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was: verb
be: intransitive verb
-to-be: comparative
ˈwould-be: I. adjective and adverb II. noun
to be judgemental: verb
to be outed: adverb
be rushed off (one's) feet

was [wɒz, wəz] VB

was pt of be:

See also be

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

1. be (describes):

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):

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

5. be pp (visit):

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):

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

to be on the pill

jemati tabletke

to be up to sth

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)

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

11. be (expresses imperatives):

be quiet or I'll ...!

bodi tiho, drugače bom ...!

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

you're always complaining

vedno se samo pritožuješ

while I'm eating

13. be:

(expresses passive) to be asked

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

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)

be off with you! go away!

pojdi stran! odidi!

let her be!

pusti jo pri miru!

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

1. be (describes):

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):

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

5. be pp (visit):

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):

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

to be on the pill

jemati tabletke

to be up to sth

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)

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

11. be (expresses imperatives):

be quiet or I'll ...!

bodi tiho, drugače bom ...!

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

you're always complaining

vedno se samo pritožuješ

while I'm eating

13. be:

(expresses passive) to be asked

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

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)

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

bride-/mother--to-be

bodoča nevesta/mamica

I . ˈwould-be ADJ attr

ki hoče biti kdo ali kaj, kar [še] ni

II . ˈwould-be N

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

to be judgemental VB

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to be judgemental

imeti predsodke, biti prežet s predsodki

to be outed ADV

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to be outed

biti izločen(iz družbe)

be rushed off (one's) feet

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be rushed off (one's) feet

imeti dela čez glavo

Usage examples with was

and so it was that ...

in tako se je zgodilo, da ...

the wound was such that ...

rana je bila takšna, da ...

she was all ears

sama ušesa so je bila

there was beverages aplenty

pijače je bilo na pretek

my head was buzzing

v glavi mi je bučalo

even Chris was there

celo Chris je prišel

she was locked in

and so it was

in tako je bilo

she was strangely calm

bila je presenetljivo mirna

drinking was his downfall

pijača ga je pogubila

she was beyond cure

ni ji bilo več pomoči

there was nobody about

nikogar ni bilo v bližini

the soup was awful

juha je bila zanič

he was dreadfully upset

bil je hudo vznemirjen

[that was] well put

she was found unconscious

našli so jo nezavestno

the beer was flowing

pivo je teklo v potokih

it was good fun

bilo je zabavno

the victim was stabbed

žrtev je bila zabodena

it was so sudden

bilo je tako nenadoma

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A snug was also built for the housemates to lounge and chat, and in addition, a mini pool/hot tub. en.wikipedia.org

Later on a snooker room was provided upstairs where the offices are also located. en.wikipedia.org

The sixth year was the most significant, with 57 players competing in two back-to-back 9 inning games. en.wikipedia.org

This BBS was so heavily trafficked, that a major long distance company began blocking all calls to its number (516-935-2481). en.wikipedia.org

It was assigned a shoulder sleeve insignia shortly thereafter. en.wikipedia.org

Gimlet was primarily intended for use in the air-to-air role. en.wikipedia.org

This historical concept shattered the so-called unbroken and unified historical concept and in place of it the fact that history has diverse facets was highlighted. en.wikipedia.org

In comparative studies, trefentanil was slightly more potent and shorter acting than alfentanil as an analgesic, but induced significantly more severe respiratory depression. en.wikipedia.org

He designed graphics for the group including, for their first show, a poster, which was banned by the police. en.wikipedia.org

A football department was formed within the association in 1914; today the sports club also has departments for handball and tennis. en.wikipedia.org

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