estar

/esˈtaɾ/, [esˈt̪aɾ]

be, to be

Examples

Tiene que estar listo para el día quince.

It has to be ready by the fifteenth.

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Tom probablemente va a estar toda la tarde aquí.

Tom will probably be here all afternoon.

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Tom no cree estar capacitado para el trabajo.

Tom doesn't think he is up to the job.

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No se puede repicar y estar en misa.

You can't have your cake and eat it too.

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Sé que deben estar asustados.

I know you must be afraid.

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Tendría que estar loco para esperar semejante cosa.

I'd be crazy to expect such a thing.

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Es mejor estar aproximadamente en lo cierto que estar completamente equivocado.

It's better to be approximately right than completely wrong.

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¡Quiero estar sola!

I want to be alone!

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No deberíamos estar juntos.

We shouldn't be together.

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Tiene que estar loco para tratar a sus padres así.

He must be crazy to treat his parents like this.

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Es un gran placer estar aquí.

It is a great pleasure to be here.

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Tom no parece estar muy cansado.

Tom doesn't seem to be very tired.

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Todos los archivos parecen estar corruptos. Por esta razón, los enviaré después de almuerzo.

All the files seem to be corrupted. For this reason, I will send them after lunch.

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Estar despierto es estar vivo.

To be awake is to be alive.

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Podrías estar en peligro.

You could be in danger.

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Estoy feliz de estar viva.

I'm happy to be alive.

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Parecía estar escasa de tiempo y miraba con frecuencia al reloj de la pared.

She seemed pressed for time and often glanced at the clock on the wall.

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¿Con quién debería estar más enojado?

Who should I be more annoyed with?

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El bebe parecía estar profundamente dormido.

The baby seemed to be in a deep sleep.

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Tuve suerte de estar ahí a tiempo.

I was lucky to be there on time.

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