estar

Significat (Anglès)

1. to be
2. (copulative) to be (denotes a transient quality; a quality expected to change)
3. (auxiliary) to be; forms the progressive aspect
4. (intransitive) to cost (to be worth a certain amount of money), especially of something whose price changes often
5. (intransitive) to be about to; indicates imminence or
6. to stand

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/esˈtaɾ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de llatí: stāre

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese estar, from Latin stāre (“stand”).

Frases

Parece ser que a orixe podería estar fóra do hospital .

The source may have been outside the hospital.

Esta tarde a acción vai estar na Terceira División .

This afternoon the action will be in the Third Division.

Mesmo poderían estar na Xunta de Goberno , con voz e voto .

They could even be on the Board of Governors, with voice and vote.

De estar sempre no sofá , de andar polos corredores.

To always be on the couch, walking down the aisles.

Esas minas poden ou non estar amarradas.

Those mines may or may not be moored.

O outro día dixo rindo que semellaba estar mellorando a pesar do meu empapelado.

The other day he said with laughter that he seemed to be improving despite my soaking.