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wouldst

/wʊdst/

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verb

Desear, querer

(now uncommon or literary) To wish, desire (something).

Examples :

"Do what you will."

Haz lo que quieras.

language literature

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verb

Desear, querer

(nowadays rare) To wish or desire (that something happen); to intend (that).

Examples :

""If thou wouldst have success in thy studies, thou must dedicate time to them daily." "

Si deseas tener éxito en tus estudios, debes dedicarles tiempo diariamente.

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verb

Harías

(auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).

Examples :

""In his youth, he wouldst rise before dawn to help his father with the farm chores." "

En su juventud, él harías levantarse antes del amanecer para ayudar a su padre con las tareas de la granja.

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verb

Querrías

(auxiliary) To choose to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in negation.

Examples :

"I’ve told him three times, but he won’t take his medicine."

Se lo he dicho tres veces, pero no querría tomar su medicina.

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verb

Harías

(auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.

Examples :

""If thou truly desired knowledge, thou wouldst study diligently, and success would be thine." "

Si realmente desearas el conocimiento, estudiarías diligentemente, y el éxito sería tuyo.

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Podrías

(auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.

Examples :

"Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand."

Desafortunadamente, solo uno de estos guantes realmente podría caber en mi mano.

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verb

harías, serías

(auxiliary) Expressing a present tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".

Examples :

""If you only practiced a little bit more, you wouldst certainly ace the exam." "

Si solo practicases un poco más, ciertamente aprobarías el examen.

grammar language

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verb

Desear, querer

To wish, desire.

Examples :

""If thou wouldst a higher grade, thou must study harder." "

Si desearas una calificación más alta, deberías estudiar más duro.

language literature

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verb

Disponer, ordenar

To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.

Examples :

""In her will, she wouldst her niece to inherit the family business, hoping she would continue its legacy." "

En su testamento, dispuso que su sobrina heredara el negocio familiar, esperando que continuara su legado.

property law family

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verb

Intentar, tratar de

To try to make (something) happen by using one's will (intention).

Examples :

"All the fans were willing their team to win the game."

Todos los fanáticos intentaban que su equipo ganara el juego.

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verb

Legar

To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).

Examples :

"He willed his stamp collection to the local museum."

Él legó su colección de sellos al museo local.

property law family