will - English-Spanish Dictionary

WordReference.com English-Spanish Dictionary

will:

Listen:

US - UK

Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

will1 /wɪl/ v mod Note:
When translating will into Spanish, the future tense is not always the first option. Ir + a + infinitive is common in Latin American countries. For examples, see the entry below. (past would) 'll es la contracción de will, won't de will not y 'll've de will have

(talking about the future): he'll come on Friday vendrá el viernes, va a venir el viernes;
he said he would come on Friday dijo que vendría or iba a venir el viernes;
at the end of this month, he'll have been working here for a year este fin de mes hará un año que trabaja aquí;
I won't let you down no te fallaré

1. (expressing willingness): ~ o would you do me a favor? ¿quieres hacerme un favor?;
  she won't tell us what happened no nos quiere decir qué pasó
1. (in orders, invitations): be quiet, ~ you! cállate, ¿quieres?;
  ~ you have a drink? ¿quieres tomar algo?

(expressing conjecture): won't they be having lunch now? ¿no estarán comiendo ahora?;
that would have been in 1947 eso debe (de) haber sido en 1947

1. (indicating habit, characteristic): I'll watch anything on television yo soy capaz de mirar cualquier cosa en la televisión;
  he'd get drunk every Saturday se emborrachaba todos los sábados
1. (indicating capability): this door won't shut esta puerta no cierra or no quiere cerrar

verbo transitivo (past & past p willed)

1. (urge, try to cause): I was ~ing her to get the answer right estaba deseando con todas mis fuerzas que diera la respuesta correcta
1. (desire, ordain) (frml) [God] disponer^(conj.⇒), querer^(conj.⇒)

(bequeath) legar^(conj.⇒)

will2 sustantivo

uncountable
1. (faculty) voluntad f
1. (willpower) voluntad f;
  to lose the ~ to live perder^(conj.⇒) las ansias de vivir
1. (desire, intention) voluntad f;
  patients may come and go at ~ los pacientes pueden entrar y salir a voluntad;
  See Also→ free will

countable (testament) testamento m

will:willpower /'wɪlpaʊər / || /'wɪlpaʊə(r)/ n uncountable
(fuerza f de) voluntad f

Subscribe to the Oxford Concise or Unabridged dictionary for more translations, meanings and examples.

will [wɪl]

I	nombre 1 voluntad, albedrío to do sthg of one's own free will/against one's will, hacer algo por/en contra de su voluntad ill will, rencor 2 Jur testamento
II	verbo transitivo desear, querer to will sthg to happen, desear fervientemente que algo suceda
III	verbo auxiliar (ps would,* negativo will not o won't)* 1 (para formar el tiempo futuro o futuro perfecto: esp de 2.ª y 3.ª persona) he will have seen you, te habrá visto he won't come, - oh yes he will!, no vendrá, - ¡sí que vendrá! it will rain tomorrow, mañana lloverá will you be long?, ¿vas a tardar mucho? you won't win, no ganarás ➣ Ver nota en shall 2 (predicción) he'll be there by now, ya habrá llegado 3 (coletillas) he won't die, will he?, no morirá, ¿verdad? you'll come, won't you?, vendrás, ¿no? 4 (intención, rechazo) will you get me a coffee?, ¿me traes un café? he won't help me, no quiere ayudarme (en una boda) "I will", "sí, quiero" (ofertas) will you have a biscuit?, ¿quieres una galleta? 5 (hábito: enfático) *she will* keep talking, no se callará these things will happen,** estas cosas suceden 6 (empeño) *if you will* dress like that,** si te empeñas en vestirte así

Compound Forms:
do sb's will	vi	(carry out sb's instructions)	cumplir la voluntad de loc verb
do the will of			hacer la voluntad de v
free will	n	(choice, freedom to choose)	libre albedrío nm
Are all things preordained by God or does the individual have free will?
good will			buena voluntad nf
heads will roll			rodarán cabezas loc
ill will			malevolencia nf
iron will			voluntad de hierro nf
it will be so			será así
last will and testament		(Law) Derecho	última voluntad y testamento
living will	n		testamento vital nm
living will	n		voluntad de vida nf
make a will			hacer testamento v
man of good will			hombre de buena voluntad
of your own free will			por su propia voluntad adj
own free will			libre albedrío nm
philosophy of the will			filosofía de la voluntad nf
strength of will			fuerza de voluntad nf
will power			fuerza de voluntad nf
with good will			con buena voluntad adv
your own will			su propia voluntad

Report an error

Forum discussions with the word(s) "will" in the title:

¿Cuántas veces puedo usar "will" en una oración? - grammar
A / The forced decision will resolve - grammar
A 5th grade boys group will ge starting soon at Jones Elementary School.
A boy your age will fall in love with you
a check that will give us upon demand the riches...
a commission arising from the transaction will be decided an
A complex structure will be pushed forward
A course will give... (vacunas) - medical
A firmer will.
A fool will lose tomorrow...
A late fee of $10.00 per 15 minutes will be charged for any child who remains at the program after 4:30.
a live orchestra will keep everyone on their feet
a lot of good that will do
A love story will always...
A lover's rain will wash away (song)
a monthly report will run on day
a movie will appear later this year
a no show fee will be charged
A parent phone call will follow if further action is needed.
a person from our staff will be waiting for you
a receipt will be filed
a record of this will be kept
A school will be identified for PI status
A violation will result in a forfeit.
A web site will be set up for posting supporting documentation
a will
a will who partakes
Acknowledgment form and at will/arbitration agreement
ACME will have no adequate remedy at law...
ACME will have no other choice to go by themselves.
more...

'will' also found in these entries:

English:

absorb - accordance - account for - actual - adapt - afford - agony - along - amortize - amount to - anchor - anniversary - arms control - arms race - around - assume - atrocity - attuned to - augment - back - back up - battlefield - beating - behavior - behaviour - blueberry - bonus - bring - bring up - burglar alarm - burial - cat - catch up - come in - come off - come through - conduct - confront - consent - construction - cover - curtail - cushion - danger - deal with - deduct - depart - detailed - Dick and Harry - do

Spanish:

acertante - acopio - actuar - actual - aferrarse - albedrío - anestesia - arbitrio - arriba - banquillo - bastar - binocular - buena - bueno - cabeza - cada - capital - comensal - comisionada - comisionado - compilar - compromisaria - compromisario - con - consabida - consabido - consiguientemente - constructor - constructora - contrapartida - costumbre - crecida - crecido - dar - decir - derrumbarse - descuidarse - deuda - deudo - devenir - difícil - discreción - disponer - disposición - dispuesta - dispuesto - disputarse - edición - efectiva - efectivo

Add WordReference search box to your Google
homepage:

	Google.com
Español:
Universal:

Add WordReference
to Firefox searchbox

Ver También:

wildlife
wildlife park
wildly
wildness
wile
wiles
wilful
wilfull
wilfully
wilfulness
will
willful
willfully
William
willing
willingly
willingness
willow
willowy
willpower
willy-nilly

Links: