estado
/esˈtado/, [esˈt̪a.ð̞o]state
Noun estado m (plural estados)
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country
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(proscribed) Alternative spelling of Estado (“any sovereign polity”)
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state (political division of a federation)
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condition, state
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estadal
Verb estado m (feminine singular estada, masculine plural estados, feminine plural estadas)
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Masculine singular past participle of estar; been
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¿Tom siempre ha estado gordo?
Has Tom always been fat?
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Ella le ha estado esperando durante 30 minutos.
She has been waiting for him thirty minutes.
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He estado fuera un tiempo. ¿Puedes ponerme al día?
I've been out of the loop for a while. Can you bring me up to speed?
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Mi padre nunca ha estado enfermo en su vida.
My father has never been sick in his life.
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Ustedes han estado ocupados.
You have been busy.
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Yo he estado asociado con él por diez años.
I have been associated with him for ten years.
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Parece que ha estado enfermo la semana pasada.
He seems to have been sick last week.
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Confieso que, sin él, esos diez años de mi vida habrían estado vacíos y sin objetivos.
I admit that, without him, those ten years of my life would have been empty and without goals.
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¿¡Qué has estado haciendo todo este tiempo!?
What have you been doing all this time!
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He estado toda la mañana escribiendo cartas.
I have been writing letters all morning.
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