| ترجمات رئيسية |
| be⇒ vi | (nature) (للتعبير عن طبيعة شيء أو شخص) | - |
| | My mother is short. |
| | أمي قصيرة. |
| be vi | (state) (للتعبير عن الحالة) | - |
| | Barry is ill. |
| | Audrey is hungry. |
| | Tania is right. |
| | باري مريض. أودري جائعة. تانيا على حق. |
| be vi | (exist) (للتعبير عن الوجود) | - |
| | | يوجد |
| | There is a woman of 101 in the house opposite. |
| | ثمة امرأة عمرها 101 سنة في المنزل المقابل. |
| | توجد امرأة عمرها 101 سنة في المنزل المقابل. |
| be vi | (be located) (للتعبير عن المكان) | - |
| | | موجود |
| | The butter is on the table. |
| | الزبدة على الطاولة. |
| | الزبدة موجودة على الطاولة. |
| be vi | (event: occur) | يبدأ |
| | | يحدث |
| | The play is at eight o'clock. |
| | تبدأ المسرحية في الساعة الثامنة. |
| be vi | (equates two noun phrases) | - |
| | She is a police officer. |
| | هي شرطية. |
| be vi | (condition: age) | عمره |
| | | يبلغ من العمر |
| | Robert is ten years old. |
| | روبرت عمره عشر سنوات. |
| | يبلغ روبرت من العمر عشر سنوات. |
| be v aux | (with present participle: continuous) (للزمن الحاضر) | - |
| | (في بعض اللهجات) | "عم" |
| | Teresa is eating her dinner at the moment. |
| | تيريزا تتناول العشاء في هذه اللحظة. |
| be v aux | (with present participle: future) | سـ، سوف |
| | We are playing tennis this weekend. |
| | سنلعب التنس في نهاية هذا الأسبوع. |
| be v aux | (with past participle: passive) | - |
| ملاحظة: لا يوجد مرادف في العربية. الفعل الإنجليزي يستخدم لتكوين صيغة المجهول. |
| | My wallet was stolen yesterday. |
| | سُرقت محفظتي بالأمس. |
| ترجمات إضافية |
| be vi | (cost) | يكلف |
| | | سعره، ثمنه |
| | It is seven dollars. |
| | That will be ten pounds, please. |
| be vi | (have been: go, gone) | يزور |
| | (في مكان) | يكون |
| | (إلى مكان) | يذهب |
| | I have been to Rome. |
| | زرت روما. |
| | كنت في روما. |
| | ذهبت إلى روما. |
| be vi | (imperative) (لإفادة الأمر) | - |
| | | كُن |
| | Be quiet! Be reasonable! |
| | اسكت! |
| | كُن منطقيًّا. |
| be vi | (feel) (لإفادة الشعور) | - |
| | | يشعر |
| | I'm dizzy after that rollercoaster ride. |
| be vi | (time) | - |
| ملاحظة: لا يوجد مرادف بالعربية. التعبير الإنجليزي يستخدم لتحديد الوقت. |
| | It's half past eight. |
| | إنها الساعة الثامنة والنصف. |
| be vi | (weather) | - |
| ملاحظة: لا يوجد مرادف بالعربية. التعبير الإنجليزي يستخدم لتحديد حالة الطقص. |
| | It's cold today; you'll need your hat and gloves. |
| | الطقس بارد اليوم، ستحتاج إلى قبعتك وقفازيك. |
صيغ مركبة:
are | be |
| all bets are off expr | (outcome is unpredictable) | لا أحد يعرف ما سيحدث |
| | | سيختلف الوضع تمامًا |
| | If Celeste is coming to the party, all bets are off--she's crazy! |
| are you game? n | informal (are you willing?) | هل أنت موافق؟، هل ستشارك؟، هل أنت جاهز؟ |
| Come as you are v expr | (no dress code) | تعال كما أنت، ارتدِ ما يحلو لك |
| | What should I wear to the party? Just come as you are. |
count your chickens,
count your chickens before they are hatched expr | figurative (rely on [sth] prematurely) | يبيع سمكًا في البحر |
| ملاحظة: Often used with a negative, as a caution: "Don't count your chickens before they are hatched". |
| [sb]'s days are numbered expr | (person will die soon) (سيموت قريبًا) | أيام شخص معدودة |
| [sb]'s days are numbered expr | (person will lose position soon) (لن يبقى طويلاً في منصبه) | أيام شخص معدودة |
| [sb]'s hands are tied expr | figurative ([sb] is powerless to act) | ليس باليد حيلة، عاجز عن التصرُّف |
here is,
here are expr | (presenting [sth], [sb]) | هاك |
| | (مذكر) | ها هو |
| | (مؤنث) | ها هي |
| | "Good evening," said the presenter, "here is the news." |
| here we are interj | (said on arriving at destination) | ها قد وصلنا |
here we are,
here we go interj | (said on locating [sth]) | ها هو المكان |
| here we are expr | (we are in this current situation) (في هذا الوضع الراهن) | ها نحن |
| here you are interj | (when offering [sth] needed) | تفضَّل |
| | "I broke a nail but I don't have an emery board." "Here you are - use mine." |
| How are you doing? expr | informal (greeting) | كيف حالك؟، ما أخبارك؟ |
| | "How are you doing?" "Not too bad, how about you?" |
| How are you? expr | (greeting) | كيف حالك؟ |
| | Hello Phil, how are you? Good to see you again. |
| how things are expr | (current situation) | الوضع الراهن، الوضع القائم |
| [sb]'s lips are sealed expr | figurative (this will be kept secret) (مجازي) | يظلّ فمه مطبَقًا |
| | | لا يفشي السر |
| | Interviewers keep asking the actor who he is dating but his lips are sealed. |
play the hand you are dealt,
play the hand that you are dealt,
play the hand you're dealt v expr | figurative (work with what you have) | يرضى بالموجود |
| [sb]'s ears are burning expr | ([sb] senses they are being talked about) | يشعر بأنهم يتكلمون عنه |
The lights are on but nobody's home,
The lights are on but there's nobody home expr | figurative, informal ([sb] is unintelligent) | قليل الذكاء |
| | | شارد في عالم آخر |
| | My brother can be incredibly stupid sometimes; the lights are on but nobody's home. |
| there are expr | (indicating [sth] plural) | هناك، يوجد |
| | There are fifteen men in this office and only three women. |
| there are plenty more fish in the sea expr | figurative (there are many more potential partners) (ممن قد يصير حبيبًا) | لا يخلو العالم من النساء/الرجال |
| | (مجازي) | لا يخلو البحر من السمك |
| there you are expr | (when giving or showing [sb] [sth]) (عندما تعطي أو تري شخصًا شيئًا) | تفضّل |
| | "There you are," said Ruth as she handed me a cup of coffee. |
| there you are expr | (just as expected) | تمام، مثلما توقعت |
| | There you are, I knew you would pass the exam! |
| there you are expr | (when finding [sb]) | ها أنت |
| | There you are! I've been looking for you for ages. |
| What are you up to? expr | (what are you doing now?) | ماذا تفعل الآن؟ |
| | "What are you up to now?" a voice asked Sara when she answered the phone. |
| when the chips are down adv | informal, figurative (in a difficult situation) | في أوقات الشدة، عند الأزمات |
| | When the chips are down, are you brave enough to keep going? |
| You're welcome interj | colloquial (response to thanks) (ردًّا على الشكر) | عفوًا، على الرحب والسعة |
| | When someone thanks you, the proper response is to say "you're welcome". |