Translations for „be“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

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

1. be (describes):

be

biti

what is that?

kaj je to?

she's a doctor

ona je zdravnica

what do you want to be when you grow up?

kaj boš, ko odrasteš?

to be from a country

biti iz neke države

to be [all] for sth

biti [pravi] za to

2. be (calculation):

two and two is four

dve plus dve je štiri

these books are 50p each

vsaka od teh knjig stane 50 penijev

how much is that?

koliko to stane?

3. be (timing):

to be late/[right] on time

biti pozen/točen

4. be (location):

be

nahajati se

be

biti

the keys are in that box

ključi so v tisti škatli

the food was on the table

hrana je bila na mizi

to be in a fix

biti v težavah

to be in a fix

biti v zadregi

5. be pp (visit):

be

biti

the postman hasn't been yet

poštarja še ni bilo

I've never been to Kenya

še nikoli nisem bil v Keniji

6. be (take place):

be

zgoditi se

the meeting is next Tuesday

sestanek je naslednji torek

7. be (do):

to be on benefit [or welfare]

prejemati socialno podporo

to be on a diet

biti na dieti

to be on the pill

jemati tabletke

to be up to sth

biti kos čemu

8. be (exist):

to be or not to be, that is the question

biti ali ne biti, to je zdaj vprašanje

there are clouds in the sky

na nebu so oblaki

9. be:

(expresses future) we are [going] to visit Australia in the spring

spomladi gremo v Avstralijo

she was never to see her brother again (expresses future in past)

svojega brata ni smela nikoli več videti

what are we to do?

kaj naj bi storili?

(in conditionals) if I were you, I'd ...

če bi bil na tvojem mestu, bi ...

if he was to work harder, he'd get better grades

če bi se bolj potrudil, bi dobil boljše ocene

were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed

če bi zavrnil, bi bili zelo jezni

10. be:

(impersonal use) what's it to be? (what are you drinking)

želite?

what's it to be? (please decide now)

za kaj se boste odločili?

is it true that ...?

ali drži, da ...?

it's not that I don't like her — it's just that we rarely agree on anything

saj ne, da mi ne bi bila všeč - stvar je v tem, da se redko sporazumeva o čem

as it were

tako rekoč

11. be (expresses imperatives):

be quiet or I'll ...!

bodi tiho, drugače bom ...!

be seated!

usedi se!

be yourself!

ne pretvarjaj se!

12. be (expresses continuation):

she's studying to be a lawyer

študira, da bo postala odvetnica

it's raining

dežuje

you're always complaining

vedno se samo pritožuješ

while I'm eating

medtem ko jem

13. be:

(expresses passive) to be asked

biti vprašan

to be left speechless

ostati brez besed

what is to be done?

kaj se da narediti?

the exhibition is currently to be seen at the City Gallery

razstava je trenutno na ogled v Mestni galeriji

the be-all and end-all

najpomembnejša stvar

be that as it may

naj bo, kakor hoče

so be it

pa naj bo

far be it from me ...

niti na misel mi ne pride ...

to be off (go away)

oditi

to be off (begin spoiling)

biti pokvarjen

be off with you! go away!

pojdi stran! odidi!

let her be!

pusti jo pri miru!

-to-be [təˈbi:] COMP

-to-be boss-, husband-:

-to-be

bodoči

bride-/mother--to-be

bodoča nevesta/mamica

I . ˈwould-be ADJ attr

would-be

ki hoče biti kdo ali kaj, kar [še] ni

II . ˈwould-be N

would-be

kdor hoče biti kdo ali kaj, kar [še] ni

to be judgemental VB

User Entry

to be judgemental

imeti predsodke, biti prežet s predsodki

to be outed ADV

User Entry

to be outed

biti izločen(iz družbe)

be rushed off (one's) feet

User Entry

be rushed off (one's) feet

imeti dela čez glavo

Usage examples with be

to be found to be wanting

izkazati se za pomanjkljivega [or nazadovoljivega]

to be considered [to be] sth

veljati za kaj

to be/be taken out of circulation

biti/vzeti iz obtoka tudi fig

to be cruel to be kind saying

soočiti koga s kruto resnico

to be nothing less/more than ...

biti nič manj/več kot ...

far be it from me ...

niti slučajno ...

to be par for the course

biti normalen/pričakovan

to be not worth a fig

biti eno figo vredno

to be back in a flash

vrniti se, kot bi mignil

to be a bundle of nerves

biti živčna razvalina

to be there for the taking (for free)

za odnesti

to be in at the death Brit

prisostvovati koncu

to be on the down/up grade Am

slabšati/izboljševati se

to be up a gum tree Brit

biti v hudih težavah

to be at odds with sb

prepirati se s kom

to be at odds with sth

ne ujemati se s čim

to be in the same boat

biti na istem

to be out for the count BOXING

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