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be to

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
be to do [sth] v expr	(be supposed to do [sth])	tener que vtr + conj
		deber⇒ vtr
	(formal)	haber de v cop + prep
	Students, you're to arrive at 8:00 so that we can take a group photo.
	Estudiantes, tienen que llegar a las 8 para poder sacar la foto grupal.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
be to [sb]'s advantage, be to the advantage of [sb] v expr	(benefit [sb])	ser una ventaja para loc verb
		ser un beneficio para loc verb
	I know you're not a natural linguist, but learning French would be to your advantage, given that we live in France.
	Sé que no eres lingüista, pero aprender francés será una ventaja para ti dado que vivimos en Francia.
glory be to God interj	(used to praise Christian god)	¡Alabado sea el Señor!, ¡Alabado sea Dios! loc interj
		¡Gloria al Señor!, ¡Gloria a Dios! loc interj
	The men have all returned home safely. Glory be to God!
	Todos los hombres regresaron a casa a salvo. ¡Alabado sea el Señor!

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