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to be on the verge of…

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estar a punto de (to be on the verge of). Estaba a punto de llamarte. (I was just about to call you.)

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it’s seen (ie, obvious)

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estar visto (to be obvious). Estaba visto que no era particularmente una buena opción. (It was obvious that it wasn’t particularly a good option.)

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came to be

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llegar a estar (to become). ¿Cómo llegaste a estar delgada tan rápido? (How did you become thin so quickly?)

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to be broke $$

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estar sin un cobre O estar sin un duro (to be broke). Recuerdo una época que yo estaba sin un duro. (I remember a time when I was flat broke.)

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to be ready to jump at an opportunity

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estar a la que salta (to be ready to take advantage or make the best of a situation). Durante la Guerra Fría, tantos rusos como americanos estaban a la que salta por averiguar qué hacía el otro. (During the Cold War, as many Russians as Americans were ready to jump at the chance to figure out what the other side was doing.)

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it goes mouth to mouth (ie, to hear through the grapevine)

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andar de boca en boca

Example: Anda de boca en boca que el marido de Paola es un mujeriego. “I heard through the grape vine that Paolo’s husband is a skirt chaser.”

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to be in a good mood

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estar de buen ánimo (to be in a good mood). Mariano explicó que ayer su padre estuvo de buen ánimo. (Mariano explained that yesterday his father was in a good mood.)

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to be about to

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estar para + infinitive 
to be about to
Ella ya está para salir.
She is about to leave.
!!!(not "estar por" - that's to be in favor of something)!!!
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to be in style

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estar a la moda (to be in style): Los pantalones de campana no están de moda. (Bell-bottom pants aren’t in style.)

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it is to be seen (ie, we’ll see)

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estar por ver (to remain to be seen). Y está por ver la respuesta del Gobierno de España. (The response of the Spanish government remains to be seen.)

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to be in good condition / good shape (NB 2 answers. One for things and one for people)

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estar en condiciones
to be in good shape
La biblioteca finalmente está en condiciones para recibir muchos estudiantes.
The library is finally in shape to receive many students.

estar en forma
to be in good shape
Roberto es muy guapo y está en forma.
Roberto is very handsome and he is in good shape.

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go from bad to worse

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ir de mal en peor

Example: La situación en ese país va de mal en peor. “The situation in that country is getting worse and worse”.

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to be lost / in limbo

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estar en el limbo
to be lost
Me sentía en el limbo después de escuchar la noticia.
I felt lost after hearing the news.

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to be sick in the…part of the body like stomach/guts/legs, etc.

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estar mal de (un órgano del cuerpo) (to have a bad body part). Roger estaba mal de la espalda y no podía jugar con toda su capacidad. (Roger had a bad back and couldn’t play to full capacity.)

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to be up to date on events. (2 answers)

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estar al corriente o al día (to be up to date or current). No estoy al corriente en mis pagos. (I’m not up to date with my payments.)

estar al día (to be informed). Quiero estar al día con todo lo que pueda con mi bebé. (I want to know about everything that can happen with my baby.)

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to be in the arms of morfeo (ie, sleeping)

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estar en brazos de Morfeo
to be sleeping
La nena está ahorita en brazos de Morfeo.
The little girl is now sleeping.

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to be at the limit of your patience

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estar al límite (to be at one’s limit in patience). En estos momentos estoy al límite, y me hace daño ver como mi novio se autodestruye. (These days I am at my limit, and it pains me to see how my boyfriend is self-destructing.)

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to be excessive or too much or over the top

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estar de más (to be excessive). La seguridad nunca está de más durante la presencia del presidente. (There is never too much security during the presence of the president.)

estar de sobra
to be in excess
Los jugos que trajeron están de sobra.
The juice they brought is in excess.

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What’s going on here? (Where are we?!?!) I can’t believe it!

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¿Dónde estamos? ¡No lo puedo creer!

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to have your head in the moon or head in the clouds(ie, to be daydreaming)

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estar en la luna
to have one’s head in the clouds
Raquel vino tarde y por eso está en la luna.
Rachel came late and that is why she has her head in the clouds.

estar en las nubes
to daydream
Pedro está enamorado y parece que está en las nubes.
Pedro is in love and it seems like he is daydreaming.

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to be passing through

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estar de paso
to be passing through
No se moleste en tomar mi saco, solamente estoy de paso.
Don’t bother on getting my jacket, I am just passing through.

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to be involved with everything

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estar en todo
to have a finger in everything
Gabriela siempre quiere estar en todo y no hace nada bien.
Gabriela always wants to have a finger in everything and she does nothing well.

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to be in the dark / ignorant of things

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estar a oscuras (to be ignorant or in the dark). Estoy a oscuras en estos temas. (I am in the dark about these subjects.)

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to be soaked by rain

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estar calado
to be soaked to the skin
Nos regresamos corriendo bajo la lluvia y estamos calados.
We came back running under the rain and we are soaked to the skin.

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to return

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estar de vuelta (to have returned, to be back): Los campeones están de vuelta para luchar otra vez. (The champions are back to fight again.)

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to be like fish to water (ie, you’re right at home)

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estar como pez en el agua
to be right at home
Mi cuñada que nos visitó el año pasado se sintió aquí como pez en el agua.
My sister-in-law that visited us last year felt here right at home.

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to conform with someone (ie, be in complete agreement)

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estar conforme con
to be in agreement with
Marta está conforme con su peso.
Marta is in agreement with her weight.

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to be on top of things

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estar al loro (to be on top of things). Puedes hablar de todo, porque estás al loro de lo que sucede diariamente. (You can talk about everything, because you’re on top of everything that happens daily.)

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to be in diapers (new at something)

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estar en pañales (literally to be in diapers, figuratively to be new at something): Ocurrió cuando nuestra democracia ya estaba en pañales. (It happened when our democracy was just getting started.)

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to be stupid (like a fish)

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estar pez
to ignore (something)
Luciano está pez en Química.
Luciano knows nothing about Chemistry.

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it’s dropping (ie, a product is arriving shortly)

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estar al caer (to be on the verge of arriving). El Galaxy S10 está al caer, y podría costar 899 dólares. (The Galaxy S10 is almost here, and it could cost $899.)

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to be really far off the mark (light years away from what is needed)

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estar a años luz (to be light years away, literally or figuratively): Eso plan está a años luz de lo que necesita la industria. (That plan is light years away from what the industry needs.)

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to be in agreement

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estar de acuerdo
to be in agreement
Raúl está de acuerdo con los términos de divorcio que estableció el abogado.
Raúl is in agreement with the divorce terms set by the attorney.

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it’s at (ie, it’s priced at)

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estar a
to be priced at
Esta hermosa pintura está a tres mil euros.
This beautiful painting is priced at three thousand euros.

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I am beside myself (emotionally speaking)

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estar fuera de sí
to be beside oneself emotionally
Carolina estaba tan fuera de sí que rompió todo lo que encontraba en su camino.
Carolina was so beside herself that she broke everything that was in her way.

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to be comfortable

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estar a gusto (to be comfortable). Estoy a gusto en mi trabajo. (I am comfortable with my job.)

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