you shouldn't have: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    globalinformalpolite
    • An expression of gratitude and modest surprise used when someone has given a gift or done a favor, implying that the action was unnecessary but appreciated.

    Examples

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    • You brought me flowers? You shouldn't have!

      You brought me flowers? You shouldn't have!

    • Thanks for the help with my move—really, you shouldn't have gone to so much trouble.

      Thanks for the help with my move—really, you shouldn't have gone to so much trouble.

    • Receiving that surprise gift made me smile. You shouldn't have, but I appreciate it.

      Receiving that surprise gift made me smile. You shouldn't have, but I appreciate it.

  • 2.

    globalneutralcolloquial
    • A mild admonition indicating that someone ought not to have performed a particular action; a comment that the action was inappropriate or mistaken.

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    • You shouldn't have told her about the plan before I was ready.

      You shouldn't have told her about the plan before I was ready.

    • Honestly, you shouldn't have accepted the offer without asking me first.

      Honestly, you shouldn't have accepted the offer without asking me first.

    • You shouldn't have made that decision so quickly; we needed to discuss it more.

      You shouldn't have made that decision so quickly; we needed to discuss it more.

Examples:

  • EN: Please, you shouldn't have done that, I... I shouldn't have let you.
    ES: Por favor, no deberías haber hecho eso, yo... no debería haberte dejado.
  • EN: Clyde, you shouldn't have run away!
    ES: Clyde, no deberías haber escapado!
  • EN: Kid, you shouldn't have done that.
    ES: No has debido hacer eso. Ahora tendremos problemas.
  • EN: There's many things you shouldn't have done.
    ES: Hay muchas cosas que no deberías haber hecho.
  • EN: But you shouldn't have come here, you know that.
    ES: Pero no deberías haber venido aquí, lo sabes.
  • EN: There's no reason why you shouldn't have a long, happy life.
    ES: Puede tener una vida larga y feliz si olvida.
  • EN: Well, in that case, you shouldn't have stayed longer than three minutes.
    ES: En ese caso no debiste quedarte conmigo más de tres minutos.
  • EN: But you shouldn't have.
    ES: Pero no debiste hacerlo.
  • EN: Gray, you shouldn't have been so extravagant.
    ES: Gray, es demasiado.
  • EN: Oh, Hal, you shouldn't have.
    ES: Hal, no debías haberlo hecho.
  • EN: Well, you shouldn't have gotten me started on the subject of myself because I can go on and on for hours.
    ES: No debería haber empezado a hablar de mí, porque puedo hacerlo durante horas.
  • EN: Oh, but Helen, you shouldn't have done this.
    ES: Helen, no has debido.
  • EN: Oh, you shouldn't have done that to my friend Forgan.
    ES: No debías haber hecho eso a mi amigo Forgan.
  • EN: But, Charlie, you did something yesterday that you shouldn't have done.
    ES: Pero, Charlie, ayer hiciste algo que no debiste haber hecho.
  • EN: I only told him he should flee because the Austrian high command was stationed in the palace you shouldn't have told your husband that he's a Prussian
    ES: Sólo le dije que huyera porque el cuartel general austriaco estaba en el castillo. No tenía que haberle dicho eso a su marido... ¡... es prusiano!
  • EN: Please, you shouldn't have done that, I... I shouldn't have let you.
    ES: Por favor, no deberías haber hecho eso, yo... no debería haberte dejado.
  • EN: Clyde, you shouldn't have run away!
    ES: Clyde, no deberías haber escapado!
  • EN: Kid, you shouldn't have done that.
    ES: No has debido hacer eso. Ahora tendremos problemas.
  • EN: There's many things you shouldn't have done.
    ES: Hay muchas cosas que no deberías haber hecho.
  • EN: But you shouldn't have come here, you know that.
    ES: Pero no deberías haber venido aquí, lo sabes.
  • EN: There's no reason why you shouldn't have a long, happy life.
    ES: Puede tener una vida larga y feliz si olvida.
  • EN: Well, in that case, you shouldn't have stayed longer than three minutes.
    ES: En ese caso no debiste quedarte conmigo más de tres minutos.
  • EN: But you shouldn't have.
    ES: Pero no debiste hacerlo.
  • EN: Gray, you shouldn't have been so extravagant.
    ES: Gray, es demasiado.
  • EN: Oh, Hal, you shouldn't have.
    ES: Hal, no debías haberlo hecho.
  • EN: Well, you shouldn't have gotten me started on the subject of myself because I can go on and on for hours.
    ES: No debería haber empezado a hablar de mí, porque puedo hacerlo durante horas.
  • EN: Oh, but Helen, you shouldn't have done this.
    ES: Helen, no has debido.
  • EN: Oh, you shouldn't have done that to my friend Forgan.
    ES: No debías haber hecho eso a mi amigo Forgan.
  • EN: But, Charlie, you did something yesterday that you shouldn't have done.
    ES: Pero, Charlie, ayer hiciste algo que no debiste haber hecho.
  • EN: I only told him he should flee because the Austrian high command was stationed in the palace you shouldn't have told your husband that he's a Prussian
    ES: Sólo le dije que huyera porque el cuartel general austriaco estaba en el castillo. No tenía que haberle dicho eso a su marido... ¡... es prusiano!

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