would-be

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwʊdbiː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wŏŏd′bē′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
would-be adj (wishing, aspiring to be)aspirante adj mf
  potencial adj mf
 There are many would-be novelists who never finish a piece of writing.
 Hay muchos aspirantes a novelistas que nunca terminan un escrito.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
would be pushed to do [sth] v expr informal (have a hard time doing)tener dificultades para hacer algo loc verb
 You'd be pushed to find a more helpful man than Paul.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'would-be' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
aspirant - aspiring - had best - manque - might as well - turn over in your grave - wannabe
Spanish:
no caerá esa breva - otra cosa sería - otra cosa sería que - otro gallo cantaría - su servidor - ya nos gustaría


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