Translations for „they're“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

they're [ðeəʳ]

they're = they are, be:

See also be

be <was, been> [bi:, bi] VB intr + n or adj

1. be (describes):

be

biti

what is that?

kaj je to?

she's a doctor

ona je zdravnica

what do you want to be when you grow up?

kaj boš, ko odrasteš?

to be from a country

biti iz neke države

to be [all] for sth

biti [pravi] za to

2. be (calculation):

two and two is four

dve plus dve je štiri

these books are 50p each

vsaka od teh knjig stane 50 penijev

how much is that?

koliko to stane?

3. be (timing):

to be late/[right] on time

biti pozen/točen

4. be (location):

be

nahajati se

be

biti

the keys are in that box

ključi so v tisti škatli

the food was on the table

hrana je bila na mizi

to be in a fix

biti v težavah

to be in a fix

biti v zadregi

5. be pp (visit):

be

biti

the postman hasn't been yet

poštarja še ni bilo

I've never been to Kenya

še nikoli nisem bil v Keniji

6. be (take place):

be

zgoditi se

the meeting is next Tuesday

sestanek je naslednji torek

7. be (do):

to be on benefit [or welfare]

prejemati socialno podporo

to be on a diet

biti na dieti

to be on the pill

jemati tabletke

to be up to sth

biti kos čemu

8. be (exist):

to be or not to be, that is the question

biti ali ne biti, to je zdaj vprašanje

there are clouds in the sky

na nebu so oblaki

9. be:

(expresses future) we are [going] to visit Australia in the spring

spomladi gremo v Avstralijo

she was never to see her brother again (expresses future in past)

svojega brata ni smela nikoli več videti

what are we to do?

kaj naj bi storili?

(in conditionals) if I were you, I'd ...

če bi bil na tvojem mestu, bi ...

if he was to work harder, he'd get better grades

če bi se bolj potrudil, bi dobil boljše ocene

were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed

če bi zavrnil, bi bili zelo jezni

10. be:

(impersonal use) what's it to be? (what are you drinking)

želite?

what's it to be? (please decide now)

za kaj se boste odločili?

is it true that ...?

ali drži, da ...?

it's not that I don't like her — it's just that we rarely agree on anything

saj ne, da mi ne bi bila všeč - stvar je v tem, da se redko sporazumeva o čem

as it were

tako rekoč

11. be (expresses imperatives):

be quiet or I'll ...!

bodi tiho, drugače bom ...!

be seated!

usedi se!

be yourself!

ne pretvarjaj se!

12. be (expresses continuation):

she's studying to be a lawyer

študira, da bo postala odvetnica

it's raining

dežuje

you're always complaining

vedno se samo pritožuješ

while I'm eating

medtem ko jem

13. be:

(expresses passive) to be asked

biti vprašan

to be left speechless

ostati brez besed

what is to be done?

kaj se da narediti?

the exhibition is currently to be seen at the City Gallery

razstava je trenutno na ogled v Mestni galeriji

the be-all and end-all

najpomembnejša stvar

be that as it may

naj bo, kakor hoče

so be it

pa naj bo

far be it from me ...

niti na misel mi ne pride ...

to be off (go away)

oditi

to be off (begin spoiling)

biti pokvarjen

be off with you! go away!

pojdi stran! odidi!

let her be!

pusti jo pri miru!

Usage examples with they're

they're obviously American

očitno so Američani

they're always wearing each other's clothes

vedno nosita obleko drug drugega

they're not so much lovers as friends

sta bolj prijatelja kot ljubimca

they're the very opposite of one another

sta živo nasprotje drug drugega

don't count your chickens before they're hatched prov

ne hvali dneva pred večerom preg

they're charging nearly £100 a throw for concert tickets!

koncertne vstopnice stanejo skoraj 100 funtov za vsako!

they're planning to cut a road right through the forest

cesto nameravajo zgraditi naravnost skozi gozd

they're not exactly killing themselves getting it finished in time

ni videti, da bi se ravno na pol pretrgali, da bi zadevo končali pravočasno

give those flowers some water — they're looking a bit sad

zalij tiste rože - nekam klavrno izgledajo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

So here they come, they're heading straight for us.

en.wikipedia.org

They're my songs, they're my heart, they're my life.

en.wikipedia.org

Some of the things they provide are clothing for babies and children, and maternity wear for women while they're pregnant.

www.stuff.co.nz

Then they twiddle their thumbs, usually for so long that finally they're forced to spring into action.

theconversation.com

All waxworks are a bit unnerving, but mostly they're hilariously bad.

www.mirror.co.uk

They're only the third women's doubles pair to win four major titles in a row.

en.wikipedia.org

They're not guitar solos for the sake of guitar solos.

en.wikipedia.org

They're going to have to open up what has traditionally been a fairly closed economy and society.

www.ibtimes.com

They're giving you thousands of hours of entertainment for free.

en.wikipedia.org

They're not watching a pre-produced or thought up video.

thenextweb.com