wert in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wert in the English»Italian Dictionary

wert [Brit wəːt, Am wərt] 2ª persona sing pt arch, liter

wert → be

See also be

be <forma in -ing being, pt was, were, pp been> [Brit biː, Am bi] VB intr

1. be:

be

essere

it's me or it's I

sono io

he's a good pupil

è un bravo allievo

2. be (in probability):

if Henry were here

se Henry fosse qui

were it not that…

(se) non fosse che…

were they to know

se dovessero sapere

if I were you

se fossi in te or al tuo posto

had it not been for Frank, I'd have missed the train

se non fosse stato per Frank, avrei perso il treno

3. be (phrases):

so be it

così sia or e sia

be that as it may

sia come sia or comunque sia

as it were

per così dire

even if it were so

anche se fosse così

I preferred it as it was

lo preferivo com'era (prima)

leave it as it is

lascialo com'è

to be or not to be

essere o non essere

let or leave him be

lascialo stare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Additional archaic forms include "art", "wast", "wert", and occasionally "beest" (as a subjunctive).

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Darker wert thou in the garden, yestermorn, by summer sun.

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