estar

Significado

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

Guionizado como

es‧tar

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/esˈtaɾ/

Etimoloxía

From Old Galician-Portuguese estar, from Latin stāre (“stand”), present active infinitive of stō (“stand”).

Oracións

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.

Mesmo un lobo verdadeiro doadamente podería estar alí escondido axexando.

Even a real wolf could easily be hiding there staring.

Poden estar tinguidas de cores diversas que afectan á aparencia visual dun prato .

They can be dyed in a variety of colors that affect the visual appearance of a dish.