should (sh d)aux.v. Past tense of shall 1. Used to express obligation or duty: You should send her a note. 2. Used to express probability or expectation: They should arrive at noon. 3. Used to express conditionality or contingency: If she should fall, then so would I. 4. Used to moderate the directness or bluntness of a statement: I should think he would like to go. Usage Note: Like the rules governing the use of shall and will on which they are based, the traditional rules governing the use of should and would are largely ignored in modern American practice. Either should or would can now be used in the first person to express conditional futurity: If I had known that, I would (or somewhat more formally, should) have answered differently. But in the second and third persons only would is used: If he had known that, he would (not should) have answered differently. Would cannot always be substituted for should, however. Should is used in all three persons in a conditional clause: if I (or you or he) should decide to go. Should is also used in all three persons to express duty or obligation (the equivalent of ought to): I (or you or he) should go. On the other hand, would is used to express volition or promise: I agreed that I would do it. Either would or should is possible as an auxiliary with like, be inclined, be glad, prefer, and related verbs: I would (or should) like to call your attention to an oversight. Here would was acceptable on all levels to a large majority of the Usage Panel in an earlier survey and is more common in American usage than should. · Should have is sometimes incorrectly written should of by writers who have mistaken the source of the spoken contraction should've. See Usage Notes at if, rather, shall. |
should [ʃʊd]
vb
(Linguistics / Grammar) the past tense of shall: used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that an action is considered by the speaker to be obligatory (you should go) or to form the subjunctive mood with I or we (I should like to see you; if I should be late, go without me)
[Old English sceold; see shall]
Usage: Should has, as its most common meaning in modern English, the sense ought as in I should go to the graduation, but I don't see how I can. However, the older sense of the subjunctive of shall is often used with I or we to indicate a more polite form than would: I should like to go, but I can't. In much speech and writing, should has been replaced by would in contexts of this kind, but it remains in formal English when a conditional subjunctive is used: should he choose to remain, he would be granted asylum
Translations
should [ʃʊd] AUX VB, MODAL AUX VB
1. (used to form conditional tense) 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!
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!
2. (duty, advisability, desirability) → deber
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
he should know that → debiera or debería saber que ...
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?
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
he should know that → debiera or debería saber que ...
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?
3. (statements of probability) → deber de
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
they should arrive tomorrow → deberán or deben(de)llegar mañana
that shouldn't be too hard → eso no debería ser muy difícil
I should have told you before → tendría que or debería habértelo dicho antes
this should be good → esto promete ser bueno
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
they should arrive tomorrow → deberán or deben(de)llegar mañana
that shouldn't be too hard → eso no debería ser muy difícil
I should have told you before → tendría que or debería habértelo dicho antes
this should be good → esto promete ser bueno
should [ˈʃʊd](STRONG) [ʃəd] aux vb
(saying what is right or appropriate)
I should go now → Je devrais partir maintenant.
You should take more exercise → Vous devriez faire plus d'exercice.
Should our children be taught to swim at school? → Nos enfants devraient-ils apprendre à nager à l'école?
I should go now → Je devrais partir maintenant.
You should take more exercise → Vous devriez faire plus d'exercice.
Should our children be taught to swim at school? → Nos enfants devraient-ils apprendre à nager à l'école?
(giving or reporting orders)
All visitors should register with the British Embassy → Tous les visiteurs doivent s'inscrire auprès de l'ambassade britannique.
All visitors should register with the British Embassy → Tous les visiteurs doivent s'inscrire auprès de l'ambassade britannique.
(expressing desirability)
I should have told you before → J'aurais dû te le dire avant.
I shouldn't have said what I did → Je n'aurais pas dû dire ce que j'avais fait.
You should have done that yesterday → Tu aurais dû faire ça hier.
You should have seen his face! → Si tu avais vu sa tête!
I should have told you before → J'aurais dû te le dire avant.
I shouldn't have said what I did → Je n'aurais pas dû dire ce que j'avais fait.
You should have done that yesterday → Tu aurais dû faire ça hier.
You should have seen his face! → Si tu avais vu sa tête!
(expressing probability)
He should be there now → Il devrait être arrivé maintenant.
That shouldn't be too hard → Ça ne devrait pas être trop difficile.
He should be there now → Il devrait être arrivé maintenant.
That shouldn't be too hard → Ça ne devrait pas être trop difficile.
(asking for advice)
What should I do? → Qu'est-ce que je dois faire?
Should I or shouldn't I go to university? → Est-ce que je dois aller à la fac ou pas?
What should I do? → Qu'est-ce que je dois faire?
Should I or shouldn't I go to university? → Est-ce que je dois aller à la fac ou pas?
(in conditional clauses)
I should go if I were you → Si j'étais vous j'irais.
Should he phone → Si jamais il téléphone ...
I should be so lucky! → ça serait trop beau!
I should go if I were you → Si j'étais vous j'irais.
Should he phone → Si jamais il téléphone ...
I should be so lucky! → ça serait trop beau!
should pret of shall
modal aux vb
(expressing duty, advisability, command) I/he should do that → ich/er sollte das tun; you shouldn’t do that → Sie sollten das nicht tun; I should have done it → ich hätte es tun sollen or müssen; I shouldn’t have done it → ich hätte es nicht tun sollen or dürfen; 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; he should know that it’s wrong to lie → er sollte or müsste wissen, dass man nicht lügen darf; you really should see that film → den Film sollten or müssen Sie wirklich sehen; you should have seen his face! (inf) → du hättest sein Gesicht sehen sollen!; should I go too? — yes you should → sollte ich auch gehen? — ja, das sollten Sie schon; was it a good film? — I should think it was → war der Film gut? — und ob; 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 → er müsste eigentlich schon da sein; 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; this should be good! (inf) → das wird bestimmt gut!
(in tentative statements) I shouldn’t like to say → das möchte ich nicht gern sagen; 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 disagree → da möchte ich widersprechen; 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 … → ich/er würde gehen, wenn …; 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; I don’t see why he shouldn’t have paid by now → ich verstehe nicht, warum er bis jetzt noch nicht bezahlt hat; if they should send for me → wenn or falls sie nach mir schicken sollten; 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 → ich würde das an Ihrer Stelle nicht tun; I shouldn’t worry about it → ich würde mir darüber keine Gedanken machen; it is necessary that he should be told → es ist nötig, dass man es ihm sagt; unless he should change his mind → falls er es sich (dat) → nicht anders überlegt
should [ʃʊd] modal aux vb
a. (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
you shouldn't do that → non dovresti farlo
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 go now → dovrei andare ora
I should have been a doctor → avrei dovuto fare il medico
you shouldn't do that → non dovresti farlo
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?
b. (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
this should be good → dovrebbe essere bello
they should have arrived by now → a quest'ora dovrebbero essere già arrivati
he should be there now → dovrebbe essere arrivato ora
this should be good → dovrebbe essere bello
c. (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!
should he phone ... (frm) → se telefonasse..., se dovesse telefonare...
who should I see but Maria! → e chi dovevo vedere se non Maria!
I should like to → mi piacerebbe
I should have liked to → mi sarebbe piaciuto
I should think so! → mi pare!, direi!
should he phone ... (frm) → se telefonasse..., se dovesse telefonare...
who should I see but Maria! → e chi dovevo vedere se non Maria!
v should [ʃud]
1 past tense of shall I thought I should never see you again. sal صيغة الماضي من الفِعل بِمَعنى: يَجِب мод. глагол, няма (budoucí čas po minulém čase) skulle pt von shall θα (με παρατατικό) habría (abiverbi shall minevikuvorm) بايد isi -rais, -rait, -rions, ... פוֹעָל עֵזֶר לִזמָן עָבָר चाहूंगा preterit od shall (jövő időre utalás) akan mundi (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente e passato) shallの過去 shall의 과거형 (palīgdarbības vārds nākotnes pagātnē veidošanai) akan zou ville havia de voi..., vom... форма прошедшего времени глагола sнаll (minulý čas od shall) neću skulle ควรจะ Not: shall'in geçmiş zaman şekli 將 допоміжне дієслово для утворення 1-ї особи однини і множини майбутнього в минулому کا ماضی shall diễn tả sự ngạc nhiên 将
2 used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that. moes تُسْتَعْمَل لتعني: كان يَجِب أن трябва (náležitost) skulle; burde Konjunktiv θα έπρεπε να deber (hacer algo) peaks بهتراست pitäisi devoir צָרִיך, הָיָה צָרִיך करना चाहिए था trebalo bi, treba se (dogoditi) kellene; kellett volna semestinya ætti dovere ～すべきである (~을) 해야만 한다 (kam) derėtų, reikėtų (izsaka nepieciešamību; pienākumu; ieteikumu) sepatutnya moeten burde, skulle powinienem, powinieneś itd. devia a trebui тебе (не) следует, полагается так поступать (povinnosť) treba da skulle, borde, bör น่าจะ (yap)malı, (yap)sa iyi olur, ...-meliydi (ama olmadı) 應該 повинен; слід فریضہ ظاہر کرنے کے لیے مستعمل diễn tả cái gì phải, nên xảy ra hoặc được làm （应）该
3 used to state that something is likely to happen etc If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock. behoort تُسْتَعْمَل لِتَعني: من المُحْتَمَل أن би трябвало (pravděpodobnost) skulle kunne Ausdruck der Wahrscheinlichkeit θα πρέπει να deber (de) peaks احنمالا isi arriver probablement רָצוּי यह व्यक्त करने के लिए कि कुछ होने वाला है trebalo bi, treba se (dogoditi) (valószínűség:) kell mestinya ættir (essere probabile) ～のはずだ (~)할 가능성이 높다 turėčiau, turėtum ir t.t. (izsaka pieņēmumu) mungkin akan zullen burde, skulle powinienem, powinieneś itd. é provável que a urma (să) употребляется для выражения действия, которое предположительно произойдёт (pravdepodobnosť) treba da borde, bör น่าจะ herhâlde...-ecek 可能 повинен امکان ظاہر کرنے کے لیے مستعمل diễn tả cái gì có thể xảy ra 可能
4 used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc I'm surprised you should think that. sou تُسْتَعْمَل للتعبير عن: الأسَف، المُفاجأه че наистина (lítost, překvapení) ville; skulle nach Ausdrücken der Überraschung etc. μπορώ να (για να δηλώσει λύπη, έκπληξη κτλ.) que + subjuntivo (väljendab kõneleja hinnangut) كه ؛ اينكه ne pas en revenir que... אִם आश्चर्य या दुख जताने के बाद उपयोग होना है prezent (npr. Čudi me da to misliš.) (meglepődés:) ...-na/-ne/-ná masa(-kan) skulir (che più congiuntivo) ～とは (~) 하다니 (lieto, lai izteiktu emocionālu pastiprinājumu) boleh kunnen ville miałbym, miałbyś itd. (que) penses, etc. a nu-i veni să creadă că ... употребляется для выражения сожаления, удивления и т.п. (ľútosť, prekvapenie) što oöversatt: det förvånar mig att du tycker det ใช้ตามหลังประโยคแสดงความเศร้าหรือประหลาดใจ ...-mesi, ...-men 竟然 вживається після певних виразів жалю, подиву غم ، حیرانی وغیرہ ظاہر کرنے کے لیے dùng sau sự biểu thị ngạc nhiên hay đau khổ 竟然
5 used after if to state a condition If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today. sou تُسْتَعْمَل بعد أداة الشَّرط للتعبير عن الشَّرط ако (случайно) (podmínka: kdyby snad...) skulle Konditionell τυχόν (για υπόθεση) (usado para expresar condicional: if anything should happen to me = si algo me sucediera) (väljendab tingivat kõneviisi) sattuisi si... אִם किसी स्थिति के बाद उपयोग होता है prezent (Ako mi se nešto dogodi, želim da se sjetiš svega što sam ti danas rekao.) (feltételes:) ...-na/-ne/-ná seandainya (jika di belakang skyldi (komi e-ð fyrir .{{TH}}.{{TH}}.) (dovere) 万一～したら (조건절에서 ~) 한다면 (lieto nosacījuma emocionālam pastiprinājumam) terjadi zou skulle gdyby przypadkiem (se) acontecer, etc. aş, ai, ar, am, aţi, ar употребляется в условных предложениях (podmienka: keby snáď ...) ako skulle ควรจะ (ใช้หลัง if เพื่อแสดงเงื่อนไข) ...-ecek olursa, ...-se (用於if條件句)萬一 допоміжне дієслово для утворення умовного способу جزو شرطیہ dùng sau“if” diễn tả một điều kiện 万一（用在if后的条件句）
6 (withIorwe) used to state that a person wishes something was possible I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money). sou تُسْتَعْمَل مع ضمير المُتَكَلِّم للتعْبير عن الرَّغَبَه او الأُمنِيَه бих (podmínka: jen kdybych...) kunne godt tænke Ausdruck eines Wunsches θα ήθελα να gustar (I should love to go to France = me gustaría ir a Francia) meeldiks مايلم كه isi si seulement... הָיִיתִי, הָיִית... चाहत जताने के लिए उपयोग होता है kondicional sadašnji (npr. Voljela bih ići u Francusku...) szeretnék ... akan ég vildi gjarnan .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente e passato) ～するだろうに (가정법에서 ~)하고 싶다 (lieto vēlējuma izteiksmes veidošanai) memang zou skulle/vil(le) gjerne gostaria de doar dacă... выражает сильное желание (podmienka: keby len ...) kada bi skulle ใช้กับ I และ we เพื่อแสดงคิดเห็นที่ไม่แน่ใจ İstiyorum, İsterim, İsterdim 與第一人稱併用，表示個人希望 допоміжне дієслово для утворення умовного способу کوئی خواہش یا کسی چیز کے ہونے کا امکان ظاہر کرنے کے لیے diễn tả ước muốn khả thi của ai đó 与I和we连用，表示可能性
7 used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit. verrassend تُسْتَعْمَل للإشارة إلى حَدَثٍ مُفاجئ кой мислиш (překvapení) skulle Ausdruck höchster Überraschung έτυχε να (για κτ. που προκαλεί έκπληξη) (usado para referirse a una situación no esperada) (väljendab üllatust) قاعدتا بايد اينطورباشد كه et voilà que... הָיָה צָרִיך किसी आश्चर्यजनक घटना की अभिव्यक्ति के लिए उपयोग होता है upravo, baš (váratlan esemény:) és ki más(t) ... akan hver heldur þú að hafi þá ekki .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. dovere こともあろうに (놀라움을 나타내는 사건에서 ~) 하다니 (lieto, lai izteiktu emocionālu pastiprinājumu) sepatutnya zou skulle havia de şi iată că... подчёркивает удивление (prekvapenie) bi [] om inte ใช้อ้างถึงเหตุการณ์ที่ค่อนข้างประหลาดใจ ne (ol)sa (用以描述出人意表的事情)竟會是 вказує на дивовижність події کسی حیران کن واقعہ کو بیان کرنے کے لیے diễn tả một sự kiện khá gây ngạc nhiên 竟会（表示惊奇）
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