wasn't in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wasn't in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

wasn't [wɒznt, Am wɑːznt]

wasn't = was not s., be

See also be

I.be <was, been> [biː] VB intr

1. be + n/adj permanent state, quality, identity:

be

съм

she's a cook

тя е готвачка

she's Spanish

тя е испанка

to be good

добър съм

to be able to do sth

мога да правя нщ

what do you want to be when you grow up?

какъв искаш да станеш, като пораснеш?

to be married/single

женен/ неженен съм

to be a widow

вдовица съм

2. be + adj mental and physical states:

be

съм

to be fat

дебел съм

to be happy

щастлив съм

3. be (age):

be

съм

I'm 21

аз съм на 21 години

4. be indicates sb's opinion:

to be for/against sth

за/против нщ съм

5. be calculation, cost:

two and two is four

две и две прави четири

how much is that?

колко струва това?

6. be (measurement):

be

съм

be weight

тежа

to be 2 metres long

дълъг съм 2 метра

7. be (exist, live):

be

съществувам

there is/are ...

има …

to let sth/sb be

оставям нщ/нкг на мира

I think, therefore I am

мисля, следователно съществувам

to be or not to be

да бъдеш или да не бъдеш

8. be location, situation:

be

намирам се

to be in Rome

в Рим съм

to be in a bad situation

в трудно положение съм

9. be pp (go, visit):

I've never been to Mexico

никога не съм бил в Мексико

the plumber hasn't been yet

водопроводчикът още не е дошъл

10. be (take place):

be

състоя се

the meeting is next Tuesday

срещата е другия вторник

11. be circumstances:

to be on the pill

на хапчета съм (вземам противозачатъчни)

to be on vacation

на почивка съм

to be on a diet

на диета съм

12. be in time expressions:

don't be long

не се бави много

13. be expresses possibility:

can it be that … form

възможно ли е да …

what are we to do?

какво ще правим?

Phrases:

the be-all and end-all

най-важното

the be-all and end-all

крайната цел

be that as it may

както и да е

so be it

така да бъде

II.be <was, been> [biː] VB impers vb

be expressing physical conditions, circumstances:

it's cloudy

облачно е

it's sunny

слънчево е

it's two o'clock

два часът е

it's been so long!

беше толкова отдавна!

it's ten minutes by bus to the market

пазарът е на 10 минути с автобус

it was Anne who drank it

Ани го изпи

III.be <was, been> [biː] VB aux

1. be expresses continuation:

to be doing sth

правя нщ

don't sing while I'm reading

не пей, докато чета

you're always complaining

вечно се оплакваш

she's leaving tomorrow

тя заминава утре

2. be expresses passive:

to be discovered by sb

открит съм от нкг

he was asked …

попитаха го …

3. be expresses future:

we are to visit Peru in the winter

ще посетим Перу през зимата

4. be expresses future in past:

she was never to see her brother again

тя никога повече нямаше да види брат си

5. be expresses subjunctive possibility in conditionals:

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

ако работеше повече, щеше да получи по-добри резултати

were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed

откажех ли, щяха да са много ядосани

6. be expresses obligation:

you are to come here right now

трябва веднага да дойдеш

7. be in question tags:

she is tall, isn't she?

тя е висока, нали?

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it wasn't possible to concertina the three meetings into

нямаше как да наблъскаме и трите срещи в един следобед

Rome wasn't built in a day prov

Рим не е бил построен за един ден prov

I wasn't born yesterday

не съм вчерашен

there wasn't a sound to be heard

не се чуваше никакъв звук

Translations for wasn't in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

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земята не им е бащиния

their land wasn't inherited

нямаше никакви места

there wasn't a single ticket left

не съм вчерашен inf

I wasn't born yesterday

той е от стара коза яре inf (опитен, хитър човек)

he wasn't born yesterday

не бях вкъщи

I wasn't at home

wasn't Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I wasn't born yesterday

не съм вчерашен

there wasn't a sound to be heard

не се чуваше никакъв звук

Rome wasn't built in a day prov

Рим не е бил построен за един ден prov

he wasn't half handsome

той съвсем не беше красив

it wasn't possible to concertina the three meetings into

нямаше как да наблъскаме и трите срещи в един следобед

there wasn't a single ticket left

нямаше никакви места

he wasn't in the room, he was outside

той не беше в стаята, а вън

it turned out that I wasn't right

излезе, че не съм бил прав

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Even though our service team wasn't able to replicate the issue with the door handles as described, we replaced all the handles anyway.

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It was police responding to a burglar alarm, which wasn't at their house, but across the street.

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Attempts were made to remedy technical problems, but the effect wasn't convincing enough, and the ghost was decommissioned after a few months.

en.wikipedia.org

It wasn't getting approved for lease financing for all the expensive equipment she needs to produce her fabulous gluten-free products.?

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He also left behind information indicating the four-cylinder 407 wasn't a regular production model, but built to customer order in a variety of body styles.

www.theglobeandmail.com

As there wasn't room inside for everybody the trooper chained two of the prisoners to the tree.

en.wikipedia.org

It really felt like she'd only made the trip over so as she wasn't the villain who spoilt the fun and that's a huge shame.

www.mirror.co.uk

Only the audience in this case wasn't a clutch of cinema-goers or theatre buffs.

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The scoffers will eventually go the same way as the broad-faced potoroo, which wasn't able to evolve either.

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It wasn't nervy in the second half, the team was so close and compact.

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