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A. v mod

• 1 (talking about the future) he'll come on Friday = vendrá el viernes, va a venir el viernes he said he would come on Friday = dijo que vendría or iba a venir el viernes at the end of this month, he'll have been working here for a year = este fin de mes hará un año que trabaja aquí I won't let you down = no te fallaré

• 2 a (expressing willingness) will o would you do me a favor? = ¿quieres hacerme un favor? she won't tell us what happened = no nos quiere decir qué pasó b (in orders, invitations) be quiet, will you! = cállate, ¿quieres? will you have a drink? = ¿quieres tomar algo?

• 3 (expressing conjecture) won't they be having lunch now? = ¿no estarán comiendo ahora? that would have been in 1947 = eso debe (de) haber sido en 1947

• 4 a (indicating habit, characteristic) I'll watch anything on television = yo soy capaz de mirar cualquier cosa en la televisión he'd get drunk every Saturday = se emborrachaba todos los sábados b (indicating capability) this door won't shut = esta puerta no cierra or no quiere cerrar

B. vt

• 1 a (urge, try to cause) I was willing her to get the answer right = estaba deseando con todas mis fuerzas que diera la respuesta correcta b (desire, ordain) (frml) [God] disponer*, querer*

• 2 (bequeath) legar*