supposed to | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,passive voice)[1][2]Expectedto.Requiredto,obligedto,oughtto.I amsupposed toreport to the police every week.Paul issupposed tocall his mother every day.The phone issupposed tocome with a manual.a.1627(date written),Francis Bacon, “A.D. 1612. Ætat. 52.”, inJames Spedding, editor,The Works of Francis Bacon,[…]: The Letters and the Life of Francis Bacon[…], volume IV, London:Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, published1858,→OCLC,page287:[I]t behoveth to peruse[…]how much the king hath more now when the whole benefit issupposedto go to him, than he had when three parts of the benefit went to the committee.(in the negative, preceded by "not")Permittedto.You are notsupposed tosmoke in the restaurant.[Note: this means, you are obligednotto smoke.](in interrogative or similar situations)Ableto,capableof (used to indicate that an expectation is impossible or unreasonable in the context).How am Isupposed towork in all this racket?What was hesupposed todo—just sit there and do nothing?Believedto; generally considered to; considered likely to.It'ssupposed torain.The movie issupposed tobe good.The thief issupposed tobe hiding in the forest.1848, J. S. Skinner & Son, editor,The Plough, The Loom and the Anvil‎[1], volume I, Philadelphia: J. S. Skinner & Son, page137:The great use of coffee in France issupposed tohave abated the prevalency of thegravel, for where coffee is used as a constant beverage, the gravel and the gout are scarcely known.Intendedto; meant to.The phone issupposed tosave us time.Is thatsupposed tobe funny?

Examples:

EN: See, you're supposed to be happy with me.
ES: Bueno, va a estar muy contenta conmigo.
EN: "He's the man who is supposed to lend me one million dollars!
ES: "¡Él es el hombre que supuestamente debe prestarme un millón de dólares!
EN: What am I supposed to do with it while I'm in bed?
ES: Qué se supone que haga con eso mientras estoy en la cama?
EN: Am I supposed to come naked for dinner?
ES: ¿Se supone que venga desnudo para la cena?
EN: What am I supposed to do?
ES: ¿Qué voy a hacer?
EN: I am supposed to check the electrical wiring in here...
ES: Tengo que revisar la instalación eléctrica...
EN: So when is this wedding supposed to take place?
ES: "¿Entonces cuándo va a ser la boda?"
EN: Well what am I supposed to do with myself here?
ES: ¿Qué estoy haciendo yo aquí?
EN: "Who was supposed to get the clock?"
ES: "¿Quién debería haber recibido el reloj?"
EN: Oh, it's different with a MAN! He's supposed to sow his wild oats.
ES: En el caso de un hombre es muy diferente, se supone que tiene que ir de picos pardos.
EN: - I am a toy that is not supposed to have a heart.
ES: - Solo soy un juguete que no se espera que tenga corazón.
EN: What's the notary supposed to do?
ES: Que hace aqui el notario?
EN: is your mockery supposed to turn a knife in my wounds and my friends' laughter to drive me mad?
ES: Vuestro escarnio habria de corroerme las llagas, las carcajadas de los amigos abocarme a la locura?
EN: Now he wants to introduce me to a well-known publisher who's supposed to print my poems...
ES: "Ahora va a presentarme a un famoso editor que posiblemente publique mis poemas..."
EN: According to the coachman you're supposed to have followed Miss Veronika once already -
ES: "Según el cochero, ya había seguido Ud. a la señorita Veronika otra vez..."

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