ser

/ˈseɾ/, [ˈseɾ]

Examples

Para ser exitoso, debes fijarte un buen plan.

To be successful, you have to establish a good plan.

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Ella quiso ser cantante.

She wanted to be a singer.

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Tom no se pudo escabullir del dormitorio sin ser visto.

Tom couldn't sneak out of the dorm without being seen.

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Tom no quería ser encontrado.

Tom didn't want to be found.

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Vas a ser visto.

You're going to be seen.

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Para ser sincero, no me gusta su forma de pensar.

To tell the truth, I don't like his way of thinking.

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Es cierto que no podemos ser demasiado cuidadosos eligiendo a nuestros amigos.

It is true that we cannot be too careful choosing our friends.

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No puede ser verdad.

It can not be true.

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En el arte moderno de la guerra no es requisito que los soldados estén armados hasta los dientes para ser combatientes eficaces.

The art of modern warfare does not necessarily require soldiers to be armed to the teeth to be effective as combatants.

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Los antibióticos suelen ser inhibidores enzimáticos.

Antibiotics are commonly enzymatic inhibitors.

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No creo que vaya a ser tan duro.

I think it's not gonna be that hard.

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Ella estuvo a punto de ser arrollada por un camión.

She was very nearly run over by a truck.

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Pareces ser un hombre honesto.

You seem to be an honest man.

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Solo Dios puede ser todopoderoso sin peligro.

Only God can safely be omnipotent.

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Quiero ser lingüista.

I want to be a linguist.

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No ser alto no es una desventaja seria en la vida.

Not being tall is not a serious disadvantage in life.

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¿Por qué quieres ser enfermera?

Why do you want to be a nurse?

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Ella nació en la generación siguiente a la esclavitud; en una época en la que no había ni coches en las carreteras ni aviones en el cielo; en una época en la que alguien como ella no podía votar por dos razones: por ser mujer y por causa del color de su piel.

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons — because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.

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Los relámpagos pueden ser peligrosos.

Lightning can be dangerous.

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Es imposible que él llegue a ser médico.

It is impossible for him to become a doctor.

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