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soll's

should it; is supposed to

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should it; is supposed to Informal contraction of „soll es“. Depending on context, it can mean “it is supposed to,” “shall it,” or “should it.”
GE: Was soll's heute zum Abendessen geben?
EN: What are we supposed to have for dinner today?

An Nudeln soll's nicht fehlen.

There should definitely be pasta.

— Leben! (1994)

Hier soll's mehr Leute aus dem Nordosten geben, als im Nordosten.

Apparently, there are more people from the Northeast here than in the Northeast.

— Der Sommer mit Mamã (2015)

Mir soll's recht sein.

That’s fine by me.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Longbottom soll's suchen.

Longbottom is supposed to look for it.

— Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen (2001)

Wohin soll's gehen?

Where are we headed?

— Mulholland Drive - Straße der Finsternis (2001)

Daran soll's nicht scheitern.

That shouldn't be a problem.

— Das Leben der Anderen (2006)

Hier soll's einen Lieferservice geben.

There’s supposed to be a delivery service here.

— Kikis kleiner Lieferservice (1989)

Jemand soll's ihm erklären.

Someone should explain it to him.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Zwischen uns soll's wieder wie früher in der Schule sein.

Things between us should be like they used to be back in school.

— Wicked: Teil 2 (2025)

Soll's noch was sein?

Would you like anything else?

— Y Tu Mama Tambien - Lust for Life (2001)