being in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for being in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.be·ing ['biːɪŋ] N

1. being (creature):

being

biće nt

being

stvorenje nt

2. being (existence):

being

bivstvovanje nt

being

postojanje nt

to come into being

nastati fig

to come into being

početi

to come into being

postati

II.be·ing ['biːɪŋ] ADJ

for the time being

za sada

III.be·ing ['biːɪŋ]

being → be

See also 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!

well-'be·ing N no pl

well-being

dobrobit f

a feeling of well-being

osećaj zadovoljstva

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!

I.'would-be ADJ attr

would-be

nabeđen

would-be

tobožnji

would-be (future)

budući

would-be (future)

potencijalni

would-be (future)

koji želi da bude

II.'would-be N

would-be

nabeđena osoba f pej

-to-be [tə'biː] COMP

-to-be boss-, husband-:

-to-be

budući

bride--to-be

buduća mlada

mother--to-be

buduća mama

over·ex·'pose VB trans to be overexposed

1. overexpose phot:

to be overexposed

previše osvetliti

2. overexpose usu passive (overpublicize):

to be overexposed

previše se eksponirati imperf

to be overexposed

forsirati imperf

to be overexposed to risks

biti previše izložen opasnosti

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sentient being

osećajno biće

sentient being

slovesno biće

an incorporeal being

≈ natprirodno biće

am I being simplistic?

jesam li previše pojednostavio stvari?

transcendent authority, being

uzvišen

being Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I hate being stuck in the lift

mrzim kad sam zarobljen u liftu

I narrowly missed being run over

jedva sam izbegao da me pregaze

we came near to being killed

zamalo smo poginuli

you're being unreasonably strict with Judy

previše si strog prema Džudi

the delights of being retired

uživati u penziji

she doesn't strike me as [being] motivated

ona mi ne deluje kao neko ko je motivisan

he was charged with being drunk and disorderly

optužen je za pijanstvo i narušavanje javnog reda

that does not justify him being late

to ga ne opravdava što kasni

he was being treated for a skin disease

lečen je od kožne bolesti

he apologized for being late

izvinio se zbog kašnjenja

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As a result, support services provided to carers are regarded as part of the overall package of care to the person being looked after.

en.wikipedia.org

The pair of whio in the centre's free flight aviary have seven eggs, which were being incubated as part of the whio nest egg programme.

times-age.co.nz

Far from being contrite they seemed to take a pride in being untouchable.

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That means that every human being is capable, if so desiring, to change one's own life and character and earns one's own bliss.

en.wikipedia.org

Cause he had said: we shouldn't frown upon people being happy, or people dancing, or expressing themselves.

www.independent.co.uk

There are eight tennis courts altogether, each one of them being a hard court.

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I blame us for being suckered by all this mewing and for basking so cozily in the warm glow of virtue by association.

www.esquire.com

In this match he scored 44 runs before being run out.

en.wikipedia.org

For merchant solar power stations, where the electricity is being sold into the electricity transmission network, the levelised cost of solar energy will need to match the wholesale electricity price.

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He is noted for his gritty style of batting and also for being an athletic fielder in the covers.

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