — eher or lieber tot als sich ergeben

he would die before betraying his country — er würde eher sterben als sein Land verraten

have you been to Scotland before? — waren Sie schon einmal in Schottland?

I have seen/read etc this before — ich habe das schon einmal gesehen/gelesen etc

never before — noch nie

two hours before — zwei Stunden vorher

two days before — zwei Tage davor or zuvor

things continued as before — alles war wie gehabt

life went on as before — das Leben ging seinen gewohnten Gang

(= ahead) to march on before — vorausmarschieren

you can't go before this is done — du kannst erst gehen, wenn das gemacht ist

it will be six weeks before the boat comes again — das Boot wird erst in sechs Wochen wiederkommen

it will be a long time before he comes back — es wird lange dauern, bis er zurückkommt

(= rather than) he will die before he surrenders — eher will er sterben als sich geschlagen geben

the day before — am Tag zuvor

not long before — kurz vorher

the noise continued as before — der Lärm ging nach wie vor weiter

I've seen that film before — ich habe den Film schon [einmal] gesehen

I've heard that before — das habe ich schon einmal gehört

the day before yesterday — vorgestern

the year before last — vorletztes Jahr

the year before that — das Jahr davor

it was [well] before my time — das war [lange] vor meiner Zeit

since before the war — schon vor dem Krieg

before now — vorher; früher

before Christ — vor Christus; vor Christi Geburt

he got there before me — er war vor mir da

before then — vorher

before long — bald

before leaving, he phoned/I will phone — bevor er wegging, rief er an/bevor ich weggehe, rufe ich an

before my very eyes — vor meinen Augen

go before a court of law — vor ein Gericht kommen

he puts work before everything — die Arbeit ist ihm wichtiger als alles andere

it'll be ages before I finish this — es wird eine Ewigkeit dauern, bis ich damit fertig bin

(expressing duty, advisability, command) I/he should do that — ich/er sollte das tun

you shouldn't do that — Sie sollten das nicht tun

all is as it should be — alles ist so, wie es sein sollte or muss

which is as it should be — und so soll(te) es auch sein

you really should see that film — den Film sollten or müssen Sie wirklich sehen

he's coming to apologize – I should think so — er will sich entschuldigen – das möchte ich auch meinen or hoffen

... and I should know —... und ich müsste es ja wissen

how should I know? — woher soll ich das wissen?

(expressing probability) he should be there by now —

they should arrive tomorrow — sie müssten morgen ankommen

this should be enough — das müsste eigentlich reichen

why should he suspect me? — warum sollte er mich verdächtigen?

this book should help you — dieses Buch wird Ihnen bestimmt helfen

(in tentative statements) I shouldn't like to say —

I should hardly have called him an idiot — ich hätte ihn wohl kaum einen Idioten genannt

I should think there were about 40 — ich würde schätzen, dass etwa 40 dort waren

should I open the window? — soll ich das Fenster aufmachen?

I should like to know — ich wüsste gern, ich möchte gern wissen

I should like to apply for the job — ich würde mich gern um die Stelle bewerben

thanks, I should like to — danke, gern

(expressing surprise) who should I see/should it be but Anne! — und wen sehe ich/und wer wars? Anne!

why should he want to know/do that? — warum will er das wohl wissen/machen?

why should he have done it, if...? — warum hat er es dann gemacht, wenn...?

(subjunc, conditional) I/he should go if... —

we should have come if... — wir wären gekommen, wenn...

it seems unbelievable that he should have failed/be so young — es scheint unglaublich, dass er versagt hat/so jung ist

if they should send for me —

if he should come, should he come — falls er kommen sollte, sollte er kommen

should it not be true — sollte das nicht wahr sein

I shouldn't be surprised if he comes or came or were to come — ich wäre nicht or keineswegs überrascht, wenn er kommen würde or wenn er käme

I shouldn't (do that) if I were you —

llame el día antes para pedir cita — call the day before for an appointment

el tren ha llegado una hora antes — the train has arrived an hour early

yo llegué antes — I arrived first

antes de 1900 — before 1900

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de terminado el discurso — before the speech was over

antes de una semana no vamos a saber nada — we won't know anything for a week

antes de nada dejad que me presente — first of all, allow me to introduce myself

antes que nada, hay que mantener la calma — above all, we must keep calm

somos, antes que nada, demócratas — we are first and foremost democrats

antes de que te vayas — before you go

esperamos lograrlo antes de que termine la década — we hope to achieve this before the end of the decade

antes fumaba un paquete de tabaco al día — before, I smoked a packet of cigarettes a day, I used to smoke a packet of cigarettes a day

ya no tienen la alegría de antes — they don't have the joie de vivre they used to have

fue una boda de las de antes — it was an old-style wedding

nunca antes he tenido problemas — I've never had any problems before

no he podido venir antes — I couldn't come any earlier

los viernes salimos un poco antes — on Fridays we leave a little earlier

cuanto antes mejor — the sooner the better

tres páginas antes — three pages before

la calle que hay antes del semáforo — the street before the traffic lights

preferimos ir en tren antes que en avión — we prefer to go by train rather than by plane

antes que irme a la India, preferiría viajar por Europa — rather than going to India, I'd prefer to travel around Europe

lo antes posible — as soon as possible

lo compré el día antes — I bought it the day before

antes de — before

antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident

antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas — they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana — I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de + inf — before -ing

antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born

antes salíamos más — we used to go out more before

ya no es el mismo de antes — he's not the same person any more

las casas de antes eran más sólidas — in the past houses were more solidly built

yo estaba antes — I was here first

antes que — before

el señor está antes que yo — this gentleman is before me

antes que nada — first of all

mis hijos están antes que tú — my children come before you

cualquier cosa antes que eso — anything but that

antes que verlos pasar hambre robaría — I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

me bajo dos paradas antes — I get off two stops before

antes bien — (liter) on the contrary

antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)

antes no te apuñalaron — you were lucky you didn't get stabbed

lo antes posible — as soon as possible

lo compré el día antes — I bought it the day before

antes de — before

antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident

antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas — they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana — I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de + inf — before -ing

antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born

antes salíamos más — we used to go out more before

ya no es el mismo de antes — he's not the same person any more

las casas de antes eran más sólidas — in the past houses were more solidly built

yo estaba antes — I was here first

antes que — before

el señor está antes que yo — this gentleman is before me

antes que nada — first of all

mis hijos están antes que tú — my children come before you

cualquier cosa antes que eso — anything but that

antes que verlos pasar hambre robaría — I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

me bajo dos paradas antes — I get off two stops before

antes bien — (liter) on the contrary

antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)

antes no te apuñalaron — you were lucky you didn't get stabbed

between then and now — desde entonces hasta ahora

by then — para entonces

from then on(ward) — a partir de ese momento, desde entonces

you might lose your job: what would you do then? — podrías perder el trabajo ¿y entonces qué harías?

what then? — ¿entonces qué?

(and) then there's a third argument — además hay un tercer argumento

then again — (as linker) también

he might get it and then again he might not — puede que lo consiga y (también) puede que no

the then leader — el entonces líder

it was then that... — fue entonces cuando...

it was then eight o'clock — eran las ocho

you should have told me before then — me lo tenías que haber dicho antes

even then it didn't work — aún así, no funcionaba

I wasn't doing anything just then — justo en ese momento no estaba haciendo nada

I chop the onions and then what? — pico las cebollas, ¿y luego qué?

what do you want me to do then? — ¿entonces, qué quieres que haga?

"but I don't want a new one" - "what do you want then?" — -pero yo no quiero uno nuevo -¿pues, qué es lo que quieres entonces?

then you don't want it? — ¿así que no lo quieres?

but then we shall lose money — pero en ese caso perderemos dinero

that's settled then — entonces quedamos en eso

"it doesn't work" - "well then, we'll buy another one" — -no funciona -bueno, pues entonces compraremos otro

it would be awkward at work, and then there's the family — en el trabajo habría problemas, y además tengo que pensar en la familia

but then, you never can tell — pero vamos, nunca se sabe

the then Labour government — el gobierno laborista de entonces, el entonces gobierno, que era laborista

the then king — el entonces rey

between then and now — desde entonces hasta ahora

by then — para entonces

from then on(ward) — a partir de ese momento, desde entonces

you might lose your job: what would you do then? — podrías perder el trabajo ¿y entonces qué harías?

what then? — ¿entonces qué?

(and) then there's a third argument — además hay un tercer argumento

then again — (as linker) también

he might get it and then again he might not — puede que lo consiga y (también) puede que no

the then leader — el entonces líder