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Traductions de ought dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

ought¹ [GB ɔːt, Am ɔt] VERBE mod In virtually all cases, ought is translated by the conditional tense of dovere: you ought to go now = dovresti andartene adesso; they ought to arrive tomorrow = dovrebbero arrivare domani. - The past ought to have done/seen etc is translated by the past conditional of dovere: he ought to have been more polite = avrebbe dovuto essere più gentile. For further examples, including negative sentences, see this entry. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables.

1. ought (expressing probability, expectation):

that ought to fix it

questo dovrebbe mettere a posto le cose

things ought to improve by next week

per la prossima settimana le cose dovrebbero migliorare

the train ought not to have left yet

il treno non dovrebbe essere ancora partito

he ought to be back by now

dovrebbe essere rientrato ormai

2. ought (making polite but firm suggestion):

oughtn't we to consult them first?

non dovremmo prima consultarli?

you ought to be in bed

dovresti essere a letto

she ought to see a doctor

dovrebbe consultare un medico

3. ought (indicating moral obligation):

we really ought to say something

dovremmo davvero dire qualcosa

you ought not to say things like that

non dovresti dire cose del genere

someone ought to have accompanied her

qualcuno avrebbe dovuto accompagnarla

I ought not to have been so direct

non avrei dovuto essere così diretto

he felt he ought not to be wasting time

sentiva che non avrebbe dovuto perdere tempo

4. ought (when prefacing important point):

I ought to say perhaps that …

forse dovrei dire che …

I think you ought to know that …

penso che dovresti sapere che …

ought²

ought → aught

Voir aussi : aught

aught [GB ɔːt, Am ɔt] PRON arch

for aught I know

per quel che ne so

for aught I care

per quel che me ne importa

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

we ought to have a get-together

dovremmo combinare di vederci

he especially ought to be told

lui in particolare dovrebbe essere informato

you ought to be ashamed of yourself

dovresti vergognarti di te stesso

Traductions de ought dans le dictionnaire italien»anglais

Autres traductions et expressions typiques avec les termes de votre recherche

occorrerebbe una legge che lo vieti

there ought to be a law against it

dovresti vergognarti di te stesso

you ought to be ashamed of yourself

conviene fare

one ought to or should do

conviene che voi facciate

you should or ought to do

forse dovrei dire che …

I ought to say perhaps that …

dovresti forse sbrigarti! iron

perhaps you ought to get a move on!

è opportuno che voi facciate

you should do, you ought to do

ought dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de ought dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

ought [ɑ:t] VERBE aux

ought

dovere

you ought to do it

dovresti farlo

he ought to be here

dovrebbe essere qui

they ought to win

si meriterebbero di vincere

she ought to have arrived by now

a quest'ora dovrebbe essere arrivata

ought Exemples tirés du dictionnaire PONS (vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

you ought to do it

dovresti farlo

he ought to be here

dovrebbe essere qui

they ought to win

si meriterebbero di vincere

she ought to have arrived by now

a quest'ora dovrebbe essere arrivata

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

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Trees ought to be a renewable resource, not a scorched earth policy of death and destruction.

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In other words a positive balance of trade ought to be maintained via a surplus of exports, often backed by military might.

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I ought to give up being a magistrate and set up for a matchmaker!

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One man even suggested that the heretics ought to be burned at the stake, as in the old days.

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It says that all maxims which stem from autonomous legislation ought to harmonize with a possible realm of ends as with a realm of nature.

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She was steadfast in her position that public interest ought to come before telecommunications industry profits.

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There ought to be no unreasonable technical, economic or other barriers to gain entry for a license.

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Specifically, he has been concerned with how the government's monetary and fiscal instruments ought to respond to shocks over the business cycle.

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He claims that the structure of communication itself demonstrates that normative and evaluative concerns can (and ought to) be resolved through rational procedures.

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He ought to have enquired more carefully into the nature of the incident, but made the fatal mistake of treating it as trivial.

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