Wouldn't dream of doing Meaning in English

expression · lemma: wouldn't dream of do

US

WOOD-nt DREEM uhv DOO-ing

UK

WOOD-nt dreem OV DOO-ing

التعريف

If you say you "wouldn't dream of doing" something, it means you would never consider doing it because it seems wrong, impossible, or unthinkable.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used for strong refusal or to show something is totally unacceptable or unthinkable to you. Commonly used for polite social refusal: "I wouldn't dream of interrupting you." Usually followed by a verb ending in -ing. More emphatic than just 'wouldn't do'.

• Spanish: ni soñaría con hacer - jamás haría
• Portuguese (BR): nem sonharia em fazer - jamais faria
• Portuguese (PT): nem sonharia em fazer - nunca faria
• Chinese (Simplified): 绝不会想到做 - 做梦也不会做
• Chinese (Traditional): 絕不會想到做 - 做夢也不會做
• Hindi: करने का सपना भी नहीं देखता/देखती
• Arabic: لا يمكن أن أفكر في القيام
• Bengali: কখনোই ভাবতাম না - কখনোই কল্পনাও করতাম না
• Russian: даже не подумал бы - даже представить себе не мог бы
• Japanese: 〜するなんて思いもしない - 〜するなんてありえない
• Vietnamese: không đời nào nghĩ đến việc - không bao giờ dám làm
• Korean: 상상도 못하다 - 꿈에도 생각 못하다
• Turkish: aklımın ucundan bile geçmez - asla yapmayı düşünmem
• Urdu: خیال میں بھی نہ لانا - کبھی سوچنا بھی نہیں
• Indonesian: tidak pernah terpikirkan - tidak akan pernah bermimpi untuk

جمل نموذجية

I wouldn't dream of doing that to my friend.

basic

She wouldn't dream of lying to her parents.

basic

We wouldn't dream of hurting anyone.

basic

I wouldn't dream of telling anyone your secret.

natural

He wouldn't dream of missing his daughter's birthday.

natural

You made dinner? I wouldn't dream of letting you pay for my meal too!

natural