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would-be

Pronunciation: /ˈwʊdbiː/

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Spanish translation of would-be

adj

(before n)

a would-be star/poet = un aspirante a estrella/poeta

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Nearby words

worthless
worthwhile
worthy
would
would've
would-be
wouldn't
wound ¹
wound ²
wound ³
wounded

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you would be ill-advised to go in ill-advised Eng-Sp
it would be a good career move in move¹ Eng-Sp
it would be unwise of you to do that in unwise Eng-Sp
it would be as well to keep this quiet in well² Eng-Sp
some familiarity with computers would be an asset in familiarity Eng-Sp
we started out (by) thinking it would be easy in start² Eng-Sp

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offing

/ ˈɒfɪŋ

noun

the more distant part of the sea in view …

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