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it [ɪt] PRON

1. it (thing):

it
to
the computer hasn't broken down, has it?
računar se nije pokvario, zar ne?
a room with two beds in it
soba sa dva kreveta
a room with two beds in it (of unspecified sex)
ono
a room with two beds in it (of unspecified sex)
to

2. it (activity):

it
to
have you gone windsurfing before? it's a lot of fun
jesi li ikada jedrio? baš je zabavno
stop it — you're hurting me
prestani s tim - boli me

3. it (in time phrases: time, past dates) (day, date):

what time is it?
koliko je sati?
it was Wednesday before I remembered that my birthday had been that Monday
u sredu sam se setio da mi je rođendan bio tog ponedeljka

4. it (in weather phrases):

Is it still raining?
da li još uvek pada kiša?

5. it (in distance phrases):

it's a day's walk to get to the town from the farm
od farme do grada ima dan hoda

6. it subject (referring to later part of sentence):

it's common to have that problem
taj problem je uobičajen
it's no use knocking, she can't hear you
ne vredi da kucaš, ne čuje te
it's true I don't like Sarah
tačno je da mi se Sara ne dopada
it's important that you should see a doctor
moraš ići kod lekara
it's a shame I can't come
šteta što ne mogu doći
it's interesting how often she talks to him
zanimljivo je koliko često mu se obraća
I found it impossible to get to sleep last night
nikako nisam mogao da zaspim noćas
I like it in the autumn when the weather is crisp
volim jesen, kada je vreme sveže
he thought it strange that she refused to talk to him
bilo mu je čudno što je odbila da razgovara sa njim

7. it form (in passive sentences with verbs of opinion, attitude):

it is thought that ...
misli se da...
it is said that ...
priča se da...

8. it emph:

it was Paul who came here in September, not Bob
u septembru je dolazio Pol, a ne Bob
it was in Paris where we met, not in Marseilles
sreli smo se u Parizu, a ne u Marselju

9. it (situation):

it appears that we got lost
izgleda da smo se izgubili
it sounds an absolutely awful situation
to zvuči kao potpuno grozna situacija
it takes [me] hours to get to my office
do kancelarije putujem satima
if it's convenient
ukoliko to odgovara
they made a mess of it
sve su zabrljali inf
we had a hard time of it during the drought
bilo nam je teško tokom suše

10. it (right thing):

it
to
that's absolutely it — what a great find!
to je ono pravo - kakvo otkriće!
that's it!
to je to!
that's it!
to nam treba!

11. it (trouble):

to get it
biti u problemu
that's not it
to nije to

12. it (the end):

that's it
to bi bilo sve

13. it inf (sex):

to do it
polno opštiti

Phrases:

go for it!
samo napred!
(encouragement) go for it, girl!
samo napred, mala!
to have it in for sb
biti kivan na nekoga
to have it in for sb
raditi nekome o glavi
this is it
to je to
to run for it
stremiti nečemu
that's it
bravo

IT [ˌaɪ'tiː] N no pl

IT COMPUT abbreviation of Information Technology

IT
informaciona tehnologija f

it's [ɪts]

it's = it is/it has, be, have I, II

See also

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!

know-it-all N Am

know-it-all
sveznalica f

do-it-your·self [ˌduːɪtjɔː'self] N no pl

do-it-yourself → DIY

See also

DIY [ˌdiːaɪ'waɪ] N no pl Brit, Aus

DIY abbreviation of do-it-yourself

DIY
uradi sam

'know-all N pej inf

know-all
sveznalica f

I. bra·zen ['breɪzən] ADJ

brazen
bestidan
brazen lie
drska laž

II. bra·zen ['breɪzən] VB trans to brazen it out

1. brazen (pretend there is no problem):

to brazen it out
glumiti samouverenost
to brazen it out
nastupiti drsko

2. brazen (show no remorse):

to brazen it out
ne kajati se
to hightail [it]
zbrisati
to hightail [it]
kidnuti
to snuff it Brit, Aus inf (die)
riknuti sl
to snuff it Brit, Aus inf (die)
otegnuti papke sl
to hoof it
hodati
Present
Ibrazen
youbrazen
he/she/itbrazens
webrazen
youbrazen
theybrazen
Past
Ibrazened
youbrazened
he/she/itbrazened
webrazened
youbrazened
theybrazened
Present Perfect
Ihavebrazened
youhavebrazened
he/she/ithasbrazened
wehavebrazened
youhavebrazened
theyhavebrazened
Past Perfect
Ihadbrazened
youhadbrazened
he/she/ithadbrazened
wehadbrazened
youhadbrazened
theyhadbrazened
See further verb tables