they're in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for they're in the English»Serbian Dictionary

they're [ðeəʳ]

they're = they are, 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!

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don't count your chickens before they're hatched prov

prvo skoči, pa reci hop

don't count your chickens before they're hatched prov

ne delji ražanj dok je zec u šumi

they're obviously American

oni su očigledno Amerikanci

they're always wearing each other's clothes

oni uvek razmenjuju odeću

give those roses some water — they're looking a bit sad

zalij one ruže - izgledaju nekako žalosno

they're the very opposite of one another

oni su potpune suprotnosti

they're planning to cut a road right through the forest

planiraju da izgrade put kroz šumu

they're not exactly killing themselves getting it finished in time

oni se baš i ne pretržu da završe posao na vreme

they're not so much lovers as friends

nisu toliko ljubavnici koliko su prijatelji

they're Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

don't count your chickens before they're hatched prov

prvo skoči, pa reci hop

don't count your chickens before they're hatched prov

ne delji ražanj dok je zec u šumi

they're not so much lovers as friends

nisu toliko ljubavnici koliko su prijatelji

they're the very opposite of one another

oni su potpune suprotnosti

they're not exactly killing themselves getting it finished in time

oni se baš i ne pretržu da završe posao na vreme

they're planning to cut a road right through the forest

planiraju da izgrade put kroz šumu

they're obviously American

oni su očigledno Amerikanci

give those roses some water — they're looking a bit sad

zalij one ruže - izgledaju nekako žalosno

they're always wearing each other's clothes

oni uvek razmenjuju odeću

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Vinaigrette dressings often have fewer calories than creamy ones, but they're still oil-based.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Soon, they begin to think that they're going in circles.

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When they're frozen, the creatures enter a state called cryptobiosis, in which their metabolic processes shut down, and they show no visible signs of life.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Some of the things they provide are clothing for babies and children, and maternity wear for women while they're pregnant.

www.stuff.co.nz

Then they twiddle their thumbs, usually for so long that finally they're forced to spring into action.

theconversation.com

He claimed to have read the book and stated books like that - they're promoting evil.

en.wikipedia.org

But, they're looking at a then twenty-year-old movie.

en.wikipedia.org

Protesters can always be dismissed as riffraff, even when they're eminently respectable.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

They figure they have nothing to lose, no stake in life, so they think they're strong.

en.wikipedia.org

They're an eminently likeable, albeit slightly kooky, trio whose story already bears the frisson of legend.

en.wikipedia.org