they should have arrived by now

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

right now — subito, immediatamente

now is the time to do it — questo è il momento per farlo

they won't be long now — ormai non tarderanno

I saw her just now — l'ho vista proprio adesso

that's the fashion just now — è la moda del momento

I'm very busy just now — in questo momento sono molto occupato

I'll read it just now — lo leggo subito

it's now or never — ora o mai più

(with prep) between now and Monday — entro lunedì, da qui a lunedì

I couldn't do it before now — non potevo farlo prima

long before now — molto tempo fa

by now — ormai

it should be ready by now — ormai dovrebbe essere pronto

the train should have arrived by now — il treno dovrebbe essere già arrivato

in 3 days from now — fra 3 giorni

from now on — d'ora in poi

from now until then — da adesso fino a quel momento

that's all for now — per ora basta

(without temporal force) now (then)! — dunque!, allora!

well now — vediamo, dunque

well now, look who it is! — ma guarda un po' chi si vede!

be careful now! — ma sta' attento!

now (that) — adesso che, ora che

what shall we do now? — ¿qué hacemos ahora?

the fire is now under control — el incendio ya está controlado

can I go now? — ¿ya me puedo ir?

I must be off now — ya me tengo que marchar

they've been married now for 30 years — ya llevan 30 años casados, hace 30 años que se casaron

it's some days now since I heard anything — hace varios días que no sé nada

it had once been the pantry but was now his office — tiempo atrás había sido la despensa, pero ahora era su estudio

you should have done that before now — ya tendrías que haber hecho eso, tendrías que haber hecho eso antes

I've gone hungry before now to feed my children — ya he pasado hambre antes de ahora para poder alimentar a mis hijos

she should have arrived long before now — hace tiempo que tenía que haber llegado

by now it was clear that... — en ese momento ya estaba claro que...

by now everybody was tired — para entonces ya estaban todos cansados

I've always done it this way up to now — hasta ahora siempre lo había hecho así

it's raining, now we won't be able to go — está lloviendo, ya no podemos ir

it's too late now — ya es demasiado tarde

how can I believe you now? — ¿cómo puedo seguir confiando en ti?

now what (do we do)? — ¿y ahora, qué (hacemos)?

now look what you've done! — ¡mira lo que has hecho!

any day now — cualquier día de estos

plums are in season just now — es temporada de ciruelas

I saw him come in just now — lo he visto entrar hace un momento, acabo de verlo entrar

now there's a coincidence! — ¡eso sí que es una coincidencia!

now there's a thought — pues no es mala idea

now, what's everyone drinking? — a ver, ¿qué queréis tomar?

now Fred, you don't really mean that — vamos Fred, no lo dices en serio

now, now, don't get so upset! — ¡venga, no te pongas así!

now, now, we'll have none of that! — ¡vale ya, nada de tonterías!

now then, don't tease! — ¡ya está bien, deja de burlarte!

now..., now...: now she dances, now she sings — liter tan pronto está bailando como cantando

now is the best time to go to Scotland — esta es la mejor época para ir a Escocia

now is your chance to talk to him — está es tu oportunidad de hablar con él

now (that) — ahora que

now that she was retired she had more time — ahora que estaba jubilada disponía de más tiempo

now you (come to) mention it — ahora que lo dices

the now president — el presidente actual

to have done with something — en finir avec quelque chose

she has/doesn't have it in her to do — elle est capable/incapable de faire

to have it out with somebody — s'expliquer avec quelqu'un

he will have it that — il soutient que

I've got it! — je sais!

and the ayes/noes have it — les oui/non l'emportent

the haves and the have-nots — les riches et les pauvres

...and what have you —...etc

there is no milk/there are no houses to be had — on ne trouve pas de lait/de maisons

(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 —

he told her to be home by 11 — le dijo que volviera antes de las 11

they should be there by now — ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido

by day/night — de día/noche

Rome by night — Roma de noche

it's right by the door — está justo al lado de la puerta

I always keep some money by me — siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

I came in by the back door — entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión

she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela

she was accompanied by her father — iba acompañada de su padre

a play by Shakespeare — una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter — fue escrita por Pinter

made by hand — hecho a mano

to travel by carain — viajar en cocheen

to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito

to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas

by moonlight — a la luz de la luna

by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme

by chance — por casualidad

she is Spanish by birth — es española de nacimiento

by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas

by that clock it's almost half past — según ese reloj son casi y media

that's fine by me — por mí no hay problema

I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...

by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

we are paid by the hour — nos pagan por hora(s)

they make them by the thousand — hacen miles y miles de ellos

we missed the train by seconds — perdimos el tren por unos segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two — soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

one by one — uno por uno

they went in two by two — entraron de dos en dos

multiply two by three — multiplica dos por tres

a room 20ft by 12ft — una habitación de 20 pies por 12

north by northeast — nornor(d)este

by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo

I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas

they do their homework by themselves — hacen los deberes solos

let me by! — déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me — pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by — vieron pasar el desfile

I put a little money by each week — ahorro un poco de dinero cada semana

I've got it by me — lo tengo a mi lado

the house by the river — la casa que hay junto al río

a holiday by the sea — unas vacaciones en la costa

he came in by the back door/by the window — entró por la puerta de atrás/por la ventana

I went by Dover — fui por Dover

she walked by me — pasó por delante de mí

he rushed by me without seeing me — pasó deprisa por delante de mí sin verme

we drove by the cathedral — pasamos con el coche por delante de la catedral

by day — de día

by night — de noche

by day he's a bank clerk and by night he's a security guard — de día es un empleado de banco y de noche es guarda de seguridad

a postcard of London by night — una postal nocturna de Londres

we must be there by four o'clock — tenemos que estar allí para las cuatro

can you finish it by tomorrow? — ¿puedes terminarlo para mañana?

applications must be submitted by 21 April — las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del 21 de abril

it'll be ready by the time you get back — estará listo para cuando regreses

by tomorrow/Tuesday, I'll be in France — mañana/el martes ya estaré en Francia

by yesterday it was clear that... — ayer ya se veía claro que...

by 30 September we had spent £500 — a 30 de septiembre habíamos gastado 500 libras

by 1998 the figure had reached... — en 1998 la cifra había llegado a...

by 2010 the figure will have reached... — hacia el año 2010 la cifra habrá llegado a...

to reduce sth by a third — reducir algo en una tercera parte

to rent a house by the month — alquilar una casa por meses

letters were arriving by the sackload — las cartas llegaban a montones

it seems to be getting bigger by the minute/day — parece que va creciendo minuto a minuto/día a día

the thieves were caught by the police — los ladrones fueron capturados por la policía, la policía capturó a los ladrones

surrounded by enemies — rodeado de enemigos

a painting by Picasso — un cuadro de Picasso

who's that song by? — ¿de quién es esa canción?

he had a daughter by his first wife — tuvo una hija con su primera mujer

by working hard — a fuerza de mucho trabajar, trabajando mucho

he ended by saying that... — terminó diciendo que...

by my watch it's five o'clock — según mi reloj son las cinco

by my calculations — según mis cálculos

to call sth by its proper name — llamar algo por su nombre

if that's okay by you — si no tienes inconveniente

she missed the plane by a few minutes — perdió el avión por unos minutos

we beat them to Joe's house by five minutes — llegamos a casa de Joe cinco minutos antes que ellos

broader by a metre — un metro más ancho

she's lighter than her brother by only a couple of pounds — pesa solo un par de libras menos que su hermano

it's too short by a metre — es un metro más corto de lo que tendría que ser

it missed me by inches — no me dio por un pelo, me pasó rozando

a room 3 metres by 4 — una habitación de 3 metros por 4

• by oneself — solo

he was all by himself — estaba solo

I did it all by myself — lo hice yo solo

don't leave the two of them alone by themselves — no los dejes solos

north by northeast — nornordeste

south by southwest — sudsudoeste, sursuroeste

I swear by Almighty God — juro por Dios Todopoderoso

a train hurtled by — pasó un tren a toda velocidad

you'll be sorry by and by — no tardarás en arrepentirte

by and by we heard voices — al poco rato oímos unas voces

he told her to be home by 11 — le dijo que volviera antes de las 11

they should be there by now — ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido

by day/night — de día/noche

Rome by night — Roma de noche

it's right by the door — está justo al lado de la puerta

I always keep some money by me — siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

I came in by the back door — entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión

she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela

she was accompanied by her father — iba acompañada de su padre

a play by Shakespeare — una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter — fue escrita por Pinter

made by hand — hecho a mano

to travel by car/train — viajar en coche/tren

to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito

to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas

by moonlight — a la luz de la luna

by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme

by chance — por casualidad

she is Spanish by birth — es española de nacimiento

by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas

by that clock it's almost half past — según ese reloj son casi y media

that's fine by me — por mí no hay problema

I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...

by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

we are paid by the hour — nos pagan por hora(s)

they make them by the thousand — hacen miles y miles de ellos

we missed the train by seconds — perdimos el tren por unos segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two — soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

one by one — uno por uno

they went in two by two — entraron de dos en dos

multiply two by three — multiplica dos por tres

a room 20ft by 12ft — una habitación de 20 pies por 12

north by northeast — nornor(d)este

by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo

I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas

they do their homework by themselves — hacen los deberes solos

let me by! — déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me — pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by — vieron pasar el desfile

I put a little money by each week — ahorro un poco de dinero cada semana

that ought to fix it — questo dovrebbe mettere a posto le cose

he ought to be back by now — dovrebbe essere rientrato ormai

oughtn't we to consult them first? — non dovremmo prima consultarli?

you ought not to say things like that — non dovresti dire cose del genere

someone ought to have accompanied her — qualcuno avrebbe dovuto accompagnarla

I ought to say perhaps that — forse dovrei dire che

I think you ought to know that — penso che dovresti sapere che