El Verbo "Estar" Flashcards

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1
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to feel comfortable with someone/something

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estar a gusto con algo/alguien

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to be at the height of, to be at the cutting edge of

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estar a la altura de

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to be in fashion

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estar a la moda

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to be for sale

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estar a la venta

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to be in view, to be on display

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estar a la vista

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to be at someone’s beck and call, to be at someone’s feet

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estar a los pies de alguien

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to be about to

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estar a punto de

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to be on the doorstep [Fig.]

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estar al caer (estar al punto de llegar)

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to be up-to-date (e.g. payments), to be informed

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estar al corriente

estar al día

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to be in the care of

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estar al cuidado de

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to have had enough, to be at the end of one’s tether

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estar al límite (estar al punto de estallar)

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12
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to be on top of things [Fig.]

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estar al loro

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to be ready to defend

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estar al quite (estar preparado para defender)

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14
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to be awake/alter

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estar alerta

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15
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to be that + adjective

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estar así de + adjetivo

e.g. está así de aburrido

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16
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to be attentive, to be concentrating, to be focussed

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estar atento

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to be attentive to, to be aware of, to be focussed on

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estar atento a

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18
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to be in good health

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estar bien de salud

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19
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to be horny/turned on

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estar caliente/cachondo

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20
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to be jealous of someone

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estar celoso de alguien

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21
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to be conscious of something

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estar consciente de algo

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to be comprised of, to be made up of, to be represented by

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estar constituido por

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23
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to be over it [Col.]

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estar curado de espanto, estar curado de espantos

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24
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to be in a good mood

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estar de buen ánimo/humor

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25
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to be celebrating a birthday

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estar de cumpleaños

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26
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to be partying

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estar de fiesta

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27
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to be in a bad mood/upset/angry

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estar de morros

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28
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to be lucky

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estar de suerte

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29
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to be to die for [Col.]

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estar de vicio

e.g. esta lasaña está de vicio

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30
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to laze around, to be idle [Col.]

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estar de vicio

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31
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to be back

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estar de vuelta

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32
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to be willing to, to be prepared to

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estar dispuesto a

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33
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to be on the way

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estar en camino

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34
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to be in heat

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estar en celo

35
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to be in debt with someone

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estar en deuda con alguien

36
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to be in exams

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estar en examenes

37
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to be in shape

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estar en forma

38
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to be in seventh heaven [Col.]

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estar en la gloria

39
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to be in someone’s hands

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estar en las manos de alguien

40
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to be certain

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estar en lo cierto

41
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to be correct

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estas en lo correcto

42
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to keep one’s word to stand by what one has said [Col.]

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estar en lo dicho (reanimación de compromiso)

e.g. estoy en lo dicho, no pienso cambiar de opinión

43
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to be in it’s infancy

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estar en pañales

44
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to be at peace

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estar en paz

45
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to have every right to, to be within rights to

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estar en su derecho

46
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to be written in the stars, to be in the cards [Col.]

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estar escrito (estar predestinado)

47
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to be exhausted [Col.]

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estar frito

48
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to be out of one’s mind [Col.], to be very-angry

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estar fuera de quicio

e.g. mi padre está fuera de quicio y dando voces como un poseso

49
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to have had it up to here

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estar hasta el cuello

estar hasta aquí

50
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to be a bundle of nerves

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estar hecho un manojo de nervios

ser un manojo de nervios

51
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to be drenched, to be soaked [Col]

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estar hecho una sopa

52
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to be on cloud nine, to be over the mood

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estar hecho unas pascuas

53
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to be invited to something

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estar invitado a algo

54
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to be involved in

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estar involucrado en

55
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to be mad about, to be crazy about

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estar loco por

56
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to have a bad (+ body part)

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estar mal de (+ miembro u órgano)

57
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to be mental, to not be right in the head

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estar mal de la cabeza

58
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to be in trouble, to be in a sticky situation

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estar metido en un lío

59
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to be mad about, to be crazy about someone

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estar muero por alguien

e.g. estoy muerta por él

60
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to be on it’s last legs

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estar para el tigre

61
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to be up against the wall

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estar pegado a la pared

62
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to be on the lookout for, to be waiting for, to look after something

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estar pendiente de

63
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to be ignored

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estar pintado

64
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to be rotten/decomposed

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estar podrido

65
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to be stinking rich [Col.]

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estar podrido de dinero (tener abundancia)

66
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to be about to (+ infinitive), to be yet to (+ infinitive)

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estar por (+ infinitivo)

67
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to feel like/to be tempted to (+ present participle)

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estar por (+ participio presente)

68
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to be for someone, to like someone***

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estar por alguien

e.g. si no estuviera por mi acabarías viviendo en la calle

69
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to be getting (+ adjective)

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estar quedando (+ adjective)

70
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to be witty, to be sharp as a tack

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estar sembrado [Col.], (estar ingenioso)

71
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to be unconscious

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estar sin conocimiento

72
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to be broke

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estar sin un cobre

estar sin un duro

73
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to be hard of hearing

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estar teniente [Col.], (estar sordo)

74
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to be on time

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estar a tiempo

75
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to be at each other’s throats [Col.]

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estar zarpa a la greña [Col.]

76
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all this about (+ present participle)

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esto de estar (+ gerundio)

esto de andar (+ gerundio)

77
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to be in a position to

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no estar en condiciones de (+ infinitivo)

78
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to not be in line with, to not be in keeping with, to not be in tune with

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no estar en consonancia con

79
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to not in be a position to

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no estar en posición de

80
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to not be in one’s right mind

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no estar en sus cabales (estar enajenado)

81
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to not be in the mood for jokes

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no estar para bromas (estar enfadado)

82
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to not be into any one [Col.]

A

no estar para nadie

83
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to not feel like it, to not feel up for it

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no estar por la labor

84
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to be at your best

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estar a tope