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21 destruction
1) (the act or process of destroying or being destroyed: the destruction of the city.) uničevanje2) (the state of being destroyed; ruin: a scene of destruction.) uničenje•- destructively
- destructiveness* * *[distrʌkšən]nounrazrušitev, uničenje, opustošenje; propad; usmrtitev; vzrok propada -
22 disgrace
[dis'ɡreis] 1. noun1) (the state of being out of favour: He is in disgrace because of his behaviour.) nemilost2) (a state of being without honour and regarded without respect: There seemed to be nothing ahead of him but disgrace and shame.) ponižanje3) (something which causes or ought to cause shame: Your clothes are a disgrace!) sramota2. verb1) (to bring shame upon: Did you have to disgrace me by appearing in those clothes?) (o)sramotiti2) (to dismiss from a position of importance: He was publicly disgraced.) ponižati•- disgracefully* * *I [disgréis]nounsramota; nemilostto bring disgrace on ( —ali upon) s.o. — onečastiti, osramotiti kogato fall into disgrace with s.o. — pasti v nemilost koga, zameriti se komuto be a disgrace to s.o. — biti komu v sramotoII [disgréis]transitive verbonečastiti; (o)sramotiti; poniž(ev)ati; degradiratito disgrace o.s. — osramotiti se -
23 doubt
1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) dvomiti2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) dvomiti (o čem)2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) dvom- doubtful- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubt* * *I [daut]intransitive verb & transitive verbdvomiti; ne zaupati, sumničiti; obotavljati se, kolebati, omahovati; archaic bati seII [daut]noundvom, negotovost, pomislek, sumno doubt, beyond doubt, out of doubt, without doubt — brez dvoma, gotovoto give s.o. the benefit of the doubt — imeti o kom najboljše mnenje, dokler se ne prepričamo o nasprotnem; oprostiti zaradi pomanjkljivih dokazovto make no doubt — ne dvomiti, biti prepričanto be in doubt — dvomiti; sumiti -
24 dream
1. [dri:m] noun1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) sanje2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) sanjarjenje3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) kot iz sanj4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) sen2. [dremt] verb((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) sanjati- dreamer- dreamless
- dreamy
- dreamily
- dreaminess
- dream up* * *I [dri:m]nounsanje, sen; sanjarjenje; idealcolloquially a dream of a dress — čudovito lepa oblekaII [dri:m]intransitive verb & transitive verbsanjati, sanjariti; razmišljati, premišljevati; slutitiI should not dream of doing it — še na misel mi ne pride, da bi to storil -
25 excuse
1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) oprostiti2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) opravičiti2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) opravičilo* * *I [ikskjú:z]transitive verb(from, for) opravičiti, oprostiti, spregledatiexcuse me — dovolite, z dovoljenjem; opravičite meI beg to be excused — prosim, da me opravičiteII [ikskjú:s]nounopravičilo, oproščenje, spregledto make ( —ali offer) an excuse — opravičiti, opravičevati se -
26 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) za2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) proti3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) v; čez4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) za; na5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) za6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) za7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) za8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) za9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) za10) (because of: for this reason.) zaradi11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) za12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) za13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) za14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) za15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) kljub2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ker* * *I [fɔ:, fə]prepositionza; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede nafor all — navzlic, kljubas for me — kar se mene tiče, zastran menecolloquially to be in for, to be for it — pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)colloquially to be out for — nameravatibut for — ko bi ne bilo, breznow for them! — na juriš!slang to go for a soldier — postati vojakto give a Roland for an Oliver — poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za dragohe wants for nothing — nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovoljfor all ( —ali aught) I know... — kolikor je meni znano...for instance, for example — na primerto look for s.th. — iskati kajfor shame! — sram te (vas) bodi!she could not speak for weeping — tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoritiMary for ever! — naj živi Marija!II [fɔ:]conjunctionkajti; ker; zato, ker; zaradi; za -
27 forgive
[fə'ɡiv]past tense - forgave; verb1) (to stop being angry with (someone who has done something wrong): He forgave her for stealing his watch.)2) (to stop being angry about (something that someone has done): He forgave her angry words.)•- forgiving* * *[fəgív]transitive verbodpustiti, oprostiti, prizanesti -
28 freedom
noun (the state of not being under control and being able to do whatever one wishes: The prisoner was given his freedom.) svoboda* * *[frí:dəm]noun(from, of) svoboda, neodvisnost, prostost; iskrenost; drznost; lahkota; figuratively prost dostop, prosta rabato have the freedom of s.th. — imeti prost dostop do česato take freedoms with — dovoliti si kaj, biti predomač s -
29 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) polovica, pol2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) polčas2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pol2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pol3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičen3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pol2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pol•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *I [ha:f, haæf]noun(plural halves) polovica; polletje; sport polčas; izenačenost (golf); juridically strankaone's better half — boljša polovica, ženathe larger half — večja polovica, večji delto do s.th. by halves — površno, na pol kaj nareditito go halves with s.o. — razdeliti si s kom na polin half, in halves — razpolovljenII [ha:f, hæf]adjectivepolovičen; površen, nepopolnat half the price — za pol cene, po polovični cenito gain half the battle — polovico že dobiti, opraviti že pol delahalf a loaf is better than no bread — boljši vrabec v roki, kot golob na strehito see with half an eye — takoj sprevideti, videti brez najmanjšega trudanautical half three — tri in pol sežnjaIII [ha:f, hæf]adverbpol, na pol; precej; skorajnot half — kar se da, strašnocolloquially not half bad — precej dobronot half big enough — sploh ne, še zdaleč nedo you like whisky? Oh, not half! — imate radi viski? Pa še kako!nautical east half-south — ɜ ɜ/8 stopinj jugovzhodno -
30 health
[helƟ]1) (the state of being well or ill: He is in good/poor health.) zdravje2) (the state of being well: I may be getting old, but so long as I keep my health, I'll be happy.) zdravje•- healthy- healthiness
- health maintenance organization
- health service
- drink to someone's health
- drink someone's health* * *[helm]nounzdravje; zdravica; zdravstvoyour health! — na tvoje zdravje!here is to the health of the host! — na zdravje gostitelju! -
31 identify
1) (to recognize as being a certain person etc: Would you be able to identify the man who robbed you?; He identified the coat as his brother's.) prepoznati2) (to think of as being the same: He identifies beauty with goodness.) istovetiti•- identify with
- identify oneself with / be identified with* * *[aidéntifai]transitive verbidentificirati, dognati identiteto; istovetiti ( with s, z); legitimiratito identify o.s. with — potegniti, povleči s kom; vezati se (na politično stranko) -
32 leadership
1) (the state of being a leader: He took over the leadership of the Labour party two years later.) vodstvo2) (the quality of being able to lead others; leadership ability: The post requires a person who combines leadership and energy; She's got leadership potential; Does he have any leadership qualities?.) sposobnost vodenja; vodstven* * *[lí:dəšip]nounvodstvo, vodenje -
33 ping
[piŋ] 1. noun(a sharp, ringing sound such as that of a glass being lightly struck, or a stretched wire, thread etc being pulled and released: His knife struck the wine-glass with a loud ping.) plenk2. verb(to make such a sound: The glass pinged.) plenkati* * *[piŋ]1.nounžvižg (krogle); brenčanje (komarjev);2.intransitive verbžvižgati (krogla), brenčati (komar) -
34 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) raztegniti, stegniti (se)2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) raztezati se2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) pretegovanje2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) kos; obdobje•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *I [streč]1.nounraztezanje, raztegovanje, stegnjenje, natezanje; (pre)napenjanje, napetost, napor; prekoračenje; razpetina, razpon; neprekinjen odsek poti, daljava; ploskev, prostrana ravnina, ravni del dirkališča; neprekinjeno časovno razdobje (doba), nepretrgan čas; slang kazen, bivanje v kaznilnici, čas kazni v kaznilnici, v zaporu; nautical daljava, prejadrana pri enem potegu (kretnji) (pri jadranju proti vetru); sprehodat a stretch, at one stretch — brez prekinitve, naenkraton the stretch — napenjajoč vse sile; v veliki naglici, figuratively v veliki napetostia stretch of the imagination — prenapeta, prebujna domišljijaa fine stretch of country — lep košček zemlje, lepe pokrajineto be on the stretch — biti napet, v napetostiit is a good stretch from the village to the town — je lep, precejšen kos poti od vasi do mestato do a stretch British English odslužiti, izdržati kazen (enega leta)to give a stretch — natezati se, pretegniti seit takes a stretch of imagination to believe that — treba je precéj napeti svojo domišljijo, da to verjamešto work 8 hours at (on) a stretch — delati nepretrgano 8 ur;2.adjectiveraztegljivII [streč]1.transitive verbraztegniti, raztezati, razvleči, (raz)širiti; iztegniti (roko itd.) (često out); pretegniti (noge itd., o.s. se); nategniti (vrv itd.), peti, razpeti (platno itd.); z natezanjem izgladiti; figuratively nategovati, silo delati, iti predaleč (v čem), prenapenjati, pretiravati, po svoje krojiti (pravico, zakon); commerce prekoračiti (kredit); slang obesiti, usmrtiti;2.intransitive verbraztezati se, (raz)širiti se, segati; nategniti se; raztegniti se (rokavice), dati se raztegniti; potovati (to do); figuratively pretiravati, lagati; colloquially viseti, biti obešenstretched — iztegnjen, po dolgemto stretch one's arms — iztegniti, pretegniti si roketo stretch s.o. on the ground — z udarcem zrušiti koga na tlato stretch a point figuratively iti predaleč, pretiravati (v čem)I will stretch a point in your favour — potrudil se bom, da vam bom šel na rokoto stretch s.o. on the rack history razpeti koga za mučenje (na natezalnici)to stretch the truth — pretiravati, lagatito stretch away out of sight — razprostirati se, kakor daleč sega oko -
35 sympathy
['simpəði]1) (a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble: When her husband died, she received many letters of sympathy.) sočustvovanje2) (the state or feeling of being in agreement with, or of being able to understand, the attitude or feelings of another person: I have no sympathy with such a stupid attitude; Are you in sympathy with the strikers?) naklonjenost•- sympathetically
- sympathize
- sympathise* * *[símpəmi]nounsimpatija, simpatiziranje, naklonjenost ( for do, za) sočustvovanje, solidarnost, razumevanje, ujemanje, soglasje; sočutje (for, with za, z); delovanje ali učinkovanje enih organov na drugeto offer one's sympathies to s.o. — izraziti komu svoje sožalje, kondolirati -
36 they
[ðei]1) (persons, animals or things already spoken about, being pointed out etc: They are in the garden.) oni2) (used instead of he, he or she etc when the person's sex is unknown or when people of both sexes are being referred to: If anyone does that, they are to be severely punished.) oni* * *[ðéi]pronoun (plural od he, she, it) oni, -e, -athey say — govoré, govori sethey who — oni, kithey laugh best who laugh last — oni, ki se zadnji smejejo, se najboljše smejejo -
37 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) ura2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) čas3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) čas4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') čas5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) pravi trenutek6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) krat7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) časi8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) meriti čas2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) izbrati pravi čas•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again* * *I [táim]1.nounčas; delovni čas; ura, trenutek; sport najkrajši čas; music akt, tempo; military tempo, korak, hitrost marša; plural časovna tabela, vozni red; službena doba; doba, epoha, era, vek; časi; prilika, priložnost; krat (pri množenju); nosečnost, porod; določeno razdobje; prosti čas, brezdelje; plural colloquially verb zaporu preživeta leta; računanje časa (po soncu, Greenwitchu itd.); plačilo po času (od ure, od dni itd.)the Times (singular construction) časopis Timestime past, present and to come — preteklost, sedanjost in prihodnosttime! sport zdaj!time, gentlemen, please! time! closing time! — zapiramo! (opozorilo obiskovalcem v muzeju, knjižnici ipd.)against time — proti uri, z največjo hitrostjo, zelo nagloahead of (before) one's time — prezgodaj, preuranjeno, preranoall the time — ves čas, nepretrgano, neprekinjenoat a time — naenkrat, skupaj, skupno, hkratione at a time — po eden, posamičnoat all times — vsak čas, vednoat times — od časa do časa, občasnoat no time — nikoli, nikdarat one time — nekoč, nekdajat some time — kadarkoli, enkratat some other time, at other times — (enkrat) drugič, drugikratat the present time — sedaj, zdaj, táčasat the same time — istočasno, ob istem času; hkrati; vseeno, pri vsem tem, vendarleat this time of day figuratively verb tako kasnem času dneva, ob tako pozni uriat that time — tisti čas, tačásbefore one's time — prezgodaj, preranoby that time — do takrat, dotlej; medtemclose time — hunting lovopusteach time that... — vsakikrat, koevery time — vsakikrat, vsaki potfor the time — trenutno, ta trenutekfor the time being — za sedaj, trenutno, v sedanjih okolnostihin day time — v dnevnem času, podnevi, pri dnevuin no time — v hipu, kot bi trenil (hitro)in the mean time — medtem, med (v) tem časuin the nick of time — v pravem času, v kritičnem časuin time — pravočasno; v ritmu, po taktuin time to come — v bodoče, v prihodnjemany a time — včasih; marsikaterikratmany times — mogokrat, čestomean time — srednji, standardni časnot for a long time — še dolgo ne, še dolgo bo trajalooff time — iz (zunaj) takta, ritmaon time — točno, o pravem časuonce upon a time (there was a king) — nekdaj, nekoč (je bil kralj...)out of time — iz takta, ne po taktu, iz ritma; ob nepravem času, predčasno, prepoznotime after time — ponovno, češčetime and again — ponovno, češče, večkratthis time a year (twelve months) — danes leto (dni), ob letuto time — pravočasno, točno; zelo hitro; obsolete za vednoup to the present time, up to this time — dozdaj, doslej, do danesup to that time — do takrat, dotlejwhat time? — ob katerem času? kdaj?what time? poetically (v času) kowith times — časom, sčasomawhat is the time? what time is it? — koliko je ura?it is high time to go — skrajni čas je, da gremotime is up! — čas je potekel!he is out of his time — končal je učenje (vajenstvo); odslužil je svoj (vojaški) rokit was the first time that — bilo je prvikrat, da...to ask time — economy prositi za podaljšanje rokato beat the time — udarjati, dajati taktto bid (to give, to pass) s.o. the time of (the) day — želeti komu dober dan, pozdraviti kogato call time — sport dati znak za začetek ali za konecto do time slang odsedeti svoj čas v zaporuhe has time on his hands — ima mnogo (prostega) časa, ne ve kam s časomto have a time with colloquially imeti težave zwhat a time he has been gone! — kako dolgo ga ni!to keep time — držati takt (korak), plesati (hoditi, peti) po taktuto keep good time — iti dobro, točno (o uri)I know the time of day colloquially jaz vem, koliko je urathis will last our time — to bo trajalo, dokler bomo živeliwhat time do you make? — koliko je na tvoji (vaši) uri?to lose time — izgubljati čas; (ura) zaostajatito mark time — na mestu stopati (korakati), ne se premikati se z mestato move with the times, to be abreast of the times — iti, korakati s časomto serve one's time — military služiti svoj rokto stand the test of time — obnesti se; upirati se zobu časato take one's time — vzeti si čas, pustiti si častake your time! — ne hiti!to take time by the forelock — pograbiti priliko, izkoristiti (ugoden) trenutektake time while time serves — izkoristiti čas, dokler ga imaštell me the time — povej mi, koliko je uratime and tide wait for no man — čas beži; ne zamudi prilike; izkoristi priložnostto work against time — delati z največjo hitrostjo (tempom);2.adjectivečasoven; economy z določenim plačilnim rokom; (ki je) na obrokeII [táim]1.transitive verbmeriti čas (z uro); določati čas; izbrati (pravi) čas; urediti po času, uravnati po okoliščinah; napraviti kaj ob pravem času; gledati na čas, držati se časa; časovno ugotoviti; regulirati, naravnati (uro); music udarjati, dajati takt (tempo)my train is timed to leave at four — po voznem redu odhaja moj vlak ob štirih;2.intransitive verbujemati se, biti soglasen ( with z), sporazumeti se; držati takt, ritem (to z) -
38 union
['ju:njən]1) (the act of uniting or process of being united: Union between the two countries would be impossible.) združitev2) (the state of being united, eg in marriage, friendship etc: Their marriage was a perfect union.) zveza3) (a club or association: The European Union.) zveza•* * *[jú:njən]nounzveza; združenje; unija; povezanost; politics priključitev, zedinjenje; zakonska zveza, zakon; delavsko združenje, društvo, sindikat; sloga, harmonija; commerce iz različnega materiala stkana tkanina; levi gornji del nacionalne zastave (ki predstavlja politično zvezo ozemelj); naprava za spajanje cevi, spoj dveh ali več predmetov (cevi, vrvi); plitva kad za čiščenje piva; (= union workhouse) history ubožnicaunion catalogue American skupen katalog (več knjižnic)the Union flag, the Union Jack — državna zastava Velike Britanijethe Union — Združene države Amerike; (tudi) Združena kraljevina (britanska); history severne države (v secesijski vojni)trade union — strokovna zveza, delavska zveza, sindikat (v Angliji in v ZDA)to bring about a union — izvesti, izvršiti unijo -
39 unity
['ju:nəti]plural - unities; noun1) (the state of being united or in agreement: When will men learn to live in unity with each other?) sloga2) (singleness, or the state of being one complete whole: Unity of design in his pictures is this artist's main aim.) enotnost3) (something arranged to form a single complete whole: This play is not a unity, but a series of unconnected scenes.) enota* * *[jú:niti]nounenota; enotnost, edinstvo; sloga, složnost, solidarnost; soglasnost, harmonija; mathematics enicaat unity — složno, v slogitheatre unities of place, time and action — enotnost kraja, časa in dejanja -
40 variety
plural - varieties; noun1) (the quality of being of many different kinds or of being varied: There's a great deal of variety in this job.) raznolikost2) (a mixed collection or range: The children got a variety of toys on their birthdays.) izbor3) (a sort or kind: They grow fourteen different varieties of rose.) vrsta4) (a type of mixed theatrical entertainment including dances, songs, short sketches etc: I much prefer operas to variety; ( also adjective) a variety show.) variete* * *[vəráiəti]nounraznolikost, raznoterost, mnogostranost, pisanost; sprememba; variacija, varianta; posebna vrsta, podvrsta, sorta; izbor, sortiment, niz, množica; theatre varieté, zabavišče z raznovrstnimi nastopivariety shop American trgovina z mešanim blagom
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Being — Be ing, p. pr. from {Be}. Existing. [1913 Webster] Note: Being was formerly used where we now use having. Being to go to a ball in a few days. Miss Edgeworth. [1913 Webster] Note: In modern usage, is, are, was or were being, with a past… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Being — Be ing, n. 1. Existence, as opposed to nonexistence; state or sphere of existence. [1913 Webster] In Him we live, and move, and have our being. Acts xvii. 28. [1913 Webster] 2. That which exists in any form, whether it be material or spiritual,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
being — [bē′iŋ] n. [see BE] 1. the state or fact of existing or living; existence or life 2. fundamental or essential nature 3. one who lives or exists, or is assumed to do so [a human being, a divine being] 4. all the physical and mental qualities that… … English World dictionary
being — [n1] existence actuality, animation, journey, life, living, presence, reality, subsistence, vitality, world; concept 407 Ant. deadness being [n2] essential nature character, entity, essence, essentia, essentiality, individuality, marrow,… … New thesaurus
Being — Be ing, adv. Since; inasmuch as. [Obs. or Colloq.] [1913 Webster] And being you have Declined his means, you have increased his malice. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
being — (n.) c.1300, condition, state, circumstances; presence, fact of existing, early 14c., existence, from BE (Cf. be) (q.v.) + ING (Cf. ing). Sense of that which physically exists, person or thing (e.g. human being) is from late 14c … Etymology dictionary
being as — should only be used in casual conversation: • Being as how you can t be married, you d better have him christened G. V. Higgins, 1979 … Modern English usage
being as — informal phrase a way of saying ‘because’ that many people do not consider to be correct Being as you’re so clever, maybe you can tell me the answer? Thesaurus: because and because ofsynonym Main entry: be … Useful english dictionary
being... — being... phrase used for giving an explanation of something Being younger than the others, I always had to wear their old clothes. Thesaurus: ways of explaining or clarifyinghyponym to make something easier to understandsynonym Main entry: be … Useful english dictionary
Being W — ou Dans la peau de George W. Bush est un film documentaire réalisé par Michel Royer et Karl Zéro en 2008. Synopsis Autobiographie non autorisée du plus controversé des présidents des États Unis. A l heure du bilan, globalement jugé comme… … Wikipédia en Français
being — I (core) noun actuality, center, character, complexion, constituent, entity, essence, identity, individuality, inherence in, intellect, lifeblood, mind, monad, nature, occurrence, presence, psyche, quiddity, reality, root, spirit, substance,… … Law dictionary