Will in spanish
pronunciation: seɹ̩ɑ part of speech: noun
will + Verbo1 = Verbo en Futuro. [Verbo auxiliar utilizado para formar el futuro; la negación puede ser "will not" o "won't"]
Example: Many of the most important relations will be completely lost (eg Tigers will file a long way from Cats).more:
» as will always be the case = como siempre será el caso, como siempre ocurrirá.
Example: I know that parts of this process have been characterized by tension -- as will always be the case in a political process.» faith will move mountains = la fe mueve montañas.
Example: A wise man once said 'Faith will move mountains but you better bring along your shovel and be prepared to help with the work'.» he'll [he will] [Contracción de he will]
Example: A month after saying he was considering retirement due to a back injury, he still isn't sure if he'll fight again.» I'll [I will/shall] [Contracción de I will/shall]
Example: I'll drop a few hints and clues to arouse your curiosities and to help you start your research.» it'll [it will] [Contracción de it will]
Example: I console myself with the thought that this time next week it'll all be over and I'll once again be merry as a cricket.» it will come out in the wash = al final, se sabrá la verdad; al final, todo se sabrá; al final, todo saldrá a la luz; al final, todo se arreglará; al final, todo saldrá bien.
Example: Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash.» nature will find a way = la naturaleza es muy sabia.
Example: Nature will find a way -- if we just give it a chance.» nature will take its course = naturaleza + seguir + su curso, dejar tiempo al tiempo, dejar que las cosas sigan su curso normal.
Example: Nature will take its course, allowing your bone tissue to fuse with the titanium post.» (only) time will tell = (sólo) el tiempo (lo) dirá.
Example: Only time will tell whether the rather gimmicky approach to libraries and to culture in general as manifested in the centre is the shape of things to come.» Pronombre + will believe it when + Pronombre + see it = lo + creer + cuando lo + ver.
Example: As for corrective measures having been taken, we'll believe it when we see it.» she'll [she will] [Contracción de she will]
Example: Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.» take care of the pence/pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves = a quien sabe guardar una peseta, nunca le fata(rá) un duro.
Example: The popular saying 'Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves' is as true of personal habits as of money .» that'll [that will] [Contracción de that will]
Example: Learn more about these 8 yoga moves that'll help keep you calm and collected over the holidays.» there'll [there will] = habrá. [Contracción de there will]
Example: With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.» they'll [they will] [Contracción de they will]
Example: They'll tell two friends... and they'll tell two friends... and so on, and so on....» time will take its course = no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano, dar tiempo al tiempo, dejar que las cosas sigan su curso normal, cada cosa a su tiempo.
Example: This year, I won't make any resolutions because I don't want to pressure myself -- time will take its course.» we'll [we will/shall] [Contracción de we will/shall]
Example: Once settled in the plush leather seats, Steve leaned over and whispered in his best Bogey impersonation, 'We'll always have Paris'.» whatever will be, will be = lo que haya que de ser, será; lo que tenga que ser, será; que pase lo que tenga que pasar; lo que tenga que pasar, que pase.
Example: Needless to say, 'whatever will be, will be' is not adequate for most of us as an answer to that question.» what's meant to be, will be = lo que haya que de ser, será; lo que tenga que ser, será; que pase lo que tenga que pasar; lo que tenga que pasar, que pase.
Example: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .» won't [will not] = no + Futuro. [Contracción de will not]
Example: Cuts in library budgets won't turn off the Internet for wealthy or middle-class families but it will certainly do for people who have nowhere else to turn.» you'll [you will] [Contracción de you will]
Example: This is very easy to do, and once you get the hang of it, you'll find it very simple.will2 = voluntad, deseo, albedrío.
Example: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.more:
» against + Posesivo + will = en contra de + Posesivo + voluntad, en contra de + Posesivo + deseo.
Example: Information about an individual cannot be recorded against his will.» at will = a voluntad, a discreción, a placer, según se desee, libremente, a + Posesivo + discreción.
Example: Once having got into the system, he or she can switch from database to database at will.» battle of wills = medición de fuerzas, lucha de resistencia, lucha de poderes.
Example: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.» bend itself to + Posesivo + will = acomodarse a la voluntad de Alguien, amoldarse al deseo de Alguien.
Example: We should be ready to alter our planning as shifting reality reveals that the task will not always bend itself to our will.» break + Posesivo + iron will = doblegar + Posesivo + férrea voluntad.
Example: The bishop strove to break her iron will with all manner of brutality, and, failing in this, he starved her to death.» fire at + will = despedir a discreción.
Example: Employees can be fired at will, for any reason or for no reason at all.» fire at + will = disparar a discreción.
Example: He's the fighter pilot who was ordered to fire at will against an unidentified flying object in British airspace.» force of will = fuerza de voluntad.
Example: We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards.» free will = libre albedrío.
Example: There is no margin allowed for the exercise of free will.» goodwill [good will] = buena voluntad, buena disposición, buena fe, buena intención.
Example: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.» hold + Nombre + against + Posesivo + will = retener, detener, retener contra + Posesivo + voluntad, detener contra + Posesivo + voluntad.
Example: A Texas woman tearfully told jurors Monday that she was 'scared to death' and held against her will by her employer after being drugged and sexually assaulted.» human will, the = voluntad humana, la.
Example: Caught between the violence of human will and the capriciousness of fate these characters refuse to become what nature intended them to be.» ill will = rencor, resentimiento, animadversión, malicia, encono, malevolencia, mala voluntad, mala intención, animosidad, maldad.
Example: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.» iron will = voluntad de hierro, voluntad férrea.
Example: But he was soon assassinated in mysterious circumstances, and his second wife, Queen Zenobia, a woman renowned for her iron will, took power.» personal will = voluntad personal.
Example: Plato warned that too much music of any kind was enervating to personal will and would `make a soft warrior'.» political will = voluntad política, deseo político.
Example: Political will and political acumen can also make a difference in what legislators and governors accomplish in the contest between the two contending branches.» strength of will = fuerza de voluntad.
Example: They are men who have been possessed by daemons and who, through shear strength of will, managed to destroy the daemon within themselves.» strong of will = tenaz, con tezón, de mucho carácter, con mucho carácter, de carácter fuerte.
Example: He wants a mate who will challenge him at every step, a female strong of will and body.» where there's a will there's a way = querer es poder.
Example: She answered by saying that while we may not have a solution yet, 'where there's a will, there's a way'.» will of iron = voluntad de hierro, voluntad férrea.
Example: Yet this 35-year-old's fragile, feminine demeanour conceals nerves of steel and a will of iron.» will-o'-the-wisp = quimera.
Example: Only by a gigantic change of idea will that century-old will-o'-the-wisp,'function', be seen to be equated with 'critique', for they are one and the same.» will-o'-the-wisp = fuego fatuo.
Example: The will-o'-the-wisp, phenomenon known also as ignis fatuus and jack-o'-lantern, is seen at night as a pale, flickering light over marshland.» willpower [will power] = fuerza de voluntad, determinación.
Example: It is a matter of willpower, one librarian wrote, because 'with a little push, I (know that I) can find a readership for the item! Maybe a display on the subject?'.will3 = testamento.
Example: The 915 discovered birch-bark documents, dating from the mid-11th century to the 15th century, include wills, spells, IOUs, marriage proposals, prayers, together with the names of people and neighboring villages.more:
» living will = testamento vital.
Example: Living wills are slightly different because they detail the care you'd like at the end of your life.» will and testament = testamento.
Example: The provision, in a will and testament, of a document or set of documents to an organization, at times according to certain obligations, the beneficiary having the right to refuse acceptance is known as bequest acquisition.will4
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» if you will = si así lo prefieres.
Example: That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.» will + Nombre + away = desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca.
Example: Without such an understanding, attempts at overcoming the stereotype by willing it away, renaming, or ignoring it will remain futile.» will not hear of = no querer ni oír hablar de, no querer decir ni una palabra más.
Example: You mustn't drive home alone -- I will not hear of it! = No debes conducir a casa sólo ¡No quiero ni oír hablar de ello!.will5 = dejar en testamento.
Example: Thomas Jefferson willed his book collection to the University of Virginia of which he was the first rector (these books, in fact, were auctioned by his executors to satisfy his debts).