would

wud

short forms - I'd; verb

1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) ville, skulle

2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) ville

3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) ville

4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) typisk!; selvsagt (ville det skje)!

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- would-be

- would you

ville

verb (preteritum av will) \/wʊd\/, \/wəd\/, \/əd\/, \/d\/

1) (om frykt, håp eller forventning) ville, skulle, komme til å

• he was afraid something would happen

han var redd for at noe skulle hende

• no one believed their house would burn down

ingen trodde at huset deres kom til å brenne ned

2) (uttrykker hensikt) ville

• Martin wouldn't go to such lengths to keep her

Martin ville ikke gå så langt for å beholde henne

• Doris decided she would only use the dress for special occasions

Doris bestemte seg for bare å bruke kjolen til spesielle anledninger

3) (uttrykker misnøye, irritasjon e.l.) skulle (absolutt), måtte (absolutt)

• she would have her own way

hun måtte (absolutt) ha viljen sin

• he dropped the glass - of course he would

han mistet glasset - typisk ham

4) (i høflige spørresetninger) ville

• would you do me a favour?

kan du gjøre meg en tjeneste?

• would you like to come to my party?

vil du komme på festen min

• shut the door, would you?

lukk døren, er du snill

5) (om vane) pleide, kunne

• he would sit for hours doing nothing

han kunne sitte i timevis uten å gjøre noe

• he would call once a week

han stakk gjerne innom en gang i uken

6) (uttrykker antagelse) kan, kunne

• he would be your uncle, I suppose

han er vel onkelen din, antar jeg