Might in spanish
Podría
pronunciation: poʊdɹ̩iɑ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: poʊdɹ̩iɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures
might1 = poder, fuerza, poderío.
Example: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.more:
» try with all + Posesivo + might = intentar Algo con todas + Posesivo + fuerzas.
Example: They tried with all their might, but the safe would not budge = Lo intentaron con todas sus fuerzas, pero no había manera de mover la caja fuerte.might2 = podría.
Example: Added entries are made under any headings that 'some catalogue users might suppose that the description of an item would be found under rather than under the heading or title chosen for the main entry'.more:
» as might be expected = como cabría esperar, como cabría suponer.
Example: As might be expected, the terminology is noticeably British as opposed to the American terminology in the previous examples.» if you can't beat them (you might as well) join them = si no puedes vencerlos, únetes a ellos; si no puedes con el enemigo, únete a él; si no puedes con ellos, únete a ellos;.
Example: I'm not a great fan of the money thrown around in football, but if you can't beat them you might as well join them.» might + as well + Verbo = más vale que + Subjuntivo, mejor sería que + Subjuntivo.
Example: 'Might as well face the music,' he said resignedly.» might + well + Verbo = muy bien + podría + Verbo.
Example: Cataloguing codes such as the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules provide some systematic and workable guidelines on the citation of the author's names, which might well be adopted more widely.» try as + Pronombre + might = por mucho que lo + intentar, por más que lo + intentar, hacer + lo que + hacer.
Example: Wherein had she erred? Try as she might she could think of nothing.» you might be surprised to know that... = te sorprendería saber que..., te sorprendería conocer que....
Example: You might be surprised to know that the invention of swimming flippers did not come from looking at fish, and it did not come recently!.