ought

ought
o:t
negative short form - oughtn't; verb
(usually with to)
1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) deber
2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) deber
ought
tr[ɔːt]
auxiliar ought to
1 (moral obligation) deber
■ you ought to be ashamed of yourself debería darte vergüenza
■ you ought to have helped them debiste ayudarles
2 (recommendation) deber, tener que
■ you ought to hear him sing! ¡tendrías que oírlo cantar!
3 (expectation) deber de
■ they ought to be home by now ya deberían de estar en casa, seguramente ya estarán en casa
■ you ought to get the job lo más seguro es que consigas el trabajo
ought ['ɔt] v aux
: deber
you ought to take care of yourself: deberías cuidarte
ought
aux.
(Verbo modal para indicar el obligación) v.
n.
• algo s.m.
• alguna cosa s.f.
• cero s.m.
• nada s.f.
v.aux.
• deber v.aux.
v.invar.
• deber v.
ɔːt
modal verb
ought to + inf
1) (indicating obligation, desirability) debería (or deberías etc) + inf, debiera (or debieras etc) + inf

you ought to be grateful — deberías or debieras estar agradecido, tendrías que estar agradecido

she ought not to have said that — no debería haber dicho eso, no tendría or no tenía que haber dicho eso

you ought to have seen her face! — tenías or tendrías que haber visto la cara que puso!

2) (expressing logical expectation) debería (or deberías etc) + inf, debiera (or debieras etc) + inf

she ought to be here by now — ya debería or debiera estar aquí


I
[ɔːt]
MODAL VB
1) (moral obligation) deber

I ought to do it — debería hacerlo, debiera hacerlo

one ought not to do it — no se debiera hacer

I ought to have done it — debiera haberlo hecho

you ought to have warned me — me deberías haber avisado

he ought to have known — debía saberlo

I thought I ought to tell you — me creí en el deber de decírselo

to behave as one ought — comportarse como se debe

2) (vague desirability)

you ought to go and see it — vale la pena ir a verlo

you ought to have seen him! — ¡tenías que haberle visto!

3) (probability) deber

he ought to win — debería ganar

that ought to be enough — con eso debería ser suficiente

he ought to have arrived by now — debería de haber llegado ya


II
[ɔːt]
N = aught
* * *
[ɔːt]
modal verb
ought to + inf
1) (indicating obligation, desirability) debería (or deberías etc) + inf, debiera (or debieras etc) + inf

you ought to be grateful — deberías or debieras estar agradecido, tendrías que estar agradecido

she ought not to have said that — no debería haber dicho eso, no tendría or no tenía que haber dicho eso

you ought to have seen her face! — tenías or tendrías que haber visto la cara que puso!

2) (expressing logical expectation) debería (or deberías etc) + inf, debiera (or debieras etc) + inf

she ought to be here by now — ya debería or debiera estar aquí


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