wasn't [Brit ˈwɒz(ə)nt, Am ˈwəz(ə)nt] contr.
wasn't → was not
Englisch
Italienisch
wasn't [·wɑ:·znt]
wasn't = was not, be
I. be <was, been> [bi:] VERB intr
1. be + Subst/Adj permanent state, quality, identity:
- be
- essere
- she's a cook
- fa la cuoca
- she's Spanish
- è spagnola
- to be good
- essere buono
- to be able to do sth
- essere capace di far qc
- what do you want to be when you grow up?
- cosa vuoi fare da grande?
- to be married
- essere sposato
- to be single
- essere celibe [o nubile]
- to be a widow
- essere vedovo
2. be + Adj mental and physical states:
- be
- essere
- to be fat/happy
- essere grasso/contento
- to be hungry
- aver fame
3. be (age):
- be
- avere
- I'm 21 (years old)
- ho 21 anni
4. be indicates sb's opinion:
- to be for/against sth
- essere a favore/contro qc
5. be calculation, cost:
- two and two is four
- due più due fa quattro
- these glasses are $2 each
- i bicchieri costano 2$ l'uno
- how much is that?
- qunat'è?
6. be (measurement):
- be
- essere
- be weight
- pesare
- to be 2 feet long
- è lungo due piedi
7. be (exist, live):
- there is/are …
- c'è/ci sono…
- to let sth be
- lasciare stare qc
- to let sb be
- lasciare in pace qu
- I think, therefore I am
- penso e dunque esisto
- to be or not to be
- essere o non essere
8. be location, situation:
- be
- essere
- be
- trovarsi
- to be in Rome
- essere a Roma
- to be in a bad situation
- essere in una brutta situazione
9. be Part Perf (go, visit):
- I've never been to Mexico
- non sono mai stato in Messico
- the plumber hasn't been here yet
- l'idraulico non è ancora venuto
10. be (take place):
- be
- essere
- be
- tenersi
- the meeting is next Tuesday
- la riunione è [o si terrà] martedì prossimo
11. be circumstances:
- to be on the pill
- prendere la pillola
- to be on vacation
- essere in vacanza
- to be on a diet
- essere a dieta
12. be in time expressions:
- I won't be too long
- non mi dilungherò
13. be expressing possibility:
- could it be that …? form
- è possibile che …? +subj
- what are we to do?
- cosa dobbiamo fare?
Wendungen:
- be that as it may
- sia come sia
- so be it
- così sia
II. be <was, been> [bi:] VERB impers vb
be expressing conditions, circumstances:
- it's cloudy
- è nuvolo
- it's sunny
- c'è sole
- it's two o'clock
- sono le due
- it's been so long!
- quanto tempo!
- it's ten minutes by bus to the market
- il mercato è a dieci minuti di autobus
- it was Anne who drank it
- è stata Anne a berlo
III. be <was, been> [bi:] VERB Aux vb
1. be expressing continuation:
- be
- stare
- to be doing sth
- star facendo qc
- don't sing while I'm reading
- non cantare mentre leggo
- you're always complaining
- non fai altro che lamentarti
2. be expressing the passive:
- be
- venire
- to be discovered by sb
- venir scoperto da qu
- he was left speechless
- è rimasto senza parole
- he was asked …
- gli hanno chiesto …
3. be expressing future:
- we are to visit Peru in the winter
- andiamo in Perù quest'inverno
- she's leaving tomorrow
- parte domani
4. be expressing future in past:
- she was never to see her brother David again
- non avrebbe mai più visto suo fratello David
5. be expressing the subjunctive in conditionals:
- if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades
- se facesse di più, prenderebbe voti migliori
- were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed
- se rifiutassi, si offenderebbero molto
6. be expressing obligation:
- you are to come here right now
- devi venir qui subito
7. be in tag questions:
- she is tall, isn't she?
- è alta, vero?
- there wasn't a single soul
- non c'era anima viva
- there wasn't a soul there
- non c'era anima viva
- there wasn't a sound to be heard
- non si sentiva volare una mosca
- I wasn't born yesterday ugs
- non sono nato ieri
Italienisch
Englisch
- ero distratto
- I wasn't paying attention
- come se non bastasse
- as if that wasn't enough
- non sono nato ieri
- I wasn't born yesterday
- non c'era un cane übtr ugs
- there wasn't a living soul
- gli ho telefonato, ma non l'ho trovato
- I called him, but he wasn't there
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