Formy złożone:
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| be tainted by [sth] v expr | figurative (experience: be spoiled by [sth]) (przenośny) | być skażonym czymś zwrot posił. |
| | | być zepsutym przez coś zwrot posił. |
| | My memories of the wedding are tainted by the argument that broke out at the reception. |
| be that as it may expr | (despite [sth]) | pomimo tego przyim. + zaim. |
| | The weather forecast says there will be heavy rain tomorrow. Be that as it may, we will not cancel the open-air concert. |
| be the same as vtr | (be identical to) | być takim samym jak |
| | The blouse that I wore was the same as my sister's. |
| be to do [sth] v expr | (be supposed to do [sth]) | mieć zrobić ndk. + dk. |
| | Students, you're to arrive at 8:00 so that we can take a group photo. |
be to [sb]'s advantage,
be to the advantage of [sb] v expr | (benefit [sb]) | być dla kogoś korzystnym zwrot posił. |
| | I know you're not a natural linguist, but learning French would be to your advantage, given that we live in France. |
| be toast v expr | figurative, informal (be dead, doomed) (potoczny) | mieć przekichane zwrot ndk. |
| | | mieć przechlapane zwrot ndk. |
| | When Mom finds out you scratched her car, you're toast. When the boss finds out about Martin's mistake, he's toast! |
| be used to [sth/sb] v expr | (familiar with) | być przyzwyczajonym do czegoś/kogoś zwrot posił. |
| | Jen is used to noise; she has six children. |
| be used to doing [sth] v expr | (accustomed to doing) | być przyzwyczajonym do robienia czegoś zwrot posił. |
| | I'm used to skipping lunch because I'm always so busy. |
| be willing to vtr | (agree freely to) | być chętnym do zwrot posił. |
| | I'm willing to finish the report myself, but you'll have to give me more time. |
| be with [sb] vi + prep | (be in company of) | być z posił. + przyim. |
| | The dying woman wanted to be with her family in her last days. |
| be with [sb] vi + prep | informal (date) (potoczny) | być z kimś posił. + przyim. |
| | She's been with her current boyfriend for nearly a year. |
| | Ona jest ze swoim obecnym chłopakiem od prawie roku. |
| be with [sb] vi + prep | informal, figurative (showing solidarity) (przenośny) | być z kimś posił. + przyim. |
| | The crowd responded to her speech with shouts of "We're with you, Amelia!" |
| be worth v expr | (have the value of) | być wartym posił. + przym. |
| | The dealer said the vase was worth £200 but I had hoped for more. |
| be worth v expr | (merit) | warty przym. |
| | | wart przym. |
| | Is it even worth doing? |
| | Czy to jest nawet warte zrobienia? |
| be written by [sb] v expr | (have as author) | być napisanym przez zwrot posił. |
| | The story "The Pit and the Pendulum" was written by Edgar Allan Poe. |
| be yourself vi | (behave naturally) | być sobą posił. + zaim. |
| | I know you're nervous about the interview, but just be yourself and you'll do fine. |
bear testament to [sth],
be testament to [sth] v expr | (confirm, be evidence of [sth]) (formalny) | dawać świadectwo czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | (formalny) | dać świadectwo czegoś zwrot dk. |
| | The examination results bear testament to everyone's hard work. |
begone,
be gone interj | archaic or humorous (leave, go away) | znikaj, spływaj wykrz. |
| | Begone, flu symptoms! I've got a lot of work to do this week. |
| be beholden to [sb] v expr | (be morally obligated to) | być komuś zobowiązanym posił. + przym. |
| | I won't accept the gift because I don't want to be beholden to her. |
| be bent on [sth] vtr | (be determined about [sth]) | być zdecydowany na coś zwrot posił. |
| be bereaved v expr | (deprived of loved one) | być pogrążonym w żałobie zwrot posił. |
| be bereaved vi + past p | (grieve, lose [sb] close) | być w żałobie zwrot posił. |
| | | być pogrążonym w żałobie zwrot posił. |
| | It is hard to know what to say to someone who is bereaved. |
| | Nigdy nie wiadomo, co powiedzieć osobie, która jest w żałobie. |
| be beset by [sth] v expr | (surrounded by) | być osaczonym przez coś zwrot ndk. |
| | The farmhouse is beset by a dense forest. |
| be beset by [sth] v expr | figurative (assailed: by difficulties, doubts, etc.) (wątpliwości) | ogarniać kogoś ndk. |
| | | ogarnąć kogoś dk. |
| | (problemy) | nękać kogoś ndk. |
| | Joan was suddenly beset by doubts as to her brother's motives. |
| | Joan ogarnęły nagle wątpliwości co do motywów jej brata. |
| be beset with [sth] v expr | (studded with jewels, etc.) | być wysadzany czymś zwrot ndk. |
| | The crown was beset with rubies and diamonds. |
better than,
be + better than expr | (superior to) | lepszy niż przym. + spój. |
| be born vi + past p | (come into existence) | rodzić się zwr. ndk. |
| | | urodzić się zwr. dk. |
| | Jane was born in March. Some people are born deaf. |
| | Niektórzy ludzie rodzą się niesłyszący. |
| | Jane urodziła się w marcu. |
| be born yesterday v expr | (be naive or inexperienced) (potoczny, przenośny) | urodzić się wczoraj zwr. dk. + przys. |
| Uwaga: Commonly used in the negative and in questions. |
| | You expect me to believe that? Do you think I was born yesterday? |
be bound hand and foot,
be tied hand and foot v expr | (have hands and feet tied together) | mieć związane ręce i nogi zwrot ndk. |
| | The criminal was bound hand and foot so he couldn't escape. |
| be bound hand and foot v expr | figurative (inescapably obligated) | przymuszony, zmuszony przym. |
| | Every child is bound hand and foot by their parents' rules. |
| bride-to-be n | (woman: fiancée) | przyszła żona przym. + ż |
| | | narzeczona ż |
| | I fell in love with my beautiful bride-to-be the moment I first saw her smile. |
| bride-to-be n | (engaged woman) | przyszła żona przym. + ż |
| | The bride-to-be secretly spent half of her work day making wedding plans. |
be burned to a crisp,
also UK: be burnt to a crisp adj | (be incinerated, blackened) | spalony na popiół wyr. |
| | I forgot the toast and it was burned to a crisp. |
be burned to a crisp,
also UK: be burnt to a crisp adj | figurative, informal (be badly sunburned) | spalony na raka wyr. |
| | After lying on the beach all day, her face was burnt to a crisp. |
be burned to death,
also UK: be burnt to death v expr | (be killed by fire) | spalony żywcem przym. + przys. |
| | Joan of Arc was burned to death. |
| be called vi + adj | (be named) | nazywać się ndk. + zaim. |
| | My brothers are called Paul, David and Brian. |
| | Moi bracia nazywają się Paul, David i Brian. |
| be called for v expr | (necessary or appropriate) | być koniecznym, być potrzebnym posił. + przym. |
| | When the bleeding did not stop, a trip to the hospital was called for. |
| not be called for v expr | (be inappropriate) | być nieodpowiednim, być niewłaściwym posił. + przym. |
| | Your comment about your neighbor's wife was not called for. |
| be called out v expr | informal (be challenged: for [sth] said, done) | być wezwanym zwrot posił. |
| | | zostać wezwanym zwrot posił. |
| | The TV presenter was called out for his sexist remarks. |
| can't be arsed v expr | vulgar, informal, UK (unwilling to make effort) | nie chcieć się komuś zwrot dk. |
| can't be arsed to do [sth] v expr | vulgar, informal, UK (unwilling to make effort) | nie chcieć się komuś zwrot dk. |
| | I've lost the remote control and I can't be arsed to get up and change the channel. |
| | Zgubiłam pilota i nie chce mi się wstać, żeby zmienić kanał. |
can't be helped,
cannot be helped v expr | informal (unavoidable) | nie dać się nic zrobić |
| | It's a pity that Deborah can't come with us, but it can't be helped. |
| can't be in all places at one time v | informal (have too many obligations to fulfil) | nie można być w kilku miejscach na raz |
| cease to be v expr | (die, end) | przestawać istnieć |
| | | przestać istnieć |
| | Sam's search for spiritual truth began because he couldn't bear the thought that when he died he would simply cease to be. |
| cease to be vtr | (stop being) | przestawać być |
| | | przestać być |
| | I'm sorry to tell you that your conversation has ceased to be of interest to me. |
be champing at the bit to do [sth],
be chafing at the bit to do [sth],
also US: chomp v expr | figurative (person: be impatient) | nie móc się doczekać zwrot zwr. ndk. |
| | I'm champing at the bit to go on my vacation. |
be characterized by [sth],
also UK: be characterised by [sth] v expr | (have as an identifying trait) | charakteryzować się zwr. ndk. |
| | Summers here are characterized by hot days and cool nights. |
| | Tutejsze lato charakteryzuje się gorącymi dniami i chłodnymi nocami. |
be charged with [sth],
be charged with doing [sth] v expr | (with crime) | być oskarżonym o coś zwrot posił. |
| | Tom is charged with robbery. |
| be charged for [sth] adj | (have to pay money for [sth]) | zostać obciążonym kosztami zwrot dk. |
| | She was charged for a night's stay when she had, in fact, only had dinner at the hotel. |
| be chuffed vi + adj | UK, informal (be pleased) | cieszyć się zwr. ndk. |
| | | ucieszyć się zwr. dk. |
| | I'm chuffed that you made it to the party. |
| be chuffed with [sth] v expr | UK, informal (be pleased with) | cieszyć się zwr. ndk. |
| | | ucieszyć się zwr. dk. |
| | I'm chuffed with your decision to come! |
| claim to be [sth] v expr | (say that one is) | utrzymywać że ndk. + spój. |
| | You claim to be a musician, but is this the truth? The young man claimed to be her long-lost son. |
| be cold vi + adj | (weather: uncomfortably low temperature) | zimno przys. |
| | | chłodno przys. |
| | Put your coat on; it is cold outside today. |
be confident,
feel confident vi + adj | (have self-confidence) | pewny siebie przym. + zaim. |
| | Sue felt confident when she walked into the interview. |
| be confronted with [sth] adj | (have to face [sth]) (przenośny) | stanąć z czymś twarzą w twarz zwrot dk. |
| | She broke into tears when she was confronted with her husband's infidelity. |
| be conscious that v expr | (with clause: aware that) | świadomy przym. |
| | When I took the exam, I was conscious that my parents were expecting a lot of me. |
| be conscious of [sth/sb] v expr | (aware) | świadomy czegoś przym. |
| | | mieć świadomość czegoś zwrot posił. |
| | He was conscious of the people around him, but did not acknowledge them. |
| be conscious of doing [sth] v expr | (aware of your actions) | świadomy czegoś przym. |
| | We make judgements about people all the time without being conscious of doing so. |
| be conscious of [sth/sb] v expr | (self-conscious about [sth]) | świadomy przym. |
| | | zdawać sobie sprawę z czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | He was conscious of his big feet, so he avoided dancing. |
| be conscious of doing [sth] v expr | (mindful of your actions) | być uważnym posił. + przym. |
| | | uważać ndk. |
| | Be conscious of how you step, because the rocks are slippery. |
| | Uważaj, jak idziesz, bo te skały są śliskie. |
| consider [sb/sth] to be [sth] v expr | (with a noun: judge as [sth]) | uznawać kogoś/coś za coś ndk. + przyim. |
| | | uznać kogoś/coś za coś dk. + przyim. |
| | I consider my actions that day to be a mistake. Many consider Mozart's "Requiem" to be his masterpiece. |
| | Uznaję moje czyny tamtego dnia za błąd. |
| consider [sb/sth] to be [sth] v expr | (with an adjective: judge) | uważać, uznawać ndk. |
| | Many people today consider corporal punishment to be wrong. |
| | Wielu ludzi uważa obecnie, że kary cielesne są złe. |
| continue to be v expr | (go on living, keep existing) | trwać ndk. |
| | Even after we're dead, our love will continue to be. |
| be controlled by [sb] adj | (person: be manipulated by [sb]) | znajdować się pod czyimś wpływem zwrot zwr. ndk. |
| | Stacy is controlled by her husband; she will do anything he wants her to do. |
| be conversant with [sth] v expr | (be knowledgeable about [sth]) | zaznajomiony, obeznany przym. |
| Could be interj | informal (It's possible) | możliwe przym. |
| | | to możliwe zaim. + przym. |
| | "Do you think the neighbor is the murderer?" "Could be." |
| declare yourself to be [sth] v expr | (announce) | ogłaszać coś ndk. |
| | | ogłosić coś dk. |
| | I hereby declare myself to be a candidate in the forthcoming elections. |
| | Niniejszym ogłaszam, że będę kandydował w nadchodzących wyborach. |
| declare yourself to be [sb] v expr | (claim identity) | oświadczyć, że jest się kimś zwrot dk. |
| | He declared himself to be the long-lost son of the deceased, returned to claim his inheritance. |
| declare yourself to be [sth] v expr | (state yourself to be for, against [sth]) | opowiadać się za czymś/kimś zwr. ndk. + przyim. |
| | | opowiedzieć się za czymś/kimś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | The minister declared himself to be against the introduction of the euro to Britain. |
| deem [sb/sth] to be [sth] v expr | formal (view as being) | uznawać za ndk. + przyim. |
| | | uznać za dk. + przyim. |
| | The panel deemed Patricia to be suitable for the job and hired her. |
| | Komisja uznała Patrycję za odpowiednią do tej pracy i zatrudniła ją. |
| be directed by [sb] v expr | (movie: have as director) | być wyreżyserowanym przez kogoś zwrot ndk. |
| | '2001, A Space Odyssey' was directed by Stanley Kubrick. |
| be directed by [sb] v expr | (project: be coordinated by) | być zarządzanym przez kogoś zwrot ndk. |
| | | kierować pracą ndk. + ż |
| | This book series was directed by the chair of the department. |
| | Pracą nad tą serią wydawniczą kierował szef działu. |
| be directed by [sb] v expr | (be controlled, ordered by) | być kierowanym przez kogoś zwrot ndk. |
| | (w wojsku) | być dowodzonym przez kogoś zwrot ndk. |
| | The bombing was directed by the top general in charge. |
| | Bombardowaniem dowodził najwyższy rangą generał. |
| be directed to do [sth] v expr | (be instructed) | być poinstruowanym, żeby coś zrobić zwrot ndk. |
| | I was directed to fill out the form. |
| | Poinstruowano mnie, żebym wypełnił formularz. |
| be disappointed in [sb] adj | (dissatisfied with [sb]) | zawieść się na kimś zwr. dk. + przyim. |
| | I was disappointed in her, she had promised to help us, but she did nothing. |
| | Zawiodłem się na niej - obiecała, że nam pomoże, a nie zrobiła nic. |
| be disappointed with [sth] adj | (dissatisfied with [sth]) | być rozczarowanym czymś posił. + przym. |
| | I was disappointed with his performance. |
| | Byłam rozczarowana jego występem. |
| be disinclined to do [sth] v expr | (be unwilling, reluctant) | niechętny przym. |
| | Given how many times he has lied in the past, I am disinclined to believe his excuses. |
| be doing well v expr | (thrive) | mieć się dobrze zwrot posił. |
| | Sarah and Jim are pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter Grace. Both mother and baby are doing well. |
| be doing well v expr | (recover) | mieć się dobrze zwrot posił. |
| | A month after her car accident, Mary is doing well. |
| be done vi + adj | (have been carried out) | zostać zrobionym dk. + przym. |
| | Once your chores are done you can play the Playstation. |
| be done vi + adj | informal (have finished doing [sth]) | skończyć dk. |
| | Are you done yet? |
| be done with [sth] v expr | informal (finished with [sth]) | skończyć coś, zakończyć coś dk. |
| | As soon as I'm done with my current project, I'll begin the next one. |
| be done with doing [sth] v expr | informal (have finished [sth] undesirable) (potoczny) | skończyć z robieniem czegoś zwrot dk. |
| | I'm a college graduate now; I'm done with waiting on tables! |
| be done doing [sth] v expr | informal (have finished doing [sth]) | skończyć coś robić dk. |
| | I'm done stacking the shelves; what should I do next? |
| be done vi + adj | informal (used up) | zużyty przym. |
| | This bag of nappies is done. Do we have another one? |
| be done vi + adj | informal (exhausted) (potoczny) | wykończony przym. |
| | I'm done. Let's go home. |
| be done for v expr | slang (doomed) | stracony przym. |
| | (potoczny) | już po nas wyr. |
| | Unless the rescue helicopter finds us before dark, we're done for. |
| | Jeśli helikopter nie znajdzie nas, zanim zapadnie zmrok, to już po nas. |
be done with [sth/sb],
have done with [sth/sb] v expr | slang (had enough, stop) (potoczny) | mieć dość czegoś/kogoś zwrot ndk. |
| be down on [sth/sb] v expr | (dislike) | nie lubić czegoś/kogoś part. + ndk. |
| be endowed with [sth] v expr | (be gifted, equipped with [sth]) | posiadający przym. |
| | | obdarzony przym. |
| | He is endowed with a huge sense of humor. |
be engaged in [sth],
be engaged by [sth] v expr | (engrossed) | zaangażowany w coś przym. + przyim. |
| | I was so engaged in what Owen was telling me that I missed my bus. |
| be entangled in [sth] v expr | figurative (involved in: a complicated situation) | uwikłać się w zwrot dk. |
| be entitled to compensation v expr | (deserve financial reparation) | upoważniony do rekompensaty wyr. |
| | | upoważniony do odszkodowania wyr. |
| | The judge decided that I was entitled to compensation for the damages. After my car wreck I was entitled to compensation for my hospital bills. |
| be envious of [sb] v expr | (person: jealous, resentful of [sb]) | zazdrosny o kogoś przym. + przyim. |
| | She's envious of her more popular sister. |
| be envious of [sth] v expr | (coveting [sth]) | zazdrosny o coś przym. + przyim. |
| | I'm so envious of your trip to New Zealand! |
be essential for [sth],
be essential to [sth] v expr | (be necessary for) | być niezbędnym do czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | An atmosphere containing oxygen is essential for the maintenance of human life. |
estimate [sth] at [sth],
estimate [sth] to be [sth] v expr | (judge, assess) | oceniać, szacować ndk. |
| | | ocenić, oszacować dk. |
| | Marco estimated his chance of winning to be 30%. |
| | Marco oceniał swoje szanse na zwycięstwo na 30%. |
be favorably disposed toward [sb/sth],
be favourably disposed towards [sb/sth] v expr | formal (like) | być przychylnie nastawionym zwrot posił. |
be fed up to the back teeth of doing [sth],
be sick to the back teeth of doing [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (be exasperated by [sth] repeated) | mieć po dziurki w nosie zwrot ndk. |
| Uwaga: also "with doing sth" |
| | She said angrily that she was fed up to the back teeth of hearing us bicker. |
| be filled with [sth] adj | (be full of [sth]) | być czymś nadziewanym zwrot posił. |
| | | być czymś wypełniony zwrot posił. |
| | The pastries are filled with cream cheese. |