BE - Translation from English into Polish

in the PONS Dictionary

be¹ <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB intr

1. be (describes state, situation):

be

być

she's a doctor

ona jest lekarką

what is that?

co to jest?

I was cold/hot

było mi zimno/gorąco

the earth is flat

ziemia jest płaska

two and two is four

dwa plus dwa jest cztery

are there any olives?

czy są oliwki?

there's no room

nie ma miejsca

I've never been to Spain

nigdy nie byłem w Hiszpanii

2. be (exist):

there are many such people

jest wielu takich ludzi

is there a God?

czy istnieje Bóg?

let her be!

zostaw ją!

there's no room

nie ma miejsca

3. be (in cost, price):

be

kosztować

this hat is £20

ten kapelusz kosztuje 20 funtów

4. be (indicating time):

it's one o'clock

jest [godzina] pierwsza

she was late

spóźniła się

5. be (indicating age):

she's 12 [years old]

ona ma 12 lat

how old are you?

ile masz lat?

6. be (feel):

how are you?

jak się masz?

I'm great

[czuję się] świetnie

7. be (expresses possibility):

can it be that... form

czy to możliwe, żeby...

the exhibition is to be seen at our gallery

wystawę można obejrzeć w naszej galerii

8. be (in instructions):

who is to do it?

kto ma to robić [perf z-] ?

what am I to do?

co mam (z)robić?

9. be (impersonal use):

it's me

to ja

it's hot

jest gorąco

10. be (in imperatives):

be quiet

bądź [lub siedź] cicho

be quick!

pośpiesz się!

be yourself!

bądź sobą!

be seated! form

proszę usiąść!

Phrases:

as it were

jak gdyby

as it were

niejako

so be it

niech tak będzie

be that as it may

tak czy inaczej

be² <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB aux

1. be (in continuous tenses):

she's dancing

ona tańczy

what was he doing?

co on robił?

I'm studying Hungarian

uczę się węgierskiego

it's raining

pada [deszcz]

2. be (with modals):

she'll be flying to Spain next week

ona leci do Hiszpanii w przyszłym tygodniu

3. be (in passives):

be

być

be

zostać

he was injured

był [perf został] ranny

you'll be punished

zostaniesz ukarany

she's been invited

została zaproszona

they were killed in the war

zabito ich w czasie wojny

4. be (expressing arrangement):

they are to be married

mają się pobrać

we'll be leaving soon

wkrótce wychodzimy

5. be (expresses destiny):

he was never to see her again

miał jej już nigdy nie zobaczyć

6. be (expressing obligation):

she is to do it

ona ma to zrobić

7. be (in conditionals):

if I were you,...

na twoim miejscu...

were I to refuse,... form

gdybym odmówił,...

8. be (in question tags):

it's cold, isn't it?

jest zimno, prawda?

to-be ADJ

bride-to-be

przyszła panna f młoda

mother-to-be

przyszła matka f

would-be ADJ

for would-be actors/writers

dla tych, którzy pragną zostać aktorami/pisarzami

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be grounded

be grounded

mieć areszt domowy

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to be off VB

to be off

wychodzić

to be off

być anulowanym

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to be up to VB

to be up to something

być w stanie coś zrobić

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be out for

be out for

starać się o coś

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to be off base VB

to be off base Am inf idiom

mylić się

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be in someone's bad books

be in someone's bad books

być na czyjejś czarnej liście

be in someone's bad books

popaść w niełaskę

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to be over the moon

to be over the moon inf idiom

cieszyć się

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to be a royal pain

to be a royal pain inf idiom

być nie do wytrzymania

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be part of someone's nature VB

be part of someone's nature

leżeć w czyjejś naturze

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to be down to something VB

to be down to something inf

sprowadzać się do czegoś

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to be as good as gold

to be as good as gold

być bardzo dobrze wychowanym

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to be up the creek (without a paddle)

to be up the creek (without a paddle)

znaleźć się w tarapatach

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to fall/be head over heels in love with sb

to fall/be head over heels in love with sb

zakochać się/być zakochanym po uszy

Present

I	am
you	are
he/she/it	is
we	are
you	are
they	are

Past

I	was
you	were
he/she/it	was
we	were
you	were
they	were

Present Perfect

I	have	been
you	have	been
he/she/it	has	been
we	have	been
you	have	been
they	have	been

Past Perfect

I	had	been
you	had	been
he/she/it	had	been
we	had	been
you	had	been
they	had	been