OUGHT - Englisch-Italienisch Übersetzung

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Italienisch

ought¹ [Brit ɔːt, Am ɔt] VERB Modal 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

aught [Brit ɔːt, Am ɔt] PRON arch

for aught I know: per quel che ne so

for aught I care: per quel che me ne importa

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

Italienisch

Englisch

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 [ɑ:t] VERB 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

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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

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