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| be done with [sth] v expr | informal (finished with [sth]) (sarcină, acțiune) | terminat adj. |
| | | gata adj. |
| | 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) (colocvial) | gata cu interj. |
| | | a termina cu vb.tranz. |
| | I'm a college graduate now; I'm done with waiting on tables! |
| be done doing [sth] v expr | informal (have finished doing [sth]) | a termina vb.tranz. |
| | (colocvial) | a da gata loc.vb. |
| | I'm done stacking the shelves; what should I do next? |
| be done vi + adj | informal (used up) | terminat adj. |
| | | a rămâne fără vb.intranz. |
| | This bag of nappies is done. Do we have another one? |
| | Punga de scutece s-a terminat. Mai ai alta? |
| be done vi + adj | informal (exhausted) | extenuat, epuizat adj. |
| | | obosit adj. |
| | I'm done. Let's go home. |
| | Sunt extenuat. Hai să mergem acasă. |
| | Sunt obosit. Hai să mergem acasă. |
| be done for v expr | slang (doomed) | sortit pieirii loc.adj. |
| | (la pieire) | condamnat adj. |
| | Unless the rescue helicopter finds us before dark, we're done for. |
be done with [sth/sb],
have done with [sth/sb] v expr | slang (had enough, stop) | a-i ajunge, a-i fi de ajuns loc.vb. |
| | | a i se acri de loc.vb. |
| | | a se sătura de vb.reflex. |
| be down on [sth/sb] v expr | (dislike) | a disprețui vb.tranz. |
| | | a desconsidera vb.tranz. |
| | | a se uita de sus la loc.vb. |
| be down with [sth] v expr | slang (agree with) | a fi de acord cu vb.intranz. |
| be dressed in [sth] v expr | (wear particular clothes) | a purta vb.tranz. |
| | Colin was dressed in a suit for his job interview. |
| be the end v expr | UK, dated (be exasperating) (figurat, psihic) | a termina pe cineva vb.tranz. |
| | | a exaspera vb.tranz. |
| | "Honestly, Tabitha, you're the end!" said her mother in an exasperated voice. |
| be endowed with [sth] v expr | (be gifted, equipped with [sth]) | dotat cu adj. |
| | | înzestrat cu adj. |
| | He is endowed with a huge sense of humor. |
be engaged in [sth],
be engaged by [sth] v expr | (engrossed) (figurat, în gânduri) | adâncit, cufundat adj. |
| | | preocupat adj. |
| | | absorbit adj. |
| | 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) | încurcat, împotmolit adj. |
| | (situație) | amestecat, implicat adj. |
| | (situație) | băgat, vârât adj. |
| be entitled to compensation v expr | (deserve financial reparation) | a avea dreptul la compensație loc.vb. |
| | | a fi îndreptățit să primească despăgubiri expr. |
| | 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]) | invidios, gelos adj. |
| | She's envious of her more popular sister. |
| be envious of [sth] v expr | (coveting [sth]) | invidios, gelos adj. |
| | I'm so envious of your trip to New Zealand! |
| be equatable with [sth] adj | (equivalent, comparable) | echivalent adj. |
| | | comparabil adj. |
be essential for [sth],
be essential to [sth] v expr | (be necessary for) | esențial adj. |
| | | vital, indispensabil adj. |
| | 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) | a evalua vb.tranz. |
| | | a estima vb.tranz. |
| | Marco estimated his chance of winning to be 30%. |
| be expecting vi + adj | informal (be pregnant) | însărcinată, gravidă adj. |
| | Clive told me excitedly that his daughter was expecting. |
| be exposed to [sth/sb] v expr | (not be physically protected from) | a fi expus la vb.intranz. |
| | Workers at the nuclear plant were accidentally exposed to radiation. |
be favorably disposed toward [sb/sth],
be favourably disposed towards [sb/sth] v expr | formal (like) | a-i plăcea cineva vb.tranz. |
| | | a avea o preferință pentru loc.vb. |
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) | sătul până-n gât, sătul până peste cap expr. |
| | | a i se acri de atâta loc.vb. |
| Notă: also "with doing sth" |
| | She said angrily that she was fed up to the back teeth of hearing us bicker. |
| be filled with [sth] v expr | (be full of [sth]) | umplut adj. |
| | The cave was filled with stalactites and stalagmites. |
| | The pastries are filled with cream cheese. |
| be fitting that adj | (appropriate, justified) | justificat adj. |
| | | corect, just adj. |
| | It's fitting that Jimmy was punished for his bad behavior. |
| be flush with [sth] v expr | (have great success, hope, etc.) | a fi îmbelșugat expr.vb. |
| | | a deborda de, a deversa de vb.intranz. |
| | With her newly earned law degree, Julia is flush with optimism about her future career. |
| be framed for [sth] v expr | figurative, slang (be falsely incriminated) | acuzat pe nedrept loc.adj. |
| | | a i se înscena ceva vb.reflex. |
| | The woman was framed for the robbery. |
| be friends with [sb] v expr | (on good or intimate terms with) | a fi prieten cu expr.vb. |
| | I'm still friends with my college roommate: we keep in touch regularly. |
| | Sunt încă prieten cu colegul meu de facultate; păstrăm legătura în mod regulat. |
| be frightened of [sb/sth] v expr | (be scared of) | a se teme de vb.reflex. |
| | | speriat, înfricoșat adj. |
| | It's quite common to be frightened of spiders. |
| | E destul de comun să ne temem de păianjeni. |
| be full of [sth] v expr | (be filled with) | plin de adj. |
| | | doldora de adj. |
| | I can't eat this breakfast cereal: it's full of nuts. |
| | Nu pot să mănânc aceste cereale pentru micul dejun; sunt pline de nuci. |
| be full of [sth] v expr | (contain many or much) | plin de adj. |
| | | a deborda de vb.intranz. |
| | I am full of enthusiasm for this project. |
| | Sunt plin de entuziasm pentru acest proiect. |
| be gasping for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (want, need urgently) | a muri după vb.intranz. |
| | | a nu mai putea fără expr. |
| | | a da orice pentru expr. |
| Notă: Used in the continuous |
| | I'm gasping for a cup of tea! |
be geared toward [sth/sb],
be geared towards [sth/sb] v expr | (intended for) | a se adresa vb.reflex. |
| | | a fi destinat, a fi dedicat loc.vb. |
| | The 10k run/walk is geared toward all levels of ability, from professional marathoners to moms with strollers. |
get beaten up,
be beaten up v expr | informal (be physically assaulted) | a lua bătaie, a mânca bătaie loc.vb. |
| | | a și-o lua loc.vb. |
| | From his black eye and bloody nose, everyone knew he'd gotten beaten up in the fight. |
| glory be to God interj | (used to praise Christian god) | slavă Domnului |
| | | lăudat fie Domnul |
| | The men have all returned home safely. Glory be to God! |
| be going to do [sth] v aux | (future) (auxiliar viitor) | voi vb.intranz. |
| | Jake is going to clean the bathroom later. |
| | Voi deveni doctor. |
| be good at [sth] v expr | (be skilled, talented) | a fi priceput la, a fi cunoscător expr.vb. |
| | | a fi bun la expr.vb. |
| | | a se pricepe la vb.reflex. |
| | He is good at anything related to numbers. |
| be good with [sth] v expr | (be skilled with) | a fi bun la expr.vb. |
| | | a fi priceput la expr.vb. |
| | My sister is good with numbers but I'm better at languages. |
| be good with [sb/sth] v expr | (people, animal: handle well) | a fi prietenos, a fi bun expr.vb. |
| | | a fi apropiat expr.vb. |
| | He is good with children and animals. |
| | E prietenos cu copiii și cu animalele. |
| | E apropiat de copii și de animale. |
| be good for [sth] v expr | (be valid: for a duration) | valabil adj. |
| | Your international driving licence is good for one year; you can renew it after that. |
| be good for [sth] v expr | (be equivalent in value to) | valabil adj. |
| | | a da dreptul să loc.vb. |
| | Your admission ticket is also good for one drink at the bar when you get inside. |
| be good to [sb] v expr | (be kind toward [sb]) | a fi bun, a fi blând, a fi binevoitor expr.vb. |
| | (figurat) | a fi atent cu expr.vb. |
| | My daughter is good to me; she comes to visit every Sunday and brings cake. |
| be good manners v expr | (be courteous) | a fi considerat bune maniere expr.vb. |
| | In many countries, it is not good manners to eat with your fingers. |
| be grateful for [sth/sb] adj + prep | (feel thankful) | recunoscător adj. |
| | She was grateful for the gift. |
| | A fost recunoscătoare pentru cadou. |
| be gunning for [sb] v expr | informal (aim to harm [sb]) | a-i căuta cuiva pricină loc.vb. |
| | My new manager has been gunning for me since I had that last period of absence. |
| be gunning for [sth] v expr | informal (seek to obtain [sth]) | a încerca să obțină expr. |
| | She stays late every day because she's gunning for a raise. |
| be hanged v expr | (be executed this way) | a fi spânzurat expr.vb. |
| happen to be expr | (by chance) | se întâmplă să fie, este posibil să fie expr.vb. |
| | Would that happen to be the book I've been searching for? |
| be hard on [sb] adj | (treat [sb] harshly, sternly) | sever, aspru adj. |
| | My parents were hard on me when I was growing up. |
be hard-pressed to do [sth],
be hard pressed to do [sth],
also US: be hardpressed to do [sth] v expr | (finding [sth] difficult) | a-i fi greu să loc.vb. |
| | | strâmtorat adj. |
| | | în dificultate loc.adj. |
| | I would be hard-pressed to tell you the capital of Azerbaijan if you asked me. |
be head and shoulders above [sb/sth],
stand head and shoulders above [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (be vastly superior to) | a fi mult mai bun decât expr.vb. |
| | | a fi cu mult superior expr.vb. |
| | George's essay was head and shoulders above those of the rest of the class. |
| be history vi + n | informal (no longer be relevant) | trecut s.n. |
| | | de domeniul trecutului loc.adj. |
| | What he did twenty years ago is history now, and irrelevant. |
| | Ce a făcut acum douăzeci de ani este de domeniul trecutului și e irelevant acum. |
| be history v expr | figurative, informal (be finished, doomed) (figurat, informal) | a fi terminat expr.vb. |
| | (informal) | a se zice cu cineva expr.vb. |
| | When the boss finds out you've lost that client, you're history! |
| | Când o să afle șeful că ai pierdut clientul, ești terminat! |
| be hooked adj | figurative, slang (on drug: addicted) | dependent adj. |
| | One cigarette and she was hooked. |
| | A devenit dependentă după prima țigară. |
| be hooked adj | figurative, slang (on hobby, etc.: keen) | pasionat adj. |
| | As soon as Gary tried snowboarding he was hooked. |
| | Îndată ce Gary a încercat să facă snowboarding, a devenit pasionat. |
| be hooked on [sth] adj + prep | slang, figurative (on drug: addicted to) (figurat) | prins adj. |
| | | dependent adj. |
| be hooked on [sth/sb] adj + prep | slang, figurative (on hobby, etc.: keen on) (figurat) | prins adj. |
| | | pasionat adj. |
| be hot vi + adj | (climate, season: high temperatures) | canicular adj. |
| | | torid adj. |
| | It's hot here in July, but there is also often heavy rain. |
| be hungry vi + adj | (need food) | a fi înfometat vb.intranz. |
| | | a-i fi foame expr.vb. |
| | I'm hungry. Can we get something to eat? |
| husband-to-be n | (man: fiancé) | logodnic s.m. |
| | | viitor soț s.m. |
| | Joan refuses to move in with her husband-to-be until they are married. |
"Well,
I'll be damned!",
also US: "Well,
I'll be darned!" interj | potentially offensive, informal (surprise, disbelief) | măi să fie! expr. |
| | Well, I'll be damned; if it isn't my long-lost sister! |
I'll be damned if,
also US: I'll be darned if expr | potentially offensive, informal (defiance) | mai bine mor decât să expr. |
| | I'll be damned if I'm going to let you take our son! |
| if it be so | literary (in that case, if so) | în cazul ăsta expr. |
| | I don't believe he would lie to you, but if it be so, you should not trust him again. |
| if need be expr | (if required) | dacă e nevoie expr. |
| be implicated in [sth] v expr | (shown to be involved in) | implicat în adj. |
| | Many Members of Parliament are implicated in the expenses scandal. |
| be in credit vi + adj | (having money in bank) (în bancă) | a dispune de fonduri expr. |
| | | a avea economii loc.vb. |
| | Steve usually only manages to be in credit for a few days after payday. |
| be in debt to [sb] v expr | (owing money to [sb]) (cu bani) | dator adj. |
| | Barbara is in debt to her parents to the tune of £20,000. |
| be in debt to [sb] for [sth] v expr | figurative (morally obligated) (moral) | îndatorat adj. |
| | | obligat adj. |
| | The author said she was in debt to her husband, without whose support her debut novel could not have been written. |
| be in debt to [sb] for doing [sth] v expr | figurative (morally obligated) | recunoscător adj. |
| | | îndatorat adj. |
| | I will be forever in debt to you for saving my life. |
| be in earnest v expr | (be sincere, serious) | cu sinceritate loc.adv. |
| | | serios adv. |
| | | în mod serios loc.adv. |
| | Steph thought her fiancé was playing a prank when he said he couldn't marry her the day before the wedding, but he was in earnest. |
| be in effect v expr | (be in operation) | a fi în vigoare expr.vb. |
| | | a se aplica vb.reflex. |
| | The new law has been in effect for a year now. |
| be in fine form v expr | (be fit, healthy) | a fi în formă expr.vb. |
| | Even though I'm 50 years old, I'm still in fine form and can beat you at tennis any day! |
| be in fine form v expr | (be in a good mood) | a fi binedispus expr.vb. |
| | | a fi în toane bune expr.vb. |
| be in hand v expr | figurative (be under control) | sub control loc.adv. |
| | Don't worry; the paperwork is in hand. |
| be in league with [sb] v expr | (plot, conspire with) | în cârdășie cu loc.prep. |
| | | mână-n mână cu loc.prep. |
| | | a complota cu vb.tranz. |
| | I think my wife's in league with my mother to make me learn how to cook. |
| be in line for [sth] v expr | (be expected successor) (succesor) | pe linie expr. |
| be in line to do [sth] v expr | (be expected to be next) | a fi următorul expr. |
| be in love vi + adj | (infatuated) | îndrăgostit adj. |
| | | amorezat adj. |
| | People who are in love never listen to anyone else's advice. |
| | The two of them are in love, and they spend every moment together. |
| be in love with [sb] v expr | (be infatuated) | a iubi pe, a adora pe vb.tranz. |
| | | a se topi după vb.reflex. |
| | | a nu mai putea după expr.vb. |
| | He's so thoughtful! I am in love with him. |
| be in love with [sth] v expr | figurative (be very keen) | a se topi după vb.reflex. |
| | | a se da în vânt după expr.vb. |
| | | a fi mort după expr.vb. |
| | He is in love with the sound of his own voice. |
| be in pain v expr | (suffer intense discomfort) | a avea dureri loc.vb. |
| | | a suferi vb.intranz. |
| | She was in pain after her neck injury. |
| be in the market for [sth] expr | (intending to buy) | a intenționa să cumpere expr.vb. |
| | | a fi amator de expr.vb. |
| | | a fi interesat de expr.vb. |
| | If you're in the market for a new laptop, here are our top five recommendations. |
| be in the process of doing [sth] v expr | (be doing) | în curs de a, pe cale să loc.adv. |
| | I am in the process of applying for a visa to travel to the USA. |
| be in the way v expr | (physically blocking [sth]) (despre drum) | a fi în calea, a se afla în calea expr.vb. |
| | | a bloca vb.tranz. |
| | Can you move your suitcase out of the hallway, please? It's in the way. |
| be in the way v expr | (impeding work, progress, etc.) (despre progres) | a sta în calea loc.vb. |
| | | a împiedica vb.tranz. |
| | | a bloca vb.tranz. |
| be in trouble v expr | (facing punishment) | în bucluc, în necaz loc.adj. |
| | My brother's in trouble for staying out after midnight. |
| be in trouble v expr | (in a difficult situation) | în bucluc, în necaz loc.adj. |
| | Call the lifeguard! - my son's in trouble and I can't swim! |
| be inclined to do [sth] v expr | (person: be willing, disposed to do) | a fi înclinat să, a fi predispus expr.vb. |
| | | a tinde vb.intranz. |
| | He thinks she is dangerous and I'm inclined to agree with him. |
| be inclined to do [sth] v expr | (person: tend to do) | a avea tendința, a fi înclinat, a fi predispus expr.vb. |
| | Don't believe everything my sister tells you. She is inclined to exaggerate. |
| be inclined to [sth] v expr | (person: tending to) | a avea tendința, a fi înclinat, a fi predispus expr.vb. |
| | He is inclined to skepticism where ghosts are concerned. |
| be intended to do [sth] v expr | (have as its purpose) | a fi destinat vb.intranz. |
| | | a avea ca scop să expr.vb. |
| | A lure is intended to attract fish. |
| be into [sth] vi + prep | slang (enjoy, like) | a fi pasionat de expr.vb. |
| | | a fi interesat de expr.vb. |
| | Sabina is really into jazz music. Rob isn't into football. |
| be into [sb] vi + prep | informal (like romantically) | a-i plăcea de expr.vb. |
| | | a fi îndrăgostit de vb.intranz. |
| | It's obvious from the way Liam looks at you that he is really into you. |
| be invested in [sth] v expr | (be committed to) (figurat) | a fi implicat expr.vb. |
| | Tom is very invested in his relationship. |
| | Audrey is very invested in her work. |
| it may be | (it is possible) | poate fi |
| | It may be that the weather will improve tomorrow. |
| it might be thought | (some people may imagine) | se poate presupune |
| | It might be thought that the English are unfriendly, but they are just reserved. |
| it must be | (it is necessarily or unavoidably true) | trebuie să fie |
| | The cat has just had kittens, so it must be female. |
| it must be | (it is very probably) | trebuie să fie |
| | If the newspaper says it's true, it must be. |
| it must be v expr | (it is fated) | trebuie să fie expr.vb. |
| | | așa e să fie expr.vb. |
| | No sane man seeks his own death; but if it must be, let it be swift and painless. |