-be meaning in English

officiate as host▼[UK: ə.ˈfɪ.ʃɪeɪt əz həʊst] [US: ə.ˈfɪ.ʃi.ˌet ˈæz hoʊst]

the news were sounded by the press▼[UK: ðə njuːz wɜː(r) ˈsaʊnd.ɪd baɪ ðə pres] [US: ðə ˈnuːz wər ˈsaʊnd.ɪd baɪ ðə ˈpres]

the snow overspreads the valley▼[UK: ðə snəʊ] [US: ðə ˈsnoʊ]

the territory now known as Belgium▼[UK: ðə ˈte.rɪt.r̩i naʊ nəʊn əz ˈbel.dʒəm] [US: ðə ˈte.rə.ˌtɔː.ri ˈnaʊ ˈnoʊn ˈæz ˈbel.dʒəm]

the tree in posse lies in the seed▼[UK: ðə triː ɪn ˈpɒ.si laɪz ɪn ðə siːd] [US: ðə ˈtriː ɪn ˈpɑː.si ˈlaɪz ɪn ðə ˈsiːd]

kay▼◼◼◼noun
[UK: keɪ] [US: ˈkeɪ]

the captain has switched on the fasten seatbelt sign▼[UK: ðə ˈkæp.tɪn hæz swɪtʃt ɒn ðə ˈfɑːs.n̩ ˈsiːt.ˌbelt saɪn] [US: ðə ˈkæp.tən ˈhæz ˈswɪtʃt ɑːn ðə ˈfæs.n̩ ˈsiːt.ˌbelt ˈsaɪn]

the captain has turned off the fasten seatbelt sign▼[UK: ðə ˈkæp.tɪn hæz tɜːnd ɒf ðə ˈfɑːs.n̩ ˈsiːt.ˌbelt saɪn] [US: ðə ˈkæp.tən ˈhæz ˈtɝːnd ˈɒf ðə ˈfæs.n̩ ˈsiːt.ˌbelt ˈsaɪn]

Duke Bluebeard's Castle▼◼◼◼[UK: djuːk] [US: ˈduːk]

within the confines of (something)▼◼◼◼[UK: wɪð.ˈɪn ðə kən.ˈfaɪnz əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: wɪð.ˈɪn ðə ˈkɑːn.ˌfaɪnz əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

the hand-brake is on▼[UK: ðə hænd breɪk ɪz ɒn] [US: ðə ˈhænd ˈbreɪk ˈɪz ɑːn]

the harbour is easy to enter▼[UK: ðə ˈhɑː.bə(r) ɪz ˈiː.zi tuː ˈen.tə(r)] [US: ðə ˈhɑːr.bər ˈɪz ˈiː.zi ˈtuː ˈen.tər]

terminate batch job▼[UK: ˈtɜː.mɪ.neɪt bætʃ dʒɒb] [US: ˈtɝː.mə.ˌnet ˈbætʃ ˈdʒɑːb]

coming up next (something)▼

up next (something) (shorter version of coming up next)▼

the boxes are packed ready▼[UK: ðə ˈbɒks.ɪz ə(r) pækt ˈre.di] [US: ðə ˈbɑːks.əz ˈɑːr ˈpækt ˈre.di]

at the lowest estimate▼adverb
[UK: ət ðə ˈləʊɪst ˈe.stɪ.meɪt] [US: ət ðə ˈloʊɪst ˈe.stə.mət]

at the drop of a hat▼[UK: ət ðə drɒp əv ə hæt] [US: ət ðə ˈdrɑːp əv ə ˈhæt]

within the bounds of possibility▼[UK: wɪð.ˈɪn ðə baʊndz əv ˌpɒ.sə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti] [US: wɪð.ˈɪn ðə ˈbaʊndz əv ˌpɑː.sə.ˈbɪ.lə.ti]

speak for oneself▼[UK: spiːk fɔː(r) wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈspiːk ˈfɔːr wʌn.ˈself]

transvestism▼noun
[UK: trænz.ˈve.stɪ.zəm] [US: trænz.ˈve.stɪ.zəm]

copy complete▼[UK: ˈkɒ.pi kəm.ˈpliːt] [US: ˈkɑː.pi kəm.ˈpliːt]

resident portion of mode loaded▼[UK: ˈre.zɪ.dənt ˈpɔːʃ.n̩ əv məʊd ˈləʊ.dɪd] [US: ˈre.zə.dənt ˈpɔːr.ʃn̩ əv moʊd ˈloʊ.dɪd]

the engine crashed into the goods train▼[UK: ðə ˈen.dʒɪn kræʃt ˈɪn.tə ðə ɡʊdz treɪn] [US: ðə ˈen.dʒən ˈkræʃt ˌɪn.ˈtuː ðə ˈɡʊdz ˈtreɪn]

downing▼[UK: ˈdaʊn.ɪŋ] [US: ˈdaʊn.ɪŋ]

money makes the mare to go▼[UK: ˈmʌ.ni ˈmeɪks ðə meə(r) tuː ɡəʊ] [US: ˈmʌ.ni ˈmeɪks ðə ˈmer ˈtuː ˈɡoʊ]

money talks▼◼◼◼[UK: ˈmʌ.ni tɔːks] [US: ˈmʌ.ni ˈtɑːks]

allocation of the fines▼◼◼◼

proletarianism▼noun
[UK: ˌprəʊlɪˈteərɪənɪz(ə)m ] [US: ˌproʊləˈtɛriənɪz(ə)m ]

set relative record▼[UK: set ˈre.lə.tɪv rɪˈk.ɔːd] [US: ˈset ˈre.lə.tɪv rəˈk.ɔːrd]

periscii▼noun
[UK: pˈerɪsˌɪaɪ] [US: pˈerɪsˌɪaɪ]

the hotel can accommodate five hundred guests▼[UK: ðə ˌhəʊ.ˈtel kæn ə.ˈkɒm.ə.deɪt faɪv ˈhʌn.drəd ɡests] [US: ðə ˌhoʊ.ˈtel ˈkæn ə.ˈkɑːm.ə.ˌdeɪt ˈfaɪv ˈhʌn.drəd ˈɡests]

fancy-sick▼adjective
[UK: ˈfæn.si sɪk] [US: ˈfæn.si ˈsɪk]

my heart is frozen over▼[UK: maɪ hɑːt ɪz ˈfrəʊ.zən ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˈmaɪ ˈhɑːrt ˈɪz ˈfroʊ.zən ˈoʊv.r̩]

in the literal sense▼[UK: ɪn ðə ˈlɪ.tə.rəl sens] [US: ɪn ðə ˈlɪ.tə.rəl ˈsens]

the letter that terminates the word▼[UK: ðə ˈle.tə(r) ðæt ˈtɜː.mɪ.neɪts ðə ˈwɜːd] [US: ðə ˈle.tər ˈðæt ˈtɝː.mə.ˌnets ðə ˈwɝːd]

registrant [registrants]▼noun
[UK: ˈre.dʒə.strənt] [US: ˈre.dʒə.strənt]

the harvest is in▼[UK: ðə ˈhɑː.vɪst ɪz ɪn] [US: ðə ˈhɑːr.vəst ˈɪz ɪn]

we were borne backwards by the crowd▼[UK: wiː wɜː(r) bɔːn ˈbæk.wədz baɪ ðə kraʊd] [US: ˈwiː wər ˈbɔːrn ˈbæk.wərdz baɪ ðə ˈkraʊd]

we were borne backwards by the crowd▼[UK: wiː wɜː(r) bɔːn ˈbæk.wədz baɪ ðə kraʊd] [US: ˈwiː wər ˈbɔːrn ˈbæk.wərdz baɪ ðə ˈkraʊd]