(formal ) to know or be familiar with: I'm not acquainted with her father.
az: tanış olmaq, tanımaq
ru: быть знакомым
to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.
az: axtarmaq, təqib etmək
ru: искать; преследовать
to listen with keen attention: The children were all ears when their father was describing the car crash. az: qulaq kəsilmək, qulaqlarını şeşləmək, diqqətlə qulaq asmaq ru: превратиться в слух, слушать с напряжённым вниманием
to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things: He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup. az: yöndəmsiz ru: крюки
to be, or look, very happy: He was all smiles when he heard the good news. az: xoşbəxt görünmək, par-par paqıldamaq ru: иметь сияющий вид, иметь очень довольный вид, сиять
to be a matter of no importance to: I'll leave now, if it's all the same to you. az: fərqinə varmamaq ru: безразлично, всё равно
to be known to many people although supposed to be a secret: It’s an open secret that she’s getting married next week. az: hərkəsin bildiyi sir ru: секрет полишинеля
to keep one’s promises: He was as good as his word, and turned up the next morning to help me. az: sözünün üstündə durmaq, sözünün ağası olmaq ru: держать своё слово, быть хозяином своего слова
to be advisable or sensible: It would be as well to go by train because the roads will be very busy at the weekend. az: ağıllı iş görmək ru: ит
to be using all one's powers, energy etc to the limit in doing something: The restaurant staff were at full stretch trying to serve the flood of customers. az: var gücüylə ru: работать на пределе
to be the cause of (usually something bad): Who's at the bottom of these rumours/rumors?; What is at the bottom of these problems?
az: …arxasında durmaq ru: стоять за чем-л.
to be late: We’re behind time so we’ll need to speed up a bit. az: gecikmək ru: опаздывать
to be in a state of very great, uncontrolled emotion: She was beside herself with excitement as her birthday approached. az: özünü itirmək ru: быть вне себя от
to be irrelevant: You will have to go. Whether you want to or not is beside the point. az: dəxli olmaya
ru: не относиться к делу