ser

/ˈseɾ/, [ˈseɾ]

be


Examples
  • Hice cada esfuerzo para llevar a cabo el plan, pero después de todo, resultó ser en vano.

    I made every effort to realize the plan but after all it turned out to be in vain.

  • ¿Malware? Esa palabra tendrá éxito. Podría hasta ser la palabra de la década, y por qué no, del siglo.

    Malware? This word will be a hit. It could become the word of the decade and, why not, of the century.

  • Deben de ser estadounidenses.

    They must be Americans.

  • La pena de muerte debería ser abolida.

    The death penalty should be abolished.

  • Solíamos ser amigos.

    We used to be friends.

  • Ese hecho no puede ser negado.

    The fact cannot be denied.

  • El medicamento debe ser sometido a ensayos clínicos antes de ser aprobado.

    The drug must go through clinical trials before being approved.

  • Nosotros solíamos ser humanos.

    We used to be human.

  • Tienes mucho que aprender sobre ser agradable.

    You've got a lot to learn about being nice.

  • Pensaba que él te amaba, pero parece ser que él amaba a otra.

    I thought he loved you, but as it is, he loved another girl.

  • Para los jóvenes puede ser peligroso ir en moto.

    It can be dangerous for young people to ride motorcycles.

  • Todos quieren ser amigos de Tom.

    Everyone wants to be Tom's friend.

  • A Tom no le gusta ser criticado.

    Tom doesn't like being criticized.

  • El chico se crió para ser un científico.

    The boy grew up to be a scientist.

  • Debe ser un hombre honrado.

    He must be an honest man.

  • Su informe resultó ser falso.

    His report proved to be false.

  • El hombre resultó ser un detective privado.

    The man turned out to be a private detective.

  • Tom, ¿qué quieres ser cuando crezcas?

    Tom, what do you want to be when you grow up?

  • Una vez Zhuangzi soñó que era una mariposa, pero cuando se despertó no estaba seguro de si era Zhuangzi que había soñado ser una mariposa o si era una mariposa que estaba soñando que era Zhuangzi.

    Once, Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly, but when he woke up, he wasn't sure whether he was Zhuangzi who had dreamed being a butterfly or if he was a butterfly now dreaming he was Zhuangzi.

  • Jim no es lo que solía ser.

    Jim is not what he was.


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