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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
would forma debole /wəd/ forma forte /wʊd/ When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in Italian and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = lo farei se avessi tempo; I would have done it if I had had time = l’avrei fatto se avessi avuto tempo. - However, in sequence of past tenses and in reported speech, would + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you would like it = ero sicuro che ti sarebbe piaciuto (not “piacerebbe”); he said he would fetch the car = disse che avrebbe preso (not “prenderebbe”) la macchina. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below. mod. (negat. wouldn’t)
  1. (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech) she said she wouldn’t come disse che non sarebbe venuta;
    we thought we ~ be late credevamo di arrivare in ritardo;
    he thought she ~ have forgotten pensava che avrebbe dimenticato;
    I wish he ~ shut the door! potrebbe chiudere la porta!
    I wish you’d be quiet! potresti stare zitto! vorrei che stessi zitto!
  1. (in conditional statements) it ~ be wonderful if they came sarebbe meraviglioso se venissero;
    if we’d left later we ~ have missed the train se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno;
    we wouldn’t be happy anywhere else non saremmo felici in nessun altro posto;
    who ~ ever have believed it? chi mai l’avrebbe creduto?
    you wouldn’t have thought it possible! non lo si sarebbe creduto possibile!
    so it ~ seem così sembrerebbe;
    I wouldn’t know non saprei;
    wouldn’t it be better to write? non sarebbe meglio scrivere?
  1. (expressing willingness to act) do you know anyone who ~ do it? conosci qualcuno che lo farebbe?
    he just wouldn’t listen non voleva proprio ascoltare;
    after that I wouldn’t eat any canned food dopo quell’episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola;
    the police wouldn’t give any further details la polizia non voleva fornire ulteriori particolari;
    they asked me to leave but I wouldn’t mi chiesero di andarmene ma io non ho voluto
  1. (expressing inability to function) the door wouldn’t close la porta non voleva chiudersi
  1. (expressing desire, preference) we ~ like to stay vorremmo restare;
    we’d really love to see you vorremo davvero vederti, abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti;
    I ~ much rather travel alone preferisco di gran lunga viaggiare da solo;
    I wouldn’t mind another slice of cake non mi dispiacerebbe prendere un’altra fetta di torta
  1. (in polite requests or proposals) ~ you like something to eat, some more tea? vuoi qualcosa da mangiare, ancora del tè?
    ~ you help me set the table? mi aiuteresti ad apparecchiare la tavola?
    switch off the radio, ~ you? spegneresti la radio?
    ~ you like to go to a concert? ti piacerebbe andare a un concerto?
    ~ you give her the message? potrebbe darle il messaggio?
    ~ you mind not smoking please? potrebbe non fumare per cortesia?
  1. (expressing an assumption) what time ~ that be? a che ora più o meno?
    it ~ have been about five years ago doveva essere circa cinque anni fa
  1. (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to) she ~ sit for hours at the window sedeva per ore alla finestra.


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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
wouldv (in conditional) modo condizionale del verbo-
I would buy a car if I had enough money.
Comprerei una macchina se avessi abbastanza soldi.
wouldv pret (preterit and past participle of will) modo condizionale del verbo -
I would go to the library if I had a car to get there.
Andrei in biblioteca se avessi un'auto per arrivarci.
 
Additional Translations
wouldv (politeness) modo condizionale del verbo-
 al condizionalepotere v aux
Would you please pass the salt?
Mi passeresti il sale per cortesia?
Potresti passarmi il sale per cortesia?
wouldv (repeated action in past) azione abituale: tempo imperfetto del verbo-
Nota: Questo uso di "would" segnala un'azione abituale o ripetitiva. In italiano si rende con l'indicativo imperfetto.
We would take walks by the river.
Facevamo delle passeggiate lungo il fiume.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
as luck would have itadv idiom (fortunately)fortuna volle che
As luck would have it, the strike started the day I was due to fly home.
I would besarei v
I would haveavrei v
I would like (polite form: I want)mi piacerebbe che, vorrei che
I would like you to be more involved in the community website.
I would like the coq au vin, please.
Vorrei che tu fossi più coinvolto nella comunità del sito.
it would appearsembrerebbe
it would appear thatsembrerebbe che
she/he would haveavrebbe v
she/he/it would be likedpiacerebbe v
who would have thought it?chi lo avrebbe pensato?
would be esseresarebbe v
would ratherv (would prefer)preferire⇒ vtr
I would rather you simply told the truth, instead of seeking to excuse yourself.
Preferirei che mi dicessi subito la verità.
would ratherv (would prefer to)preferire⇒ vtr
I would rather go out .
Preferirei uscire.
would rather notpreferirei non
would you liketi piacerebbe
would you mind?Le dispiace? vi
would-be (aspiring)aspirante adj
would-be (manque) chi non ha realizzato il suo scopomancato agg
would-have-beensarebbe stato
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'would' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'would':
a few wrists would have been slapped
A head for figures would be good too
a job that would place some intellectual demands on me.
A risk I would have taken
A smile that would split a brick.
a son would never know
A thousand hearts would be too few
A top chef would be called...?
a trap no sailor past or present would ever want to spring
A would-be bride / bride-to-be
action would have been taken
advice that would strike higher context
Again I would suggest that they use the black ink for this paper
Agnes would have dithered and tried to talk her way...
all I would need
all of this would be academic
amble as fast as his legs would go
and I thought I would try to learn Italian
and there would be no issues
And though I know it would be fun to get some
Any information you can provide me would be greatly appreciated
As Cool Hand Luke would say, "What we got here is... failure to communicate."
as fate would have it
as I would a burglar circling a house in a movie
As if I would know
as if I would!
As if the beasts would love to be less beastly
as it would have it
as much as I would love
as much enthusiasm as one would have expected
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