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deberían

should

Verb deberían

  1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes) conditional form of deber.
  2. Second-person plural (ustedes) conditional form of deber.

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Examples

  • Deberían haberse alzado.

    You should have stood up.

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  • Deberían de respetar nuestros derechos.

    They should respect our rights.

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  • Creo que deberían pensar en su futuro.

    I think you need to think about the future.

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  • Los padres no deberían ser ni vistos ni escuchados. Esa es la única base propia para la vida familiar.

    Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.

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  • ¿Crees que los padres deberían castigar a sus hijos cuando mienten?

    Do you think parents should punish their children when they lie?

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  • Las casas deberían ser construidas para admitir abundante luz así como aire fresco.

    Houses should be built so as to admit plenty of light as well as fresh air.

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  • Las lenguas no deberían utilizarse, porque eso adulteraría su belleza. Por el contrario, tendrían que ser congeladas criogénicamente y observadas en silencio.

    Languages should not be used, for that would adulterate their beauty. Rather, they should be cryogenically frozen and observed in silence.

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  • Deberían alejarse de ella.

    You should stay away from her.

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  • Los libros de Russell deberían dividirse en dos colores, los relacionados con la lógica matemática en rojo - y todos los estudiantes de filosofía deberían leerlos; aquellos relacionados con la ética y la política en azul - y a nadie se le debería permitir leerlos.

    Russell's books should be bound in two colours, those dealing with mathematical logic in red — and all students of philosophy should read them; those dealing with ethics and politics in blue — and no one should be allowed to read them.

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  • Los niños deberían obedecer a sus padres.

    Children should obey their parents.

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