Significato di will in italiano

• 0 used to talk about what is going to happen in the future -- usato per esprimere il futuro

  • Claire will be five next month. Claire avrà cinque anni il mese prossimo.

  • I’ll (= I will) see him on Saturday. Lo vedo sabato.

  • She’ll (= she will) have a great time. Si divertirà un mondo.

• 1 used to talk about what someone or something is willing or able to do -- volere

  • Ask Susie if she will take them. Chiedi a Susie se li può prendere lei.

  • The car won’t (= will not) start. La macchina non parte.

• 2 used to ask someone to do something -- usato per chiedere a qualcuno di fare qualcosa

  • Will you give me her address? Mi puoi dare il suo indirizzo?

  • Will you give that to Tony when you see him, please? Lo puoi dare a Tony quando lo vedi, per favore?

• 3 the power to control your thoughts and actions -- volontà

  • She has a very strong will. Ha molta forza di volontà.

  • He lacks the will to win. Gli manca la determinazione di vincere.

• 4 what someone wants -- volontà

  • He said the tragedy was God’s will. Ha detto che la tragedia era la volontà di Dio.

• 5 If you do something against your will, you do it because you have to and not because you want to. -- contro la propria volontà

  • She was forced to marry him against her will. È stata costretta a sposarlo contro la propria volontà.

• 6 a document that says who will get your money, house, and things when you die -- testamento

  • She left me some money in her will. Mi ha lasciato dei soldi nel testamento.

• 7 the mental power by which one controls one’s thought, actions and decisions -- volontà

  • Do you believe in freedom of the will?

• 8 (control over) one’s desire(s) or wish(es); determination -- volontà, volere; voglia

  • It was done against her will

  • He has no will of his own – he always does what the others want

  • Children often have strong wills

  • He has lost the will to live.

• 9 (a legal paper having written on it) a formal statement about what is to be done with one’s belongings, body etc after one’s death -- testamento

  • Have you made a will yet?

• 10 used to form future tenses of other verbs -- (ausiliare usato per formare il futuro)

  • We’ll go at six o’clock tonight

  • Will you be here again next week?

  • Things will never be the same again

  • I will have finished the work by tomorrow evening.

• 11 used in requests or commands -- volere

  • Will you come into my office for a moment, please?

  • Will you please stop talking!

• 12 used to show willingness -- (ausiliare usato per formare il futuro)

  • I’ll do that for you if you like

  • I won’t do it!

• 13 used to state that something happens regularly, is quite normal etc -- (ausiliare che indica abitudine, consuetudine o inevitabilità)

  • Accidents will happen.