How would you like to use PONS.com?

Already a PONS subscriber?
Log in here.

PONS with ads

Go to PONS.com as usual with ad tracking and advertisements.

You can find details of tracking in Information about data protection and under Privacy settings.

PONS Pur

without advertising by third parties

without ad tracking

Subscribe now

If you already have a user account for PONS.com, then you can subscribe to PONS Pur here.

Legal noticeData protectionPrivacy settings
Did you mean?
en flagEire ,
pure ,
euro ,
EUR ,
'cure-all ,
'sure-fire ,
'euro coins ,
Euro-'sceptic ,
or
sure-'footed

in the PONS Dictionary

Eire ['eərə] N

Eire
Irska f
Eire
Republika f Irska

Euro-'scep·tic N

Euro-sceptic
evroskeptik m

euro ['jʊərəʊ] N

euro
evro m

'euro coins N pl

euro coins
kovanice f pl evra

EUR N

EUR → Euro

EUR
evro m

pure [pjʊəʳ] ADJ

1. pure zool:

pure (unmixed)
čist
pure (unmixed)
neuprljan
pure (purebred)
čistokrvan

2. pure (clean):

pure air, water
čist
pure air, water
nezagađen

3. pure fig (utter):

pure
pravi
pure
potpuni

4. pure (free of evil):

pure
čist
pure
nevin
pure intentions
pošten
pure motives
iskren

5. pure (non-sexual):

pure
čedan
pure
čist

6. pure (virginal):

pure
netaknut

you're [jɔːʳ, jəʳ]

you're = you are, be

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

1. be (describes):

what is that?
šta je to?
she's a doctor
ona je lekarka
what do you want to be when you grow up?
šta bi želeo da budeš kad porasteš?
to be [all] for sth
biti sto posto za

2. be (calculation):

two and two is four
dva i dva su četiri
these books are 50p each
knjige su po 50 penija svaka
how much is that?
koliko to košta?

3. be (timing):

to be late/[right] on time
zakasniti/stići na vreme

4. be (location):

the keys are in that box
ključevi su u toj kutiji
the food was on the table
hrana je bila na stolu
to be in a fix
biti u nevolji

5. be pp (visit):

be
biti
the postman hasn't been yet
poštar još nije došao
I've never been to Kenya
nikada nisam bio u Keniji

6. be (take place):

be
održati
the meeting is next Monday
sastanak je sledećeg ponedeljka

7. be (do):

to be on benefit [or Am welfare]
primati socijalnu pomoć
to be on a diet
biti na dijeti
to be on the pill
uzimati lekove
to be up to sth
biti dorastao

8. be (exist):

be
postojati
to be or not to be, that is the question
biti ili ne biti, pitanje je sad
there is/are ...
ima/postoji

9. be (expresses future):

we are [going] to visit Australia in the spring
posetićemo Australiju na proleće
(expresses future in past) she was never to see her brother again
nikada više nije videla brata
what are we to do?
šta da radimo?
(in conditionals) if I were you, I'd ...
da sam na tvom mestu, ja bih
if he was to work harder, he'd get better grades
kada bi više radio, imao bi bolje ocene
were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed
ako bih ih odbio, veoma bi se naljutili

10. be (impersonal use):

what's it to be? (what are you drinking)
šta piješ?
what's it to be? (please decide now)
šta sad?
is it true that ...?
da li je tačno da...?
it's not that I don't like her — it's just that we rarely agree on anything
nije da je ne volim, samo se retko slažemo oko nečega
as it were
takoreći

11. be (expresses imperatives):

be quiet or I'll ...!
tišina ili ću...!
be seated!
sedi!
be yourself!
saberi se!

12. be (expresses continuation):

she's studying to be a lawyer
ona studira prava
it's raining
pada kiša
you're always complaining
uvek se žališ
while I'm eating
dok jedem

13. be (expresses passive):

to be asked
biti upitan
to be left speechless
ostati bez reči
what is to be done?
šta treba da se uradi?
the exhibition is currently to be seen at the City Gallery
izložba se sada može videti u Gradskoj galeriji

Phrases:

the be-all and end-all
najvažniji deo nečijeg života
the be-all and end-all
suština
be that as it may
bilo kako bilo
so be it
neka bude
far be it from me to ...
daleko bilo da ja...
to be off (go away)
otići
to be off (go away)
napustiti
to be off (begin spoiling)
zažudeti
be off with you! go away!
s tobom sam završio! odlazi!
let her be!
ostavi je na miru!

'sure-fire ADJ attr inf

sure-fire
delotvoran
sure-fire
efektan
sure-fire
koji sigurno uspeva

'cure-all N

cure-all
panacea f for - za
cure-all
lek m za sve

sure-'foot·ed ADJ

1. sure-footed (able to walk):

sure-footed
stabilan na nogama
sure-footed
postojan

2. sure-footed (confident):

sure-footed
pouzdan
sure-footed
siguran inf