to in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for to in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.to [tuː, tu, tə] PREP

1. to (moving towards):

to

za

to

do

to

ka

she walked over to the window

odšetala je prema prozoru

they go to work every day

idu na posao svaki dan

we moved to Romania last year

preselili smo se u Rumuniju prošle godine

to the north/south

na sever/jug

from place to place

od mesta do mesta

2. to (attending regularly):

to

u

to

na

she goes to college

ona ide na fakultet

3. to (inviting to):

to

na

I've asked them to dinner

pozvao sam ih na večeru

4. to (in direction of):

to

na

to

prema

she pointed to a distant spot on the horizon

pokazala je prema udaljenoj tački na horizontu

5. to (in contact with):

to

uz

cheek to cheek

obraz uz obraz

6. to (attached to):

to

za

tied to the fence

vezan za ogradu

7. to (with indirect object):

to sb/sth

nekome/nečemu +dat

give that gun to me

daj mi taj pištolj

to be married to sb

biti oženjen nekim [or biti udata za nekoga]

to tell/show sth to sb

reći/pokazati nešto nekome

8. to (with respect to):

and what did you say to that?

i šta si ti rekla na to?

9. to (in response):

to

na

10. to (belonging to):

to

od

the keys to his car

ključevi njegovih kola

11. to (compared to):

to

od

I prefer beef to seafood

više volim govedinu od morskih plodova

12. to (in scores):

to

prema

13. to (until):

to

do

unemployment has risen to almost 8 %

nezaposlenost je porasla na skoro 8%

14. to (expressing change of state):

he converted to Islam

prešao je u islam

he was stabbed to death

izboli su ga na smrt

15. to (to point in time):

to

do

and to this day ...

i do današnjeg dana...

16. to (including):

from morning to night

od jutra do večeri

17. to Brit (in clock times):

it's twenty to six

sad je dvadeset do šest

18. to (causing):

to my relief/horror/astonishment

na moje olakšanje/užas/zaprepašćenje

19. to (according to):

if it's acceptable to you

ako je to tebi prihvatljivo

what's it to you? inf

šta to tebe briga?

20. to (serving):

to

za

economic adviser to the president

predsednikov savetnik za ekonomiju

21. to (in honour of):

to

za

here's to you!

u tvoje zdravlje!

the book is dedicated to her mother

knjiga je posvećena njenoj majci

22. to (per):

the odds are 2 to 1 that you'll lose

šanse se su 2 prema 1 da ćeš izgubiti

23. to (as a result of):

to

zbog

to

usled

24. to (roughly):

to

oko

25. to math (defining exponent):

ten to the power of three

deset na kub

Phrases:

there's not much to it

nema tu ničeg vrednog pomena

II.to [tuː, tu, tə] to form infin

1. to (expressing future intention):

I'll have to tell him the truth

moraću da mu kažem istinu

he is about to do sth

samo što nije uradio nešto

2. to (forming requests):

to

da

he told me to wait

rekao mi je da čekam

I asked her to give me a call

zamolio sam je da me pozove

3. to (expressing wish):

to

da

I'd love to live in New York

voleo bih da živim u Njujorku

would you like to dance?

jesi li za ples?

4. to (omitting verb):

would you like to go? — yes, I'd love to

da li bi želela da ideš? - da, vrlo rado

5. to after adj (to complete meaning):

I'm sorry to hear that

žao mi je što to čujem

easy to use

lako za upotrebu

6. to (expressing purpose):

she's gone to pick Jane up

otišla je po Džejn

7. to (expressing intent):

we tried to help

pokušali smo da pomognemo

he managed to escape

uspeo je da pobegne

8. to (after wh- words):

I don't know what to do

ne znam šta da radim

I don't know where to begin

ne znam odakle da počnem

9. to (introducing clause):

to be honest

da budem iskren

III.to [tuː, tu, tə] ADV

to push the door to

zatvoriti vrata

to come to

osvestiti se

'talk·ing-to N pej

talking-to

oštar ukor m

to give sb a [good] talking-to

oštro ukoriti nekoga

see to VB intr

to see to sb/sth

postarati se za nekoga/nešto

to see to it that ...

postarati se da...

refer to VB trans

1. refer to (to an authority, expert):

the patient was referred to a specialist

pacijent je upućen kod specijaliste

to refer to a decision to sb

proslediti odluku nekome

to refer to an application/a letter/a request

proslediti prijavu/pismo/zahtev

2. refer to (allude):

who are you refer toring to?

na koga misliš?

he always refers to his wife as ‘the old woman’

svoju ženu uvek naziva matorom

referring to your letter/phone call, ...

u vezi da sa Vašim pismom/pozivom

3. refer to (consult):

to refer to sb/sth

obratiti se nekome/nečemu

take to VB intr

1. take to (start to like):

to take to sb/sth

zavoleti nekoga/nešto

2. take to (begin as a habit):

take to

navići se // navikavati se

to take to doing sth

navići se na neku aktivnost

to take to drink/drugs

postati zavisnik od pića/droge

3. take to (go to):

to take to one's bed

otići u krevet

to take to the hills

otići u brda

come to VB intr

1. come to (regain consciousness):

come to

osvestiti se

2. come to (amount to):

come to

iznositi

that comes to £25

to iznosi 25 funti

3. come to (reach):

what is the world coming to?

kuda ide ovaj svet?

writing come tos naturally to me

pisanje mi prirodno leži

it'll come to me later

doći će mi [or setiću se] toga kasnije

he won't come to any harm

neće mu se desiti ništa loše

it comes to the same thing

svodi se na isto

to come to the conclusion ...

doći do zaključka

to come to a decision

odlučiti

to come to an end

doći do kraja

to come to nothing

ne voditi nikud

to come to the point

preći na stvar

to come to rest

zaustaviti se

4. come to (concerning):

when it comes to travelling ...

što se tiče putovanja

re·lat·ing to [rɪ'leɪtɪŋ-] PREP

relating to

koji se tiče +gen

work to VB trans

to work to a deadline

držati se roka

to work to rule

raditi po pravilima

to-do [tə'duː] N usu sing inf

1. to-do (fuss):

to-do

metež m

to-do

frka f

to make a great to-do about sth

dići frku oko nečega

2. to-do (confrontation):

to-do

sukob m

to-do

konfrontacija f

'ow·ing to PREP form

owing to sth

usled [or zbog] nečega

to Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go to great pains to do sth

proliti krv i znoj da bi se nešto uradilo

to skyrocket sb to fame/to power

učiniti nekoga slavnim/moćnim preko noći

to pester sb for sth to pester sb to do sth

dosađivati nekome zbog nečega

to pester sb for sth to pester sb to do sth (beg)

spopasti // spopadati

to pester sb for sth to pester sb to do sth (beg)

saleteti // saletati

to owe it to oneself to do sth

dugovati samom sebi nešto

to take to sth like a duck to water

naučiti nešto kao od šale

to give in to the urge to do sth

prepustiti se porivu za nečim

to refer to a decision to sb

proslediti odluku nekome

to lay sb/sth open to an attack/to criticism

izložiti nekoga/nešto napadu/kritici