| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| [we/they/you] wish [would like] | 1476 [wir/sie/Sie] möchten | |
| sb./sth. could [would be able] | 1299 jd./etw. könnte | |
| [we/they/you] could [would be able] | 166 [wir/sie/Sie] könnten | |
| [you] could [would be able] | 100 [du] könntest | |
| sb. woulda [coll.] [would have] | 77 jd. hätte | |
| [you] could [would be able] | 36 [ihr] könntet | |
| druther {adv} [Am.] [dial.] [(would) rather, by preference] | 33 eher [lieber] | |
| quote RadioTV ["Which one would you like?" based on the "What is my profession?" quiz show question: "Which piggy-bank would you like?"] | Welches Schweinderl hätten S' denn gern? [Robert Lembke, «Was bin ich?»] | |
| [I] couldn't [would not be able] | [ich] könnte nicht | |
| proverb [used e.g. by actors to answer a good wish out of the superstition that giving thanks would bring bad luck] | Wird schon schiefgehen! [ugs.] | |
| [we/they/you] couldn't [would not be able] | [wir/sie/Sie] könnten nicht | |
| [you] couldn't [would not be able] | [du] könntest nicht | |
| [you] couldn't [would not be able] | [ihr] könntet nicht | |
| he'd [he would] | er würde | |
| I'd [I would] | ich würde | |
| it'd [it would] | es würde | |
| sb. couldn't [would not be able] | jd. könnte nicht | |
| she'd [she would] | sie würde | |
| they'd [they would] | sie würden | |
| we'd [we would] | wir würden | |
| Who'd've ...? [coll.] [Who would have ...?] | Wer hätte / wäre ... | |
| you'd [you would] | du würdest | |
Verben |
| to rather sb./sth. [nonstandard or regional] [prefer] [often with a modal verb, e.g. I would rather a coffee] | 63 jdn./etw. vorziehen | |
| to blank sb. [Br.] [intentionally ignore someone you would normally greet] | 48 jdn. ignorieren [den man normalerweise begrüßen würde] | |
| [to pronounce sp and st like the English would; esp. Northern German] | über den spitzen Stein stolpern [Redewendung] | |
Substantive |
| hist. relig. [assurance that a change in the religion of the ruler would not require his subjects to also convert] | Religionsversicherung {f} | |
| [change that would result in an increase in value] | wertsteigernde Veränderung {f} | |
| law [defence based on a misinterpretation of facts which, had they been true, would have been exculpatory] | Erlaubnistatbestandsirrtum {m} | |
| law [defence based on a misinterpretation of facts which, had they been true, would have been exculpatory] | Erlaubnistatumstandsirrtum {m} <ETI> | |
| jobs [employee earning less than they would under new pay agreements, literally undershooter] | Unterschreiter {m} [Beschäftigter im tariflichen Entgelt-Rahmenabkommen] | |
| jobs [employee earning more than they would under new pay agreements, literally overshooter] | Überschreiter {m} [Beschäftigter im tariflichen Entgelt-Rahmenabkommen] | |
| [letter stating that one's job application would be filed for future vacancies] | Eis-Schreiben {n} [Jargon im Personalwesen] | |
2 Wörter: Andere |
| You wouldn't've ... [coll.] [You would not have] | Sie hätten / wären nicht ... | |
2 Wörter: Verben |
| to befit sb. well [e.g. That would befit him well.] | jdm. gut anstehen [geh.] [z. B. Das stünde ihm gut an.] | |
3 Wörter: Andere |
| Neither (, thanks). [answering, e.g. "Would you like tea or coffee?"] | Weder noch. (Danke.) [Antwort, z. B. auf "Möchtest du Tee oder Kaffee?"] | |
3 Wörter: Verben |
| to do the Knowledge [Br.] [as a would-be London taxi driver] | sich auf die Taxifahrerprüfung vorbereiten | |
4 Wörter: Andere |
| either more or less {adv} [in context of negation; e.g.: We would be unlikely to smoke either more or less.] | weder mehr noch weniger [z. B.: Wir würden wahrscheinlich weder mehr noch weniger rauchen.] | |
| idiom Who'd have thunk it? [sl., also: Whodathunkit] [Who would have thought it?] | Wer hätte das gedacht? | |
5+ Wörter: Andere |
| He couldn't have written the letter. [He would not have been able to] | Er hätte den Brief nicht schreiben können. | |
| quote I wish that there would not be a peasant so poor in all my realm who would not have a chicken in his pot every Sunday. [attr. to Henry IV of France] | Ich wünsche / wünschte, dass sonntags jeder Bauer sein Huhn im Topfe hat. [Heinrich IV. von Frankreich zugeschr.] | |
| I would be grateful if you would act on this request at your earliest convenience. | Ich wäre dankbar, wenn Sie diesem Ersuchen so bald wie möglich nachkommen könnten. | |
| I would be grateful if you would action this request at your earliest convenience. [esp. Br.] | Ich wäre dankbar, wenn Sie diesem Ersuchen so bald wie möglich nachkommen könnten. | |
| sb. would eat shit with sugar on it [vulg.] [would be unfussy about food] | [Slang für: jd. wäre nicht mäklig im Essen] | |
| This would mean they would have ... | Das hieße, sie hätten ... | |
| We would be honoured if you would visit us at the fair. [Br.] | Bitte beehren Sie uns mit einem Besuch auf der Messe. [geh.] | |
Fiktion (Literatur und Film) |
| mus. F Gladly shall I bear the cross [also: I would gladly carry the Cross-beam / Cross] | Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen [J. S. Bach, BWV 56] | |
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