should

should
[[t]ʃud[/t]]
negative short form - shouldn't; verb
1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) -rais, -rait, -rions, ...
2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) devoir
3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) arriver probablement
4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) ne pas en revenir que...
5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) si...
6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) si seulement...
7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) et voilà que...

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