WOULD - Traducción inglés-español

would [ingl. am. wʊd, wəd, (ə)d, ingl. brit. wʊd, wəd] V. mod. When would + a verb in English is used to form the conditional tense, it is translated by the conditional tense in Spanish.
When would + a verb in English is used to express habitual activity in the past, it is translated by the imperfect tense in Spanish.
For examples of both, see the entry below.
'd es la contracción de would, wouldn't, de would not y 'd've de would have

2.1. would (in conditional sentences):

I would if I could: lo haría si pudiera

if I had known, I wouldn't have come: si lo hubiera sabido no habría or no hubiera venido

who would have thought it?: ¿quién lo hubiera or habría pensado?

without your help, I'd've been cooking all day: sin tu ayuda, habría or hubiera estado cocinando todo el día

2.2. would (giving advice):

I wouldn't worry: no (hace falta que) te preocupes

I wouldn't worry: yo que tú no me preocuparía

I would have a word with her about it: ¿por qué no lo hablas con ella?

I would have a word with her about it: yo (que tú) lo hablaba or hablaría con ella

2.3. would (tentatively expressing opinions):

I would agree with Roy: yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy

I would agree with Roy: yo diría que Roy tiene razón

one would have thought that …: cualquiera hubiera or habría pensado que …

3. would (expressing wishes):

I wish you'd stop pestering me!: ¡deja de fastidiarme por Dios!

I wish you wouldn't worry: quisiera que no te preocuparas

if only she'd take your advice: ¡si siguiera tus consejos … !

if only she'd take your advice: ¡ojalá siguiera tus consejos!

would (that) he were with us! liter.: ¡ojalá estuviera con nosotros!

would to God she had known!: ¡ojalá lo hubiera sabido!

4.1. would (in requests):

would you type this for me please?: ¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?

would you be kind enough to open the door for me?: ¿tendría la amabilidad or la bondad de abrirme la puerta? form.

if you'd sign here, please: ¿me firma aquí, por favor?

if you'd sign here, please: ¿tendría la bondad de firmar aquí? form.

go and call him, would you?: ve a llamarlo ¿sí? or ¿me haces el favor?

would you let me say something!: ¿me dejas decir algo a mí?

4.2. would (in invitations):

would you like a cup of coffee?: ¿quieres una taza de café?

would you like to come with us? — I'd love to: ¿quieres or te gustaría venir con nosotros? — me encantaría

5.1. would (expressing criticism):

she would (have to) spoil the surprise: tenía que estropear la sorpresa, ¡típico! or ¡no podía fallar!

5.2. would (indicating sth is natural):

he said no — well, he would, wouldn't he?: dijo que no — bueno ¿qué otra cosa iba a decir? or era de esperar ¿no? or es lógico ¿no?

would-be [ingl. am. ˈwʊd ˌbi, ingl. brit. ˈwʊdbi] ADJ. atrbv.

a would-be star/poet: un aspirante a estrella/poeta

that would be madness: eso sería demencial

that would be madness: eso sería una locura

no self-respecting editor would work for them: ningún editor que se precie trabajaría para ellos

that would be too time-consuming: eso llevaría demasiado tiempo

electorally, it would be disastrous sentence adv.: en términos electorales, sería desastroso

that would be premature, he opined: —eso sería prematuro —opinó or terció

you would be ill-advised to go: no sería aconsejable que fueras

insofar as her other commitments would allow: en la medida en que sus otros compromisos le permitían

insofar as her other commitments would allow: dentro de lo que le permitían sus otros compromisos

would you like more cake? — just a smidgen: ¿quieres más pastel? — un pedacito or un trocito or una pizca

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español

would [wʊd] V. aux. pret. de will

1. would (future in the past):

he said he would do it later on: dijo que lo haría más tarde

2. would (future seeing past in the past):

we thought they would have done it before: pensamos que lo habrían hecho antes

3. would (intention in the past):

he said he would always love her: dijo que siempre la querría

4. would (shows possibility):

I'd go myself, but I'm too busy: iría yo mismo, pero estoy demasiado ocupado

it would have been very boring to do that: habría sido muy aburrido hacer eso

5. would (conditional):

what would you do if you lost your job?: ¿qué harías si te quedaras sin trabajo?

I would have done it if you'd asked: lo habría hecho si me lo hubieras pedido

6. would (polite request):

if you would just wait a moment, I'll see if I can find her: espere un momento, por favor, que voy a buscarla

would you phone him, please?: ¿me harías el favor de llamarle?

would you mind saying that again?: ¿te importaría repetir eso?

would you like ...?: ¿te gustaría...?

would you like me to come with you?: ¿quieres que vaya contigo?

7. would (regularity in past):

they would help each other with their homework: solían ayudarse con los deberes

8. would (stresses as being typical):

the bus would be late when I'm in a hurry: por supuesto, el autobús siempre llega tarde cuando tengo prisa

he would say that, wouldn't he?: era de esperar que lo dijera, ¿no?

9. would (courteous opinion):

I would imagine that ...: me imagino que...

I wouldn't have thought that ...: nunca habría pensado que...

10. would (probably):

the guy on the phone had an Australian accent — that would be Tom, I expect: el chico con quien hablé por teléfono tenía acento australiano — debía de ser Tom

11. would (shows preference):

I would rather have beer: prefiero beber cerveza

I would rather die than do that: antes morir que hacer eso

12. would (offering polite advice):

I wouldn't worry, if I were you: yo que tú no me preocuparía

13. would (asking motives):

why would anyone want to do something like that?: ¿por qué nadie querría hacer algo así?

14. would (shows a wish):

ah, would I were richer and younger!: ¡ojalá fuera más rico y más joven!

would that he were here!: ¡ojalá estuviera aquí!

I. will² [wɪl] SUST.

1. will sin pl.:

will (faculty): voluntad f

will (desire): deseo m

the will of the people: la voluntad del pueblo

to have the will to do sth: tener la voluntad de hacer algo

to lose the will to live: perder las ganas de vivir

to do sth with a will: hacer algo con empeño

at will: a voluntad

2. will (testament):

will: testamento m

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

where there's a will, there's a way provb.: querer es poder provb.

with the best will in the world: con la mejor voluntad del mundo

to have a will of one's own: ser cabezón

II. will² [wɪl] V. trans.

1. will (try to cause by will-power):

will: sugestionar

to will sb to do sth: sugestionar a alguien para que haga algo

2. will form. (ordain):

will: ordenar

God willed it and it was so: Dios así lo quiso

3. will (bequeath):

will: legar

I. will¹ [wɪl] V. aux. would, would

1. will (to form future tense):

they'll be delighted: estarán encantados

I'll be with you in a minute: estaré contigo en un minuto

I expect they'll come by car: supongo que vendrán en coche

I'll answer the telephone: contesto yo al teléfono

she will have received the letter by now: ya debe haber recibido la carta

2. will (with tag question):

you won't forget to tell him, will you?: no te olvidarás decírselo, ¿verdad?

they will accept this credit card in France, won't they?: aceptarán esta tarjeta de crédito en Francia, ¿no?

3. will (to express immediate future):

we'll be off now: ahora nos vamos

I'll be going then: me voy entonces

there's someone at the door — I'll go: llaman a la puerta — voy yo

4. will (to express an intention):

sb will do that: alguien lo hará

I'll not be spoken to like that!: ¡no consiento que se me hable así!

5. will (in requests and instructions):

will you let me speak!: ¡déjame hablar!

just pass me that knife, will you?: pásame ese cuchillo, ¿quieres?

give me a hand, will you?: me ayudas, ¿quieres?

6. will (in polite requests):

will you sit down?: ¿pueden hacer el favor de sentarse?

will you be having a slice of cake?: ¿quiere un pedazo de tarta?

7. will (used to express willingness):

who'll post this letter for me? — I will: ¿quién me echa esta carta al buzón? — lo haré yo

will you do that for me? — of course I will: ¿harás eso por mí? — claro que sí

8. will (used to express a fact):

eat it now, it won't keep: cómetelo ahora, después se pondrá malo

the car won't run without petrol: el coche no funciona sin gasolina

9. will (to express persistence):

he will keep doing that: se empeña en hacer eso

they will keep sending me those brochures: no dejan de mandarme estos folletos

the door won't open: no hay manera de que se abra esta puerta

10. will (to express likelihood):

they'll be tired: estarán cansados

as you will all probably know already...: como todos sabrán...

II. will¹ [wɪl] V. intr. form.

will: disponer

as you will: como quieras

would-be [ˈwʊdbi:] ADJ.

1. would-be (wishing to be):

would-be: aspirante

a would-be politician: un aspirante a político

2. would-be (pretending to be):

would-be: supuesto, -a

he would be well-advised to stay at home: haría bien en quedarse en casa

he would invariably be sitting at the bar: siempre se le veía sentado en la barra

a little courtesy would not go amiss: no vendría mal un poco de cortesía

I would rather stay here: prefiero quedarme aquí

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inglés

sería preferible que lo hicieras: it would be best if you did it

¿sería Ud. tan amable de explicármelo?: would you be so kind as to explain it to me?

¿tendría Ud. la gentileza de ayudarme?: would you be so kind as to help me?

eso no se le ocurre ni al que asó la manteca coloq.: nobody in their right mind would do that

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español

would [wʊd] V. aux. pret. de will

1. would (future in the past):

he said he would do it later on: dijo que lo haría más tarde

2. would (future seeing past in the past):

we thought they would have done it before: pensamos que lo habrían hecho antes

3. would (intention in the past):

he said he would always love her: dijo que siempre la querría

4. would (shows possibility):

I'd go myself, but I'm too busy: iría yo mismo, pero estoy demasiado ocupado

it would have been very boring to do that: habría sido muy aburrido hacer eso

5. would (conditional):

what would you do if you lost your job?: ¿qué harías si te quedaras sin trabajo?

I would have done it if you had asked: lo habría hecho si me lo hubieras pedido

6. would (polite request):

if you would just wait a moment, I'll see if I can find her: espere un momento, por favor, que voy a buscarla

would you phone him, please?: ¿me harías el favor de llamarlo?

would you mind saying that again?: ¿te importaría repetir eso?

would you like...?: ¿te gustaría...?

would you like me to come with you?: ¿quieres que vaya contigo?

7. would (regularity in past):

they would help each other with their homework: solían ayudarse con los deberes

8. would (stresses as being typical):

of course the bus would be late when I'm in a hurry: por supuesto, el autobús siempre llega tarde cuando tengo prisa

he would say that, wouldn't he?: era de esperar que lo dijera, ¿no?

9. would (courteous opinion):

I would imagine that...: me imagino que...

I wouldn't have thought that...: nunca habría pensado que...

10. would (probably):

the guy on the phone had an Australian accent — that would be Tom, I expect: el chico con quien hablé por teléfono tenía acento australiano — debía de ser Tom

11. would (shows preference):

I would rather have water: prefiero beber agua

I would rather die than do that: antes morir que hacer eso

12. would (offering polite advice):

I wouldn't worry, if I were you: yo que tú no me preocuparía

13. would (asking motives):

why would anyone want to do something like that?: ¿por qué nadie querría hacer algo así?

14. would (shows a wish):

ah, would I were richer and younger!: ¡ojalá fuera más rico y más joven!

would that he were here!: ¡ojalá estuviera aquí!

I. will² [wɪl] SUST.

1. will:

will (faculty): voluntad f

will (desire): deseo m

the will of the people: la voluntad del pueblo

to have the will to do sth: tener la voluntad de hacer algo

to lose the will to live: perder las ganas de vivir

at will: a voluntad

2. will (testament):

will: testamento m

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

where there's a will, there's a way provb.: querer es poder provb.

with the best will in the world: con la mejor voluntad del mundo

to have a will of one's own: ser cabezón

II. will² [wɪl] V. trans.

1. will (try to cause by will-power):

will: sugestionar

to will sb to do sth: sugestionar a alguien para que haga algo

2. will form. (ordain):

will: ordenar

God willed it and it was so: Dios así lo quiso

3. will (bequeath):

will: legar

I. will¹ <would, would> [wɪl] V. aux.

1. will (to form future tense):

they'll be delighted: estarán encantados

I'll be with you in a minute: estaré contigo en un minuto

I expect they'll come by car: supongo que vendrán en coche

I'll answer the telephone: contesto yo el teléfono

she will have received the letter by now: ya debe haber recibido la carta

2. will (with tag question):

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

they will accept this credit card in the pizzeria, won't they?: aceptarán esta tarjeta de crédito en la pizzería, ¿no?

3. will (to express immediate future):

we'll be off now: ya nos vamos

I'll be going then: me voy entonces

there's someone at the door — I'll go: llaman a la puerta — voy yo

4. will (to express an intention):

sb will do that: alguien lo hará

I'll not be spoken to like that!: ¡no consiento que se me hable así!

5. will (in requests and instructions):

will you let me speak!?: ¡déjame hablar!

just pass me that knife, will you?: pásame ese cuchillo, ¿quieres?

give me a hand, will you?: échame una mano, ¿quieres?

6. will (in polite requests):

will you sit down?: ¿pueden hacer el favor de sentarse?

will you be having a slice of cake?: ¿quiere un trozo de tarta?

7. will (used to express willingness):

who'll mail this letter for me? — I will: ¿quién me echa esta carta al buzón? — lo haré yo

will you do that for me? — of course I will: ¿harás eso por mí? — claro que sí

8. will (used to express a fact):

eat it now, it won't keep: cómetelo ya, antes de que se ponga malo

the car won't run without gasoline: el coche no funciona sin gasolina

9. will (to express persistence):

he will keep doing that: se empeña en hacer eso

they will keep sending me those brochures: no dejan de mandarme estos folletos

the door won't open: no hay manera de que se abra esta puerta

10. will (to express likelihood):

they'll be tired: estarán cansados

as you will all probably know already...: como todos sabrán...

II. will¹ <would, would> [wɪl] V. intr. form.

will: disponer

as you will: como quieras

would-be [ˈwʊd·bi] ADJ.

1. would-be (wishing to be):

would-be: aspirante

a would-be politician: un aspirante a político

2. would-be (pretending to be):

would-be: supuesto, -a

he would be well-advised to stay at home: haría bien en quedarse en casa

he would invariably be sitting at the bar: siempre se le veía sentado en la barra

I would rather stay here: preferiría quedarme aquí

I would just as soon...: preferiría...

a little courtesy would not go amiss: no vendría mal un poco de cortesía

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inglés

sería preferible que lo hicieras: it would be best if you did it

¿tendría Ud. la gentileza de ayudarme?: would you be so kind as to help me?

¿sería Ud. tan amable de explicármelo?: would you be so kind as to explain it to me?

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Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

he said he would always love her: dijo que siempre la querría

I would rather die than do that: antes morir que hacer eso

ah, would I were richer and younger!: ¡ojalá fuera más rico y más joven!

do as you would be done by ingl. brit. provb.: trata a los demás como te gustaría que te trataran a ti

would you like a cup of tea?: ¿quieres un té?

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

It would insist that people need self-respecting honorable callings, not glamorous careers that carry high salaries but take them away from their families.

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He desired to teach them how to live self-respecting lives.

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Now no self-respecting groupie will wear a perfume that hasn't been endorsed by their hero.

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I believe in work, the self-respecting toiler, the holiness of beauty, freeborn producers, the communion of comrades, the resurrection of workers, and the industrial commonwealth, the cooperative kingdom eternal.

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How could any self-respecting trend list not include gamification?

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