will

ir a

Indica que se espera que algo ocurra en el futuro.

En inglés sencillo: Use this to say that you expect something to happen in the future.

• It will rain tomorrow.
• The children will be hungry after school.
• Will the shop be open on Sunday?

Cómo se usa: will + base verb (The bus will arrive soon.)

Expresiones frecuentes: will happen, will rain, will arrive, will begin

ir a

Indica que alguien ha decidido hacer algo o tiene intención de hacerlo.

En inglés sencillo: Use this to say that you have decided or intend to do something.

• I will call you tonight.
• We will ask the teacher tomorrow.
• I will finish this, whatever happens.

Cómo se usa: will + base verb (I will bring some food.)

Expresiones frecuentes: will help, will call, will try

poder

Indica que algo puede cumplir una función o tiene suficiente espacio o resistencia.

En inglés sencillo: Use this to say that something can do a particular job or has enough space or strength.

• This bag will hold my books.
• The car will seat six people comfortably.
• Will that key open the back door?

Cómo se usa: will + base verb (This room will hold twenty people.)

Sinónimos: can, be able to

Expresiones frecuentes: will fit, will hold, will seat

desear

Desear algo con mucha fuerza, como si el pensamiento pudiera hacerlo realidad.

En inglés sencillo: To wish very strongly for something to happen, as if your thoughts could make it happen.

• She willed the pain to stop.
• He willed himself to stay awake.
• They silently willed their team to score.

Cómo se usa: will someone/something to + verb (She willed her tired legs to keep moving.)

Sinónimos: wish

Expresiones frecuentes: will something, will someone on

legar

Disponer oficialmente que alguien reciba tu dinero o tus bienes después de tu muerte.

En inglés sencillo: To arrange officially for someone to receive your money or property after you die.

• He willed his house to me.
• My grandmother willed me her jewellery.
• She has willed her collection to the museum.

Cómo se usa: will something to someone (He willed his farm to his daughter.); will someone something (Her aunt willed her a small cottage.)

Sinónimos: leave, bequeath

Expresiones frecuentes: will something to someone, will someone something

testamento

Un documento oficial que indica quién recibirá el dinero y los bienes de una persona después de su muerte.

En inglés sencillo: An official document saying who should receive your money and property after you die.

• Dad has made a will.
• She left her savings to us in her will.
• The lawyer kept copies of both wills.

Sinónimos: testament

Expresiones frecuentes: make a will, write a will, in someone’s will

voluntad, determinación

La fuerza interior que te permite seguir adelante cuando algo es difícil.

En inglés sencillo: The strength of mind that helps you continue when something is difficult.

• She has a strong will.
• His will helped him through months of treatment.
• They never lost the will to fight.

Cómo se usa: will to + verb (Her will to succeed kept her working.)

Sinónimos: determination, willpower, resolve

Expresiones frecuentes: strong will, sheer will, will to succeed

voluntad, deseo

Lo que una persona quiere o se propone hacer de forma consciente.

En inglés sencillo: What someone consciously wants or intends to do.

• I stayed against my will.
• She left of her own free will.
• The vote expressed the will of the people.

Cómo se usa: against someone’s will (They took him away against his will.); of someone’s own free will (She joined the group of her own free will.); will to + verb (He still had a will to live.)

Sinónimos: wish, intention, desire, volition

Expresiones frecuentes: against someone’s will, someone’s own will, will to live