estuvo

Meaning

third-person singular preterite indicative of estar

Frequency

Hyphenated as

es‧tu‧vo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈtubo/

New

estar

(intransitive) to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space)
(intransitive) to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
(intransitive) to be in a state (in a passive voice sense)
(reflexive) to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion)
(intransitive) to be (still)
(intransitive) to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)

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En total , estuvo quince
15

semanas .

In total, he spent fifteen weeks.

Pero su madre
👩‍🍼

, Caroline, no
🙅

estuvo de acuerdo y

lo devolvió al bosque .

But his mother, Caroline, disagreed and returned him to the woods.

Estuvo casado con Lilia Castillo , teniendo tres
3

hijos y

cuatro
4

nietos .

He was married to Lilia Castillo, having three children and four grandchildren.

Bate
🦇

estuvo casada brevemente con George Thalben-Ball.

Bate was briefly married to George Thalben-Ball.

El mismo año estuvo presente en el parlamento celebrado en Dublín .

The same year he was present at the parliament held in Dublin.

En sus comienzos estuvo bajo la dirección del Dr. Roberto Berro .

In its beginnings it was under the direction of Dr. Roberto Berro.

Esta edición estuvo prohibida en España

durante la dictadura franquista .

This edition was banned in Spain during the Franco dictatorship.

Estuvo en diversas campañas coloniales de Santo Domingo y

de Cuba

.

He was in various colonial campaigns in Santo Domingo and Cuba.

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